An Afternoon in Istanbul’s Ayasofya

Vipula Gupta
Nov 1 · 5 min read
Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya), Istanbul (Photo by shadesofwords.com)

“Bosporus city tour leaving in 20 minutes!”

“Istanbul guidebook. In Engleesh”

Namaste. You from India?”

“5 liras for this woolen cap. For you I make special discount”

Huddled against Istanbul’s chilly winter breeze, we made our way towards Aya Sofya through loudly hailing men intent on parting us from our money.

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Vipula Gupta

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California based culture & travel blogger, obsessive & compulsive reader, globetrotter. Day job in technology. Writes at https://shadesofwords.com/!

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