Northern Lights over Flathead Lake
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Istanbul, Turkey, May 2012
Our last day in Istanbal, Galatasaray played Fenerbahce for the Turkish football championship. These are Galatasaray fans cheering near Taksim Square only a few blocks away from where our hostel was.
Istanbul, Turkey, May 2012
Outside of Topkapi Palace. The Topkapi Palace is a large palace in Istanbul that was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Istanbul, Turkey, May 2012
Inside the Şehzade Mosque. It was the first major commission by the Imperial Architect Mimar Sinan, and was completed in 1548. It is considered by architectural historians as Sinan's first masterpiece of classical Ottoman architecture.
Istanbul, Turkey, May 2012
A picture here of the Eyüp Sultan Mosque. Built in 1458, it was the first mosque constructed by the Ottoman Turks following their conquest of Constantinople in 1453. The mosque rises next to the place where Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Eyüp Sultan), the standard-bearer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, is said to have been buried during the Arab assault on Constantinople in 670. His tomb is greatly venerated by Muslims, attracting many pilgrims. Some of the personal belongings of Muhammad are preserved in the tomb.
Istanbul, Turkey, May 2012
Streetcar on İstiklal Avenue, the busiest and most densely populated street in all of Istanbul. This picture doesn't do it justice.
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