We loosely followed a 'Lonely Planet' walking tour today through the mosques and markets. Starting at the Grand Bazaar we continued through to the book bazaar and then on to Süleymaniye Mosque (my personal favourite of the Istanbul Mosques) via Istanbul University. Unfortunately due to a restoration project going on, the gardens of Süleymaniye mosque are currently closed. Still it was nice to see again.
Following on from the mosque we had çay (tea) at Lale Bahçesi Cafe and then headed down the hill towards the spice bazaar and docks.
The Christmas stalls were in abundance, so Debs got some tinsel for her bike. Although I had to draw the line at the huge inflatable Father Christmas!
Back at the docks I had one of Istanbul's food institutions, the 'fish sandwich' cooked freshly on the very ornate and very rocky boats. Anti-fish eater Debs looked on in disgust. I couldn't even tempt her with some very sticky doughnuts for desert.
A quick visit to Yeni Cami (new mosque) capped off a pretty full day.
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