exotic

so sometimes i'll see photos of/read about a certain place, and then it'll show up a few more times and build up a huge curiosity in me. This time, it's Istanbul.


First it was Hollister Hovey. The all-american, antiquarian New Yorker.

 

her sister Porter against some beautiful tile

  

 A lovely cafe al fresco, Mangerie

  

The Taksim/Tunel tram

  

the blue mosque

  

Porter at Tokapi Palace Park, apparently it is quite romantic.

 

The Camondo Stairs in Galata.

Some of her other recommendations:
Changa Cafe
The Hagia Sofia (definitely on my list!)
Denizler Kitabevi - antiquities shop
Topkapi Palace
The House Cafe



Then it was photographer Jessica Claire.

 

at the spice market

  

all those beautiful lanterns!

  

(jessica claire photography)

Then a dear friend of mine spent 6 weeks in Turkey that summer. She visited Ephesus, walked the roads that Paul walked, and saw ruins that remain virtually the same as biblical times. 

Istanbul seems to be absolutely overflowing in rich culture. It's on the list.