Istanbul

We are in Istanbul. It was a major effort to get here: Paris to Barcelona, Barcelona to Munich, Munich to Istanbul. Four countries in two days.

But Mr Toddler was an angel the entire trip. He even fell asleep in the airport in Munich which allowed us to enjoy a mid-afternoon beer!

And now here we are.

View from our apartment

Looking out our window the first morning

The call to prayer five times a day, streets packed with people, taxis, buses, mopeds, more people.
Minarets, palaces, mosques, gorgeous buildings everywhere.

Roasted chestnut stands, Turkish pizza, candied pumpkin with tahini, Turkish delight, tea in pretty glass cups.

Yesterday we drove around the city on a bus, today we hopped on a boat and floated down the Bosphorous River which divides Asia and Europe....everything made more magical by the fact that we're being hosted by a great friend.


Oh, and lollipops. Because everything's better with a lollipop.