Istanbul's Grand Bazaar has tons of shops. I had fun looking at all the different rugs and bowls. I picked out a fancy candy bowl for Oma and Opa for Christmas. We had lunch by a nice restaurant with a friendly waiter and a warm heater. After buying some table runners, we had tea with the shopkeeper. The Spice Bazaar was very large and I tried on a Sultan's hat. There was lots of snow as we walked to the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. We went to visit the big Topkapi Palace but the best part of our time in Istanbul was playing games with Uncle John and Aunt Linda.
I quite enjoyed reading in our next apartment in the Taksim part of Istanbul. We loved the kebabs that we purchased in Taksim Square. The Hagia Sophia was very pretty at night because it was lit up. We had fun visiting the Basilica Cistern and saw the Medusa pillars. I climbed the Galata Tower to see all of Istanbul and in the distance I could see part of Asia! It was interesting to cross the Galata Bridge which was full of fishermen. The different mosques were quite amazing in size and height. On our last day before we left, we went to the Europlaza Hotel to use their pool. Our two plane rides to Kathmandu were tiring because we had to spend eight hours sleeping in the Abu Dhabi airport.
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