Time to Hit the Night Life

On Saturday night we made arrangements to go check out the clubs in Istanbul. You can't go to another country without hitting the clubs/bars. We took the tram to Taksim which was actually very easy to figure out. Then we managed to use Nate's GPS to guide us on an adventure to what I would consider a cleaner and better version of Istanbul's South Side (the bar scene in Pittsburgh). Nate, Andrea, Marisa, and Myself were the ones who decided to go out and check this place out. After what was a decent walk we made it to where we were supposed to be. There were crowds upon crowds of people. We started at what seemed like a local bar and had some dinner and a few drinks. Then we attempted to try to get in to some places and found it difficult due to the language barrier. We ended up walking in to a bar that was packed and immediately were greeted with great hospitality. They sat us right at the bar and pulled out our chairs and everything. This bar was insane! Needless to say we stayed there the entire night and even made friends with the owner and bartenders who were more than generous with everything. The owner even took us to some other places were we partied the night away. He then arranged a taxi back to the hotel for us. The night scene here reminded me of a Mardi Gras type atmosphere. I've done a lot of traveling which has involved a numerous amount of bar and clubbing experiences and this is on my top 3!!!! This was a night I will always remember.