Istanbul 2019, part 5
As opposed to the previous day when it was sunny, this day it rained. Also, as opposed to the previous day when we walked a little »
Istanbul 2019, part 4
Going back from the Topkapi Palace towards our hotel that day, we first went to see the mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I who ruled at the »
Istanbul 2019, part 3
Topkapi was the imperial palace from the middle of the 15th century (the construction started soon after the Ottomans conquered Constantinople in 1453) up until the »
Istanbul 2019, part 2
Hagia Sophia was built in 537 CE, already then with its impressive dome that was damaged in 557 in an earthquake, and in the next almost »
Istanbul 2019, part 1
I can’t remember any longer when I decided to set aside a week and go to Istanbul, but once I’d made up my mind, »