Birthday themes: running, marathon running, Hagia Sophia, eating, cats...
The order of things isn't right!!
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The sign at the start of the Hagia Sophia. 25 Turkish Lire to enter
Quite a line. |
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some Turkish mosaic in one of the mausoleums. There were five of them
with many sarcophagi. Lots of little ones for the Sultan's kids |
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| a mosaic in the big mosque. Mary and Jesus. |
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| more tiles |
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| the ceiling was way up there in the mosque |
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| a very big chandelier in the middle. That's Rosie underneath |
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We walked down to see the run.
First man, at the 40k mark in 2:03. I think about 2k to go
That's the Bosphorus Strait on his right. |
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| first woman |
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first person overall, wheel chair runner a couple of minutes before the first male runner
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You will have to imagine the food. Moussaka, simit and cheese snack, enormous breakfast that included yogurt/fruit/granola and more halvah.
Many cats live in Istanbul. Here are a few. They are all very well fed and we believe they are protected.
Here are a couple more photos from the square.
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| The fountain was on in the main square |
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| Another view of the news stand |
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