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 |