Sunset on the flight into Istanbul, Dec 20, 2008
Cemetery next to E's apt in Istanbul
View from E's awesome pad!
View of the Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque and fountain
Obelisk
Simit seller
This obelisk is ancient, and yet looks untouched by time, n'est pas?
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Serpentine Column
Ancient obelisk
Blue eyes for good luck!
Whirling Dervish poster
Maddy, Pat and Sumru at the entrance to the Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque entrance
Area for scholars within the Blue Mosque's complex
The Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque's courtyard and a minaret.
View of the Aya Sophia from the steps of the Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque with pink sky
Carpet sellers behind the Blue Mosque, Istanbul
Cool little courtyard
Maddy at fountain between the Blue Mosque and Aya Sophia
Aya Sophia
Misc columns outside of the Aya Sophia
Sarcophagi outside of the Aya Sophia
Inner hall entrance to Aya Sophia
Wall art in inner hall Aya Sophia
Interior of the Aya Sophia
Aya Sophia interior. Emperor Justinian's Door.
Candelier Aya Sophia
Tile work inside the Aya Sophia
Mosaic 2nd tier Aya Sophia
Aya Sophia Interior
Christian imagery is still pretty apparent in the Aya Sophia. I was surprised.
Outside the Aya Sophia. I don't know if this is an abultion fountion or what...
Aya Sophia with Turkish flag
Basilica Cistern. I love this..
Fish and coins. Basilica Cistern.
Vaulted ceiling with differing arches in the Basilica Cistern
Tear Column.
So symetrical
Medusa head.
Our buddies in Turkey.
2nd Medusa head
Our crew...Arif, Sadegul, Elizabeth, Sumru, Kate, Maddy and Pat
Good restaurant
Lamps...I wanted to buy everyone I saw!
Oriental Express Hotel
Pat and Arif having kofte
Sadegul, Sumru and Elizabeth
Great kofte...
The Reynolds at the Wilhelm fountain in the Hippodrome
Interior Blue Mosque
I can't believe I took this cool photo.
Inner Blue Mosque
Door inside Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque exterior door
Blue Mosque Locks
Pat, Maddy and Elizabeth at Nevizade
Reynolds family at Nevizade
Arif ready to drink some raki!
Musician with Pat and Sadegul
Arif, Sumru, musician and server
Raki
Building in Nevizade
Guard House at Topkapi Palace
Chestnut seller at Topkapi
Entrance to Topkapi Palace
Sultanahmet
Topkapi Palace outer walls
Guard Station at Topkapi
Cats at Topkapi
Inner building of Topkapi Palace
Kitchens of Topkapi Palace
Kitchens of Topkapi
Porcelain at Topkapi...Part of a HUGE collection...
More porcelain
Kitchen window
Miniature sterling silver sculpture of the guard house
Sterling silver birdhouse at Topkapi
Don't they look like models?
A man in the kitchen, it makes me so excited...
Kitchen at Topkapi
Topkapi interior courtyar
Topkapi interior
Sultan's meeting room for foreign diplomats
Bejeweled carpets.
Fountain
Topkapi
Topkapi inner courtyard
Minaret at Topkapi
The crew!
The Bosphorus
Pat enjoying an Efes beer
Yum, Efes!
Arif and Sadegul
Sumru and Sadegul over a coffee grounds reading...
Cool. I wish my pad was like this.
Fun. The Circumcision room....
Cool building at Topkapi
Fountain at Topkapi
Beautiful tile work
Topkapi courtyard
The Reynolds at Topkapi Palace
View of part of Istanbul from Topkapi
Mosque
Circumcision Room
Tiles
Window at Topkapi
The Sultan's Hat Room
The Soccer Room?
Maddy melts down.
Topkapi Palace
We're heading to the Harem...only to be late. :-)
Topkapi's Harem entrance
Girl hug
The Aya Sophia from the back
Tops from Topkapi
Pink skys at Sultanahmet
Pat and Maddy on a Sultanahmet street
carpets, pillows, etc
Maddy at a fruit vendor
Ortakoy area
Original Istanbul houses were built out of wood like this one.
Yummy Turkish food
Baklava.
Turkish tea
Kebab place in Ortakoy
Ortakoy mosque
Sumru on the Bosphorus boat
Patrick at Ortakoy mosque
Ortakoy docks
Ortakoy docks and fisher men
Jelly fish at Ortakoy in the Bosphorus
View of Bosphorus from the boat
Mosque from boat
Galata or Ataturk Bridge connecting Asia to Europe
Maddy and Sumru on the boat
On the Purple Elephant...
Istanbul from the water
Wish I lived there.
Bunnies who tell fortunes
Man, those bunnies are cute
Ortakoy
Daddy and Maddy dancing
Yum.
Borek maker
Maddy with fresh lokum
Teas at the Spice Bazaar
Spice Bazaar
Spices at the Spice Bazaar
He propsed to me...lol
Mosque at the Spice Bazaar
Bank in Turkey
Gusta the the airport
Blah, blah, blah
Lunch at the Kennedy Lodge with Sumru, Maddy and colleague
View from Kennedy Lodge
Pat at Kennedy Lodge on Christmas Day, 2007
Bogazici University
Bogazici University cats wiht the Reynolds
Grand Bazaar
Blue eyes
Taking his shopping seriously
Mad at the Grand Bazaar
Turkish tea set
Bogazici campus
Maddy, Pat and Sumru on Bogazici's campus
Outside the Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar interior
Carpet shopping
Maddy loved the Turkish carpets. I wish we had one like this...
A total fan of simit
E's street
View from E's pad
Definitely not like the Kharkiv university bookstores.
I really liked Bogazici University!
