Turkiye 2023: Basilica Cistern
After completing our visit to Theodosius Cistern, we all decided to walk back to Sultanahmet to check out Basilica Cistern which we found out is within the vicinity as well. Along the main road, we watched the ice cream man do his "thing" with a customer. One video was from me and the other one was taken by my husband. Cats everywhere, and we always stop to photograph them (or feed them.) The cistern is near the Hagia Sophia (seen here) which was still not open to public by this time. I wished I tried this one. By this time the sun was at its peak and visiting the Basilica Cistern was a great thing to do before the two main mosques open. However, when we got there the line was kilometric and we'd be queueing under the sun. An idea to do something else like go to Galata Tower came up. We were about to leave the area when we changed our mind and chose to gamble with the line here. The decision was unanimous in staying in line since we're alread
