The plane to Kayseri
Dan on the plane to Kayaseri
View of some Turkish mountain
view from our place in Uchisar
View from our place in Uchisar
Our place in Uchisar
Dan looking on to our patio in our place in Uchisar
Dan's head in our place in Uchisar
One of the lobbies in the Four Seasons Sultanahmet
Doreen with the lady who makes gorzelme near the Grand Bazaar. They were delicious!
Dan Lecturing at the Hagia Sofia
A cross on the Hagia Sofia. Most crisses had been scratched or pried out of place (see later photo)
Correnation spot in the Hagia Sofia. This is where the Emporers were correnated.
Marblee in the Hagia Sofia. We were looking for small bits of mosaic tiles that had fallen from the cieling.
Doreen in the Hagia Sofia
Doreen being enraptured by the Hagia Sofia
Where a cross had been pried out of the wall in the Hagia Sofia. This could have been done by Mehmet II, or by the crusaders in 1204.
Cracking floor of the Hagia Sofia
A tilting column in the Hagia Sofia. The wall in back is plumb.
Tilting column in the Hagia Sofia. The wall behind it is plumb
Mosaic behind plaster in the Hagia Sofia
Mosaic behind Plaster in the Hagia Sofia. Mehmet II had all the mosaics plastered over when he made this a Mowsque in 1453
Ramp in the Hagia Sofia. They did nt have steps - just two ramps going up and down to the balcony.
“Bookend” marble in the Hagia Sofia
Perhaps a piece of a mosaic that we rescued from the Trash Man at the Hagia Sofia
Doreen looking very suspicious about the piece of mosaic we resuced
Dan and Doreen on the plane to Kayaseri. Doreen didn't want to sit next to Dan, so she sat behind.
