That was the famous Grand Market/Spice Market of Istanbul, Turkey! Istanbul has a population of over 15 million! So, we opted to hire a driver and see what we could accomplish on our planned lay over between Zagreb and Singapore! So take a look at some of the sights of this extremely crowded metropolitan city!

Here’s the famous “Blue Mosque”, where the women pray in an area in the back of the mosque, as the men are allowed in to the main prayer area:

Here’s a look at night!