day 2 istanbul by land

Day 2 Istanbul by land

Here is a lot of pics from various places in istanbul. Starting in Top

Kapi palace, or at least thats what it sounded like, which was the

ottoman sultan palace. Thats where the trees are and the pic of the

gold bar door supposedly houses a room with Muhammeds tooth in it.

Also found out that the sultan liked to smoke pipes too, I want one

like him. Then to Aya Sofia church which is huge i think its something

like 180 ft tall at the middle of the dome, it was wierd too because

the little chandeliers which are just about 7ft off the ground are

tied to the top of the mosque so they need 180 ft of wire, musta been

really picky about lighting placement. Then There is the blue mosque,

its the blue one. Also the grand bazaar which is a trip, its kinda

like a nice Rosarito, many many shops selling the same things and

hustling you. It is massive, I would have totally got lost if it

weren't for our trusty guide Mustafa. Also those big spires on the

mosques are called minerets and thats where they do the call to prayer

5 times a day, its loud. There were two mosques right next to the ship

and I heard the calls clearly in our cabin. Kyle had his earplugs in

so he didn't hear a thing. People are supposed to wash up before going

in the mosques so there is a pic of that, one guy was smoking a fat

cigar while washing, so cleanly. Then hot muslim chicks oh ya. Any