Turkey part 1: Istanbul

I've spent one amazing year with my turkish friend Eylem in Germany. She came to Slovenia to meet her slovenian family and explore our land: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq1w4sMAHnQ
So this summer I went to Turkey to do the same :)

ISTANBUL is the largest city in Turkey. Istanbul is a transcontinental city, straddling the Bosphorus-one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its commercial and historical center lies in Europe, while a third of its population lives in Asia.

 Turkish Family

 washing before entering the mosque

 pide = "turkish pizza"

 looking forward to Asia over the Bosphorus

 

 Maiden's Tower

 traffic jam before crossing the Bosphorus bridge

 Topkap Palace where Sultans used to live (and had their Harem) :P

 Higha Sophia 

 inside of Higha Sophia

 real Kebab ;)

 praying on the street

 Egyptian Bazar