Turkey day 2

Our first full day in turkey was jam packed with fun! We walked through the city over to where the hippodrome was anciently marked by this obelisk. At tree thousand years old it looks brand new! We the. Went to the Blue mosque which was so neat! This mosque is in all the art history books (granted I've only read one) on the time period for good reason. Inside it is covered with beautiful tiles, mostly blue. There are lights (and tourists) everywhere! Loved it :) After lunch we went to Topkapi palace where the rulers of the Ottoman empire lived. It was lavishly beautiful and right on the Bosphorus straight. After that we had a long boat ride (90 minutes) riding between Asia and Europe while sun set. Though a little windy, it was beautiful!i love this city!