Monday, September 8, 2014

City view, beyond the tourist area

When the rug dealer sent us to the chora museum, he had one of his boys drive us.  Driving in Istanbul is terrifying, but man oh man do the drivers know their cars down to the inch.  It was fun to see more of Istanbul than our two feet could carry us

Musical instrument shop. I don't recognize all of those

Old aqueduct.  built by Emperor Valens in the 4th century

Then our driver took us to one of his favorite spots, a cafe above a cemetery overlooking the city. You could see forever

This is the golden horn, a little arm of the Bosphorus that divides the old city from the more modern downtown. You can just see the old town in the distance on the right


Super pretty


A picture of Eric and I . Proof


Lots of steep neighborhoods and funky buildings. Kids playing soccer in the little flat sections

On the way back to old town I liked this building

I love how the birds were lined up on one side, and the people on the other

Yeni cami mosque

No comments: