At the end of June and beginning of July 2006, I attended the International Conference on Teaching Mathematics in Higher Education in Istanbul. I did, however, find time to take lots of pics of this remarkable city! All pics taken with the Sigma 18-125mm lens. http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7602/98870805_cx6Lo-Ti-1.jpg http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/gallery/1948441_GAz4C/ 2006-11-26T11:34:31Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98870805_cx6Lo" title="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7602/98870805_cx6Lo-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection" title="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T03:08:06Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7602/98870805_cx6Lo-Th-1.jpg 2006-06-29 07:16:35 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection...</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98870806_KySPq" title="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection..."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7603/98870806_KySPq-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection..." title="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T03:09:00Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7603/98870806_KySPq-Th-2.jpg 2006-06-29 07:17:07 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection...</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98870807_hriA9" title="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection..."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7606/98870807_hriA9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection..." title="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T23:30:52Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7606/98870807_hriA9-Th.jpg 2006-06-29 07:19:02 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection...</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98870808_xDfuB" title="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection..."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7607/98870808_xDfuB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection..." title="Zurich Airport: waiting for the connection..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T23:29:32Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7607/98870808_xDfuB-Th.jpg 2006-06-29 07:19:28 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Zurich Airport: tired of waiting...</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98871140_kVYhz" title="Zurich Airport: tired of waiting..."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7608/98871140_kVYhz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Zurich Airport: tired of waiting..." title="Zurich Airport: tired of waiting..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T23:26:28Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7608/98871140_kVYhz-Th.jpg 2006-06-29 09:24:05 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Zurich Airport: is this the connection?</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98871141_oaTHT" title="Zurich Airport: is this the connection?"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7611/98871141_oaTHT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Zurich Airport: is this the connection?" title="Zurich Airport: is this the connection?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T23:31:47Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Zurich7611/98871141_oaTHT-Th.jpg 2006-06-29 11:19:38 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />View from my (4-star) hotel room...</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98881644_TthuM" title="View from my (4-star) hotel room..."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7619/98881644_TthuM-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="View from my (4-star) hotel room..." title="View from my (4-star) hotel room..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T23:25:16Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7619/98881644_TthuM-Th.jpg 2006-06-29 18:20:21 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />View from my hotel room - ladies of the night waiting for customers!</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98881645_oq5Fr" title="View from my hotel room - ladies of the night waiting for customers!"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7620/98881645_oq5Fr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="View from my hotel room - ladies of the night waiting for customers!" title="View from my hotel room - ladies of the night waiting for customers!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T03:09:34Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7620/98881645_oq5Fr-Th.jpg 2006-06-29 18:20:33 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />The rooms in the hotel had Disney characters as themes. We had Mickey Mouse!</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98881646_G4k5h" title="The rooms in the hotel had Disney characters as themes. We had Mickey Mouse!"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7622/98881646_G4k5h-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The rooms in the hotel had Disney characters as themes. We had Mickey Mouse!" title="The rooms in the hotel had Disney characters as themes. We had Mickey Mouse!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T23:54:14Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7622/98881646_G4k5h-Th.jpg 2006-06-29 18:39:41 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />View from Taksim Square.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98881647_FR5QX" title="View from Taksim Square."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7627/98881647_FR5QX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="View from Taksim Square." title="View from Taksim Square." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T03:11:55Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7627/98881647_FR5QX-Th.jpg 2006-06-30 12:23:13 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />The Mamara Hotel (where the conference was held) from Taksim Square,</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98881785_z63k9" title="The Mamara Hotel (where the conference was held) from Taksim Square,"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7628/98881785_z63k9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The Mamara Hotel (where the conference was held) from Taksim Square," title="The Mamara Hotel (where the conference was held) from Taksim Square," style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T23:33:23Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7628/98881785_z63k9-Th.jpg 2006-06-30 12:24:22 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />The Cartoon Hotel (where we stayed) from Taksim Square.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98881786_vfwKk" title="The Cartoon Hotel (where we stayed) from Taksim Square."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7629/98881786_vfwKk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The Cartoon Hotel (where we stayed) from Taksim Square." title="The Cartoon Hotel (where we stayed) from Taksim Square." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T23:22:26Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7629/98881786_vfwKk-Th.jpg 2006-06-30 12:24:37 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />From Taksim Square across the bus terminus.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98898523_PqBre" title="From Taksim Square across the bus terminus."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7630/98898523_PqBre-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="From Taksim Square across the bus terminus." title="From Taksim Square across the bus terminus." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-17T03:10:55Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7630/98898523_PqBre-Th.jpg 2006-06-30 12:24:49 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />From Taksim Square. The festival activities was due to the opening of the funicular to Kabatas.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98898524_2TPrh" title="From Taksim Square. The festival activities was due to the opening of the funicular to Kabatas."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7631/98898524_2TPrh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="From Taksim Square. The festival activities was due to the opening of the funicular to Kabatas." title="From Taksim Square. The festival activities was due to the opening of the funicular to Kabatas." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T23:17:08Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7631/98898524_2TPrh-Th.jpg 2006-06-30 12:24:59 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Students will be students - the campaign for a nuclear free Turkey.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98898989_ZDkia" title="Students will be students - the campaign for a nuclear free Turkey."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7636/98898989_ZDkia-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Students will be students - the campaign for a nuclear free Turkey." title="Students will be students - the campaign for a nuclear free Turkey." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T23:25:07Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7636/98898989_ZDkia-Th.jpg 2006-06-30 13:29:35 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />A side road next to the Marmara Hotel.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#98898525_CJPrd" title="A side road next to the Marmara Hotel."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7638/98898525_CJPrd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A side road next to the Marmara Hotel." title="A side road next to the Marmara Hotel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T23:29:31Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7638/98898525_CJPrd-Th.jpg 2006-06-30 13:32:27 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Walking towards Taksim Square. The Marmara Hotel in the distance.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99075859_uhiKR" title="Walking towards Taksim Square. The Marmara Hotel in the distance."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7642/99075859_uhiKR-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Walking towards Taksim Square. The Marmara Hotel in the distance." title="Walking towards Taksim Square. The Marmara Hotel in the distance." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T23:59:32Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7642/99075859_uhiKR-Th.jpg 2006-06-30 17:25:35 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Istanbul from the top of the Cartoon Hotel.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99075858_mmbUq" title="Istanbul from the top of the Cartoon Hotel."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7639/99075858_mmbUq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Istanbul from the top of the Cartoon Hotel." title="Istanbul from the top of the Cartoon Hotel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T23:23:32Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7639/99075858_mmbUq-Th.jpg 2006-06-30 16:04:33 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />The Marmara Sea from the pooldeck of the Marmara Hotel.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99075860_hPhnJ" title="The Marmara Sea from the pooldeck of the Marmara Hotel."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7643/99075860_hPhnJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The Marmara Sea from the pooldeck of the Marmara Hotel." title="The Marmara Sea from the pooldeck of the Marmara Hotel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T23:36:56Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7643/99075860_hPhnJ-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 07:45:33 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Istanbul from the pooldeck of the Marmara Hotel.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99075861_rHwb8" title="Istanbul from the pooldeck of the Marmara Hotel."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7644/99075861_rHwb8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Istanbul from the pooldeck of the Marmara Hotel." title="Istanbul from the pooldeck of the Marmara Hotel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T23:13:13Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7644/99075861_rHwb8-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 07:45:44 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Istanbul from the top of the Marmara Hotel</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99150035_4VmnR" title="Istanbul from the top of the Marmara Hotel"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7650/99150035_4VmnR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Istanbul from the top of the Marmara Hotel" title="Istanbul from the top of the Marmara Hotel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T23:03:55Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7650/99150035_4VmnR-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 11:01:48 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Taksim Square from the top of the Marmara Hotel</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99150036_xcerD" title="Taksim Square from the top of the Marmara Hotel"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7651/99150036_xcerD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Taksim Square from the top of the Marmara Hotel" title="Taksim Square from the top of the Marmara Hotel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T23:15:43Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7651/99150036_xcerD-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 11:02:17 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Istanbul from the top of the Marmara Hotel (sorry about the reflection on the left :()</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99150037_75prG" title="Istanbul from the top of the Marmara Hotel (sorry about the reflection on the left :()"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7652/99150037_75prG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Istanbul from the top of the Marmara Hotel (sorry about the reflection on the left :()" title="Istanbul from the top of the Marmara Hotel (sorry about the reflection on the left :()" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T00:04:25Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7652/99150037_75prG-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 11:02:44 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />The chaos of Taksim Square bus terminus from the top of the Marmara Hotel</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99150038_rdRBg" title="The chaos of Taksim Square bus terminus from the top of the Marmara Hotel"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7653/99150038_rdRBg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The chaos of Taksim Square bus terminus from the top of the Marmara Hotel" title="The chaos of Taksim Square bus terminus from the top of the Marmara Hotel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T00:05:37Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7653/99150038_rdRBg-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 11:02:56 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Transporting Bagels</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99371276_38n3K" title="Transporting Bagels"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7654/99371276_38n3K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Transporting Bagels" title="Transporting Bagels" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-10T23:57:16Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7654/99371276_38n3K-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 11:46:30 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Water seller</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99371277_ZLjtQ" title="Water seller"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7656/99371277_ZLjtQ-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Water seller" title="Water seller" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T00:10:41Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7656/99371277_ZLjtQ-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 12:23:59 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Delivering water... or is it wine?</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#99371278_QW9X3" title="Delivering water... or is it wine?"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7658/99371278_QW9X3-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Delivering water... or is it wine?" title="Delivering water... or is it wine?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T00:21:04Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7658/99371278_QW9X3-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 12:28:48 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Istiklal Caddesi. A road which has been turned into an open-air shopping mall. I have never seen so many people in one place at one time. There are always masses of people wandering up and d ...</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#101672697_G6dVt" title="Istiklal Caddesi. A road which has been turned into an open-air shopping mall. I have never seen so many people in one place at one time. There are always masses of people wandering up and d ..."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7667/101672697_G6dVt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Istiklal Caddesi. A road which has been turned into an open-air shopping mall. I have never seen so many people in one place at one time. There are always masses of people wandering up and d ..." title="Istiklal Caddesi. A road which has been turned into an open-air shopping mall. I have never seen so many people in one place at one time. There are always masses of people wandering up and d ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T20:26:20Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7667/101672697_G6dVt-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 18:05:14 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Istiklal Caddesi.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#101672706_47t8i" title="Istiklal Caddesi."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7668/101672706_47t8i-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Istiklal Caddesi." title="Istiklal Caddesi." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T22:15:14Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7668/101672706_47t8i-Th.jpg 2006-07-01 18:05:32 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Ferry from the quay at Kabatas</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#101927225_roonR" title="Ferry from the quay at Kabatas"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7670/101927225_roonR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Ferry from the quay at Kabatas" title="Ferry from the quay at Kabatas" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T20:03:57Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7670/101927225_roonR-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 08:28:58 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Kabatas: fishermen on the quay</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#101927227_3Nks8" title="Kabatas: fishermen on the quay"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7674/101927227_3Nks8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Kabatas: fishermen on the quay" title="Kabatas: fishermen on the quay" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T03:29:27Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7674/101927227_3Nks8-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 08:30:31 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Ferry from the quay at Kabatas. The Asian part of Istanbul is in the background.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#101927229_LATGd" title="Ferry from the quay at Kabatas. The Asian part of Istanbul is in the background."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7676/101927229_LATGd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Ferry from the quay at Kabatas. The Asian part of Istanbul is in the background." title="Ferry from the quay at Kabatas. The Asian part of Istanbul is in the background." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T22:02:44Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7676/101927229_LATGd-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 08:31:32 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hippodrome: German Fountain</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102348459_2A4mv" title="Hippodrome: German Fountain"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7679/102348459_2A4mv-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Hippodrome: German Fountain" title="Hippodrome: German Fountain" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:47:28Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7679/102348459_2A4mv-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:06:41 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hippodrome: German Fountain</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102348461_79GW7" title="Hippodrome: German Fountain"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7678/102348461_79GW7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hippodrome: German Fountain" title="Hippodrome: German Fountain" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:46:55Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7678/102348461_79GW7-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:06:20 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hippodrome: Egyptian Obelisk with the Column of Constantine in the background.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102348462_vNW5L" title="Hippodrome: Egyptian Obelisk with the Column of Constantine in the background."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7680/102348462_vNW5L-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Hippodrome: Egyptian Obelisk with the Column of Constantine in the background." title="Hippodrome: Egyptian Obelisk with the Column of Constantine in the background." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T20:10:00Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7680/102348462_vNW5L-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:08:32 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hippodrome: relief sculptures at the base of the Egyptian Obelisk depicting Theodosius at the races.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102348463_vDLN3" title="Hippodrome: relief sculptures at the base of the Egyptian Obelisk depicting Theodosius at the races."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7682/102348463_vDLN3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hippodrome: relief sculptures at the base of the Egyptian Obelisk depicting Theodosius at the races." title="Hippodrome: relief sculptures at the base of the Egyptian Obelisk depicting Theodosius at the races." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:44:53Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7682/102348463_vDLN3-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:13:48 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hippodrome: the Column of Constantine</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102353313_JiVKo" title="Hippodrome: the Column of Constantine"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7684/102353313_JiVKo-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Hippodrome: the Column of Constantine" title="Hippodrome: the Column of Constantine" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T19:46:05Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7684/102353313_JiVKo-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:15:48 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hippodrome: entrance to the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102353314_Q99Jf" title="Hippodrome: entrance to the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7686/102353314_Q99Jf-Th.jpg" width="99" height="150" alt="Hippodrome: entrance to the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque" title="Hippodrome: entrance to the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:45:00Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7686/102353314_Q99Jf-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:19:19 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102353315_3XxHq" title="Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7689/102353315_3XxHq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque" title="Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T04:13:15Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7689/102353315_3XxHq-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:21:36 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Blue Mosque</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102353316_zYsjB" title="Blue Mosque"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7690/102353316_zYsjB-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Blue Mosque" title="Blue Mosque" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:45:49Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7690/102353316_zYsjB-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:22:26 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Blue mosque: two of the six minarets.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102355825_amcxQ" title="Blue mosque: two of the six minarets."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7693/102355825_amcxQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Blue mosque: two of the six minarets." title="Blue mosque: two of the six minarets." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T19:44:19Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7693/102355825_amcxQ-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:23:52 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Blue mosque: one of the columns holding up the dome. The column has a diameter of 5m.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102355826_TnQEC" title="Blue mosque: one of the columns holding up the dome. The column has a diameter of 5m."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7694/102355826_TnQEC-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Blue mosque: one of the columns holding up the dome. The column has a diameter of 5m." title="Blue mosque: one of the columns holding up the dome. The column has a diameter of 5m." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T19:45:18Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7694/102355826_TnQEC-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:27:09 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Blue Mosque: the prayer area with stained glass windows and a column in the background.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102355827_m2Bvu" title="Blue Mosque: the prayer area with stained glass windows and a column in the background."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7695/102355827_m2Bvu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Blue Mosque: the prayer area with stained glass windows and a column in the background." title="Blue Mosque: the prayer area with stained glass windows and a column in the background." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T19:49:57Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7695/102355827_m2Bvu-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:27:47 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Blue Mosque: another view of the prayer area.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102355828_QRJq5" title="Blue Mosque: another view of the prayer area."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7701/102355828_QRJq5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Blue Mosque: another view of the prayer area." title="Blue Mosque: another view of the prayer area." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:43:10Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7701/102355828_QRJq5-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:33:20 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Blue Mosque</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102360135_NcfXa" title="Blue Mosque"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7709/102360135_NcfXa-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Blue Mosque" title="Blue Mosque" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T19:46:00Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7709/102360135_NcfXa-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:43:11 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Blue Mosque: looking from the main entrance towards Haghia Sophia</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102360136_i8vEy" title="Blue Mosque: looking from the main entrance towards Haghia Sophia"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7712/102360136_i8vEy-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Blue Mosque: looking from the main entrance towards Haghia Sophia" title="Blue Mosque: looking from the main entrance towards Haghia Sophia" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:46:52Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7712/102360136_i8vEy-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:44:45 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Blue Mosque</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102360137_UGtzo" title="Blue Mosque"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7735/102360137_UGtzo-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Blue Mosque" title="Blue Mosque" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T03:58:07Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7735/102360137_UGtzo-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:18:21 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hagia Sophia: entrance</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102552846_THMWM" title="Hagia Sophia: entrance"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7718/102552846_THMWM-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Hagia Sophia: entrance" title="Hagia Sophia: entrance" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:30:35Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7718/102552846_THMWM-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:54:17 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hagia Sophia: mosaic in entrance hall showing the Catholic origins of the mosque.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102552864_XZWqF" title="Hagia Sophia: mosaic in entrance hall showing the Catholic origins of the mosque."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7719/102552864_XZWqF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hagia Sophia: mosaic in entrance hall showing the Catholic origins of the mosque." title="Hagia Sophia: mosaic in entrance hall showing the Catholic origins of the mosque." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:35:01Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7719/102552864_XZWqF-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:56:00 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hagia Sophia</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102552875_xFz6V" title="Hagia Sophia"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7725/102552875_xFz6V-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hagia Sophia" title="Hagia Sophia" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:32:51Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7725/102552875_xFz6V-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:04:20 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hagia Sophia: mirhab</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102552896_bCRoi" title="Hagia Sophia: mirhab"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7726/102552896_bCRoi-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Hagia Sophia: mirhab" title="Hagia Sophia: mirhab" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T04:27:44Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7726/102552896_bCRoi-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:05:04 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hagia Sophia</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102586716_GeZSW" title="Hagia Sophia"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7727/102586716_GeZSW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hagia Sophia" title="Hagia Sophia" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:34:50Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7727/102586716_GeZSW-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:05:27 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hagia Sophia: large marble vat</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102586731_vZkLZ" title="Hagia Sophia: large marble vat"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7728/102586731_vZkLZ-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Hagia Sophia: large marble vat" title="Hagia Sophia: large marble vat" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T19:53:21Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7728/102586731_vZkLZ-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:07:55 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hagia Sophia</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102586748_XbBv9" title="Hagia Sophia"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7729/102586748_XbBv9-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Hagia Sophia" title="Hagia Sophia" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:32:48Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7729/102586748_XbBv9-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:12:11 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hagia Sophia</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102586769_J6eA2" title="Hagia Sophia"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7730/102586769_J6eA2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hagia Sophia" title="Hagia Sophia" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T19:39:12Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7730/102586769_J6eA2-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:12:45 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Hagia Sophia</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102586785_By8kg" title="Hagia Sophia"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7731/102586785_By8kg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hagia Sophia" title="Hagia Sophia" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T19:33:39Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7731/102586785_By8kg-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:13:31 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Sultanahmet: street scene</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102871452_uiGt5" title="Sultanahmet: street scene"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7714/102871452_uiGt5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sultanahmet: street scene" title="Sultanahmet: street scene" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T04:51:14Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7714/102871452_uiGt5-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:47:17 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Sultanahmet: street scene</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102871455_YrvmA" title="Sultanahmet: street scene"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7733/102871455_YrvmA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sultanahmet: street scene" title="Sultanahmet: street scene" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:19:30Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7733/102871455_YrvmA-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:14:51 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Baths of Roxelana (Turkish baths), now a state run carpet shop.</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#102871458_jgwmk" title="Baths of Roxelana (Turkish baths), now a state run carpet shop."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7717/102871458_jgwmk-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Baths of Roxelana (Turkish baths), now a state run carpet shop." title="Baths of Roxelana (Turkish baths), now a state run carpet shop." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:19:00Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7717/102871458_jgwmk-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 09:49:48 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Baths of Roxelana</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#103171589_beafA" title="Baths of Roxelana"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7736/103171589_beafA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Baths of Roxelana" title="Baths of Roxelana" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:06:43Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7736/103171589_beafA-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:20:48 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Baths of Roxelana</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#103171592_ciWT2" title="Baths of Roxelana"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7738/103171592_ciWT2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Baths of Roxelana" title="Baths of Roxelana" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:05:17Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7738/103171592_ciWT2-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:21:36 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Baths of Roxelana</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#103171594_4vkgm" title="Baths of Roxelana"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7741/103171594_4vkgm-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Baths of Roxelana" title="Baths of Roxelana" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:06:01Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7741/103171594_4vkgm-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:22:48 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Baths of Roxelana</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#103171596_tocC2" title="Baths of Roxelana"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7742/103171596_tocC2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Baths of Roxelana" title="Baths of Roxelana" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T05:38:20Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7742/103171596_tocC2-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:23:58 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Baths of Roxelana</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#103171610_YRZHT" title="Baths of Roxelana"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7743/103171610_YRZHT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Baths of Roxelana" title="Baths of Roxelana" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T21:04:55Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7743/103171610_YRZHT-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:24:52 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Sultanahmet: street scene</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#103437058_WwJfw" title="Sultanahmet: street scene"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7744/103437058_WwJfw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sultanahmet: street scene" title="Sultanahmet: street scene" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T06:11:56Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7744/103437058_WwJfw-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:38:20 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Sultanahmet: street scene, sidewalk cafe!</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#103437060_PvsLU" title="Sultanahmet: street scene, sidewalk cafe!"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7745/103437060_PvsLU-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Sultanahmet: street scene, sidewalk cafe!" title="Sultanahmet: street scene, sidewalk cafe!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T06:11:02Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7745/103437060_PvsLU-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:40:35 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Sultanahmet: street scene</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#103437061_wb9ou" title="Sultanahmet: street scene"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7746/103437061_wb9ou-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sultanahmet: street scene" title="Sultanahmet: street scene" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T19:14:05Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7746/103437061_wb9ou-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:43:21 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Sultanahmet: street scene - a new slant on Cheers!</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#103437062_WSzbi" title="Sultanahmet: street scene - a new slant on Cheers!"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7747/103437062_WSzbi-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Sultanahmet: street scene - a new slant on Cheers!" title="Sultanahmet: street scene - a new slant on Cheers!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T19:16:10Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7747/103437062_WSzbi-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 10:44:15 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: entrance</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104103309_98464" title="Topkapi Palace: entrance"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7749/104103309_98464-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: entrance" title="Topkapi Palace: entrance" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T20:16:34Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7749/104103309_98464-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:01:49 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: entrance</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104103310_dCKEG" title="Topkapi Palace: entrance"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7750/104103310_dCKEG-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topkapi Palace: entrance" title="Topkapi Palace: entrance" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T07:16:03Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7750/104103310_dCKEG-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:01:58 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: candlestick holder</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104134161_fWbUv" title="Topkapi Palace: candlestick holder"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7751/104134161_fWbUv-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topkapi Palace: candlestick holder" title="Topkapi Palace: candlestick holder" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T07:25:43Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7751/104134161_fWbUv-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:15:23 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: candlestick holder</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104134162_QrDua" title="Topkapi Palace: candlestick holder"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7752/104134162_QrDua-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topkapi Palace: candlestick holder" title="Topkapi Palace: candlestick holder" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T07:29:30Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7752/104134162_QrDua-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:15:34 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104134164_ASYFU" title="Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7753/104134164_ASYFU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish" title="Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T07:07:22Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7753/104134164_ASYFU-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:16:08 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104134165_LfbM2" title="Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7754/104134165_LfbM2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish" title="Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T07:21:00Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7754/104134165_LfbM2-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:16:24 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104134166_it6Dq" title="Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7755/104134166_it6Dq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish" title="Topkapi Palace: porcelain dish" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T07:22:16Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7755/104134166_it6Dq-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:16:52 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104143616_JvDFh" title="Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7756/104143616_JvDFh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace" title="Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T20:18:30Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7756/104143616_JvDFh-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:18:00 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: silver picnic set</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104143617_eHABR" title="Topkapi Palace: silver picnic set"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7761/104143617_eHABR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="131" alt="Topkapi Palace: silver picnic set" title="Topkapi Palace: silver picnic set" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T20:20:38Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7761/104143617_eHABR-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:22:14 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: silver ornaments</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104143618_P6HHB" title="Topkapi Palace: silver ornaments"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7763/104143618_P6HHB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="123" alt="Topkapi Palace: silver ornaments" title="Topkapi Palace: silver ornaments" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T20:15:31Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7763/104143618_P6HHB-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:22:42 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: entrance to sultan's reception area</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104143619_Qgxvd" title="Topkapi Palace: entrance to sultan's reception area"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7765/104143619_Qgxvd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: entrance to sultan's reception area" title="Topkapi Palace: entrance to sultan's reception area" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T07:29:53Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7765/104143619_Qgxvd-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:24:29 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />"Topkapi Palace" footbath</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104143620_7thwG" title=""Topkapi Palace" footbath"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7767/104143620_7thwG-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt=""Topkapi Palace" footbath" title=""Topkapi Palace" footbath" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T07:33:53Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7767/104143620_7thwG-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:26:43 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104369043_q3Q8M" title="Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7770/104369043_q3Q8M-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace" title="Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T18:56:18Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7770/104369043_q3Q8M-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:29:29 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: Turkish shipping lanes as chaotic as traffic lanes!</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104369046_T7uff" title="Topkapi Palace: Turkish shipping lanes as chaotic as traffic lanes!"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7775/104369046_T7uff-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: Turkish shipping lanes as chaotic as traffic lanes!" title="Topkapi Palace: Turkish shipping lanes as chaotic as traffic lanes!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T20:04:21Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7775/104369046_T7uff-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:48:21 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104369049_oKBvN" title="Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7778/104369049_oKBvN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace" title="Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T07:45:39Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7778/104369049_oKBvN-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:49:08 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a> </p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104369050_bPdFS" title="bigal-sa's photo"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7782/104369050_bPdFS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="bigal-sa's photo" title="bigal-sa's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T07:49:47Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7782/104369050_bPdFS-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 11:59:56 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Galata Tower from Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104369051_xM2tu" title="Galata Tower from Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7789/104369051_xM2tu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Galata Tower from Topkapi Palace" title="Galata Tower from Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T18:52:16Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7789/104369051_xM2tu-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 12:49:05 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: tiles</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104659139_ZtwK4" title="Topkapi Palace: tiles"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7791/104659139_ZtwK4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: tiles" title="Topkapi Palace: tiles" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T18:48:46Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7791/104659139_ZtwK4-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 12:50:38 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104952283_xKtwN" title="Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7798/104952283_xKtwN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace" title="Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T09:02:20Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7798/104952283_xKtwN-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 12:54:45 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104952318_vsiGT" title="Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7804/104952318_vsiGT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace" title="Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T19:37:06Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7804/104952318_vsiGT-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 12:56:59 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104952333_6CiZi" title="Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7805/104952333_6CiZi-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topkapi Palace" title="Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T09:10:46Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7805/104952333_6CiZi-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:01:15 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104952340_m84yZ" title="Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7807/104952340_m84yZ-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topkapi Palace" title="Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T18:30:38Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7807/104952340_m84yZ-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:01:35 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: a trickle of water from a foot bath was running over this tile, showing some interesting colors. I wet the whole tile to see what it looked like. (Compare it to the dry tile ...</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#104952352_22VTe" title="Topkapi Palace: a trickle of water from a foot bath was running over this tile, showing some interesting colors. I wet the whole tile to see what it looked like. (Compare it to the dry tile ..."><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7808/104952352_22VTe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: a trickle of water from a foot bath was running over this tile, showing some interesting colors. I wet the whole tile to see what it looked like. (Compare it to the dry tile ..." title="Topkapi Palace: a trickle of water from a foot bath was running over this tile, showing some interesting colors. I wet the whole tile to see what it looked like. (Compare it to the dry tile ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T09:00:33Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7808/104952352_22VTe-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:02:44 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: mother of pearl inlays</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#105216499_meHAA" title="Topkapi Palace: mother of pearl inlays"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7809/105216499_meHAA-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topkapi Palace: mother of pearl inlays" title="Topkapi Palace: mother of pearl inlays" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T09:14:32Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7809/105216499_meHAA-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:04:44 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: window shutters with mother of pearl inlays</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#105216513_THmv7" title="Topkapi Palace: window shutters with mother of pearl inlays"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7811/105216513_THmv7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: window shutters with mother of pearl inlays" title="Topkapi Palace: window shutters with mother of pearl inlays" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T18:19:43Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7811/105216513_THmv7-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:06:14 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#105216522_NbP96" title="Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7813/105216522_NbP96-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topkapi Palace" title="Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T19:23:14Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7813/105216522_NbP96-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:07:32 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: tile work</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#105216540_PbRXh" title="Topkapi Palace: tile work"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7814/105216540_PbRXh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: tile work" title="Topkapi Palace: tile work" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T09:21:02Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7814/105216540_PbRXh-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:07:51 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#105470491_hArVB" title="Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7815/105470491_hArVB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace" title="Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T09:58:20Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7815/105470491_hArVB-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:08:09 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#105917239_tNCwF" title="Topkapi Palace"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7818/105917239_tNCwF-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topkapi Palace" title="Topkapi Palace" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T10:22:09Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7818/105917239_tNCwF-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:10:42 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palce: patterned stonework</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#105917243_cjn7Y" title="Topkapi Palce: patterned stonework"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7819/105917243_cjn7Y-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topkapi Palce: patterned stonework" title="Topkapi Palce: patterned stonework" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T10:36:01Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7819/105917243_cjn7Y-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:14:25 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: close-up of stonework shown in previous pic</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#105917244_hXq6f" title="Topkapi Palace: close-up of stonework shown in previous pic"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7820/105917244_hXq6f-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Topkapi Palace: close-up of stonework shown in previous pic" title="Topkapi Palace: close-up of stonework shown in previous pic" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T17:56:03Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7820/105917244_hXq6f-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:14:37 <p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com">bigal-sa</a><br />Topkapi Palace: more patterned stonework</p><p><a href="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/1948441_GAz4C#105917246_z3npn" title="Topkapi Palace: more patterned stonework"><img src="http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7822/105917246_z3npn-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Topkapi Palace: more patterned stonework" title="Topkapi Palace: more patterned stonework" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T10:17:04Z bigal-sa http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/Travel/Istanbul/Istanbul7822/105917246_z3npn-Th.jpg 2006-07-02 13:17:19