We started the day with a 2 am wake up call. Some of our group were returning to the US on a 7:30 flight. Our flight did not leave until 10:30 so we had a bit of a wait at the airport.
Istanbul is a city of 20 million people growing at .5 million per year. It reminds me of New York but with even more people and more traffic. It has been a city for over 5000 years.
Our hotel is near the old city and we explored it in the afternoon. In this area similar stores locate near each other. In the old city bazar,mother were a hundred stores selling jewelry, 30 selling handbags, 20 selling shoes etc. It was pretty amazing.
Approaching instanbul Views from the airport to the hotel.
Views of the old city
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