Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Pt. 3

After a few days of being in Istanbul and walking by the Hagia Sophia multiple times per day, we decided to bite the bullet and stand in the unfathomably long line of fellow tourists. As it turned out, the line moved fairly quickly - guess they want to usher people in and out as fast as possible.

There were far too many people around to get a photo of just you, so here I am with a Mr. Orange.

We also ducked into the Basilica Cistern, constructed in the 6th century under the infamous Byzantine Emperor, Justinian I. This was another instance of feeling like we were in Lord of the Rings.

And we finally made it to the Blue Mosque - for real this time! The Blue Mosque was by far my favorite of all the things we saw in the city. So much incredibly beautiful detail.

We both loved the luxuriously rich red carpet. Mmm!

I suppose this is shaping up to be a shorter, more picture-oriented post than some of my previous posts. The reason is that I've written so much about these travels of mine that I am quite ready to write about new things. Though I do love you, my dear Istanbul. There are also more pictures of myself on Emily's camera, which I hopefully will acquire some day for those who wish to see...

A 6am goodbye.