Galata Tower. Been there since 1348. Jason insisted we climb. Okay, to be fair, its actually got an elevator inside. Then you have go up about to flights of stairs to the top. The guide book says that the panoramic balcony is so narrow that there are list of medical conditions you should not go to the top with. Oh, that and a terrible fear of heights. But when in Rome, or should I say Istanbul...
Here is my favorite view from the Tower. The two large domes surrounded by the pointy towers are Aya Sofia and the Blue Mosque. The pointy towers are minarets, which is where the daily prayers are broadcast throughout the neighborhoods! In the old days, there was something of a crier who would shout the prayer from a platform on the outside of the tower. Today? Speakers. They broadcast the prayer from inside the mosque.
As you might have guessed I am taking this picture. I am not, however, fond of heights, so Jason was lovely enough to allow me to snap the picture right quick and then run back inside. Nope, no wasting precious time posing. One click and that's it!
In case you thought maybe we weren't that high up! This is looking down. See that little rail the in the corner of the picture...that's all that is protecting us from plunging to our deaths. Safe, huh?
Galata Tower. Been there since 1348. Jason insisted we climb. Okay, to be fair, its actually got an elevator inside. Then you have go up about to flights of stairs to the top. The guide book says that the panoramic balcony is so narrow that there are list of medical conditions you should not go to the top with. Oh, that and a terrible fear of heights. But when in Rome, or should I say Istanbul...
Here is my favorite view from the Tower. The two large domes surrounded by the pointy towers are Aya Sofia and the Blue Mosque. The pointy towers are minarets, which is where the daily prayers are broadcast throughout the neighborhoods! In the old days, there was something of a crier who would shout the prayer from a platform on the outside of the tower. Today? Speakers. They broadcast the prayer from inside the mosque. 
As you might have guessed I am taking this picture. I am not, however, fond of heights, so Jason was lovely enough to allow me to snap the picture right quick and then run back inside. Nope, no wasting precious time posing. One click and that's it! 
In case you thought maybe we weren't that high up! This is looking down. See that little rail the in the corner of the picture...that's all that is protecting us from plunging to our deaths. Safe, huh?
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