We arose at 8 o’clock and walked over the Galata bridge and visited the
information centre (closed), having breakfast on the way. We then returned to the Old City, passing
Galata Tower enroute, and bumped into the chap from Bournemouth and girl rom
Australia again!
We then visited the Mosque of Sultan Ahmet being having quite a good
lunch. Then we visited St. Sophia, the
Seraglio Palace, the Mosque (Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent), Suleymaniye, and
various lesser mosques. The old city is almost entirely enclosed by the
original Byzantine walls. In St. Sophia
we saw the spot where the Byzantine kings were crowned.
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| St. Sophia, Istanbul |
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| The Blue Mosque, Istanbul |
In the evening we met a very pleasant Turk at diner, who treated us to drinks and cigarettes. He also insisted that we exchange addresses.
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