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Imperial Gate (Bab-i-Humayun)731 viewsMain entrance to Topkapi Palace., leading to the First Courtyard. Guarded by Al Treder, at left.
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Dolmabahçe Palace - close-up view731 viewsRestoration work was in progress.
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Chuck Mattox on the MMU730 viewsThe Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) is another contraption the purpose of which I'm totally ignorant, and Chuck looks a bit bemused by it too.
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Moonstruck730 viewsSandie savors the exhilirating feeling of being one-sixth of her Earthbound weight.
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The Theater at Aspendos730 viewsA view of the exterior across the parking lot.
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Keeping on Track730 viewsSince my setup was all-manual, with no motor drive or Go-To electronics, I had to continually adjust the mount to keep the Sun's image in the camera viewfinder.
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Coals to Newcastle730 viewsIt was the Ottoman Turks who introduced coffee to Europe, so there is some irony in finding an outlet of a coffee shop chain originating in the USA, and now Australian-owned, in Istanbul.
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Gates of Mazeus and Mithridates729 viewsServed as entrances to the Commercial Agora. Built by two former slaves to honor Emperor Augustus, who gave them their freedom.
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In Turkish fields the poppies grow...729 viewsAlthough it was too early in the season (late March) for the trees to have leaves, the flowers were out in force!
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Shepherd729 viewsThe Hierapolis necropolis serves as a grazing ground for local sheep. Here Attila talks to a shepherd and his dog.
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Sideways Medusa Head729 viewsIt is thought that this Medusa head was placed sideways because only that orientation made it the right height to support the column which it supported.
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Council Chamber Door729 viewsThe latticed grilles satisfied a law requiring that Council sessions be open to the public.
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