 From Romania on the Bosfor train into the Sirkeci, once the terminus of the Orient Express
|  View across the Golden Horn into the district of Galata
|  Fishing on the bridge
|  Galata district
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 img_9082 |  Street food is an absolute must here
|  Galata tower
|  View from the Galata tower: The Galata district
|
 View from the Galata tower: Europe and Asia in one picture
|  View from the Galata tower: The Golden Horn
|  View from the Galata tower
|  Sesame pastries
|
 Eminönü a busy harbor next to the old town
|  The New Mosque
|  The New Mosque
|  The New Mosque
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 The New Mosque
|  Dondurama: The locally made ice-creams are textured by orchid root extract and are not to miss
|  Tombs
|  Hagia Sophia
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 Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
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 Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
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 Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
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 Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia: View of the Blue Mosque
|  Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
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 Hagia Sophia
|  Hagia Sophia
|  img_9220 |  Gates of Topkapi
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 Topkapi Palace: Kitchens
|  Topkapi Palace: Kitchens
|  Topkapi Palace: Treasures traded from the East
|  Topkapi Palace: Treasures traded from the East
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 Topkapi Palace: Treasures traded from the East
|  Topkapi Palace
|  Topkapi Palace: Kitchens
|  Topkapi Palace
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 Topkapi Palace
|  Topkapi Palace
|  Topkapi Palace
|  Topkapi Palace
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 Topkapi Palace
|  View into the Bosphorus
|  View into the Bosphorus
|  Topkapi Palace
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 Topkapi Palace
|  Topkapi Palace
|  Topkapi Palace: Iznik tiles
|  Topkapi Palace
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 Topkapi Palace: Harem
|  img_9285 |  Topkapi Palace: Harem
|  Topkapi Palace: Harem
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 Topkapi Palace: Harem
|  Topkapi Palace: Harem
|  Topkapi Palace: Harem
|  Topkapi Palace: Harem
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 Topkapi Palace: Harem
|  Topkapi Palace: Harem
|  Topkapi Palace: Harem
|  Topkapi Palace: Harem
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 Hagia Sophia
|  Blue Mosque
|  Blue Mosque
|  Hagia Sophia
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 Hagia Sophia
|  Basilica Cistern
|  Basilica Cistern
|  Basilica Cistern: Medusa Head
|
 Galata Mevlevihanesi (Whirling Dervishes)
|  Galata Mevlevihanesi (Whirling Dervishes)
|  Galata Mevlevihanesi (Whirling Dervishes)
|  Galata Mevlevihanesi (Whirling Dervishes)
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 Galata Mevlevihanesi (Whirling Dervishes)
|  Galata tower
|  Evening by the bridge
|  Sunset over Istanbul
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 img_9398 |  Hagia Sophia by night
|  Boiled corn is also a popular street snack here
|  Blue Mosque by night
|
 Blue Mosque by night
|  img_9436 |  Kapalicarsi (Grand Bazaar)
|  Kapalicarsi (Grand Bazaar)
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 Kapalicarsi (Grand Bazaar)
|  Tea, and especially the famous Elma Cayi (apple tea) are popular drinks here.
|  On a more local street, a vegetable seller begins setting up for the day.
|  img_9450 |
 Sulemaniye Mosque
|  Sulemaniye Mosque
|  Sulemaniye Mosque
|  Sulemaniye Mosque
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 Sulemaniye Mosque
|  img_9471 |  img_9472 |  Ayran, a wonderful and cooling sour yogurt drink
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 img_9476 |  img_9479 |  Crossing the Bosphorus: From Europe to Asia on pocket change
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 img_9485 |  img_9486 |  img_9487 |  Haydarpasa station on the Asian side of Istanbul
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 Hydarpasa's train schedule: The Trans-Asia Express, direct to Iran
|  Haydarpasa station
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 img_9503 |  Rose tea
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 img_9533 |  img_9535 |  The Bosphorus: Europe on the left, Asia on the right
|  Tursucusu: Pickles are another popular street snack
|
 Turkish delight
|  Spice Bazaar
|  Spice Bazaar
|  Busy market streets
|
 Mediterranean sweets
|  Spice Bazaar
|  Spice Bazaar
|  A communal water fountain
|
 Obelisk
|  Obelisk
|  Obelisk
|  Minarets of the Blue Mosque
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 Fishing at dusk over the Sea of Marmara
|  Market sellers pass the evening with backgammon
|  Zither player entertaining a restaurant audience
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 Dusk over the Blue Mosque
|  Sirkeci Station: Onwards to Bulgaria with this sleeper train
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