Arrival at the Sirkeci Konak Hotel.
The fountain in the park between the Blue Mosque and the Aya Sofya
The fountain in the park between the Blue Mosque and the Aya Sofya
The Aya Sofya against a bright blue sky
Checking out a spice shop
Untended cemetery
Side view of the Blue Mosque through an old wall
The Walled Obelisk in the foreground and Obelisk of Thutmose III in the background. This area was once the Hippodrome.
A courtyard entrance to the Blue Mosque
Late 4th Century A.D. carvings on the base Theodosius had made to support the obelisk of Tutmoses III
Submission of the barbarians on the base Theodosius had made to support the obelisk of Tutmoses III
Submission of the barbarians on the base Theodosius had made to support the obelisk of Tutmoses III
Base for the obelisk of Tutmoses III
I tried to capture the pigeons in flight
Aya Sofya
Istanbul is colorful in every sense of the word
There were storks nesting in the trees in Gulhane Park, just across from our hotel
