Thursday, November 27, 2008
Hello from Istanbul. As most of you know, we're spending the holiday in Turkey. Lauren is home in Chicago with Clark and Ann, who graciously agreed to fly-up to stay with the little princess.
We spent today in Istanbul. We had a nice time touring around, though we were a little hurried since our plans take us into the middle of the country. The weather was a little rainy, but that wasn't a big deal since we spent most of our time in-doors.
Haggia Sophia is an amazing site. It was built in 532 A.D. as a church at the height of the Byzantian Empire. It was constructed in just under six years, using 10,000 workers. The Christian church was later converted to a mosque following the conquest by Ottoman Turks in 1453, and has since been converted into a museum with many of the Christian elements uncovered.
Haggia Sophia is an amazing site. It was built in 532 A.D. as a church at the height of the Byzantian Empire. It was constructed in just under six years, using 10,000 workers. The Christian church was later converted to a mosque following the conquest by Ottoman Turks in 1453, and has since been converted into a museum with many of the Christian elements uncovered.
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