Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning

Visit Istanbul, of course

This is a continuation of the story of Frank and Ellen during their Fulbright adventure at the University of Patras. As you already know, we visited Rome in order to avoid contributing to the alien-police fund at the Patras Police office (required if you stay > 3 months). Pleased with our visit to Italy in order to obtain an Italian stamp in our passport, we found ourselves on Rhodes for Christmas with all our kids, grandkids etc. When we failed to find a way to visit Crete - we decided to go to Turkey - via Olympic Airways, of course. This is our story. We visited Istanbul - stayed at a hotel in Taksim square and used tollies and buses for transport (fantatic). The photos tell it better than words.

Istanbul harbor

Istanbul waterfront

Istanbul skyline with signs

Istanbul University

Istanbul bazaar (Frank's favorite)

Shopping at an outside bazaar (also Frank's favorite)

Getting around Istanbul

Faster getting around

Survival Food (yummy)

Survival Food (less yummy)

A Mosque near Topkapi

Another mosque near Topkapi

Blue Mosque (I think) near Topkapi

A restored moasic of Christ in Agios Sophias

More of Agios Sophias

More of Agios Sophias

A bridge over the Bosporus

A mosque near the Bosporus

Another mosque

A castle on the Bosporus

A small fishing dock

A small fishing village

Eating in a small fishing village

After eating

C. Frank Starmer

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