This is the first place I've visited and wished for a recording device! The sounds keep being part of the picture and the memory of the sounds is quite vivid now, but I worry they will morph or disappear...
This morning we are on the path less travelled. Well really that is a tough thing to do in a place with about 13 million people and who knows how many tourists, on a yearly basis, are added to that...
This is a place that has had some well known name changes. That makes for some confusion, but if you just think about older, old, and new, then understand that there are a few more name changes that...
Bright and early, well early for us on holiday, we walk to the tramway, catch the next one, get off and walk another block to pick up the metro (slightly different version of the tramway) and ride that...
What did we do with this one? Well, first we planned to visit the Hagia Sophia, but the line up was beyond understanding. So then we decided a visit to Topkapi Palace, just around the corner, would be...