The Road Goes Ever On

...recounts the retirement travels of Mark and Vicki Sherouse since 2008...in Asia and the Pacific, New Zealand, Europe, South America, and Africa, as well as the US and Canada. Our website, with much practical information, is: https://sites.google.com/site/theroadgoeseveron/.Contact us at mark.sherouse@gmail.com or vsherouse@gmail.com.

Showing posts with label Istanbul. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Istanbul. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Güle Güle, Turkey

Tonight finds us at an Otopark in Ipsala, on Turkey's border with Greece. The Aegean is a mile or two away, and the winds are buffeting ...

Last Days in Istanbul

Thus were our last few days in Istanbul, favorite places, the Spice Market, a dinner at Develi, more shopping, another visit to the archaeol...

Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent

One of the loose ends--it was still closed for renovations in October--was to see Istanbul's greatest mosque, that of Suleiman the Magni...

Sultanahmet Again

After Gallipoli, we turned back east and drove to within 50 miles or so of Istanbul, stopping at a beach-side lay-by. We had decided to spen...

Friday, October 8, 2010

Istanbul Outtakes

From a side street in Sultanahmet, the Sea of Marmara, a sea of ships; the traffic through the Bosphorus, of every size, was incredible ...

Cats of Istanbul

Cats are as prevalent in Istanbul as dogs are in Romania; but not so threatening nor disgusting... How many cats, world-wide, enjoy the ...

Rustem Pasa

If the Blue Mosque is Istanbul's Notre Dame, then Rustem Pasa is its St. Chappelle. So the guide books say. I wonder whether the writers...

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