The Istanbul Blogger

Pretty Castle

yasemintheflower — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:16:45 +0000

The canal at Anadolu Hisari.

Galata Streets

yasemintheflower — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:36:58 +0000

No Smoking

yasemintheflower — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:26:28 +0000

“No Smoking: 62 lira fine” Restaurants, bars and clubs are no smoking in Istanbul now.

Topkapi Tower

yasemintheflower — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:13:43 +0000

Salgam Seller

yasemintheflower — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:06:33 +0000

Fish Sandwiches

yasemintheflower — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:51:43 +0000

Heading down to the waterfront? Grab a fish sandwich from the many vendors. Dee-li-cious.

Carpet handwoven

yasemintheflower — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:40:30 +0000

Galata Tower

yasemintheflower — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:31:02 +0000

The Galata Tower provides a wonderful panoramic of Istanbul. There are restaurants at the top and recommended eateries seen in the foreground here serving traditional food.

The Blue Mosque

yasemintheflower — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:19:03 +0000

Hamam in Sultanahmet Square

yasemintheflower — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:12:28 +0000

This is the historical hamam between The Aya Sofia and The Blue Mosque used by the (in)famous Hurrem and now a museum.