One of our last days exploring Istanbul, it rained, but it was so excruciatingly hot every other day, it was a pleasant change.
However, it called for a change of plans. Originally we planned to visit the Topkapi Palace, but it’s mostly outside. So, we opted for the Archaeology Museums. Honestly, it wasn’t on our ‘must see’ list, but we figured why not.
This place was fantastic. I couldn’t believe that we almost didn’t go. We spent half a day there, just wandering around in awe until the point of starvation. There was simply too much stuff to see.
There were three buildings:
1. Archaeological Museum (Main Building)
2. Museum of the Ancient Orient
3. Museum of Islamic Art (Tiled Kiosk)
(We spent the majority of our time in the first two buildings)
These artifacts were old. Not just old, but bloody old. Ancient. Some pieces were from 1200 BCE. I was impressed how preserved everything was. Living in Canada, the closest I’ve been to a piece of ancient history was in Drumheller when I was 10yrs/old. Ok, so dinosaurs are pretty old, too.
The rest of the day(s) were spent eating, not sleeping (hostel life), shopping, smoking shisha…
Unfortunately, the last day in Istanbul I was ILL! ILL! ILL! Seriously sick. We already checked out of our room and had hours(!) to kill before taking a 12 hour over night bus to Selcuk. Not fun. Besides me laying in a public park in 35c heat shaking and experiencing cold sweats, I really enjoyed everything about Istanbul. Hands down one of my most favorite cities in the world. I will most definitely go back.
On to our next adventure, Selcuk!
~Josie
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