Lastly to Istanbul, a place with many religious history.

   On my 5th day in Turkey, I visited Istanbal, the largest city in Turkey. From there I visited Topkapı Sarayı. This is home of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years, Topkapı Sarayı ("Palace of the Cannon Gate"—map) was the seraglio, the heart of the vast Ottoman Empire, ruled by the monarch who lived in Topkapı's hundreds of rooms with hundreds of concubines, children, and white and black servants. This palace overwhelmed me. The structure was very beautiful and huge.

   After noon I visited Hagia Sophia. This place is a former Greek Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later an imperial mosque, and now a museum. This is an another example of an awesome architecture. It was hard to believe that this building was standing from 1453. This was just a treasure of history. It was first built to serve as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral, and changed to Roman Catholic cathedral. This is cathedral is just a history of Turkey's religion. 

   After a long day spending time touring, I went to eat dinner. I had Testi Kebab(Pottery Kebab) this time. This food is a turkish traditional food. This dish is very special because this kebab is cooked in a pottery and when served, the pottery has to be opened up. I'll show you a video to demonstrate what I mean. This dish was not only unique in cooking, but also flavorful. The ingredients of vegetables and meat were dancing in my mouth and went down my thought as if ballerina was skiping across the stage.

   On my very last day in Turkey, I decided to just enjoy viewing the city. I did that by Bosphorus cruise boat. This tour cruised in the Bosphorus, which is a strait that form a boundary between Asia and Europe. It was just interesting that the left side of me was Europe and the right side of me was Asia. Afternoon I enjoyed just walking, eating, and buying souvenir along the city streets. One of the favor street food was Dürüm. To me this was a very familiar food but with Turkish twist to it.