Walking through different towns

I came back from a little trip to Istanbul and Holland in May, so I should have put up some pics ages ago. However, I was procrastinating as usual (no judgements, people!), but in  my defence I had about 800 pics to get through!  I'm probably going to break them up into segments.

We stayed in the Sultanhamet District when we were in Istanbul, so we were really close to the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and the Topkapi Palace. It's always incredible seeing something iconic for this first time, a bit unreal. Something that you've seen in magazines, films or read about in books. I felt that way the first time I saw St. Basil's in Moscow.  And of course I got that feeling again a bunch of times on this trip.  Here are some photos of the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque) and surrounding area.