Blue Nights

We have seen many of the great sights of Europe during the day.... We have been delighted to see many of them at night lit up under the lights and even seen them glowing under the moon and stars ... and of course we were also had the wonder of making sure we saw many of them at sunset. (i would like to describe the view of the many monuments and wonders at sunrise but hey we are on holidays and have not seen any as my traveling partner like to sleep in at least until 8) However, to be in Istanbul during a fireworks show over the mosques was an unexpected, surprising and wonderful treat. 2010 is Europe's recognition of Istanbul as the cultural place to see and we were there for the start of the festivals. We are very lucky for we managed to see fireworks over the cool charming castles in Edinburgh Scotland and now double delighted to see the night light up over the many magnificent mosques of Istanbul.