After 16 + hours we landed in Istanbul, Turkey. Hotel and the surrounding area was not exactly like the pictures.

Authentic Rug Merchant

With 15 million people in Istanbul, nothing moves very fast.  Tuesday was our first day of sightseeing.  We saw most of the important sites....The Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar, the Spice market....even bought some Turkish Rugs from a rug merchant....Barbie and I caught up with Steve and Melinda Church at the Spice Market and then got lost on our way to "Happy Hour" at the Four Seasons.