Yay got to sleep in!! Didn't have to be on the bus till 9am. Walking tour of the city today went firstly to the imperial palace enormous place where the Ottoman emperors lived, the architecture and mosaic tiling is so well preserved and colourful. Then onto the Hagia Sophia museum very impressive buiding solid stone, lots of marble, hanging lights, 55metre dome inside, was originally a church, then a mosque and now a museum. Then we went to the Blue Mosque whi...

Up early to get to aırport ın tıme. A & H came wıth us and bought us some breakfast. Mark got 15mıns to call kıds at Fısh and Chıp Frıday. Saw A & H off and got on flıght to Instanbul. Arrıved late arvo and taken to really nıce hotel - Tıtanıc ( Yes - they play the movıe on a contınuous loop on hotel TV). Met the other tour members at 7.30pm and then headed out for our most expensıve meal ever $150). Then early nıght as both tıred. Debb...