Istanbul

Istanbul was an extremely interesting city, much different from any I have visited.  The mosques were beautiful, the food was pretty good, and our tour guide was hilarious.

First Mosque sighting

Spice Market Door

Inside the Spice Market

The Palace

The Turks love black people, this is one of seven pictures my friend alex (the 6 foot 4 black man in the middle) was asked to take with random turkish people

Frank, Me and Domenico

Me and Vinnie

Fabian, Frank, me, Giuseppe, Alex, and Nicholas

Doner Kebab

The Blue Mosque

Inside the Blue Mosque

Some genuine live Turkish music

With some Estes, the Turkish beer which was pretty good

Discotech

Our tour guide, Omar, dancing with all the girls

Taxiom, the las vegas area of Istanbul, clubs, bars, and casinos

Cruise along the Bosphorus river

Not our ship, but a cool looking one we passed

Four Seasons Hotel

The Bosphorus Bridge which connects Europe and Asia in Istanbul

Our Tour guide and Domenico dancing on the boat

Turkish Rug demonstration

The Grand Bazaar, one of the first and largest indoor malls

Fabian's new shades

The public "restroom"

Hookah coals

Ferry Ride to an Island off the coast

Melissa getting cuddled in with by some old Turkish lady

Frank

Vinnie about to fall in the water

On the Island

View from the top a an acropolis on the Asian side of Istanbul

Me and Giuseppe

The Bosphorus bridge going towards the European side

View from the Bosphorus Bridge

Tour guide dancing again, as usual, on the bus

Inside Santa Sofia, which was once a Catholic Church then turned into a mosque, now a museum

Cool picture from under one of the chandeliers 

The wishing hole, you are supposed to do a 360 degree turn with your thumb and make a wish

Santa Sofia from the front

The Underground where we went on yet another tour

Fish in the underground resevoir

Medusa pillars

Famous ceramic glass shop

$44,000 Vase, the most expensive in the shop (in the center)

The soccer stadium

Kebab Van on the last night