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. […]
Welcome!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tickled Pink
Linked to Fun Foto Challenge and Floral Friday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 26 January 2016
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 […]
Travel with Intent 