Everybody Loves
Ataturk |
Istanbul: Come for the
Kebabs, Stay for the Tulip Festivals |
Turkish Coffee, an
essential element to the renowned
Turkish Breakfast. |
Arnie Gets
Scammed.
(He's not so
travel savvy).
|
Fishermen on
Galata Bridge |
Thrilled to be alive,
Steve sips his freshly-
squeezed orange juice.
|
Can you read this? |
The Grand Bazar |
The Hello English twins dine on fried mussles.
|
Seafood |
The mosaic of Madonna
and Child inside
the
Haghia Sofya
|
Sultan Russell and
his harem |
The Imperial Hall
in the harem |
The private toilet of
the Sultan’s mother |
Russ Shankland, Your
Trusty Travel Guide
|
A quiet fishing village. How quaint? |
The Bosphorus meets the Black Sea. From here, we’ll hitch a boat back to Romania.. |
Four men, a 16-hour train ride, and a box of baklava: Awesome |
The International Tulip Festival kicks into high gear. |
Hooligans atop the Galata Tower |
In 1493, Mehmet the Conqueror captured Constantinople and converted the Haghia Sofya into a mosque. |
Little Known Fact: Istanbul’s got great cats |
The Blue Mosque |
Inside the Blue Mosque |
Yedikule Fortress, built by Byzantines in 500AD, reinforced by Ottomans in 1500AD, played on by Americans in 2007AD |
A fortress all to ourselves. The best 10 Lira ever spent. |
Consider Constantinople Conquered |
