Thursday, August 27, 2015

Turkey: In Pictures

Following up on my post yesterday about the week we spent in Istanbul, I want to share some of my favorite pictures I took while I was there.   I wound up taking close to 600 photos, almost all of them with my GoPro Hero 3 white.   Enjoy!





Fenner Balat


Two ninjas women near Fenner Balat


The neighborhood shopping street in lower Fenner Balat


One of the hundreds of ships transiting the Bosphorus

Attaturk Monument in Kadikoy

Horse-drawn cart on the car-free Prince's Island

Prince's Island, Istanbul

Some flowers

Near the Grand Bazaar

Byzantine-era painting inside the Hagia Sophia

Byzantine-era mural inside the Hagia Sophia

Inside the Hagia Sophia

Gold plated Altar Outside the Hagia Sophia

Gold-plated altar outside the Hagia Sophia

The Hagia Sophia from outside

Old Town Istanbul with a modern tram

Outside the Grand Bazaar

One of the many entrances to the Grand Bazaar

Outside the Grand Bazaar


Cruising the Bosphorus

Cruising the Bosphorus

Cruising the Bosphorus


Medieval fortification on the banks of the strait.

Under one of the bridges connecting Europe with Asia

Cruising The Bosphorus


More Fenner Balat


At the Bosphorus Cymbal Factory

Ancient aqueduct through modern Istanbul


Wedding Night


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