Postcards from Istanbul

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Istanbul Postcards

Istanbul has been on my travel radar since 2009, when I first visited it during a layover flight to Telaviv, Israel. Since then I've traveled countless times to and back from Istanbul. 

So did happened during our latest trip Riga - Istanbul - Tbilisi, we booked a lovely hotel Dosso Dossi in Sultanahmet district and spend one night in Istanbul, trying out local street food and visiting most iconic sites in Istanbul.

Street food in Istanbul

Street food in Istanbul

Filled potatoes. Yummy

Minarets of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul

Minarets of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul

Read more here: Sultan Ahmed Mosque

Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque

 

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