Tuesday
May082007
The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 06:23AM I have just been on a visit to Turkey and Spain. My blogging time is limited - I have visitors arriving tomorrow, a mass of paperwork to do, and I am still weary from travel. I will blog some of the rest of it in time, but for now I am going to do something I do only occasionally and hit you with a mass of photographs without too much explanation. The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul was more organised somehow than Damascus and cleaner than Cairo, but the window and bench displays were luscious eye candy and a paeon to consumerism!
So - enjoy the pictures.
That is it for now.
Reader Comments (10)
Great photos and stories! Before sitting down to read this this morning, I had the "Blue Mosque" on my brain. I believe the Mohamed Ali mosque in Cairo at the Citadel is a replica of the Blue Mosque (though perhaps not to every last detail, at least in architecture). I visited Istabul years ago, partway through my first year in the UAE. After I lived in Cairo, I often likened the tourist experience in Instabul to that of the one in Cairo. I can't wait to hear about your travels through Spain and the photos that go w/ it!
Wonderful photos, Jenny: thanks so much for sharing them. Love, Tena
Fantastic
Aaargh! Those photos are such eye andy, Jenny! I am sooooo jealous.
Thanks, Jenny. We will be visiting Istanbul in September, and those pics whet the appetite!
Amazing photos - really nice.
Jenny, I just loved the pictures of the Bazaar - stunning. I want to come over and see them for myself.
Hugs and blessings Sue/Cottesloe - Squilters and QDUfrfxosb
I don't really think of myself as an inveterate shopper yet when I travel I end up spending a lot of time shopping - your pictures demonstrate why. Who could resist such wonderful things? I want to go back to Istanbul NOW!
Jennifer
Glorious photos. We went to Turkey for our honeymoon and your photos brought it back!
My dad went to Istanbul the photos are breath taking i so want to go their.