Friday, March 25

Istanbul !

I had a great time in Istanbul last week. I spent two days at the conference and two days sightseeing. It was a really interesting conference and I heard a lot of thought-provoking papers. And I saw some buildings on my life "to do" list so all in all it was great. Here are a lot of pictures (it was hard to choose).

A typical street in the tourist area (I bought a bag in the store on the right):


The Hagia Sophia exterior and interior:



Me in the Hagia Sophia:


Courtyard of the Shezade Mosque:


Inside the Suliymane Mosque:


The Sultan Ahmet Mosque (exterior and interior):



At the Topkapi Palace - the Heir the Throne's Living Area:


Also at the Topkapi Palace - the exterior of the pavilion where the Sultan and his Vizier heard complaints and other business from officials:

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  1. MargaretMarch 26, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    It looks wonderful - the palace looks pretty nice!
    Love, Margaret

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  2. Richard and Jane HicksMarch 26, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    I remember the pavilion at Topkapi - it is very distinctive.

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  3. majdaMarch 26, 2011 at 3:33 PM

    predivno

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  4. Cecilia AndersonApril 1, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    What a fabulous trip! You look very happy.

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  5. Miran + EmilyApril 2, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Thanks all - I was happy. I just wish Miran had been there. He would have LOVED Istanbul, and I would have loved having him block all the annoyingly over-friendly men!

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