Tour of Istanbul

Breakfast on the garden roof of the hotel.  This was very similar to the breakfasts we experienced in the hotels in South America last year. Tour guide, Tulip,  picked us up; a group of 10, all Anzac's.  The tour was for 9 hours, Topkapi Palace, Aya Sofya,  Blue Mosque,  Lunch, Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar (Kapah Carsi). Our heads were spinning  from the grandeur of architecture and wealth of the Sultans.  Back to hotel after 6pm, bought some baklava which we enjoyed with a cup of tea.  Istanbul is amazing,  the history of the different cultures that have conquered and settled from time immemorial.  The Crusaders were the exception,  they plundered the city.  We have another big day tomorrow.