Monday, January 21, 2008

Istanbul!







Below are just a few pictures of Istanbul: the Sultans' palace where we admired an 86 carat diamond and more gold and jewels than I thought possible, the famous Blue Mosque with its 6 minarets, the Grand Bazaar with all the goods including sahlep (yummy warm tapioca-like drink), the Egyptian spice market, and one of the bridges over the river. All of this was on the European side of the city, which Angie showed us in a delightful, whirlwind tour.

4 comments:

Popsy said...

You are so fortunate to be having these experiences. Can't wait to see you in July.

skronny said...

oh zobo, you are whetting my appetite for a european jaunt in june...............

Rebecca said...

OH MY GOOOOOOOODDDDDNNNNNNEEESSSSS :) So cool. I'm jealous. You rock.

Katie said...

Istanbul was once Constantinople... Do you know that song? Its the first thing I thought of when I saw your post. Hey I travel to Asia now for work and I'm posting on my travel blog. Come check it out.

Looks like you are having fun!