Istanbul in the Spring – Part 3- 2024

Suleymaniye Mosque shown above was quite beautiful. We also did Topkapi Palace and the Blue Mosque. In the Blue Mosque, we had to take our shoes off and I had to cover my head and knees and shoulders. I always take a scarf when we travel, you would be surprised how many places of Worship ask women to cover their heads, which does not bother me in the least to do so. I wore a skirt quite often in Istanbul which fell below my knees and I rarely wear tank tops, you never know where you are going to end up and I don’t want to miss something because of clothing.

We had quite a lot of adventures while staying in Istanbul but I won’t bore you with all my photos!

  • Suleymaniye Mosque
  • Suleymaniye Mosque
  • Inside Suleymaniye Mosque
  • Blue Mosque
  • Blue Mosque inside
  • Topkapi Palace
  • Inside
  • The grounds
  • Another building in the compound
  • Old time bathroom
  • one of the outfits in the museum building
  • View from the Palace

Well that is that from Istanbul, next stop we flew to Amsterdam for a week and then headed home.

Take care

6 thoughts on “Istanbul in the Spring – Part 3- 2024”

  2. The clothing was interesting as was the old-time bathroom. I have tried one of those … once, next time I’d “hold it”. 🙂 Good idea on the clothing and I remember subscribing to the travel magazine “Travel and Leisure” many years ago and that was their suggestion as well – always be prepared so you don’t miss an opportunity. I believe in Granada, Spain (which I think you were in too) had a mosque we had to follow that protocol – I was with friends then and she had brought along an extra mantilla for me to use before we left her family’s home in Madrid.

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    1. Yes, it’s always good to be prepared when you traveled to other countries. They have different cultures than ours and I always try to respect their culture. Is an extra mantilla like a scarf.?

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      1. Yes, it is like a big scarf but lacy. She took an extra one for me as she knew I wouldn’t have thought or known to pack it. I went to church with my grandmother sometimes when we visited her in Toronto. St. Helen’s Catholic Church was huge, a city block and they had services every hour on Sundays in different languages. There were many Italian and Portuguese families in my grandmother’s neighborhood and they all would wear their mantillas over their head/shoulders to church, especially the older women who might be widows and were all dressed in black. Interesting culture study right in the neighborhood.

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