We rounded out our second day in Istanbul with a visit to a smaller mosque (I don't remember the name of it) and some shopping in the Grand Bazaar. Here are some pics from the mosque:
The ceiling, from where all the chandeliers are hung:
Close up of the tiles:
And a few pics from the Grand Bazaar. It's just like a mall except it's enormous (4500 stalls) and the hallways are narrower. Most of the stalls are repetitive - leather, jewelry, T-shirts, tea/coffee, scarves and clothing, carpets, lamps. And the people who own the stalls are pretty annoying trying to get your attention which gets old real fast. And it's all pretty cheap and not necessarily authentic so we only bought a few things there like tea and some T-shirts. If you want to buy tiles or carpets or leather you're supposed to go to a real store on the street and not a stall in the bazaar.
And here I am in the soccer shirt Cenk bought for me. There are four soccer teams in Istanbul and this jersey is from Cenk's favorite team. I can't remember or pronounce the team's name but the important thing is that I showed my support.
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