As you all know, I love to sleep in. Peter woke me at 8.25am just in time to meet up with Len for breakfast at 8.30am. Today we visited the Grand Bazaar and the Aquaduct. I love walking around huge markets and the atmosphere of the sellers and tourists all hassling to save a dollar or two. Me personally, I'll fight them to get them to drop the price.
Today's story are my photos.
The above photo was taken whilst walking through the Hippodrome. These 3 wheeled vehicles are used by the council officers to ensure the safety of the tourists.
The above photo was taken of Peter in the Grand Bazaar. He's actually thinking whether a 'Geeenieee' will pop out of the lamp if he rubs it.
The photo above is inside the Grand Bazaar. It's an amazing place to spend a couple of hours and haggling along the way.
The above photo is of an Australian family we met in Cannakale about a week ago. Over the past 7 days we've run into them time and time again, this time it was at an ATM in Istanbul. You could not meet a nicer family with such well behaved children. They come from a suburb in Sydney, not as nice as the mighty GONG of course.
The photo above was taken of the Aquaduct that run through the city over 2000 years ago. This is in middle of the city and it appears the road system and buildings are built around it so as not to disturb this historical site.
The photo above was taken this afternoon when we went for a walk down to the Galata Bridge. This bridge is a huge attraction for fisherman from all ages. If you like you can hire a rod and dangle a line at a cheap price.
The photo above was taken tonight during our walk of the city. It's the famous Hagia Sofia which is directly across from the 'Blue Mosque'.
The above photo was taken tonight of the 'Blue Mosque'.
No matter where we walked today, we were treated to amazing sites. We got to eat the famous fish sandwiches at Galata Bridge, go shopping in the Grand Bazaar, watch the sun set over the Mosques of Istanbul, and walk the cobble stone alleys back to Surahan Hotel. We've had had one heck of a holiday. Tomorrow we will be picked up at 10.30am to go to the airport. We arrive back home to Sydney, Australia at 5.30pm.
This tour is now over. Thank you to everyone who took the time to read my story, and hopefully you enjoyed it as much as I did pedaling around Europe. A big thank you to Peter Felvus who cycled the entire 4 months with me through 14 amazing countries.
Stay tuned for the next installment of 'Tales from the Saddle'.
Until tomorrow, safe riding.
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