Lots to see, Blue Mosque, fresh orange juice, Istanbul University, Grand Bazaar closed, the aqueduct, shoot some bottles with a bb gun, golden horn, that damn shoeshiner, night. Cistern, Topkapi palace, Grand Bazaar, ferry trip up the Bosporus, night. Haghia Sofia, museum of Turkish and Islamic art (lots of carpets), bus to Goreme.

Photos: part 1 & part 2

Inside the Blue Mosque:

The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art. It’s full of carpets. Seriously. Room after room, floor after floor:

Notice how dotted with ships the horizon is:

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