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| Our first day in Istanbul we toured the Blue Mosque |
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| The ceilings inside.. it was really pretty how the lights were hanging down |
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| I had to cover my head with a scarf and we both had to take off our shoes to enter... |
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| This is Hagia Sophia which we toured our second day. The two mosques pretty much face each other with a pretty park in between |
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| We also went to the Basilica Cistern, an underground cave that used to hold all of the water for the city |
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| There are two Medusa heads at the base of two of the columns |
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| This obelisk from Egypt used to be three times this height! |
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| Entrance to the Grand Bazaar |
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| I was crazy about these lamps! |
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| There were just rows and rows of shops here.. I managed to find a couple good finds! It was so intimidating to have to haggle with people. I don't think I was really good at it, but I talked the guy down from 50 lira to 30 lira for the lamp! |
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| The shop I bought my pillowcase from! |
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| Lunch one day.. mixed Kebap grill |
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| Had so much fun at this place, stayed for hours talking to the owners and smoking nagrile (hookah)! |
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| The Spice Bazaar, where Josh found his souveniers... turkish coffee and curry powder! |
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| Day two inside Hagia Sophia. This place has gone back and forth from a Church to a Mosque for centuries. |
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| Mosaic remnants of Mary and Baby Jesus |
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| The view of Hagia Sophia from our hotel window! |
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| We ended the day with a dinner cruise on the Bosphorus, the body of water in between Europe and Asia. The food was great, the entertainment was so/so, the drinks were unlimited! =) |
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| Our hotel's name and some Raki, Turkish liquor that tastes like black licorice.. we had one! |
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| Our last day in Istanbul we visited Topkapi Palace.. past home of the sultans! |
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| The grounds were beautiful, overlooking the Bosphorus and filled with tulips! |
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| The Sultan's Bedchamber |
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| One more photo op in front of the Blue Mosque, then headed home! |
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