My first time in Istanbul, a beautiful city!

For instance, one day, I took a taxi, bus, tram, subway, cable carfunicular and ferry! It makes it easy to see all of the beautiful sites when there are so many ways to get to different places.

What was the most interesting place I visited this week?:

The Hagia Sophia! It was amazing to see this famous landmark in Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia was originally a church built by the Greek-speaking Byzantine rulers, but then the Ottomans turned it into a mosque. Now, there is a person who makes the daily call to prayer for Islam from one of the minarets next to the mosque. The beautiful sound goes all over the square nearby, and there are benches to sit and eat. When I went inside the Hagia Sophia, I instantly felt special. What a feeling!

Other Travel News from this week:

I tried a lot of Turkey's traditional foods, like cooked meats and sweets.

Time Zone: EEST Eastern Europe Summer Time +3
Local Time: Dec 11, 2022 4:15am
Number of sunny days this week: 2
Number of cloudy days this week: 3
Number of rainy days this week: 0
Number of snowy days this week: 0
Number of windy days this week: 1
What is the air temperature right now in Fahrenheit?: 55
How was the weather this week?:

It was a little worse than I hoped. There were a couple of sunny days, but mostly there were big clouds.

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