Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Blue Mosque
This is the Blue Mosque. It is right across the main gardens of the Hagia Sophia, only it was built by the OttomanTurk (Muslims) for the Muslims, and is still to this day used as a Mosque for the locals. Being that it is still used- if you want to enter the mosque you must remove your shoes. This is a HIGHLY touristy area and you think it's bad getting behind a group of old people at the airport security- well... there was a tour group in front of us and you guessed it- all elderly people. They were complaining up a storm about having to remove their shoes, then they weren't able to bend over to untie their shoes- the security guards were yelling at them in Turkish to remove their shoes, then some of the people were ignoring them and trying to just walk in- it was out of control! I had to take a picture to prove it, and the Picture of Matt and I you can see up holding plastic bags- that's what they give you so carry your shoes in.
The building was very beautiful as it was perfectly constructed and not altered or damaged like the Hagia Sophia, but it was almost "too" perfect- didn't really feel like an ancient building, but it was still amazing.
And Just so you know- I saw all these sights on the same day- so I haven't been wearing the same shirt the entire time I've been in Istanbul- Really :-)
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