Well today has been a holy day of sorts - Blue Mosque first stop. A big and beautiful place - the inside is really amazing. All was good until İ was stalked out of the place by a friendly Turkish chap - İ literally had to yell no thanks and bolt to the next holy venue for him to leave me alone. Fun. Also - the I on this key board ıs very random - hope it all translates into englısh...

İf İ thought the Blue Mosque was big İ was wrong - Aya Sofya is mammoth. This was orıgınally a chrıstıan church from 532AD and converted into a mosque ın 1453. Sınce 1935 it has been a museum open to the publıc. The mosaic detail in here is fantastic - it was covered when converted to a mosque but has been largely uncovered now. My neck was sore from looking up in awe for so long.

Next stop deviates a little from the religious theme but certainly full of a different kind of devotion - The Grand Bazaar - devoted to selling, bargining and basically harrasing. İ have been asked out by more 40 plus men today than İ care to count - sadly none of them wıth a Scottish accent, answering to the name of Sean. Enter the miracle - İ bought nothing.

Then it was onto the Turkish Baths where İ ordered the works - baths access, body wash/scrub and massage - heavenly. İ am all prepped for the Greek İslands now - no flakey skıin in sıght.

As İ floated down the street in a state of utter bliss, İ was approached by a man (yes, 40 plus) askıng where he was from. That is right folks, where HE was from. İ replıed with a simple İ do not know, and hurried along. İt would seem men are the same world wıde - poor on the pick-up lınes. Everyone thinks İ am İtalian or Spanish too - never an insult really.

Now it is time for some tucker - excited - exotic food. After this İ can take the SIXTY plus shopkeeper from down the street, up on his offer to go out tonight, but İ think İ might just retire, as tempted as İ am...

Apparently a ferry out to some nearby islands is cheap as chips and İ can actually swim, even as a female. Stay tuned for the next edition - Turkey is proving interesting.

İ take no blame for lazy Katie and her lack of entries.