Adam and I finally had the chance to do some site-seeing at the end of the week and made the rounds to a few of Istanbul's primary tourist attractions. We walked through the Blue Mosque, an enormous mosque with an amazing inside and ceiling. We also spent some time in Aya Sophia, originally a church built by Justinian which was later converted into a mosque and is now a museum and in the process of restoration. While the outside leaves a bit to be desired, the inside contains several amazing Christian mosaics (1, 2, 3, 4).
The most enjoyable part of the tourist trip was the Grand Bazaar: a huge indoor/outdoor market with everything you can imagine, from nuts, dried fruits, and mounds of turkish delight, to shoes, leather goods and electronics. It was fun to banter with the vendors as we fended them off...Adam has a hard time saying no.
The most enjoyable part of the tourist trip was the Grand Bazaar: a huge indoor/outdoor market with everything you can imagine, from nuts, dried fruits, and mounds of turkish delight, to shoes, leather goods and electronics. It was fun to banter with the vendors as we fended them off...Adam has a hard time saying no.
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It's not every day (in America) that you see nothing but MEN out shopping. And what's up with the dancing babies - SO deceptive!? I was hoping for real babies! Keep that in mind for next time.
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