Everyday Istanbul

Mosques are a very common feature in this land­scape and an import­ant part of every­day life.

Restaurant after res­taur­ant line the main street. Each one has a server outside trying to con­vince you to come in. This can be quite tiring if you walk up the same street a couple of times.

Old houses down a side street of Istanbul.

Chris and Laura in front of Aya Sophia.

Many shops like this one are scattered through­out the tourist area of Sultanahmet.

The Grand Bazaar’s shops are filled with jew­ellery, purses, lamps and other trinkets like apple tea, Turkish delight and shawls. Yet among this all, between the carpets and the lamps, was a small group of men enjoy­ing a game of backgammon.

I can only imagine that par­ti­cip­at­ing in prayer in the Blue Mosque would be a very special moment. It is a glor­i­ous mosque.

Cats are every­where in Turkey. This kitten found a nice napping spot on a shops display cush­ions. So cute.

Kebap. There are many dif­fer­ent kinds of kebaps, and luckily so when daily it becomes our lunch and dinner.

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About Laura

Photographer, educator, tour guide, with experience in museums and heritage. Also, singer dancer and all-around extrovert.

2 thoughts on “Everyday Istanbul

  1. Colin

    Dale...Christ, you’d laugh at what kind of person i was build­ing in my mind reading up to your name...But once i saw it was you...it made sense.

    Colin

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  2. Dale

    Please describe for me the various types of kabaps, are they mostly vari­et­ies of meats? I’m intrigued.

    Also how about some food shots too?

    I guess I must be hungry.

    Keep up the good work guys! The photos are great and I’m really enjoy­ing the write-ups. Any Turkish tobacco yet?

    /dale

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