Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Istanbul!

Istanbul is an amazing city!  Istanbul is the most unique and beautiful city I have ever been too.  We could not have chosen a better place for Mohammad's family and me to meet for the first time!  Take a look at these amazing pictures!

 Our amazing airplane!  The largest one they make!
 We look pretty good for 24hrs of traveling!
 The spice bazaar!  Istanbul has so much history and culture!
 Everywhere you turn there is am amazing view!
 This is an old Ottoman palace on the bosphorus with an amazing rainbow!
 Look at this ancient fort on the sea!
 Only Persians would bring their own hidden stash of tea for a private tea party on the tour!  BTW - it's not that I wasn't happy, it's just that this is Mohammad's 500th picture of the day...
 It is just amazing!
 I want a palace on the sea...
 Just look at the view!  So many mosques!

 This was our favorite food spot!
 Dr. Handsome and a beautiful mosque door!
 Madar-joon, Me, and Baba-jan!
 Vahid in another beautiful mosque
 The views are sooo amazing!
 Love this one!
 Look at those handsome boys!  Does Mohammad look like his father or what?



 I had to post this one!  LOL

 My favorite mosque.  Hagia Sofia used to be a church and was converted to a mosque quite a long time ago.
 Admiring the beauty!
 Breathtaking!
 The original!
 Part of my sweet family!
 Beautiful!
 The cat found him!
 Look at those spices!
 The men fish off the pier.. maybe a hundred of them!
 Galata tower is sooo lovely!
 Khooshkel!


 I just love flowers and the vendor is camouflage!
 How much fun it was to run through the thousands of birds!  Mohammad didn't think so...
 Brothers!
 We were photo-bombed by a bird!
 The pier with the fishermen from the other side!  The bottom level is all VERY fresh seafood restaurants!
 It's Farsi!
 So so amazing!  Gorgeous!
 Sweet tree!
 View from Topkapi Palace :)





2 comments:

  1. Beautiful pictures ... Can't wait to see your shots of Iran :)

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  2. Lauren I love this blog!!!! what a wonderful life ...<3

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