This is a story about two different visits to Istanbul, the utter pointlessness of posing as a Canadian when you're American, and the secret to experiencing Istanbul without being offered a carpet. … [Read more...]
Turkey Travel Articles, Photos and Panoramas
Panorama of the Week: New Mosque (Yeni Camii), Istanbul
Istanbul's Yeni Camii (New Mosque). Somehow we'd missed this one during our last visit to Istanbul eleven years ago.Today, while wandering around and outside the streets of Istanbul's spice market looking for a head scarf (for Audrey, not Dan), we stumbled across and into Yeni Camii (New Mosque). While the outside is rather stark gray, the inner courtyard warmed … [Read more...]