And on 20 October 2024 we were off, again! Celebrating Charlotte’s 60th in Nov with a trip to Turkey, Jordan, and Egypt.
Fist stop Istanbul!
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosphorus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic, cultural, and historical capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents. Too much to see in only five days, we are already planning our return.
Hagia Sophia was completed in AD 537. The site was a Greek Orthodox church from AD 360 to 1453, except for a brief time as a Latin Catholic church between the Fourth Crusade and 1261.After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, it served as a mosque until 1935, when it became a museum. In 2020, the site once again became a mosque.
Turkish coffee workshop, Hoppy was wired all day
Hoppy, with his newly acquired coffee making skills, asked this guy if he could buy his stand
The Basilica Cistern, "Subterranean Cistern" is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul
It’s estimated that over 300,000 cats roam Istanbul. The locals love and care for them, many have names.
Vending machine for strays
Egyptian spice market
Mosques can be seen in every direction
Men’s foot washing station outside the new mosque
Roasted corn and chestnut stands are everywhere
Cart Man taking a break
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