Gülhane Park

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 […]

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 […]

Bench Series

Floral Bench in Gülhane

The benches in Gülhane Park have to be special to stand out in these surroundings. The golden flowers with their intricate white leaves are just perfect; beautiful in their own right but not […]

Fun Foto Challenge

Purple Patch

Words not needed! Linked to Fun Foto, Outdoor W. Floral Friday. Friday Postcard, Todays Flowers and Shadow Shot. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 June 2015

Reviews

The Perfect Place to Stay in Istanbul

I’m going to share with you a true gem of a hotel that I discovered in Istanbul last month. It gets a rating of 5 on Tripadvisor, not something you […]

Odd Ball

How’s this for a rubbish container: It has to be the prettiest bin I’ve seen – reflecting the surroundings in these beautiful gardens below the Topkapi Palace. Linked to Odd Ball. Copyright Debbie […]

Turkey

Gülhane Reflections

Skywatch Friday

Blue Sky over Gülhane

Thursday Special

Tulip Festival in Istanbul

April in Istanbul is tulip time; parks, squares and roadsides all revel in the bright colours of these cup-shaped flowers. The word tulip, is believed to derive from the Ottoman Turkish tülbend […]

Travel with Intent

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