DSC05440.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace Tower of Justice
DSC05500.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. A very Turkish looking hotel near Topkapi palace
DSC05245.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Street scenes near the Topkapi Palace
DSC05132.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul waterfront view from our stopover (panorama)
DSC05385.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Street scenes near the Topkapi Palace
DSC05241.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Street scenes near the Topkapi Palace
DSC05302.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Some of the "Seaside Residences"
DSC05366.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour.
DSC05434.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - buildings inside the Second Court. This building housed ancient relics such as a hair of Prophet Mohammed's beard, his footprint in clay, his sword, tooth and other items
DSC05371.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Old and new
b02.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Eminonu waterfront (panorama)
StreetScenes01.jpg=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, street scenes near food market near the Yeni Camii mosque
DSC05130.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul waterfront view from our stopover (panorama)
i04.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace, Istanbul and Bosphorus views from the 4th Court balcony (panorama)
DSC05320.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Yoros Castle
DSC05488.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court Baghdad Pavilion
DSC05326.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. View from Yoros Castle at the Bosphorus over Anadolu Kavagi
DSC05325.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Arrival at Anadolu Kavagi
DSC05282.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. The Bosphorus bridge joins Europe to Asia
DSC05472.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court
e2.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey.  Istanbul waterfront oceanarium (panorama)
DSC05243.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Street scenes near the Topkapi Palace
MohammedsFootprint.jpg=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - buildings inside the Second Court. Prophet Mohammed's footprint in clay (Internet pic)
bm1.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. The "Blue Mosque" (panorama)
DSC05107.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. The mosques start to appear and they are just everywhere, with the skyline pierced by the towers
Panorama 2.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul small boats harbour near our stopover (panorama)
DSC05287.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Some of the "Seaside Residences"
e7.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Yeni Camii mosque (panorama)
DSC05133.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul waterfront with ships waiting to berth
DSC05238.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Ayasofya Museum
DSC05485.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court Baghdad Pavilion
DSC05231.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Sultanahmet Camii (aka Blue Mosque)
DSC05435.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - buildings inside the Second Court.
DSC05475.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court Circumcision Room
DSC05140.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Taking off over the Istanbul waterfront; our stopover was close to the flight path for Ataturk International
DSC05399.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Yerabatan Sarnici (Basilica Cistern) - 6th century. One of two columns featuring Medusa's head
DSC05438.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - buildings inside the Second Court.
DSC05309.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. A ship entering the Black Sea
i05.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace, Istanbul and Bosphorus views from the 4th Court balcony (panorama)
e4.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Eminonu waterfront mosque (panorama)
DSC05139.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul waterfront protective walls and groynes
DSC05427.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - young girl wearing a traditional costume
DSC05338.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Yoros Castle ruins
DSC05208.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Silver shop in the Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi)
DSC05504.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Cemetary near Topkapi palace
DSC05439.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - buildings inside the Second Court.
DSC05383.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Ships waiting in the Marmara Sea to enter the Bosphorus Strait
DSC05477.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court rare Ottoman tiles in and around the Circumcision Room
DSC05405.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Guard stations at the Topkapi palace entrance
DSC05419.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace kitchens area displays
DSC05201.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. In the Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi)
DSC05453.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - some of the art work adorning the Gate of Felicity
DSC05266.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Eminonu tulips near the spice market
b12.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. View from Yoros Castle at the Bosphorus Straights toward the Black Sea (panorama)
DSC05413.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856)
DSC05211.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Sultanahmet Camii (aka Blue Mosque)
DSC05321.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour.
DSC05418.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace kitchens area displays. Ottomans symbol
DSC05257.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. From Eminonu Bridge; the Sulimaniye Camii mosque
DSC05272.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. One of the huge trams turning off the Eminonu bridge
DSC05197.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Lunch in the Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi)
DSC05185.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Yeni Camii mosque. Joy's new look
DSC05265.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Beside Eminonu Bridge; bouncing restaurants selling only simple fish sandwiches.
DSC05362.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour.
DSC05288.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Some of the "Seaside Residences"
i01.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - beside the Gate of Felicity (panorama)
DSC05357.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront at Anadolu Kavagi
Panorama 1.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul waterfront protective walls and groynes (panorama)
DSC05484.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court Baghdad Pavilion
DSC05237.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Ayasofya Museum
DSC05220.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Sultanahmet Camii (aka Blue Mosque)
DSC05396.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Yerabatan Sarnici (Basilica Cistern) - 6th century. One of two columns featuring Medusa's head
DSC05330.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. View from Yoros Castle at ships leaving the Bosphorus Straits entering the Black Sea. Quite likely on their way to Russian ports
DSC05267.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Eminonu spice market
DSC05441.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - the Gate of Felicity
Panorama 4.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Eminonu waterfront and the Yeni Camii mosque (panorama)
DSC05286.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour.
DSC05253.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. From Eminonu Bridge; the Rustem Pasa Camii mosque
DSC05273.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. One of the Bosphorus tour boats.
DSC05112.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. On the road into Istanbul from the south west
i06.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court Baghdad Pavilion (panorama)
b13.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour (panorama)
DSC05285.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour.
DSC05186.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Yeni Camii mosque
DSC05259.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. From Eminonu Bridge; bouncing restaurants selling only simple fish sandwiches.
DSC05168.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul Sirkeci railway station museum
DSC05256.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Eminonu Bridge; a popular fishing spot
DSC05369.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour.
DSC05291.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Rumeli and Anatolian fortresses
DSC05242.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Street scenes near the Topkapi Palace
DSC05234.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Sultanahmet Camii (aka Blue Mosque)
DSC05452.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - some of the art work adorning the Gate of Felicity
DSC05467.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court
DSC05114.JPG=Welcome to Istanbul, Turkey.
DSC05384.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Hotel for tourists near to the Topkapi Palace was even flying an Aussie flag
DSC05247.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Brightly painted van advertising a restaurant next to our Istanbul stopover
DSC05297.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Some of the "Seaside Residences"
DSC05456.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court
i03.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace, Istanbul and Bosphorus views from the 4th Court balcony (panorama)
DSC05478.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court rare Ottoman tiles in and around the Circumcision Room
DSC05445.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace Tower of Justice
DSC05134.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul waterfront protective walls and groynes
DSC05219.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Near the Sultanahmet Camii (aka Blue Mosque)
TopkapiGuns.jpg=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - buildings inside the Second Court. Early weapons (Internet pic)
DSC05464.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace, Istanbul and Bosphorus views from the 4th Court balcony
DSC05205.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Smokers pipes shop in the Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi)
DSC05217.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish dance presentations near the Sultanahmet Camii (aka Blue Mosque)
DSC05499.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace Tower of Justice
DSC05216.JPG=\
Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish dance presentations near the Sultanahmet Camii (aka Blue Mosque)
DSC05437.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - buildings inside the Second Court.
DSC05323.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Arrival at Anadolu Kavagi
DSC05281.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. National flags displayed for their National Sovereignty Day celebration
DSC05393.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Yerabatan Sarnici (Basilica Cistern) - 6th century
DSC05491.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court Baghdad Pavilion. Wall tiles and mother-of-pearl inlays
DSC05149.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul small boats harbour near our stopover. Hot dog stand.
hair-from-the-beard-of-prophet-mohammed.jpg=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - a hair of Prophet Mohammed's beard (Internet pic)
DSC05182.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Yeni Camii mosque
DSC05314.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour.
DSC05171.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul Sirkeci railway station museum
DSC05468.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court
DSC05204.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Smokers pipes shop in the Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi)
DSC05192.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, food market near the Yeni Camii mosque
bm4.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. The "Blue Mosque" (panorama)
DSC05279.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour
DSC05495.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace, Istanbul views from the 4th Court balcony
DSC05317.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Yoros Castle
DSC05126.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. On the road into Istanbul from the south west
DSC05251.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Castle ruins between the rail line and Marmara sea
DSC05209.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. In the Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi)
DSC05454.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace
DSC05490.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court Baghdad Pavilion. Wall tiles and mother-of-pearl inlays
DSC05301.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Some of the "Seaside Residences"
DSC05502.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Street scene near Topkapi palace
i02.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace (10) kitchens area (panorama)
DSC05408.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. The entry gate to the Topkapi palace
DSC05224.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Sultanahmet Camii (aka Blue Mosque)
i07.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace Tower of Justice  (panorama)
DSC05353.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Mosque at Anadolu Kavagi
DSC05252.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Eminonu Bridge
DSC05123.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. On the road into Istanbul from the south west
DSC05416.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace kitchens area displays
e8.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Yeni Camii mosque (panorama)
DSC05187.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Yeni Camii mosque. Energy savers have replaced the candles
DSC05270.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Eminonu animal and produce market where medicinal leeches (suluk) are sold. They call them Doctor Suluk.
DSC05372.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Cruise ship berthed
DSC05343.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. View from Yoros Castle at the Bosphorus Straights toward the Black Sea
DSC05449.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace Tower of Justice
DSC05200.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Reputedly 4500 shops in the Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi)
DSC05389.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Yerabatan Sarnici (Basilica Cistern) - 6th century
DSC05381.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Run down areas near to the central Sirkeci train station
Panorama 3.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Eminonu waterfront (panorama)
DSC05222.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Sultanahmet Camii (aka Blue Mosque)
DSC05486.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court Baghdad Pavilion
DSC05249.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Almost time to move on; At our stopover we had no 240v power so we ran an extension lead from the toilet block for our Internet access etc
DSC05375.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul Sirkeci railway station
DSC05167.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul Sirkeci railway station museum
DSC05333.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. View from Yoros Castle at ships leaving the Bosphorus Straits entering the Black Sea. Quite likely on their way to Russian ports
DSC05346.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. View from Yoros Castle at the Bosphorus Straights toward the Black Sea
DSC05444.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace Tower of Justice entrance
TopkapiKnives.jpg=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - buildings inside the Second Court. Early weapons (Internet pic)
DSC05271.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Eminonu animal and produce market where medicinal leeches (suluk) are sold. This vendor had all sizes up to jumbo on the left
DSC05289.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour
DSC05110.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. The Marmara sea looking to Istanbul
DSC05295.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Some of the "Seaside Residences"
DSC05296.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Some of the "Seaside Residences"
DSC05202.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. In the Grand Bazaar (Kapalicarsi)
DSC05352.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Most probably a litter of 4  "stray" pups at Anadolu Kavagi
b10.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. View from Yoros Castle at the Bosphorus Straights toward Istanbul (panorama)
DSC05404.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Building near the Topkapi palace entrance
DSC05420.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace - the Gate of Felicity
DSC05489.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court Baghdad Pavilion
DSC05386.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Yerabatan Sarnici (Basilica Cistern) - 6th century
DSC05336.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. The sight and sound of these Guinea Fowl near Yoros Castle reminded us of our place on Stradbroke Island
DSC05258.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Eminonu Bridge; a popular fishing spot but we didn't see any fish caught.
DSC05501.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Carpet and textiles shop near Topkapi palace
DSC05284.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. The Bosphorus bridge joins Europe to Asia
DSC05290.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront view on our Bosphorous tour. Rumeli and Anatolian fortresses
DSC05356.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Waterfront at Anadolu Kavagi
bm2.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. The "Blue Mosque" (panorama)
DSC05173.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Eminonu waterfront
DSC05461.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace, Istanbul and Bosphorus views from the 4th Court balcony
DSC05380.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Run down areas near to the central Sirkeci train station
DSC05181.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Central Istanbul, Yeni Camii mosque
DSC05474.JPG=Istanbul, Turkey. Topkapi palace 4th Court Baghdad Pavilion
