Eminonu is the general area at the southeastern end of the Galata Bridge. It spans the old and the new Istanbul. A hundred buses leave its terminal every hour, to destinations far and near. A dozen ferries are launched from its piers, a short distance across the Bosphorus to the Asian side of the city or farther up the strait. You'll delight in all the street you'll hope to find. All this, and more, makes Eminonu one of the most vibrant areas of this extraordinary metropolis.