Turkey

Shadows of today meet story of the past

Outside Haydarpaşa Station, Istanbul, April 2015 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 20 February 2021 Posted as part of Shadow Shot Sunday …

A Coffee and a Book

Coffee in Istanbul

Coffee with The Bastard of Istanbul Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 April 2020 Posted as part of #acoffeeandabook series

Shadow Shot Sunday

Beauty in the shade

Suleimanye Mosque, Istanbul, April 2015 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 21 March 2020 Posted as part of Shadow Shot Sunday

Square challenges

Rooftops of Istanbul

Istanbul’s long history of mixed cultures and ethnicities is clearly visible as you wander its streets, but the most satisfying way to view this melting pot is to clamber up […]

Skywatch Friday

Dawn Sky

I fell in love with Istanbul and its people when I visited last year, and I’m missing it. It is a beautiful, walkable, historical, modern, photogenic and very welcoming city. […]

Colour Challenges

Vivid Beauty

Hex colour reference: #8f509d A colourful note: vivid violet appeared as a new Crayola shade in 1997, a vary busy crayon year. The company introduced a fair number of new names and […]

Thursday Special

Apologies to the very welcoming Istanbul, but the clouds on this dreary morning made a tempting editing exercise for a forbidding challenge! Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 April 2016 Linked to Thursday […]

Colour Challenges

Purple Majesty in Istanbul

Hex colour reference: #9d81ba A colourful note: the Purple Mountain’s Majesty crayon was named by 89 year old Mildred Samson from Minneapolis, as part of Crayola’s 1993 naming competition. It was run as […]

Colour Challenges

Purple Heart

Hex colour Reference: #7442c8 A colourful note: the purple heart crayon was another shade that played a part in 1997 in the True Blue Heroes contest in the US and the […]

Colour Challenges

Sweet Istanbul

Hex colour reference: #158078 A colourful note: this dark green, with a hint of blue, is known in current Crayola boxes as pine green. In fact, this shade of green featured in the original […]

Church

Indigo Mosque

A colourful note: the colour indigo was named after the indigo dye derived from the Indigofera tinctoria plant. India is believed to be the oldest centre of indigo dyeing in […]

Fun Foto Challenge

Hot Work in a Caravanserai

The caravanserais behind Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar are home to many specialised workmen, including the following friendly metal worker who was slaving over the flames Linked to Hot Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 February 2016 […]

Black and White Challenges

Lines and Angles

Fun Foto Challenge

Tickled Pink

Linked to Fun Foto Challenge and Floral Friday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 26 January 2016

sculpture

Welcome Page in Istanbul

This beautiful water feature is a lovely welcome to the wonderful Gülhane gardens outside the Topkapi Palace. If you visit Istanbul be sure not to miss a wander here. In […]

-Sweden

Symmetrical Views

I enjoy reflection! Well, that’s to say, I do enjoy mulling things over while I’m out walking or in the shower in the morning, but the fact I mean to share […]

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Travel with Intent

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Turkey

Shadows of today meet story of the past

Coffee in Istanbul

Beauty in the shade

Rooftops of Istanbul

Dawn Sky

Vivid Beauty

Welcome!

Purple Majesty in Istanbul

Purple Heart

Sweet Istanbul

Indigo Mosque

Hot Work in a Caravanserai

Lines and Angles

Tickled Pink

Welcome Page in Istanbul

Symmetrical Views