Istanbul

[August 2012] We joined the boat trip over the Bosporus in Istanbul. During this trip we saw this Bosporus Bridge. It was completed in 1971. For a while pedestrians could cross over, but because there were…

[August 2012] This was the third time for me to visit the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul. This mosque was completed in 1616 by the architect Mehmed. It is special because there are 6 minarets….

[August 2012] In Istanbul, we went to see Topkapi Palace first. Unfortunately a lot of parts were under renovation work, but we enjoyed the beautiful tiles there. In the famous Harem, they took female slaves from…

[August 2012] We had a holiday in Turkey. I have not been here for a long time. This time we joined a group tour which went around the west side of the country. Before the…