Before taking a calm ferry ride over to the other side of Istanbul, I stumbled upon this mosque. As of yet, mosques are an unfamiliar site for me as I have spent the last few months looking at elegant picturesque Buddhist temples. Mosques seem much more refined and humble by comparison.
We drudged through another rainy day to the Hagia Sophia, which was a former Byzantine basilica, then later an Ottoman mosque, and now simply a museum but the images of its past are still very present in its current structure (excuse the bad lighting - no flash allowed).
view of the Hagia Sophia
penguin child wanderer
what a looker.
jeepers creepers.
...and to prove I was really there.
Islamic influence.
mosaic.
futuristic close up shot of one of the light fixtures
eerie tree.
the stray kitties are much cleaner and properly fed in Turkey.
Following our trip to the Hagia Sophia, we cross the street to the infamous Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque, due to its blue tile interior. It is the largest mosque in Turkey. We were there during a prayer session. Bad photo ops as there were many people and wires overhead.
Beats and the Blue Mosque.
silly me accidentally decided my only shot of the inside of the mosque would be with a dream pop flash.
We ended our journey at a nearby outdoor cafe for some Turkish coffee and a game of backgammon.
em xo
We drudged through another rainy day to the Hagia Sophia, which was a former Byzantine basilica, then later an Ottoman mosque, and now simply a museum but the images of its past are still very present in its current structure (excuse the bad lighting - no flash allowed).
view of the Hagia Sophia
Beats and the Blue Mosque.
We ended our journey at a nearby outdoor cafe for some Turkish coffee and a game of backgammon.
em xo
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