Monday, November 12, 2012

Day 3 in Istanbul--photos

Today's themes--walking, various bazaars and shopping, more food, cats and people...and the blue mosque

Woman having lunch near the Turkish Bath

two men also having their lunch there
spice bazaar--mountains of spices, pistachios, baklava, turkish delight

spice bizaar

henna.  12 Turkish Lira are about 8 US $$

in the same shop as the Henna

more nuts and spices

and more
lighting up at the Grand Bazaar
i-phone covers

more of the Grand Bazaar

the ceiling down one of the paths

a cutie at the Blue Mosque

a boy outside the Mosque

mosaic tiles on one of the walls

the dome of the Blue Mosque

some of the windows--this is an active Mosque and closes during prayer

a man where we were eating lunch--I think an Italian

this kitty was playing soccer with the bottle cap

another of the many cats we saw today

yummy--in one of the cafe windows nearby

closeup of the potatoes

the used book bazaar.  most were not in English.  Very close
to the University




2 comments:

  1. tj LOVES turkish delight. He's an old lady at heart.

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  2. The first time Turkish delight was mentioned on the blog, Boo says, "I love Turkish delight."

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