Day 4

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We all slept well that night….ready for another day. It was Children’s Day in Turkey on Sunday so all of Istanbul was out on the street. We even saw women out which was a first for the trip!
We went to a fascinating church/museum called Kariye Muzesi. It had some magnificent mosaics of the Virgin Mary and dated back to the 12th Century. We jagged a great taxi driver who spoke great English and didn’t rip us off. He gave us a guided tour on our way back which was great.
We were getting a little jaded by now..tried to get into the Blue Mosque but it had closed for prayer so we decided to call it quits for the day!
Mark and I decided to do some exercise..I went the easy route of the gym and Mark hit the pavements. He had to avoid every turk in Istanbul, slug guns popping balloons in the park, people fishing and the stares of the women checking out his legs!
Had a great meal at a seafood place in Kumkapi not far from our hotel.

Helen

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