Last week I got to spend 3 days being a tourist in Istanbul. There is so much to see and smell and taste, so I decided to honour the city by doing it "well" and only focusing on 1 1/2 neighbourhoods - the old city and the Grand Bazaar. And even then, I only saw half of the sites.
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| The Blue Mosque at day |
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| and at night |
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| The Haiga Sophia (Church of the Holy Wisdom, then a mosque, now a museum) |
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| Byzantine mosaic of Christ - right there on the wall for which it was made |
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| The Grand Bazaar - where I bought almost nothing. I loved the sounds and sights but just couldn't get into shopping mode... |
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| tiles, marble and gilt - stunning |
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| some of my favourite tiles |
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| now, if I can only source this... |
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| and the painted domes were exquisite |
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| a rococo guard house (or an Ottoman Tardis) |
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| Fascinating and glorious collection of Ottoman and European clocks |
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| Istanbul, I'll be back... |
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