Istanbul, first footsteps in Asia
Istanbul, first footsteps in Asia View of the Blue Mosque from the Hagia Sophia We left Macedonia fairly early on Thursday morning. Our second plane of our trip was awaiting and we were up early to catch it. After downing our final espresso in Macedonia we walked to the centre to catch the airport bus. It was a little odd to be leaving Macedonia as we had grown quite fond of it, but we were ready to leave for the sunny sights of busy Istanbul. The Domed Roof of the Hagia Sophia Istanbul is a very odd and interesting city, our plane landed at Sabiha Gokcen airport which is located on the Asian side of Istanbul (the part located to the east of the Bosphorus Strait, the bit of water separating Istanbul). We had decided however to stay in Sultanahmet as it was close to the sights that we wanted to see and our time in Istanbul was short. We got the bus quite easily which dropped us near to the ferry which took us towards the side of Istanbul that we needed. The boat crossing wa...