Turkish Horse
This horse has clearly seen better days! It was outside what I’m assuming was the former premises of the Cloud Nine cafe in Istanbul, featured here. Linked to Cee’s Black […]
March Collage
I have had the busiest of Marches. It has been great, but I am exhausted and I’ve still got another trip to Madrid before the month is out. From left […]
All Roads Lead from Istanbul
The Million was a mile-marker erected in the early 4th century AD in Istanbul (then Constantinople). It marked the starting-place for measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Byzantine […]
Istanbul’s Traditional Houses
Istanbul has a long tradition of wooden house construction. The majority of its wooden houses date back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but these buildings are deteriorating […]
Alive Alive-Oh!
Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O! Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O! She was a fish-monger, but sure ’twas no wonder For so were her father and mother before Molly Malone, the […]
True Blue
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul is not named that without reason… Linked to Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside and Blue Monday.
Misty and Moody Bosphorus
Linked to Weekend in B&W, Weekly Top Shot and Photo Friday.
Windows into the Orient
Sirkeci Station, in the European part of Istanbul, is famous for being the terminus for the Orient Express. A temporary station opened here in 1873, the first Orient Express train […]
Turkish Delights
This week, I’m featuring two bright and beautiful murals from Istanbul. If you take a stroll from Tunel towards Galata Tower, along Galip Dede Cd, you’ll spot them in a […]
Istanbul Perspective
These two guys were having a quiet drink close to the Galata Tower. But look at the real picture below to get the full context. Linked to the Photo Friday, Perspective, Sundays […]
Top of the Tower
This cylindrical, stone tower in Istanbul’s ‘new’ town dates from 1348. It was the tallest building in Istanbul when it was built and it still dominates this part of the […]
Travel with Intent 