Istanbul, not Constantinople!

We sailed to Istanbul harbor which is the bridge between Asia and Europe. We walked from the cruise terminal over the river to the ancient city Sultanahmet where Hagia Sophia stands. Hag Sophia is huge, and unusual because it used to be a Christian basilica and then it became a mosque. In mosques you cannot depict pictures of people, but Hagia Sophia has mosaics of the Emperor Justinian, Christ, St. John and Mary, as well as Islamic calligraphy from the Koran. It is huge!