Istanbul was one of our favorite stops. It is so different from anywhere else. It felt like we were walking through the Disney movie Aladdin at some points. There were golden lamps and Sultan's palaces. As we were pulling out of the port, the coastline was covered with Islamic mosques.
The Blue Mosque.
Rob making friends with some local boys outside the Blue Mosque. They are all doing their best "hang loose" faces.
Rob and I in front of the Blue Mosque - you can see the mosque through the archway right behind us.
A glimpse inside the Blue Mosque - beautiful tile mosaics and stained glass windows.
After the Blue Mosque we headed over to the Topkapi palace where the Ottoman Sultans lived for hundreds of years.
Outside Cinderella's... er... the Topkapi palace
View from one of the residences inside the palace grounds
Um... a living lounge?
The circumcision room... eek!
Some of the palace grounds...
Glimpse of one of the ceilings inside the palace...
A visit to Istanbul would not be complete without a visit to the Hagia Sophia.
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