Yesterday (17 April) we slept in, still recovering from jet lag. We walked back up to the square where the Blue Mosque is located, hoping to take a tram up to where the Theodosian Walls are located. However, when I stopped to get our tram tickets, Bill did not notice and he kept walking up the street. When I realized he had not stopped at the tram station, I walked up and down the street trying to find him. After walking up and down the street for about 30 minutes we were finally reconnected, but by this time I was too tired to continue our planned day’s walk. So we returned to the hotel to rest.
That night we went to a seafood restaurant that was just
down the street from the hotel. They had
advertised raw oysters and that got Bill’s attention. It was a small restaurant owned by a
family. Bill had the oysters, but said
that they were not as good as others he had had in the past. I enjoyed a shrimp casserole that was very
good. Returning to the hotel, we went up
to their roof top restaurant for a desert and to admire the lit-up Blue Mosque
and Hagia Sophia. After our desert, our
waiter brought us a cherry liquor that they made at the hotel – it was to die
for – so good. When we asked if it was
for sale, they said no, it was only for use at the hotel. But our nice waiter did bring us another
small glass.
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| Hagia Sophia |
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| Blue Mosque |
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