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Turkish baths - 1,000 places to see before you die. Does seeing the sign count? |
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Hippodrome in Instanbul |
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View of Bosphorous sea from restraunt at Topaki Palace |
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The blue Mosque |
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Grounds at the Topaki Palace |
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Hagia Sophia, once the largest christian church in the world, converted to a Mosque |
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Grounds at the Blue Mosque |
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View of the Hagia Sophia from Blue Mosque |
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At Topaki Palace, where the Sultan lived |
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School children at the Hagia Sophia |
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Painting of Mary and Jesus from when the Mosque was a christian church, the paintings were uncovered when the Mosque became a museum |
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Hippodrom, ancient egyptian monolith from 390 BC |
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Hagia Sophia and the chaos of Instanbul |
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From the ship, the Hagia Sophia in distance |
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The beautiful mirionets of the Sophia |
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Shopping in the Grand Bazaar |
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Hippodrome Ditikas 390 AD |
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Church as seen from the Ship |
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Ditikas in Hippodrom square - 390 AD |
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Love this picture of Instanbul |
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Walking to the Grand Bazaar |
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Interesting sign... |
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Street coffee salesman |
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The Topaki Palace has the most beautiful gardens |
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Instanbul was an amazing place, with the most obvious colorful culture. It was bustling due to holidays, and just a busy place anyway. The day was beautiful. We took a tour that took us to the Blue Mosque, the Haggia Sophia and the Topaki Palace, where we had lunch. We then took a bus ride to the square leading to the Grand Bazaar, which was a bit intimidating, but fun!
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