Panoramic view of Istanbul from the top of the Galata Tower
Me at the top of Galata Tower
Galata Tower
Meeting up with Brooke and Kelly
Feriye Lokantasi
Dinner at Feriye Lokantasi on the Bosphorous
View of the bridge and mosque from Feriye Lokantasi
View of the bridge from Feriye Lokantasi
Impromptu fireworks all over the place - maybe for a wedding?
More fireworks
Inspecting the minibar late night and looking for tonic (we ended up with soda)
Kelly, Brooke and I outside of Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace
Me at Topkapi Palace
And again
The Hagia Sophia
Inside the Hagia Sophia
Me and Kelly in the Hagia Sophia
Mosaics in the Hagia Sophia
View of the Blue Mosque from the Hagia Sophia
The Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia
Inside the Blue Mosque
The Cistern
Medusa head inside the Cistern
Four Seasons Sultanahmet
Drinks at the Four Seasons Sultanahmet
One of the gates to the Grand Bazaar
Starting the day with Starbucks...
Inside the Grand Bazaar
Lunch - Turkish pizza
Carpet buying
The pile of carpets that Kelly and Brooke went through
Success!
Lovely tile store
The plate I was in LOVE with
The Four Seasons Bosphorous - Amazing!
The Four Seasons
Me and Kelly having drinks at the Four Seasons
One of many lovely flower arrangements at the hotel
The Four Seasons at sunset (photo credit: Brooke)
Birthday treat from Brooke's parents
Brooke popping the champagne
Awesome dinner and view at Leb-i derya
Kelly and Brooke
The Four Seasons at night
View of the Bosphorous from the hotel
At the Spice Market
Spice Market
Hmmm....
Inside the Spice Market
Walking across the Galata Bridge
Beginning of our Bosphorous Cruise
Palace
Fortress of Europe
Lunchtime - stuffed mussels
Me, Kelly and Brooke on the cruise
Riverside houses
Brooke with the Fortress of Europe
Me on the cruise
Paparazzi - maybe scoping for Oprah?
The (amazing) Four Seasons
The Four Seasons Bosphorous
My hotel room
Birthday drinks on the terrace with Hande
Brooke and the birthday cake - belly dancer
There were drag belly dancers...
...And real belly dancers
Birthday dinner at Al Jamal
