Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey – 2010. Our first and last stop in Turkey was Istanbul. We stayed in a small hotel in the Sultanahmet area just a few hundred meters from the Blue Mosque. The hotel was nothing special but the location was great and the staff was very friendly and helpful. Sultanahmet is the “Old Town” area of Istanbul and is full of small hotels, good restaurants and most of the “tourist” things to see including the Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar.
Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
The multiple domes inside the Blue Mosque – the most spectacular part.
The multiple domes inside the Blue Mosque – to bad they had to put in all the wires from above.
The absolution area outside the Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
The Haghia Sophia from the main gate to the Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
Yerebatan Sarnici (Basilica Cistern), Istanbul, Turkey
This cistern is the largest of several hundred cisterns in Istanbul. The cistern, located 500 feet (150 m) west of the Haghia Sophia was built in the 6th…
Medusa in the Yerebatan Sarnici (Basilica Cistern), Istanbul, Turkey
Yerebatan Sarnici (Basilica Cistern), Istanbul, Turkey
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Sultanahmet area, Istanbul
Moving goods the hard way - Sultanahmet, Istanbul
Sultanahmet, Istanbul
İstiklal Avenue, Istanbul
Old tram on İstiklal Avenue, Istanbul
Ice cream vender, İstiklal Avenue, Istanbul
Making lunch, İstiklal Avenue, Istanbul
İstiklal Avenue, Istanbul
Galata Tower – Originally built in 1348 but rebuilt and restored on a number of occasions. It is 66.9 meters tall.
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