 Unidentified building, taken from Bosporus cruise. |
 View from ship |
 Ahirkapi lighthouse while passing it on Star |
 Didn't see Nautica at first but then she appeared. |
 So exciting to see Oceania Nautica |
 Star went past some mighty palaces |
 Love Oceania Cruises but Viking Ocean Cruises is wonderful too |
 Ciragan Palace - looks Venetian |
 Detail, former Galatasaray University from water |
 Ortakoy Mosque from Viking Bosphorus cruise |
 Large flags abound in Turkey |
 Mansion or hunting lodge,forget which |
 The Bosporus cruise was great for photographers |
 Beautiful Rustem Pasa Mosque is located above shops & hard to find but SO worthwhile to visit. |
 Ceiling |
 Lights with old fixtures, new bulbs. |
 Rustem Pasa |
 Rustem Pasa |
 Iznik tiles |
 Outside - Rustem Pasa |
 Exited through market and to a nearby square we went. |
 Galata Tower from Eminonu beneath Rustem Pasa 5 PM |
 Two boats in the Mamara, Bosporus or Golden Horn - need to look on a map! |
 On Istiklal street in Beyoglu you can find everything! |
 Old yellow house across from Basilica Cistern |
 We got to Cistern 8:45 & only 1 person was in line. After entering you see this place to have your picture taken with a "sultan" |
 Sultan Ahmet (Blue) Mosque & Hamani baths |
 Minarets through Topkapi Gate |
 Mosque at Topkapi closed to public |
 Minaret pointing to heaven |
 Street vendors offered fruits |
 Charred tree |
 Ferry ride to Asia provided a nice view of Galata Tower & bridge plus Karakoy |
 Got good view of Star. New 900 or so pax now on board. |
 Good view of Kiz Kulesi with Ataturk bridge behind. |
 From a ferry or tour boat you see how big Topkapi is. |
 Looked this up at home. Is train station in Uskudar, Asian side. |
 Loved the architecture in Istanbul |
 Mosques, boats and water are everywhere |
 In Kadikoy, Asia but not sure what it is |
 Saw Kiz Kulesi, Maidens Tower on way back from Kadikoy. |
 Wed., port very crowded - MSC, Silverseas,Viking Oceans, Holland. Thomson was also docked across the way |
 Ferries, boats with fuel, sightseeing boats, cruise ships - whew! |
 Hotel Tempo Suites Airport, bathroom |
 Minaret |
 Around Topkapi |
 Grilled corn vendor |
 Beautiful building |
 Pomegranites |
 Aya Sofya wide view on sunny day |
 The German Fountain |
 Firuz Aga mosque, with its single minaret |
 First week in Oct. & leaves are beginning to change |
 Looks like just the place for us optimists! |
 Stray cats |
 While on bus ride to Bosporus cruise I spotted these creatures |
 First land view from the bus of Blue Mosque |
 Nautica in Istanbul |
 Howard spotted this unusual house along the Bosporus |
 Mosques everywhere along the Bosporus, both Asian & Euro side |
 Istanbul is looking to be pretty fascinating |
 So many mosques in Istanbul with 5 or 6 calls to prayer a day |
 The bridge and tower on a gray day from Eminonu |