Turkey Blue Mosque

[Late post]: As you know, I enjoyed a one-week sojourn in Istanbul last January and I got to see the infamous and historical Blue Mosque aka Sultan Ahmed (Sultanahmet) Mosque almost daily because I stayed in a hotel which is just a 5-minute walk from it.

Hotel's rooftop terrace overlooking the Blue Mosque

Here's my little soujourn to the Blue Mosque:

a view from Sultanahmet Park, in the old city of Istanbul

Inner courtyard with one of the entrance gates

The dome and its blue tiles

 

Interior view

 

Main prayer room

 

The prototype of the Blue Mosque in 4 angles

  

Blue Mosque inner prototype

Hope you liked the tour ;)

UAE Grand Mosque

Finally after being in Dubai for a total of 7 years (and counting), I got a chance to visit Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque,UAE's largest mosque, and some parts of Abu Dhabi. So YAY me!

Here's a short tour for y'all..

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi

water pool in front of the mosque

One of the entrance to the inner courtyard

a glimpse of the inner courtyard

floral design on inner courtyard 

ladies' ablution room, this is where they wash their hands, arms, feet & face before prayers

the design outside the ladies' room

drinking water outside the ladies' room

columns, my fave part of the mosque

entrance to the main prayer room

another fave part of mine, the super soft carpet which happens to be the largest carpet in the world

the main prayer hall

another fave, 1 of the gorgeous 7 crystal chandeliers, those are Swarovski

the prayer times in Arabic & English 

End of tour.

Hope you enjoyed the ride ;)