Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and the Spice Bazaar

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December 29th 2012

Published: January 1st 2013

Since the Hagia Sophia is on my Facebook The Travel List Challenge, making it there while in Istanbul was a top priority! So when we set out on Saturday morning to sightsee, it was first on our list after a short visit to the Grand Bazaar. Since the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque are very close to each other, some of the pictures aren't exactly in order - I got some pictures of the outside o... Read Full Entry

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Turkish Delight! Yummy!

"No woman, no cry!"

These merchants were trying to sell me anything - including poison for my mother in law (good thing I don't have one)! Then they discouraged Jon from marriage with statements like "No woman, no cry" and "Why buy a car when there are so many taxis?" Hmmm...

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