Turkey
Istanbul, Antalya, Konya and Cappadocia
A fifteen-day family tour in the summer of 2019, and the oldest trip on this site. We started in Istanbul's Old City, flew south to Antalya and the Mediterranean coast, then crossed inland to Konya and on to Cappadocia's fairy chimneys and sunrise balloons, before ending back in Istanbul around Taksim and the Old City. The full story of the trip will be in the Journal; these are the photos, city by city.
Istanbul · Old City
Inside the Grand Bazaar
Painted dome of the Süleymaniye Mosque
Striped arches of the Spice Bazaar
Crowds in the Spice Bazaar
Ferries on the Bosphorus, Hagia Sophia on the hill
Nusretiye Mosque at Tophane, from the water
Süleymaniye Mosque above the Golden Horn
The red-brick Phanar Greek Orthodox College in Fener
Ottoman tomb in Eyüp
Dome of the Eyüp Sultan Mosque
The Golden Horn from Pierre Loti Hill
Boats moored by a waterside park on the Golden Horn
Antalya
Kaleiçi, the old town of Antalya, at dusk
A gulet crossing Antalya Bay at sunset
The Roman theatre at Aspendos
Kurşunlu Waterfall
Café-lined street in Kaleiçi, Antalya
Konya
Mevlana Museum and its green-tiled dome
Tomb of Rumi inside the Mevlana Museum
Whirling dervish figures in the Mevlana Museum
Cappadocia
Looking out over Göreme's fairy chimneys
Göreme valley panorama
Tunnels of an underground city, Cappadocia
An old tomb among the orchards
Uçhisar Castle above the valley
Rock-cut dwellings in Cappadocia's fairy chimneys
Rose-coloured rock valley under a blue sky
Balloons rising over Göreme at sunrise
Hot-air balloons up close at dawn
Istanbul · Taksim & the Bosphorus
Photo exhibition on Istiklal Avenue
Hagia Triada Church at Taksim, at dusk
Hagia Triada Church domes
The Republic Monument in Taksim Square
Ortaköy Mosque and the Bosphorus Bridge
Rumeli Fortress on the Bosphorus
Street musicians on Istiklal Avenue
Suleiman the Magnificent at Madame Tussauds Istanbul
Mimar Sinan, the Ottoman architect, at Madame Tussauds
Barış Manço at Madame Tussauds
Istanbul · Old City again
Hagia Sophia from Sultanahmet Park
Yeraltı Mosque, the Underground Mosque
Calligraphy roundels and the apse mosaic, Hagia Sophia
The mihrab of Hagia Sophia