Saturday, September 6, 2014

Istanbul

After a week in the south, we spent 4 days in Istanbul, mostly in the Sultanahmet neighborhood that encompasses the old Byzantine city.  Our hotel was amazing and this was our view for breakfast every morning

The Blue Mosque

Aya Sofia

The Bosphorus
The strait dividing Europe and Asia, connecting the Black Sea with the Mediterranean (eventually)


Such a picturesque city

Lots of people and chaos, but so beautiful and fascinating

These two pictures, above and below, were taken basically by spinning in place.

the Blue mosque at night, standing where the Hippodrome used to be.  sigh

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