Breakfast at hotel. At around 8:00 a.m., meet with the guide. Hippodrome, The scene of ancient chariot races, the ancient Hippodrome, with its four monuments: the GERMAN Fountain of Wilhelm II, the Obelisk of Thedosius, the bronze Serpentine Column and the Column of Constantine. Sultanahmet Imperial Mosque Across from St. Sophia, built in the 17th century by the architect Mehmet; this is known as the Blue osque because of its magnificent interior decoration of blue Iznik tiles. St. Sophia (closed on Mondays) This ancient basilica, built by Constantine the Great, in the 4th century and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, one of the architectural marvels of all time. Grand Covered Bazaar (closed on Sundays) In this labyrinth of streets and passages are more than 4000 shops with each trade having its own area: the goldsmiths’ street, the carpet sellers, Turkish arts and crafts, such as handpainted ceramic plates, hand-honed copperware, brasware and trays, water ewers, onyxware and meerschaum pipers.