Friday - Edirne
Not a good view outside our room, looking in to an alley. Rosemary collapsed the curtain rail in her efforts to check the view. Breakfast at 9.15, then out to view several mosques and museums.
First off was the Imperial Mosque, Selimiye Camii, completed in 1575 by the architect Sinan when he was 80 years old. very strangely, underneath the Mosque was a bazaar.
The second Mosque was Eski Camii, the old Mosque, completed in 1414.
The third Mosque was Uc Serefeli completed in 1447 under the reign of Sultan Murat II. After this Mosque we walked around the town, had a drink and posted some cards at the Post Office. (These cards took five weeks to arrive at their UK destinations.)
Next we went on to an old hospital, the Sultan Bayezid II Complex. The place built in 1488 and was an advanced medical centre. It was also used as an asylum, and was supposedly a peaceful place to stay. Now it is a museum.
We now set off back to Istanbul, stopping for lunch by a river cafe. Back in Istanbul, we (Rosemary and I) ate on our own in a nearby cafe belonging to the Hotel Diana, which posted its prices in Lira, Dollars and Euros. The menu was written in Turkish, Russian, English and French. Started with Lentil soup, hors d'oeuvres and kebab. Very attentive, hungry cat in attendance, but very sweet when he got a titbit, R thought she'd fed him discretely, but had been spotted by Steve.
