Where Europe comes face to face with Asia, Rick explores the fascinating, multilayered city of Istanbul. He loses his way in the Grand Bazaar and feasts like a king with locals at a fisherman's wharf. He follows the fall of the Byzantium and the rise of Islam at the city's ancient wall, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace.To escape the city bustle, Rick boards a boat on the churning Bosphorus, make friends over backgammon, and tries a traditional bath.