Istanbul is currently in the throes of what many are calling the city’s version of an Occupy movement. I’d heard a couple days ago that demonstrators were conducting sit-ins at Taksim Square and the neighboring Gezi Park in response to new construction in the area that includes plans for yet another shopping mall, which is … Continue reading
The Basilica Cistern is in the Sultanahmet area of Istanbul, very near to Hagia Sophia. You enter through a small yellow building, completely nondescript save the long line of tourists wrapping around it a few times. After descending a few flights of stairs, you enter the cool, dark rooms supported by forests of columns. Fish … Continue reading
It feels like a good day for some photos, so I’m just posting up a storm! This gallery details my visits to The Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, which rest just a couple hundred meters from each other in the area of Sultanahmet in Istanbul. This is the area I posted a few photos of … Continue reading
Istanbul’s Kapalıçarşı (covered market) is as vast and colorful as the city itself. It’s intimidating and fast-paced, and there’s a certain awe that consumes you when wander its streets. It’s easy to get lost, but it’s also part of the fun. Construction for what now stands as the core of the building began almost 600 … Continue reading
Since I know you’ve all been earnestly awaiting the next chapter of my adventures, I’m thrilled to be able to deliver some good news! After several days of searching high and low (literally) in the heat of Istanbul’s sudden summer, I have at last found a place to live! I’ve been moved in for several … Continue reading
Cevahir Mall, until 2011, was the largest mall in Europe, and I wanted you all to see it. Now, who’s gonna take me shopping? Continue reading
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