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Istanbul is fascinating…geographically the Continent of Asia meets the Continent of Europe across a short stretch of water known as the Bosphorus so it has always been an exotic blend. We walked by the busy waterway to the old Spice Bazaar full of spices, turkish delight in all forms and flavours, dried fruits, nuts, tea and coffee making wares, earthen ware and ceramics, jewellry, lights, rugs and turkish paraphernalia…We stopped for coffee..thick strong Turkish style and fresh apple tea  with baklava then explored the Basilica Cisterna Yerebatan Sarnici a magnificent historical water storage structure built by a Byzantine Emperor on the site of an old Basilica. An amazing and elaborate underground structure….