Our quick three day retreat to Istanbul was lovely and a much needed escape from the desert. In just four hours our flight had reached Constantinople.
Istanbul is a huge city surrounded by water. The strait of Bosporus divides the European and Asian sides.
When we first arrived we noticed lots of mosques and boats. So, it was no surprise that the majority of the weekend involved these two things.
The public transportation is easy and inexpensive making exploring simple. We fueled up before starting our expedition and guessed that we got the correct beverage.
Blue Mosque:
Hagia Sophia which in the past has been both a church and mosque:
Basilica cistern:
Topkapi Palace:
Call to prayer:
And the Grand Bazar with ALL the other tourists:
When we first arrived we noticed lots of mosques and boats. So, it was no surprise that the majority of the weekend involved these two things.
The public transportation is easy and inexpensive making exploring simple. We fueled up before starting our expedition and guessed that we got the correct beverage.
No shoes allowed inside a mosque. Usually you leave your shoes outside, but this mosque had so many visitors that we keep our shoes with us. (You should have guessed that we were wearing our walking shoes. I didn't lie in the last post.)
Hagia Sophia which in the past has been both a church and mosque:
Basilica cistern:
Topkapi Palace:
Call to prayer:
And the Grand Bazar with ALL the other tourists:
This is just the first part of our trip, so I'll be back with more photos. We really enjoyed ourselves and soaked up as much of the lovely weather as possible.
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