Sunday, August 22, 2010

Corbin loves chain mail

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Murat with the "meze" appetizer course at a beautiful restaurant overlooking the Bosphorus

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Tolga and Murat, a nice Turkish couple I met through CouchSurfing.org

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We had dinner with Erhan a local Turk moving to San Francisco!

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

The ferry building on Buyukada Island built in 1900

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An old wooden house that has seen better days

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One of the Prince's Islands

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Friday, August 20, 2010

Climbing up to the monastery on his mule

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Finally at the top, Corbin thanks his mule

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Tired Doodle

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On the boat to the Prince's Islands, 12 km south of Old Istanbul

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Sunset in Istanbul

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The most famous mosque in Istanbul: The Blue Mosque

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The Topkapi Palace

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The Aya Sofia

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A wonderful fish dinner under the Galata Bridge

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We love the 1960s version of what a man and a woman look like!

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The Turks love their nuts

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Making fish sandwiches

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The end of the day

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Enjoying a sunset from the Galata Bridge

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Dad and Corbin hanging in Istanbul

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Carrying fruits over the Galata Bridge

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Corbin and the not-supposed-to-be-leaning Galata Tower

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A view out from the palace to the Bosphorus

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Corbin loves his pictures with the guards

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Father and son on a VERY hot day in Istanbul

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One of the side gardens of the Dolmabache Palace

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The Clock Tower of the Dolmabache Tower

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The front gate of the Dolmabache Palace (they made us enter via a side gate)

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The crowded, noisy streets of Istanbul

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An Ottoman era hunting lodge for the Sultan

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Drinking tea while cruising the Bosphorus

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The Dolmabache Palace just near our flat

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A view over to Beyoglu and the Galata Tower

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The kitchens for these two restaurants are on the boats!

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the Yani Camii

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Mobile snack shack

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Corbin and the tile of the mosque

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Off-peak praying

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Our guide, Delik, shows us around Yeni Camii

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A favorite snack of Istanbullers: roast corn

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Corbin in the Yeni Camii

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The gold medallion

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Yeni Camii

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The dome of the Yeni Camii

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Pigeon Lady selling seeds

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Pigeon man

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A favorite snack of Istanbullers: roast corn

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It's not just spices at the Spice Bazaar

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