the wandering chick
...Turkey
Muslim men wash at the cleansing wall before entering the Topkapi Palace.
street vendor
city center Istanbul
Above and Below: Vendors in Istanbul sell bread and fish.
Istanbul
fish vendor, Istanbul
Hagia Sophia Mosque
washing wall, Topkapi Palace
The Hagia Sophia Mosque, Istanbul. Over the years since its dedication in the year 360, it has served as both a mosque and a cathedral. Today it is a museum.
a mosque minaret
small mosque
A small mosque sits at the foot of the Bosphorus River bridge.
the Bosphorus Bridge
The Bosphorus Bridge crosses over the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, connecting Europe and Asia.
Blue Mosque, Istanbul
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul is so called for the blue tiles in its interior. The mosque, identified by its six marinets, is also called the Sultan Ahmed Mosque. It was built between 1609 and 1616 and is, today, open to the public.

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I had made more than one trip to Turkey over the years that I spent in Europe, so frankly I'm not sure on which trip (or in which year) many of these pictures were taken.

But I do remember well the experience a co-worker and I had traveling from Germany to Izmir by car and back by train. I recently found my notes of the trip which helped me relive the whole 9 days. Read of our experience driving through third-world countries and returning by a harrowing two-night train ride on the old Orient Express Route.

the Bospherus at night
bread vendor
izmir
Harbor at Izmir
Turkish market
fish vendor on boat
harbor
Istanbul boat harbor
bundle carried on back
bulgaria train stop
Bulgarian train stop