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- It seemed that around every corner we found another gorgeous mosque with a lovely courtyard and hundreds of artistic details.
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- Within the Basilica Cistern fish glide, attracted to the lights.
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- This upside-down Medusa head is in Basilica Cistern. No one knows why it is there or why it is upside-down.
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- This entrance to the Grand Bazaar has shops built amidst what look like Roman or Greek ruins. Bonus points if you can find the cat in this picture.
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- Istanbul isn’t all old stuff. There are many modern buildings and new bridges.
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- The Mosaic Museum shows pieces of a 1500-year old mosaic from an enormous palace courtyard.
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- Beautiful columns and detailing are common sights. Here they are in Little Hagia Sophia, built about 520.
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- This obelisk was brought to Istanbul from Egypt in 390, when the obelisk was already 1900 years old.
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- Fishing boats and seagulls in the Bosphorus.
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- Jim overlooking where the Bosphorus joins the Black Sea. Towers for a new bridge are under construction with three full-sized cranes working each one. A group of stray dogs joined us on this hike, coming all the way to the top of the hill to scratch their fleas.
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- In this village at the north end of the Bosphorus boat garages allow fisherman to park in their house.
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