Today we walked and walked and walked...to see the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia, the Grand Bazaar, the Topkapi Palace & the sea side park.

The Sultanahamet was built in 1609, with its six minarets, it is the last great imperial mosque of the classical period. Its nick name comes from the 20,000 marvellous blue-toned Inzik tiles decorating the interior walls. The tiles, lamps and atmosphere inside this holy Islamic place of worship was quite a sight to behold.

The streets were teaming with people from all walks of life and vendors peddling all sorts of wares. After pounding the pavement for several hours we stopped for a traditional Turkish lunch of turkish meatballs, tzasiki, hummus, walnut mezze, Turkish pizza, Turkish bread and ended this great meal with Turkish tea.

I have posted lots of pics and we are resting now as Flo wants to take on the Grand Bazaar tomorrow. It is the largest covered bazaar in the world with 4,500 shops. If I survive tomorrow's adventure, I intend to post more info and pics, stay tuned...