Day 6 - Istanbul - the Western district
June 15th 2011 We've had quite an enjoyable day today. We had decided that we would visit the western district today as our Lonely Planet told us that Wednesday was open market day in this region. We didn't know what to expect but decided that it would show us a side of Istanbul off the main tourist trail.
Our first stop was the Suleymaniye Mosque. This mosque has much simpler decoration than the
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