Istanbul

Ottoman Castle overlooking the Bosphorus now a place for dinner. 

Istanbul at sunset. 

Our good friend and Turkish Police Officer, Niyazi, who took us for a night tour of the city.  Niyazi and I were students together at Rutgers. The Turks are your friend for life!

Ladies making flat bread snacks in the park. 

Shopping area in the old part of the city. 

Hagia Sophia. Formerly a Byzantine church, then a mosque, now a museum.  

The Blue Mosque. 

Inside the Blue Mosque.