Istanbul

Aakash Bhardwaj: Found this fairly easy to follow to get from the airport to the city: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293974-i368-k6648758-Ataturk_to_Sultanahmet_via_metro_tram-Istanbul.html

Aakash Bhardwaj: This is a great spot to unwind after a day of walking. We tried the several teas, I think there's a sampler that was great and several hookahs. This used to be the rendezvous for our group each evning

Aakash Bhardwaj: As you exit the mosque from the back, be sure to look for sultan cafe across the street. The view of the bosphorus and the mosque from the cafe is breathtaking. The cafe is a 2 minute walk from there.

Aakash Bhardwaj: Making your way to this place is fun. Learnt a thing or 2 watching the men fish along here..

Turkish Airlines: Make sure you check out the upside-down Medusa head which forms the bottom of one of the cistern’s columns. The Byzantine builders used the Roman relic as building material!

Aakash Bhardwaj: Do some reading while you make your way there: http://wikitravel.org/en/Istanbul/Sultanahmet-Old_City :)

Aakash Bhardwaj: meh... Not worth it

Dalia Rady: Skip the historic crap ... Come sit here& enjoy the spectacular view

istanbul: Topkapi is the palace over looking the Bosphorus where the sultas made their homes and supervised government during the glory days of the Ottoman Empire.

The Telegraph: Right across from the cistern is the greatest single building in a city full of wonders, the Hagia Sophia or Aya Sofya (£8.70, closed Mondays). It was a church, then a mosque and is now a museum.

Aakash Bhardwaj: ok hotel.. the view gets old quick