| Day 1: We
arrive in Istanbul. Those on the Turkish Airline
Flight 1492 have a memorable experience - much
like trying to sleep inside a pinball machine! After
resting up, we have dinner at the Blue Restaurant.
A fabulous rooftop restaurant overlooking the
Blue Mosque and St. Sophia Church. We are
entertained with a light show on the Blue Mosque.
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 Light
show on the Blue Mosque
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 The
obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose and the column of
Consantine VII
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Day 2: The
first of many busy days. On the schedule;
visiting the Hippodrome, the Basilica Cistern,
the Blue Mosque and St. Sophia. First
stop, the Hippodrome with the obelisk of Pharaoh
Thutmose, brought from Karnak in Egypt by
Constantine the Great. We also viewed the
Serpentine column, formed by three intertwined
snakes, which originally stood at the Temple of
Apollo at Delphi; and the column of Consantine
VII, erected in 940 AD.
Next we visited the Turkish
and Islamic Arts Museum where a display featuring
the relationship between Poland and Turkey. Many
comments were heard wishing for the good old days
when the women not only had to cook, but unload
the camels.
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