Days 17-19

Istanbul, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Blue Mosque
IMG_0462 Istanbul (looking north)
Istanbul (looking north)
IMG_0463 Istanbul (looking north towards Bosporus strait)
Istanbul (looking north towards Bosporus strait)
IMG_0469 Istanbul (looking southeast over Atatûrk airport)
Istanbul (looking southeast over Atatûrk airport)
IMG_0474 View from our hotel terrace (Antusa Design Hotel)
View from our hotel terrace (Antusa Design Hotel)
IMG_0477 Prayer line for Hagia Sophia mosque
Prayer line for Hagia Sophia mosque
IMG_0478 Sultan Ahmed Mosque (
Sultan Ahmed Mosque ("Blue Mosque")
IMG_0485 Waiting in line for visiting the Hagia Sophia just before an earthquake closed everything for the day.
Waiting in line for visiting the Hagia Sophia just before an earthquake closed everything for the day.
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IMG_0498 Spice Bazaar
Spice Bazaar
IMG_2615 Getting dragged into the Spice Bazaar by our new
Getting dragged into the Spice Bazaar by our new "friend".
IMG_2617 Spice Bazaar
Spice Bazaar
IMG_0500 Yeni Camii (
Yeni Camii ("New Mosque")
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DSC03864 In the Bosphorus Strait
In the Bosphorus Strait
DSC03871 In the Bosphorus Strait
In the Bosphorus Strait
DSC03874 In the Bosphorus Strait
In the Bosphorus Strait