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Kirklareli, where we stayed on our first night, 29 Aug
29 Aug
29 Aug
New top speed of 61.3 kph, 29 Aug
30 Aug
30 Aug
Lobby’s first Ayran, 30 Aug
Amusing directions in Saray for breakfast, 31 Aug
Catalca, nr where the German crashed, 31 Aug
Cay with a Turkish bloke with amazing English, hunter. 31 Aug
31 Aug
31 Aug
31 Aug
31 Aug
31 Aug
First cay and Turkish borek at a gentleman’s club, 31 Aug
First proper mosque up close, Saray, 31 Aug
Heading towards Istanbul, 1 Sept
1 Sept
1 Sept
1 Sept
Fatih Mosque, Istanbul, 3 Sept
Fatih Mosque, Istanbul, 3 Sept
Tomb of Mehmet the Conqueror, Fatih Mosque, 3 Sept
Fatih Mosque, Istanbul, 3 Sept
Wednesday market by Fatih Mosque, 3 Sept
Sulemaniye Mosque, Istanbul, 3 Sept
Istanbul, 3 Sept
Just outside spice bazaar, 3 Sept
Spice Market, Istanbul, 3 Sept
Istanbul, 3 Sept
Istanbul, 3 Sept
Istanbul, 3 Sept
Haghia Sophia, Istanbul, 3 Sept
Haghia Sophia, 3 Sept
Originally Christian, then converted into a mosque – Haghia Sophia, 3 Sept
Istanbul, 3 Sept
Istanbul, 3 Sept
Iskender ‘Alexander’ kebab, 3 Sept
Koreans had had enough of New Mosque, 3 Sept
New Mosque lit up at night, Istanbul, 3 Sept
Old style Istanbul wooden house, 3 Sept
Very heavy rain after dinner with journalist Ben, Istanbul, 3 Sept
View onto Blue Mosque from Haghia Sophia, 3 Sept
Istanbul, 3 Sept
Walking up the hill in the morning, Istanbul, 3 Sept
Distressing the carpets down our hill, Istanbul, 4 Sept
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, 4 Sept
The tourist entrance, everyone all dressed up, 4 Sept
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, 4 Sept
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, 4 Sept
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, 4 Sept
Istanbul, 4 Sept
Istanbul, 4 Sept
Checking up on our bikes at Bisiklet Gezgini in Asia – Will packing up his, 5 Sept
Chilling on some Byzantine columns, top of our hill, 5 Sept
New Mosque and Galata Bridge, 5 Sept
Looking back towards Europe, 5 Sept
Starbucks celebration upon start of visa process! Istanbul, 5 Sept
Istanbul, 6 Sept
Istanbul, 6 Sept
Istanbul, 6 Sept
Istanbul, 6 Sept
Bloke we bought the team bicycle tack from, Istanbul, 7 Sept
St Saviour in Chora, Istanbul, 7 Sept
St Saviour in Chora, Istanbul, 7 Sept
St Saviour in Chora, Istanbul, 7 Sept
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, 8 Sept
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, 8 Sept
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, 8 Sept
Istanbul, 8 Sept
Istanbul, 8 Sept
Istanbul, 8 Sept
Fishermen on Galata Bridge, Istanbul, 8 Sept
Perfect spot for a sunset pint, nr entrance to Golden Horn, 8 Sept
We ate in the restaurant attached behind, Istanbul, 8 Sept
Smartphone on Istanbul Tube, 11 Sept 14
Yedikule fort, Istanbul, 11 Sept 14
Yedikule fort, Istanbul, 11 Sept 14
Yedikule fort, Istanbul, 11 Sept 14
Yedikule fort, Istanbul, 11 Sept 14
Yedikule fort, Istanbul, 11 Sept 14
Yedikule fort, Istanbul, 11 Sept 14
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, 11 Sept 14
Kumkapi fish festival – met the mayor
Kumkapi fish festival – free handouts
Taksim Square, of the 2013 protests, 13 Sept 14
Istanbul, 13 Sept 14
Istanbul, 13 Sept 14
Sunset overlooking the Golden Horn, 13 Sept 14
Sunset overlooking the Golden Horn, 13 Sept 14
Sunset overlooking the Golden Horn, 13 Sept 14
Istanbul harbour supper, 14 Sept 14
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