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October 25th 2008

Published: February 15th 2009

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Photographs from our recent trip to Istanbul (October 2008)... Read Full Entry

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Topkapi Palace

Interior of Haghia Sophia

Mosaics some one thousand years old. The Islamic ban on human (and other) images led to many of these being covered with plaster, under which they lay for centuries...

Interior of Haghia Sophia

View from the roof terrace

Of our hotel on Adliye Sokak.

View from the roof terrace

Out onto the Sea of Marmara.

Sultanahmet Mosque

Better known in English as the "Blue Mosque", just opposite Haghia Sophia.

Inside Sultanahmet Mosque.

Haghia Sophia

Built centuries before the great cathedrals of Western Europe, unbelievably...

Underground cisterns

"Serefiye Sarnici", built by Emperor Theodosius in the 5th century A.D.

Foodie Heaven

Edible goodies aplenty in the streets around Kadikoy, on Istanbul's Asian shore.

Kadikoy

Fresh as fresh can be...

Fish displayed with their bright red gills out - to demonstrate freshness - in Kadikoy.

Chug chug

Eminonu - Kadikoy ferry, a vital link between Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus.

27th February 2009

Hakan Karaagac
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Great photos!
Wow, you've really captured the essence and feeling of the Turkish market!! I love the colour and feel of the Turkish markets, especially when you haggle and feel like you've bought a bargain! Even more impressive is that even the Turkish is spelt correctly! What kinds of things did you buy from the Market?

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