istanbul

a few choice photos from our honeymoon in istanbul, turkey - september to october, 2008
view from our room out to the bosphorous

a different way to light candles in turkish churches

we saw so many homeless cats

me and my new husband, our first night in turkey

inside the hagia sofia, the first thing on my list of things to see


beauty beyond words


at the blue mosque - had to cover my shoulders, knees, head

inside the blue mosque

women have to pray behind a screen, furthest from mecca

outside the crowded mosque

at topkapi palace




on a cruise along the bosphorous to the asian side of turkey

the only view i got of the black sea -- but i'll be back!

we found a vegetarian restaurant -- and ate their twice :)

the original spice market

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