Istanbul: Day 2 Summary – Aya Sofya, spice bazaar

(late night power outage while I was writing this kept me from getting photos ready so will follow up tonight)

Day 2 was a day of knocking off more “must-do” items: Aya Sofya, spice bazaar, eat kebaps, drink Turkish coffee, try raki (anise brandy), try Turkish Delights, eat börek, try local pilsener beer Efes and snacks in a meyhane (tavern), walking across Galata Bridge at sunset.
And some not-must-do items, like the New Mosque.
(remember I already ate döner)

Note quite done: Blue Mosque (it was prayer time so I didn’t make it in) and Grand Bazaar (closing time).

Still to do: Topkapi Palace, ferry cruise, hamam, Süleymanyie Mosque, and (maybe) Princes’ Islands.

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