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    We then toured a gov't run workshop to demonstrate how silk, hand tied rugs are made. It takes roughly 4 months to make one. Starting from the raw silk, of course.: by sailor1girl, Views[228]
         		 Different type pinnacles -- these are called the mushroom rocks.: by sailor1girl, Views[196]
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         		 Fairy Chimneys at eye level from the balloon. We got quite close to,them. Yikes!: by sailor1girl, Views[141]
         		 Great view of another balloon down in the valley.: by sailor1girl, Views[149]
     
    Departing for an early morning ballon ride over the rock formations.: by sailor1girl, Views[129]
         		 Hand painted each piece. Some are 3 dimensional. Beautiful, right?: by sailor1girl, Views[137]
         		 An apprentice hand painting a plate.: by sailor1girl, Views[125]
         		 We toured a pottery master's shop and gallery. This man is spinning a pot. The reason why his feet look blurry is he is spinning using foot power!: by sailor1girl, Views[144]
         		 The girls and the Fairy Chimneys!: by sailor1girl, Views[123]
     
    A church at Goreme. Still has paint from natural coloring from about 300 A.D. of St Basil & St George.: by sailor1girl, Views[120]
         		 Ancient caves with frescoes of saints inside. 2nd - 3rd century.: by sailor1girl, Views[126]
         		 At the Goreme open air museum. B and the Fairy Chimneys. :): by sailor1girl, Views[94]
         		 The cave home of a local shop owner. His wife graciously welcomed us to view their home.: by sailor1girl, Views[111]
         		 A cave home used currently by a 5th generation family. This large room & a kitchen.: by sailor1girl, Views[101]
     
    Very cool cave hotel rooms. And very COOL temperature wise, being underground.: by sailor1girl, Views[118]
         		 Our cave hotel room. It's a new cave....only 250 yrs old. Our triple suite consists of three chambers. Delightful!: by sailor1girl, Views[128]
         		 Caves of Goreme...used as Christian monasteries from about the 2nd century. There are many frescoes, still with vibrant colors, throughout this important UNESCO world heritage site.: by sailor1girl, Views[515]
         		 Great relaxing day on the water. And Maryann earned her burgee! Yay!: by sailor1girl, Views[219]
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    Great lunch. We had a whole grilled sea bass. Of course, Bruce wouldn't eat it but T and I snarfed it up!: by sailor1girl, Views[204]
         		 We were seated opposite the ironing section of the restaurant. Very cute.: by sailor1girl, Views[212]
         		 Got off the ferry at Anadolu Kavagli, a quaint fishing village on the Asia side of the Bosphorus. We picked a restaurant overlooking the water.: by sailor1girl, Views[230]
         		 Remains of a Byzantine fortress. From 600 A.D.: by sailor1girl, Views[146]
         		 An exquisite waterfront mosque.: by sailor1girl, Views[117]
     
    A palace built for several of the sultans daughters. I guess so they could have slumber parties with their friends? Now a prestigious university.: by sailor1girl, Views[132]
         		 This is the Dolmabache palace built by the Ottomans in the 16th century when they grew
         		 The history along the shores of this 16 nm stretch of water is remarkable. Ottoman palaces, noble's summer palaces, historic sites are everywhere.: by sailor1girl, Views[144]
         		 We took an all day boat ride on the mighty Bosphorus. Went all the way to the Black Sea and Asia.: by sailor1girl, Views[126]
         		 The purpose of the whirling is to get closer to Allah...to seek Divine Love. Stunning experience!: by sailor1girl, Views[149]
     
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         		 The dervishes are Sufis and have been 'whirling' for a 1000 years. It was so moving I had gooses bumps and tears in my eyes the whole time.: by sailor1girl, Views[137]
         		 We were privileged to watch the ceremony in a mosque on the grounds of the whirling dervish museum. These are not for tourist, but the real deal. The Sema is very somber, very moving when they put themselves into a meditative trance and start to whirl.: by sailor1girl, Views[146]
         		 The beginning of the Sema ceremony of the whirling dervishes. This man is the revered master.: by sailor1girl, Views[141]
         		 within the Fourth Courtyard of Topkapi palace where the family would have picnics and other types of recreations, often resting and eating in the two pavilion rooms shown here. From the pavilion rooms themselves one looks over the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus, seeing both Europe and Asia. : by sailor1girl, Views[378]
     
    A birthday is not always just a birthday. Tomie's birthday was yesterday and we had a magical (and delicious) dinner. Both of our waiters took extra special good care of her. So cute.: by sailor1girl, Views[123]
         		 The incredibly powerful Sema ceremony of the whirling dervishes. All I can say is mind-blowing!: by sailor1girl, Views[135]
         		 The Basilica Cistern from Justinian's time- 500 A.D. Takes up 9800 square meters and is still in use occasionally. Very impressive and cool....literally.: by sailor1girl, Views[171]
         		 Having a rest break in a beautiful garden.: by sailor1girl, Views[140]
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    Topkapi mosaic ceiling and leaded glass windows. In the crown prince's bedroom.: by sailor1girl, Views[158]
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         		 In the second (of 4) courtyard. The building was for visiting ambassadors and to accept gifts. Lots and lots of gifts. We weren't allowed to take pics in the treasury building. But we did see the actual and infamous jeweled daggar! And a 68 carat diamond, etc.: by sailor1girl, Views[164]
         		 Hand painted dome ceiling in Topkapi Palace.....with gold leaf!: by sailor1girl, Views[154]
         		 The model of Topkapi Palace, home to the Ottoman empire for over 600 years. Used to be 185 acres, now only 90 acres.: by sailor1girl, Views[153]
     
    Beautiful, intricate mosaic work on the domes in the Blue Mosque.: by sailor1girl, Views[147]
         		 Infidels allowed in the Blue Mosque. Of course without shoes and with head cover. Tomie was given a skirt wrap to cover her knees too. Her skort was about an inch above her knees.: by sailor1girl, Views[173]
         		 The stunning Blue Mosque, only mosque with 6 minarets. The city has 3,000 mosques. We probably mon't make it to all of them:): by sailor1girl, Views[148]
         		 The Hagia Sophia Mosque, built in the 4th century A.D. Taken from the rooftop at the Four Seasons hotel, which by the way is not only beautiful but has a great happy hour.: by sailor1girl, Views[112]
         		 Outside the Harem entrance at Topkapi Palace. Bruce seems happy to have his 2 sultanas with him.: by sailor1girl, Views[381]
     
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