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| First view of Turkey |
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| Ceiling in Blue Mosque |
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| Blue Mosque |
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| Still more, we were sitting listening to our guide explaining things to us |
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| Katie got a little snap happy in here |
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| But it was pretty special, not to be missed actually |
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| Last one I promise |
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| Grand Bazaar, operating since 1491, this is the gate we entered |
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| Early morning, not too many folks around just yet |
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| Fascinating place, sold lots of stuff and you had to haggle |
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| A Turkish rug, what a surprise ! |
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| Gate at the Topkapi Palace complex where the different Sultans had their residences |
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| In we go |
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| Outside the Treasury building, was all very ornate and rich |
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| Katie with long skirt on for Mosque and the like |
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| Me in usual garb :) |
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| Nice |
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| Inside the treasury |
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| Still same building |
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| To make it interesting |
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| Sign at entrance to the Harem, fascinating history given by our guide |
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| Pics don't do justice to the ornateness (if that's a word) or age of the place |
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| Nice light fitting,and yes the last Sultan was here when there was electricity! |
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| We all have fireplaces like this don't we |
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| And rooms like this in our homes |
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| On our way into St Sophia's and we had no inkling on what we were about to see. We had just seen the amazing Blue Mosque and Palace |
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| And despite the pics not showing how much more beautiful and breathtaking this was in comparison to the Blue Mosque, I have put them here anyway. Trust me this was one of the highlights of the whole cruise |
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| Mind boggling |
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| Think I might google it to see better photography :) |
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| Still there, Katie's camera was about to die yet again on this trip. Lucky for iPhones. |
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| Day finished at The Spice market, which also had lots of food and we bought even more Turkish delight. It wasn't like we hadn't bought a ton at The Bazaar that morning! |
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| Choices, choices |
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| Didn't but any saffron though |
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