Hi everyone, I am finally posting from Turkey. I wanted to give an update on our trip so I'm going to post as we travel from city to city. Our first stop was Istanbul. Being the most populated city, Istanbul was filled with so many restaurants, spice markets and of course the Grand Bazaar. In Istanbul, we were able to visit the Blue Mosque. The Blue Mosque received its name from all of the blue detailed tilings located inside the mosque. After our visit at the Blue Mosque, we headed over to Hagia Sophia. Hagia Sophia is one of the oldest churches in the world. The most interesting fact about Hagia Sophia is that it was once a church and then it became a mosque. When it was a mosque, the mosaics were covered throughout the church, but recently they were able to be presented again. Seeing all of the detail within these two historical sites was amazing. Our next stop is to visit Troy. I'll post again soon! |