Monday, July 16, 2007

Day 2 Istanbul by land



























Here is a lot of pics from various places in istanbul. Starting in Top Kapi palace, or at least thats what it sounded like, which was the ottoman sultan palace. Thats where the trees are and the pic of the gold bar door supposedly houses a room with Muhammeds tooth in it. Also found out that the sultan liked to smoke pipes too, I want one like him. Then to Aya Sofia church which is huge i think its something like 180 ft tall at the middle of the dome, it was wierd too because the little chandeliers which are just about 7ft off the ground are tied to the top of the mosque so they need 180 ft of wire, musta been really picky about lighting placement. Then There is the blue mosque, its the blue one. Also the grand bazaar which is a trip, its kinda like a nice Rosarito, many many shops selling the same things and hustling you. It is massive, I would have totally got lost if it weren't for our trusty guide Mustafa. Also those big spires on the mosques are called minerets and thats where they do the call to prayer 5 times a day, its loud. There were two mosques right next to the ship and I heard the calls clearly in our cabin. Kyle had his earplugs in so he didn't hear a thing. People are supposed to wash up before going in the mosques so there is a pic of that, one guy was smoking a fat cigar while washing, so cleanly. Then hot muslim chicks oh ya. Any questions about what things are feel free to comment I'll try to reply with what they is, like anybody reads this.

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