After we loaded Hamamas on the transport ship we spent a few more days in Phuket (earlier Posts) and then flew into Istanbul in Turkey. We stayed at the lovely Empress Theodora Hotel and spent 5 wonderful enjoying the sights sounds and aromas of the old city area. I have posted the major tourists sights in separate post but here is a taste of Istanbul as we enjoyed it.
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| Istanbul- A City of Mosques |
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| The Scene from our Rooftop Breakfast Room |
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| This Delightful Temptation was Just next Door |
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The Obelisk of Theodsius
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| The Serpent Column |
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| These Ladies Prepared the Pastry in the Restaurant Window! |
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| Sidewalk Cafe all Set for the Evening Crowds |
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Tom at the Million Milestone Marker
The Milion was a mile-marker monument erected in the early 4th century AD in Constantinople (Istanbul). It was the starting-place for measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Byzantine Empire. It survived intact until at least the late 15th century and fragments of it were discovered again in the 1960s.
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Food temptations were everywhere!
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| Donner Kabab |
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| Hot Corn and Chestnuts |
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| Watermelon! Yum |
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| Icecream Making is an Artform! |
Everywhere we walked we found new scenes to delight us.
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| In the Old City the Streets Are Very Narrow |
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| One of the Oldest Turkish Bath Houses |
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| It was very Peaceful Here |
Then there were was the temptation to buy, buy, buy!
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| We tried to avoid the Carpet Stores! |
The Ceramics and Waterpipes were vibrantly coloured.
Then there was the BLING!
So that was a tiny taste of vibrant Istanbul! Put it on your must see list.
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