{"id":5250,"date":"2012-10-03T14:05:26","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T11:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsdavedoing.com\/?p=5250"},"modified":"2012-10-03T14:05:26","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T11:05:26","slug":"scenes-from-sultanahmet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsdavedoing.com\/scenes-from-sultanahmet\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenes from Sultanahmet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As with many of the world’s great places, images of Istanbul are instantly recognisable. Icons are everywhere in this town, the capital of three empires over nearly two millennia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nowhere is this more obvious than Sultanahmet, the oldest part of the city.\u00a0Home to many of Istanbul’s most famous attractions, it sees a constant flow of people around the Blue Mosque, Ayasofia, Topkapi Palace, and the Grand Bazaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Easy to find on public transport (the T1 tram runs straight past it), the streets around the Hippodrome are filled with stalls, restaurants, and visitors from all over the world. During the summer months Sultanahmet is best explored in the morning and late evening, avoiding both the heat of the day and the worst of the crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n