Sunday, January 3, 2010

Turkiye: Day 11

ISTANBUL
Gunaiden! (Oh yes forgot to teach you that thats Good Morning in Turkish)...Hehe sounds like goodnight

1. We rented out a boat to cruise along the Bosphorus Straits.
Usually they serve tea as a gesture to welcome. But this conniving ass served us tea (in fact pushed it towards us) and after charge us all double of what it usually costs.
This is Dolmabahce (remember 1st day) from Bosphorus' view
my 2 lovelies
The yacht to match the 20million houses along the Straits.
Pffft *Cough* only 20mil

One of the 2 bridges connecting Eastern & Western Turkey
2. Next was the Spice Bazaar. Relatively small compared to the Grand Bazaar but its less packed which is yaaay!
A typical spice standYea sure...
Ppl here must really like their viagras (see Day 8)
3. Hagia Sophia.
Was a church (In fact the largest for about 1000 yrs till about the 16th century) -> mosque -> museum. Beautiful.
As you see, the plaque Allah (god) and Muhammad (prophet), coexist with the image of Mother Mary with Baby Jesus in the middle
Christian mosaics dated from the 12th century
Interior
Exterior
^8

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