Absolutely magnificent sunny day. Forecast 27 degrees and not a cloud in the sky!Up at 7am.We were supposed to get a wake up call but that didn't happen.Had set the alarm though so no problem.Happy Birthday Turkish Time Greg.Hope you had a lovely dinner. XxIt was a walking tour today.We set off from the hotel, not far through parts of 'old' Istanbul to the Topkapi Palace.This is magnificent.The gardens are spectacular and the rooms beautiful.Exactly l...

Looking out over the old bridge over the Bosphorus with this huge Mosque on our right.What a view!Dinner was spectacular!And the company great.And when you are the third youngest on the bus( Emily being the youngest and haven't managed to talk to the other younger lady yet.)When you are youngest and third youngest, boy you can beat the rest to the window seat with the view in the restaurant.And we did.This is the 'Take No Prisoners' tour.( We also fee...

"It's pouring rain in Istanbul"or"Seriously, what are we going to buy in Turkey?" Either would do.It absolutely poured ... And we paddled around in itAnd, we spent money like they weren't making any more.We had the best day.Headed out after a breakfast that Emily kept giving delighted little moans about....( She gets that from me!"Delicious and so much of absolutely everything you could think of.We were given 2 umbrellas by the desk staff and we needed th...