Istanbul, Turkey: Part I

 Galata Tower
The Blue Mosque
Hagia Sophia
 Fishing on the Bosphorus
Men washing their feet before entering the New Mosque
Yeni Cami, the New Mosque
 Egyptian Bazaar 
Traditional Turkish breakfast: simit with clotted cream, bal kaymak, honey and fresh zaa'tar, and smoked and cured ham
 Freshly made Turkish coffee
Tobacco (left) and the nicest cheese monger in town (right)
Post-Ramadan sugar craze.
Süleymaniye Mosque
Kids, chickens, hens and cats in the poor Vefa neighborhood.
Poser
The kitsch and colors of the Grand Bazaar
Semit bread and the most adorable little kitten in Karaköy
Walnut and pistachio baklava with Turksish coffee at the Karaköy Güllüoğlu, the place to be for baklava lovers.
Dinner with a view at the Pera Palace Hotel