Sat 4 Oct - Istanbul
TURKEY | Sunday, 5 October 2008 | Views [443]
Almost went into Agia Sophia today - queued for a bit while I had a cigarette, then got bored and wandered off. I am conscious of money, yes,and it is a tenner to go in but I really just like hanging out, riding the trams, nipping across the Bosphorous for a look round the backstreets of Kadikoy ( a pet shop with an alligator in a tank in the window - fancy!), buying an apple from a stall, photographing toddlers at the fountain opp the Blue Mosque, just normal Istanbulu stuff. I may have gone native but, hey! if wearing a headscarf and trying out yr Turkish means you are immune from blandishments of touts, why not.
Tags: mosque vs toddler - no contest