Who wants to learn the original methods of fraud and haggling - perhaps in Istanbul - Part 1

MARKET, MOSQUE, HOME AND BATH ... Adam, USA We drove across Bulgaria and made it to Turkey. Around midnight, we stopped at the border post at the border. All got off the bus and proceeded to passport control. Then the passengers took their luggage and the bus was empty. We put their bags on the table and opened them. Border guards passed along the table and searched luggage. It is unlikely that they did so on the basis of race ... While some border guards checked our luggage, while others took up the bus. Once verification is over, we were allowed to bring bags to the place to catch the bus and continue your journey to Istanbul. We arrived at the University of Istanbul at 3:30 am. The city seemed dark and empty. We were given little food and were carried out in a small booth where they sold the tickets, where we had to spend the rest of the night. By booth rolled a heavy aluminum door, so we felt safe. Lying on a few chairs, his head resting on his jacket, which served me a pillow, I almost immediately heard rising up from somewhere the call to prayer. In other words, someone singing through a loudspeaker, climbing on the minaret. Prayer could be heard for many blocks around. I understand that the call to prayer reminds Muslims that it is time to pray. For me it was yet another indication that I was in town so remote that half of it is in Asia. I'm in a country that shares borders with Iraq. I am ... very far from home. Mosque Hagia Sophia We woke up early in the morning and went to look for a hotel. I walked down the main street and saw a huge number of people gradually appeared beside me. Trams somewhere in a hurry, traders already hard to sell hot food, taxi drivers waited patiently with their clients, and trendy shops proudly demonstrating the latest innovations. Until I heard again the call to prayer, but nothing much happened. I thought that Muslims will scatter in all directions, lay carpets, asking each other what side is Mecca, but in fact no one seemed to even hear or see anything. It seemed to me that they feel as calm as most Catholics in my house, although I could be wrong. I thought that we were near the central bus station, which is located a few miles from our hotel. However, we were just a few blocks, and were near the landmark I was looking for - the Blue Mosque. Our hotel is very close, close to the Golden Horn, in Sultanahmet. We were served breakfast on the roof of the hotel overlooking the Bosphorus and the Asian side of Istanbul. Since sleep that night I could not, I went into the room and slept all day. In the evening we had dinner with our neighbors in the hotel and watched the final of the Champions League Cup. Read more: See also: A unique collection of mosques, Roman and Egyptian temples