Istanbul

October 22-24, 2009

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Flags Flew Everywhere

Colorful Shops Line the Streets

Turkish Pottery is famous

Your name in Arab Calligraphy

Outside the Old City Walls

Street Vendors Sell Simit
 

Turbans Show Your Rank
 
Küçük Ayasofya

Dome

Interior

Balcony Level

Unique Column Capital

Minber

Mihrab

All Mosques are Carpeted
 
Underground Cistern

Ubiquitous Mosques

Minaret

Aya Sofya

Commisioned by Justinian
   
Undergoing Restoration


Archangel with Medallion

Mihrab

Where the Altar Was

Lavish Use of Marble

Upper Balcony

Mosaic Covered with Plaster

Mosaic Shows Gift to Church

Commemorating Zoe's Gift

Commemorating Gift to Church

Origin of all Distances

Fountain

Every Town has Public Fountains

Istanbul Minaret

Column Marks Hippodrom Site

Blue Mosque

Dome

20,000 Iznik Tiles

Huge Carpeted Area

Lamps Were Gem-Encrusted

Tower of Justice

Topkapi Palace

Divan

Imperial robes

Courtyard of the Eunuchs

View from Topkapi

Inside the Palace

Brazier

Intricate Decorations

View from Topkapi Palace

2nd Courtyard

Imperial Council Hall

Istanbul
   
Dried Peppers in Spice Market

Not Just Spices

Huge Selection of Spices

More Olive Varieties

Fresh Fish

Scarfs

Grand Bazaar Entrance

Grand Bazaar
 
Jewelry in Grand Bazaar

Turkish & Islamic Art

Museum of Turkish & Islamic Art

Museum

Ortaköy Mosque

Ottoman Fortress

Ottoman Fortress

Cruising the Bosphorous

Palace on the Bosphorous

Mosques on the Bosphorous

Dolmabahçe Palace

Dolmabahçe Palace

Dolmabahçe Mosque

Palace on the Bosphorous

On the Bosphorous
 
Dolmabahçe Mosque