Day 1 in Istanbul
February 16th 2010 Well we were up and at 'em early, and with a good breakfast were prepared for a full day.
Our first stop of the day was the Aya Sofia, originally constructed as a Christian church 1500 years ago - the largest until St Peter's Basilica was built in Rome. In 1453 the Ottoman's conquered Constantinople and the church became a mosque, with the mosaics being covered. It is now a museum with some
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