Istanbul: Basilica Cistern

Our flight out of Istanbul left at 5 PM, which left us time that morning for a little more adventure.  We went to the Basilica Cistern, which was an amazing thing.  I'm so glad that we fit this in before we left.

You can read the sign below to learn more. 

And here's what it looked like inside; actually, there's more light in this photo.  It was dark with small lights at the bottom of each column.  They also had some sort of new-agey soft music/sound stuff playing, which drastically increased the creepy factor.  We loved it.  Absolutely incredible.

A pathway leads through the cistern, but you actually do have a destination...to find the Medusas.
Sorry for the poor focus in the dark.

And here they are!