Street Musician near the Spice Market, Istanbul, Turkey
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In March of 2019 Lori and I flew to Istanbul, Turkey.
After spending several days exploring on our own we joined up with a Rick Steves tour. This tour started in Istanbul, but in the following weeks we visited a lot of Turkey, from Ankara to Cappadocia to the south and eventually to the west coast and Kusadasi.
A large part of our trip was spent in Istanbul, both before and during the tour.
I had travelled to Istanbul with my mother in 1985 using my 4" x 5" camera.
In the European section of the city, near the Sea of Marmara is possibly the most impressive building in the world, the Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Serifi,
or as it is known throughout the world: Hagia Sophia.
On the street outside this structure I found this man playing an oud.
This is a traditional Turkish instrument with twelve strings.
During this trip we had the pleasure of meeting Chris and Jenny, who live in Oregon.
We have remained great friends for many years after this trip and still travel together today.
After spending several days exploring on our own we joined up with a Rick Steves tour. This tour started in Istanbul, but in the following weeks we visited a lot of Turkey, from Ankara to Cappadocia to the south and eventually to the west coast and Kusadasi.
A large part of our trip was spent in Istanbul, both before and during the tour.
I had travelled to Istanbul with my mother in 1985 using my 4" x 5" camera.
In the European section of the city, near the Sea of Marmara is possibly the most impressive building in the world, the Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Serifi,
or as it is known throughout the world: Hagia Sophia.
On the street outside this structure I found this man playing an oud.
This is a traditional Turkish instrument with twelve strings.
During this trip we had the pleasure of meeting Chris and Jenny, who live in Oregon.
We have remained great friends for many years after this trip and still travel together today.