Underground water cistern with amazing columns.
There are colorless fish swimming down here, maybe their families are a thousand years old.
Two Medusa heads serve as column bases. Don't look them in the eye, you will turn to stone!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
The Basilica Cistern
Underground water cistern with amazing columns.There are colorless fish swimming down here, maybe their families are a thousand years old.Two Medusa heads serve as column bases. Don't look them in the eye, you will turn to stone!
Hagia Sofia
Hagia Sofia as seen from the gates of the Blue Mosque
No picture can do the interior justice. Overwhelmingly gorgeous.
No picture can do this Istanbul wonder justice!
The floor stones are worn smooth from centuries of tourist footsteps!Wednesday, September 2, 2009
same day in Ortakoy
Ortakoy local green grocer
Ortakoy Mosque again in dark, and the bridge with blue lights
Tavla Champ!
streets of Ortakoy with art stands
standing where Daniel met Juli in the movieboat tour
Rumeli Hisari Surlari
view from the boat to Rumeli Hisari
Military high school for boys only
view of bridge and boat from boat
pictures from the first a few days
Sibel's highschool
View from the kitchen window
just moved in, the living room (salon)
The residents of Blok 27 / 3
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