Istanbul is best described in pictures. It is a brilliant city full of contrasts; rich and poor, bright and subdued. Muslim and Christian. Wendy and Kamil joined us on the Turkey leg of the trip.
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Lots of walking!
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We stayed in an AIRBNB home so we were in the heart of the city. People in the heart live in the streets.
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| There is lots of graffitti and peole sitting outside in the very poor neighbourhoods/ |
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| Soccer is a universal passtime and doesn't need our large soccer pitches! |
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Families are intergenerational and these girls just loved to pose for the camera.
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There were lots of street beggars,
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and lots of street vendors.
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| What shall I wear under the burka? |
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| On the way to the bazaar... |
Praying in the bazaar. When the call to prayer happens, all work is suspended. |
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The bazaar... amazing.
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| Prayers take precedence over work. The stores close when the call to prayer is heard. |
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There is a main street that is a promenade. Due to the trials and the demonstrations, the government was showing its power. Everyone obliviously walked around the tanks.
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Incredibly beautiful mosques.
Oppulent harem's quarters in the the sultan's palace.
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