Our hotel in Turunç
Bay at Turunç-- Turunç is on the SW coast of Turkey, very near Marmaris
RAJ's head swimming
Eda and Nisan. Eda lived with us as a Rotary exchange student in 1991. We had not seen her since then!
Bleda and Nisan
Turunç lunch--first course
September full moon
Birthday dinner
Whose birthday?
Balcony of their summer house
Eda talks to Kathryn for the first time in 18 years....
Turunç under a full moon
Hotel patio from our room
Turunç breakfast
Smart/Stupid play in Istanbul
Hagia Sofia
Blue Mosque beyond fountain
Free ice cream cone--easy, just grab it--NOT
Ramadan religious books
Blue Mosque
Inside Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque tiles--predominately blue....
Dome, Blue Mosque
Tulips and carnations
Ramadan folks gather in Hippodrome to wait for end of daily fast
Chicken and very rich egg plant dish
Plan of Topkopi Palace
Model of Topkopi Palace
Mine tells us about the Ottoman empire
Welcome Gate
Courtyard in Harem
Dome in Harem room
Where the Sultan was entertained
Clock at 9:05--the time Ataturk died
Harem door
View from Harem window
Exterior of Harem
Istanbul has many wooden houses of this style
Gold in Grand Bazaar
More gold--wedding gift gold
Our guide, Mine
Silversmith workshop
Making a bowl
Tempering
Silver shavings
Buffing and polishing
Special plaque
All the workshops are around this courtyard
All made by hand right there
Han--shops and workshops
Choose your covering coat here
Prince outfits for boys circumcision ritual and party
Spice bazaar
Medusa, recycled. Sideways to prevent curse
Recycled Roman columns to make water cistern
Inside Hagia Sofia
SBJ in Hagia Sofia
Mosaics in Hagia Sofia
Repairs to dome require huge scaffolding
Blue Mosque from upper level of Hagia Sofia
Gringo tourists in Istanbul....
Famous meatball restaurant
Chora church mosaic
Chora church mosaics
Walking along old city walls
Palace on top of walls
Making tomato sauce for the winter
School gets Ataturk
Very poor part of Istanbul
One of the gates in city walls
Mine talking to local woman
Fancy restored wooden house
Tuesday--market day
Greek Patriarchate--head of the Orthodox Church
Ataturk monument in New Town
Typical quick restaurant
Greek Han--bazaar
Desserts for Ramadan
Chicken breast pudding dessert--I kid you not
And, it is good! So are all Turkish desserts!
Istanbul New Town from Galata Tower
Only two cruise ships today?
Old Town from Galata Tower--Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque
Hagia Sofia and Blue Mosque
Topkapi Palace
Washing machines and kitchen stoves
Bosporus cruise
Galata Tower from Golden Horn
A small part of Dolmabahçe Palace, where the Sultans moved in 1853
Mosque on the Bosporus
Fortress built by Ottomans getting ready to attack Constantinpole, 15th century
Newer bridge over the Bosporus
Beautiful, welcoming US consulate in Istanbul.... It does look like a prison, doesn't it?
Houses on Bosporus
Tricky currents in the Bosporus. This spot was the choice for finishing that day
Opening to Black Sea at the upper end of the Bosporus
Train station of Asian side of Bosporus
Turks really like tea
Tiled Kiosk in the Archeology Museum attached to the Topkapi Palace. It was build in 1473
Inside the Tiled Kiosk
Sarcophagus detail in Archeology Museum
How they were originally painted
Part of tablet archive containing some 75.000 documents with cuneiform inscriptions
Alexander, looking like PNJ
Pottery dated before 1000 BC
Egyptian tablet
Getting to know Ataturk
Manti---Mmmmmmmmm....
Cappadocia
Gringos in Cappadocia
Underground village in Cappadocia
Defensive door
Hurry, roll the door closed, honey
Pigeon Valley, Cappadocia
Underground church in Göreme
Fresco in underground church
Dining room
Göreme, Cappadocia
Eda's new apartment--on 1st floor
Huge kitchen
Nisan's room
Eda cooked us a wonderful dinner for our last evening in Ankara
We wanted to stay longer--but we had to leave at 4am for our flight!
All in all, Turkey is really just like California....
And now we leave Turkey behind....
