Istanbul

A view of the old Galata tower in Istanbul.
 

Weekend in black and white

Some very nice and sometimes weird buildings along the Bosphorus straight, both in Europe and Asia. More b&w right... here.
 

Big Island reflection

Well, that's me on the Big Island, or Buyukada in Turkish, on the Sea of Marmara, last week.

More weekend street reflections right... here.
 

Siyah Beyaz Türk Hafta Sonu, aka Turkish weekend in black and white

So, friends, I went back to Istanbul last week, after too many years. A city full of marvels! This here is a view inside my long time favorite mosque there, the Yeni Camii, or new mosque. New being relative, as it was completed in 1665... Anyway, more b&w here, as usual.
 Oh well, for once, I'll put the color version as well! My blog, my choice, LOL.

Love

Dudes and dudettes, the Love Boat is real!!! I found it!!!

 

Gate to the Orient

The old Sirkeci railway station in Istanbul, where the Orient Express arrived from Paris, 3098 km in 80 hours. Now just a station on the Marmaray underground  line, with many cats. More about the station here. From there, you take a short ferry ride to the Haydarpasa station on the asian side of Istanbul, and from there, take a train to Tehran or Baghdad. Not anymore, unfortunately.

 

Cat city. They sure love cats here in Istanbul!

Taksim square, Istanbul

Posting from the blogger app on my phone for the first time ever