The Spice Bazaar

Getting schooled in Backgammon, the most popular game in Turkey, by Celal and Emrah

Time for Nargile with Celal, Emrah, and Burcu

Jowita tries her hand at carpet weaving. We were told, this carpet, which will measure about one and a half meters long, while take two years to complete.

Jowita in the inner courtyard of the Blue Mosque

the tiles Interior of Blue Mosque

Elephant columns of the Blue Mosque

Morning on the Terrace of the Hanedan Hotel overlooking the Sea of Marmara

Chad making a drawing of the Aya Sophia

Interior domes of one of the many buildings of the Topkapi Palace

We love Ottoman Tiles! Those Sultans had some serious sense of style

Jowita with Tiled Backdrop

Jowita with Sea of Marmara backdrop

Large vessel heading towards the Bosphorous River towards the Black Sea

Night on the side streets of the Taksim neighborhood

Vessels large and small at Sunrise over the Sea of Marmara

Aya Sophia and the collision of faiths

Interior Aya Sophia

Ancient Mosaic of Christ in Aya Sophia

Jowita at the Old Book Bazaar

The Grand Bazaar