The Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia, the Sultan's Palace, the Covered Bazaar, the delicious food and the kind people. Going to a whirling dervish show; you can see a sample at an outdoor restaurant to get the idea. Worth a splurge: A dinner in a rooftop restaurant with a view of the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia. [...] take a cruise down the Bosporus.