In front of the Blue Mosque at night wearing warm jackets that Sibel had generously given to us
During our stay in Istanbul we visited the Topkapi Palace and The Blue Mosque. Also, in my Uganda blogs, I forgot to mention going to the Kadafi Mosque and Baha'i Temple.
Blue Mosque:
The Blue Mosque is beautiful, especially the outside, in my opinion. It has three blue domes on two sides of the big top one, and none on the other sides. It has a courtyard and six towers, which is considered an insult to Islam, because that makes it more important than Mecca.
The inside is nicely hand-painted with tiny floral designs and has good arches (Dad's noticing arches all over now). The floor is carpeted with soft red carpets and there were many tourists milling around.
In a way it reminded m of a zoo. A rope . . .
Blue Mosque:
The Blue Mosque is beautiful, especially the outside, in my opinion. It has three blue domes on two sides of the big top one, and none on the other sides. It has a courtyard and six towers, which is considered an insult to Islam, because that makes it more important than Mecca.
The inside is nicely hand-painted with tiny floral designs and has good arches (Dad's noticing arches all over now). The floor is carpeted with soft red carpets and there were many tourists milling around.
In a way it reminded m of a zoo. A rope . . .
separated the Muslims praying from everyone else taking pictures. I felt so horrible, and refused to take any pictures.
Topkapi Palace:
The Topkapi Palace is huge! It has many different sections and courtyards. We saw the Harem, treasury, weaponry and costumes.
The Harem was interesting, but I'd rather not explain what the concubines are. They're young girls, 14 to 23, who have a special job for the kings.
Bye for now,
Allie
The Topkapi Palace is huge! It has many different sections and courtyards. We saw the Harem, treasury, weaponry and costumes.
The Harem was interesting, but I'd rather not explain what the concubines are. They're young girls, 14 to 23, who have a special job for the kings.
Bye for now,
Allie
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