on arrival we were greeted by rain and 16 degrees.after a wee drama with our transport we were off on the busy highway towards the city.dropping our packs st the hotel (oops wrong one ) dropping our bags at the hotel next door (the correct one) we off to roam the city.many street cats and dogs about.narrow cobbled streets ,lines of brightly coloured cloth covering tables and cushions with people trying to intice you in to eat or drink in their restaurant.we make our way to the Hagia Sophia a stunning building caked in history.The blue mosque is close to Haifa Sophia.A walked around the park with a fountain,a quick chat to a man trying to sell us Turkish mats.we dodged that one politely and headed back to our hotel for a meeting with the tou