Istanbul has been quitethe adventure so far. We enjoyed the atmosphere a little too much at our hostel and got a late start to day one. Despite the late start we enjoyed an awesome lunch at a local restaurant and sampled some amazing Turkish cuisine. We also visited the Blue Mosque which was very beautiful. I conducted an impromptu English lesson with some Turkish kids who approached me with questions in the mosque. They ended up making fun of me for wearing a women's scarf to cover my legs as this is the custom and I was wearing shorts.
Day 2 consisted of a better start and we were off to the Ayasofia which is a cultural museum depicting the religious and political history of the building which was begun in the 4th century.
We followed this up with a city tour of Istanbul and a shoppingtrip around the Tsimsin Square area. Our day ended with a walk through of the enormous covered bazaar. It has all been incredible. once you get overthenumber of people and the fact that everyone is trying to sell you something. the people are very kind and helpful. Tommorrow we move south to Cappadoccia after visiting ancient cisterns. a trip up the Bosphorus and a Turkish bath. Great place!
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