This is the castle that guarded the entrance to the Bosphorus from the Black Sea. It is on the European side of Istanbul.
Cindy went to get more coffee and this bird made off with her breakfast. This is on the roof of our hotel, the Hotel Turkomon. It was right by the Blue Mosque.
This is taken from our balcony looking toward where the Sea of Marmara narrows into the Bosphorus. This is a Roman obelisk at the southern end of the Hippodrome.
Pictures are a little out of order, but this is on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. We liked the way the houses sort of cascaded down to the water. This could be Lake Washington if it wasn't for the Turkish flag.
This is the Blue Mosque, again from our balcony. I'll post some pictures of the inside. It has six minarets. It is unbelievably large, inside as well as out. It is still in use, and we were awakened every morning about five a.m. with the first call to prayer. You could hear them all over Istanbul, almost like an echo. They last about 10 minutes, so one doesn't easily sleep through it, or go back to sleep immediately after it stops.
This is the castle that guarded the entrance to the Bosphorus from the Black Sea. It is on the European side of Istanbul. 
Cindy went to get more coffee and this bird made off with her breakfast. This is on the roof of our hotel, the Hotel Turkomon. It was right by the Blue Mosque.
This is taken from our balcony looking toward where the Sea of Marmara narrows into the Bosphorus. This is a Roman obelisk at the southern end of the Hippodrome.
Pictures are a little out of order, but this is on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. We liked the way the houses sort of cascaded down to the water. This could be Lake Washington if it wasn't for the Turkish flag.
This is the Blue Mosque, again from our balcony. I'll post some pictures of the inside. It has six minarets. It is unbelievably large, inside as well as out. It is still in use, and we were awakened every morning about five a.m. with the first call to prayer. You could hear them all over Istanbul, almost like an echo. They last about 10 minutes, so one doesn't easily sleep through it, or go back to sleep immediately after it stops.
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