We stayed at a boutique hotel in the heart of the Sultanahmet District where we could see the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, and Bosphorous River. Every morning we would eat at the rooftop hotel restaurant and take in the views. The mosques in Istanbul are a major tourist attractions and we had to visit them and see what all the fuss is about.
The Blue Mosque is still used for prayer along with the many visitors to take in the grandness of stained glass and who knows how much marble. You have to remove your shoes to enter and it is free to the public.
The Bosphorous River is one of two (the other is Atyrau, Kazakhstan) rivers that divide two continents in the same country. We did not take a boat ride this time, but I think we will next time.
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