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Saturday, May 23, 2015

15/5/20 First day in istanbul

Expenses
Avrasya hostel- 56TL for 2nights
Our flight was at 12pm but we started the journey to the airport quite early.
So our tour guide in Istanbul was Jeff.
The flight took an hour.
We still need to take train and bus to the Avrasya Hostel.
It took an hour train and half an hour ferry to the place.
We were so busy taking photos in the ferry that we missed our stop.
Instead we visited the Galata bridge just the moment we arrived. 
After settled down in the Avrasya hostel, we went to the meathouse next door to have our lunner. 
The cashier was friendly enough.
Our plan for the day was to visit the Blue museum.

It was so hilarious that I mistaken the Hagia Sophia as the blue mosque and only get to realise it the next day.
Blue Mosque, also known as Sultan Ahmed Mosque, is a historic mosque in Istanbul.
it is famous for its blue tiles.
It was built by Sultan Ahmed, in order to reassert Ottoman power.
It has one big dome, 6 minrets and 8 secondary domes.

Then, we walked around the town and the river...It is a very happening town.
As well, we noticed lot of small incidence, such as some small fight where people throwing glass, building demolished, car knockdowned...
Another thing, kids here really love taking foreigners' photos.. I guess at least...

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