Most tourists in Istanbul don't venture much further than Sultanahmet, which is a shame because all of Istanbul is breathtaking, and Sultanahmet is hardly representative of Turkey . In the two months I've been in this beautiful city I've only made it out there twice, once for train tickets to Europe at Sirkeci and once to show P's family around. We went to the Blue Mosque and the Yeni Camii (the New Mosque in Eminonu, which isn't new at all) and waited while the fam visited the Hagia Sofia since we didn't want to drop 20TL again.
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Then we went to Misir Carsisi (The Egyptian Market or Spice Market) to check out the smells and the leeches - there are a few shops outside Misir Carsisi advertising them as the cure for all ills.
After a short apple tea break we went to Kapali Carsi (the Grand Bazaar and the world's largest covered mall) to bargain for tea cups and other exciting goods.
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