As promised, here are more pictures. We took far too many so I've been forced to show incredible restraint not to shove them all down your throats. Breath easy.
Day 3
Archaeology Museums
Mr. Yawn
The Grand Bazaar
Chora Church
View from the Walls of Constantine
Galata Tower
Day 4
Topkapi Palace
View from Topkapi
More Topkapi
And More
Deliciousnessosity at Chef Emer's
Homeward Bound
And now, the moment I have been waiting for...purely for my pleasure...pay no mind...
The Post-Trip Itinerary
Day 1
- Airport
- Preferred Hotel Old City
- Han (Restaurant)
- Hagia Sofia
- Basilica Cistern
- Hippodrome, German Fountain
- Random basement art gallery
- Grand Bazaar (closed)
- University of Istanbul
- The Aqueducts
- Spice Bazaar
- Supper
- Dessert
Day 2
- Bosphorus Ferry Tour
- Spice Bazaar - Lunch
- Galata Tower
- Istiklal Street
- Mano Burger - Birthday Burger
- Taksim Square
- Nevizade Street
Day 3
- Archeology Museum
- Grand Bazaar
- Cafe
- Church of St. Savior Chora (closed)
- Walls of Constantine
- Neoclassical Restaurant - Istiklal Street
Day 4
- Topkapi Palace
- Interviewed for a Euroliga Basketball documentary (Much to Hilary's mortification and my guilty pleasure)
- Chef Emer Restaurant
- Countless Souvenir Shops
- Airport
We were blessed with unseasonably beautiful weather, a million little things going seamlessly, and enough remaining sanity to get along with each other at the end of the trip. Cool city, cool stuff. Of course there is much more to the trip than can be shown in pictures or told in words, but I've reached the extent of my immediate sharing capabilities.
The End
Love and lots of other mushy stuff,
Mike and Hilary
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