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Istanbul - part II

Blue Mosque
This mosque was built finished in 1616 and is called the Blue Mosque because of the blue tiles on the interior. It is a very popular with Muslim believers and with tourists.



Conley and Daddy hanging out in front of the Blue Mosque




Conley just making himself comfortable. He fell asleep several times on Auburn.

Hill family in front of Blue Mosque



inside the Blue Mosque


Topkapi Palace


Suleymaniye Mosque
inside right after the afternoon prayer

Auburn and Conley outside of the Suleymaniye mosque




One day we took a ferry to the Asian side. Someone on the boat was throwing bread at the birds and the kids loved watching it. They would fly right next to the ferry and then dive into the water for the bread.
lighthouse with the European side in the background

That my friends is baklava, lots and lots of delicious baklava.


We decided that one game on the trip was enough for the kids, so Simon headed off to the Besiktas game alone one night. It is a good thing, apparently it was freezing that night. There are three big clubs in Istanbul and Simon saw two of them in our five night stay. Apparently the game was awesome, but the Besiktas loss in the 88th minutes.


Besiktas stadium


Grand Bazaar

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