WOW MOMENT-The cisterns of Istanbul are amazing. Six euro entrance gets you into the cisterns where the James Bond movie "For Your Eyes Only" was filmed. Two Medusa heads of unknown origin lie in the water, making the scene even more mysterious. This was the highlight of the tour through Istanbul.
Istanbul, a dirty, yet not unclean city. Women in various stages of religious cover (the city is 98% Muslim) mixed with girls and women in Western dress. Mosques dot the skyline, with the smells of fish, meat and chicken filling the air from the sidewalk vendors and open air restaurants. Men careful not to mix with the women, walk sometimes, arm in arm. A city unlike any I have ever seen.
A trip to the Haghia Sophia, built in the 6th century, built as a church and later changed to a mosque, was interesting from the outside but we never went in. After standing in line for a good 1/2 hour, you arrive at the window to buy tickets only to find out that they only take Turkish Lira for payment, no credit cards, no Euros. After talking to the people on the ship later, we found out that we didn't really miss anything, and that they had made the same mistake.
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Turkey is no doubt a country with rich history and lots of things to see. I travel back and forth from England to Turkey work related and unfortunately haven't had the time to enjoy it but I'm considering going there on a vacation so the info was very useful. I have only been to Istanbul so far and it's extremely interesting city. The only thing I don't like about it is how often I have problems with bookings. It's not a nice experience to be searching for a place in the middle of the night therefore now I always call to confirm my reservation. It might be pricey so I use a call service which provides cheap calls to Turkey Its fast, cheap and easy to use. And be careful for the ‘nazar boncuk’ or ‘evil eye' :)
Lisa
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