Wednesday 10 February 2016

From the archives: Beautiful Istanbul

Arabic
I was going through my hard drives last night because a colleague asked me yesterday if I had any photographs of muslims or the islam for a leaflet they need to make this week. Ehm well, most muslims don't like their picture taken but a couple of years ago I went to Istanbul on a citytrip with some friends and we visited a few mosques and of course the Topkapi palace. Maybe there were some suitable images in between all the holiday shots.
Haya Sofia
So last night I spent at the computer going through my archives looking for images of Istanbul. I found them in the directory of 2009! Isn't time flying?
Blue mosque, Istanbul
The advantage of this was that I was enjoying and appreciating the beauty of this city again. And although I don't recall exactly where all of these images were taken, I do remember the relaxing atmosphere of the city and the friendliness of the people. Most people we met even spoke a few words of Dutch.
 Please enjoy the images.
entrance to the Harem, Istanbul
entrance to the Harem, Istanbul
path of pebbles
path of pebbles
mosque, Istanbul
mosque
a class of children
a class of children 
beautiful dome
beautiful dome
pretty pattern
pretty pattern
inside of Topkapi palace, Istanbul
inside the Topkapi palace 
islamic mosaic
islamic mosaic 
man washing hands
man washing hands
woman sitting in square of mosque, Istanbul
woman sitting in square of mosque, Istanbul
Turkish tea
Turkish tea 
lights at the market
lights at the market
washing basin
washing basin
reflection of colored lights
reflection of colored lights
on the boat to the other side
on the boat to the other side, East Istanbul
East Istanbul
East Istanbul

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