Just over the road was the blue mosque so we wandered in to take a look. The courtyard was full of trees and green spaces, but Mum had to collect a shroud from a nearby stand before we could enter. We weren’t allowed in the main entrance as it was undergoing refurbishment, and we also had to cover our footwear with plastic bags. Inside, there were corridors leading off to areas for private worship, and a large carpeted area for men only dominated the centre. Because of the refurbishment, there wasn’t much to see of the infrastructure and dome so we couldn’t really get a sense of how big the building was. It did look like some people were actually sleeping in the building. We decided to continue our walk to the Obelisk of Theodosius which marks the remains of the city’s hippodrome. A paved road suggests where the chariots might have raced.
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