Like many tourists we took advantage of the proximity of most of these major attractions. The blue mosque, the Hagia Sofia and Topkapi Palace are all within reasonable walking distance of each other. It really was kind of the ancient Sultans to construct their building in such a way that they now serve my convenience.
Inside Topkapi palace I discovered (discovered meaning I followed the arrows and signs) the biggest most ornate robe I ever seen. I'm too young to have seen Libirachi in concert. Anyway I found out that it belonged to the last "warrior sultan" named Murad the 4th." Check out the wiki on bad boy Murad_IV. He was a giant man who carried a 130 pound hammer that he swung like a baby rattle using only one hand.
Kinda has the princess Amadala look to the head dress.We then we checked out the Blue Mosque which is not called that in Turkish. It's called SultanAhmet named for the sultan (Ahmet I) who built it. Go figure? I always wonder how they know to call him Ahmet the 1st. I mean do they know there are going to more? There's a lot of pressure for Ahmet to have sons then, right? I'm sure he figured it out with a Harem of 30 women. Here's mom outside the Harem (translated conveniently into English for us)
I stayed outside because I'd seen it before but mom and dad traipsed right on through. (It took me a really long time to spell traipsed.) I wish the french would stop giving English words, it is far too confusing.
By the time we'd seen these wonders we were tired and a bit hungry. We walked up to a local simit seller and bought a doughy sesame covered ring of loveliness. Here he is walking away after we patronized his cart. Ok, well that's all for today. Görüşürüz (see you later) as the Turkish say...I know what you are thinking and yes, it is a hard language.
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