Still in Love with Polaroid

I did take a lot of pictures that day, and we saw a lot of cool things, so here are some more photos from Day 2! Rob and Leigh outside the New Mosque Andrew and Rob taking pictures of the harbor in Istanbul outside the New Mosque.   An enormous car-and-people ferry A billboard with the Turkish flag   Another smooshy kitty! Cats roamed around the city like squirrels. This one was chilling at the Topkopi gardens.  A cool fire escape  Ancient ruins at Topkopi   We then walked to the Basilica Cistern, the largest in Istanbul. It's an enormous underground water reservoir that was built in the 6th century and has 336 columns. There are fish that live in the water, and when we went, the water level was very low. Several long exposures, between 6 and 8 seconds.   You can see Rob and Leigh in this one, on the bottom left, looking at one of the info boards.  It's me! (above)  This one reminds me o...

Day 2! We took ourselves on a walking tour of Istanbul. It began with a complimentary breakfast provided by our hosts on their rooftop patio:  There was fluffy bread, herb bread, orange juice, cucumbers and tomatoes, fresh oranges, cheese, sliced meat, butter, and honey. They brought out an omelette shortly after as well. So delicious! This was following our cold, cold showers, since we didn't realize we had to ask for the hot water to be turned on... Brrr.  View from the rooftop: This is a smaller Blue Mosque. We found our way to the Grand Bazaar (about a 15 minute walk). It is one of the largest covered (and indoor) bazaars in the world. We later visited the Spice Bazaar, equally as exciting, but slightly smaller. From Gate 2 in the Grand Bazaar:  We wandered around for a while before buying anything, and then once we saw something we liked, the group waited and we bought gifts for ourselves and family/friends.  There was a little hagglin...