Coming across the Bosphorus on the ferry from the airport. Things look serene but there is a palpable sense of being sucked into a swirling cauldron. You can feel why the city features in many spy novels.
M leant a little hard on this place.
Retirement Place15....this place would be a retirement palace
Or perhaps this one
Minarets of the Blue Mosque in night lights
The Hippodrome with one of the Egyptian columns. It loosely translates to 'double camel burger...now available for a limited time'
They like pointy sculptures here
Fish market... The pink ones with spots are Turbot.
The old wall to keep out the barbarians
Where there's fish there are cats... Evening haunt for all the strays
Another pointy thingy
Outer court of the Blue Mosque
The complex of columns radiating out from the four central supports holds up layers of progressively smaller domes giving the impression that instead of being separate, the ceilings and walls intermingle. It's an exquisite and ethereal ambience
Painted detailing
Close up of the carved doors with inset timbers and mother of pearl
From the gardens outside
It was very impressive though hard to capture on film.
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