Sad Çikiş

10/10/10 - Day 296
After two wonderful weeks in Greece & Istanbul, time to return home. We were sad to leave; Hydra, Athens, Santorini and Istanbul are all amazing places that were coupled with memorable people experiences.

Special Delivery

10/9/10 - Day 295
Today we went to a section of Istanbul called Kadikoy which is located on the Asian continent. The open market there was incredible, with all the locals doing their grocery and other shopping. This delivery guy with basket on back, was scouting for customers.

Throngs

10/8/10 - Day 294
Yesterday I mentioned the amount of retail/shopping there is in Istanbul. Today we experienced throngs of people shopping like never before. Makes a shopping mall at Christmas back home seem like a ghost town. This image is taken in the Grand Bazaar, a rabbit warren of 4000 shops, all indoors. Not even Lin could scratch the surface. Truly an assault on the senses.

New District Watercolor

10/7/10 - Day 293
Notwithstanding the rain and chill, we covered a lot of ground today. We absolutely love Istanbul...a frenetic city with wonderful, warm people, great inexpensive food, and more retail than one could ever imagine. This image was taken in the rain on Istiklal Street, a main shopping/strolling drag in the New District.

For the technical-minded, this is SOOC.

900+500+80

10/6/10 - Day 292
We hired a private tour guide today to take us through some of the major Istanbul sights. This image is of the Hagia Sophia, started in 532 A.D. and finished in 537 A.D., which for c. 900 years served as the "eastern Vatican". With the Ottoman takeover, it was converted to Istanbul's most important mosque for c. 500 years. For the last 80 years, it has served as a museum.

While not in the greatest condition, it is an impressive space of amazing scale. It is said that the Statue of Liberty (sans torch) could fit inside the dome.

Last Minute Research

9/24/10 - Day 280
Perfect assignment for today's Daily Shoot #313: "Make a photo of an interesting stack of books or magazines.  Consider how you handle repeating lines in your composition."

We're leaving Saturday for our trip to Greece and Istanbul.  Between the Rick Steves' guidebooks, the iPad, and a couple of maps, I'm hoping we're covered information-wise.  The image on the iPad is of Santorini, one of the Greek islands we'll be visiting.

For my friends that follow my Project 365, DS posts, and Flickr photostream, rest assured I will be shooting every day.  I may not be posting every day, so please be patient; I promise to catch up as quickly as possible.  Now, gotta go finish packing...hmmm, how many lenses to bring?