Sulemanyie mosque
There is a mosque in Istanbul that truly defines its skyline. It took me a while to find out which mosque it was and a very long time to memorize […]
Category Archives: Istanbul
Kadikoy
Sitting between two continents, in Istanbul with a short ferry ride from Europe, you will land in Kadikoy, the most famous Asian neighborhood. Not only is the ferry ride worth […]
Cruising the Bosphorus
When my parents came to visit we did one of the very famous Bosphorus cruises. It was very nice – but in my humble (and maybe cheap) opinion, the ferry […]
Discovering the Basilica Cistern
Around the time I was starting to get embarrassed for not having visited the Basilica Cistern yet, a friend of mine told me it was nothing special. “Just a small […]
Kurban Bayramı –
About 40 days after Ramadan there is a public holiday in turkey called Kurban Bayramı. Animal lovers should stop reading about now as this is the day of the sacrifice. […]
Turkish lights
The famous Turkish lamps might just be one of the city’s best greeting cards and for good reason – they are colorful and extremely photogenic. Here are some of my […]
Rooftop
Just before a friend of mine came to visit she said “I also want to go to that place where you take pictures with everyone”. My Facebook has quite a […]
A long overdue return – and film photography
Today I felt like writing, I have been out of the blog for a long time after a post, gulp, promising more writing – I am sorry about that. I […]
Living in Istanbul
It has been over a month since I last posted. A month full of things to say, full of pictures, stories, a couple of weekend trips and even a couple […]
Enjoying Karakoy
Last week I went out to enjoy the city and instead of taking the bus directly to my destination I got out a few bus stops earlier. That of course […]
Galata Bridge Istanbul
I don’t seem to get tired of this are in Istanbul – I simply love crossing the blue Galata bridge. All the men fishing is absolutely fascinating and makes for […]
Cihangir – the hip neighborhood of Istanbul
I really thought I would do better for some reason – turns out a few house problems and a few days being sick made me stop blogging for yet another […]
(pre) concept - break your journey 