Travelling with Ness and Lou, gave us the chance to see the city again from the perspective of fresh eyes which made our third visit very memorable. We kicked off our first day with a visit to the magnificent Ayasophia followed by a sensational meal at Doi Doi’s, a restaurant overlooking the Blue Mosque whilst listening to “the call to prayer” over Sultanmeht.
The next day we spent the morning visiting the Royal Palace. In comparison to Versailles, this was quite a modest Palace, but it managed to take my breath away when I set my eyes on some of the most amazing jewellery I’ve ever seen and the largest diamond I’ll probably every see in my life.... so many carats!!!
Over the next few days we made a visit to the Grand Bazarre (and contributed to the local economy), explored the other side of the Bosporus River in Asia, and spent an evening, mixing with the locals in a grungey alley bar in Taxim. The live music and singing crowd were only topped off by a delicious meal at 360 - a restaurant which looks over Istanbul. Ching ching!
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