Turkey

I spend some time in Istanbul a couple weeks ago. Let me preface by saying, I'm going to spare you 99% of the pictures. And I'm too tired to tell the stories.

Within minutes of arriving in the old city area, I was cornered by a carpet salesman, he took this picture of me with the Aya Sophia in the background. Finally, I was able to convince him that I would need permission from the wife to buy a 4000 dollar rug, thus my escape.Here's the Blue Mosque.
And its courtyard.
Here's the underground cistern.

Here's a view from a palace looking out over the Bosphorous Strait and Golden Horn.

I ended up running into a guy that I met on the plane, and we hung out all day. Here we're enjoying some Turkish coffee.


Night shot of Aya Sophia.

The Grand Bazaar (biggest market in the world).
And of course the lamb attempting to escape the "lamb truck".

I missed the girls.
Here's the little bit.