cat at a cemetery

cat-sehzade mosque-fatih-istanbul-suburbanstorytelling, originally uploaded by suburbanstorytelling.

the line

harem-topkapi palace-istanbulsuburban-storytelling, originally uploaded by suburbanstorytelling.

roof, topkapi harem

harem hamam-topkapi palace-istanbul-suburbanstorytelling, originally uploaded by suburbanstorytelling.

rooms, topkapi harem

harem interior-topkapi palace-istanbul-suburbanstorytelling, originally uploaded by suburbanstorytelling.

We had to get up at eight on a rainy sunday morning, accidentaly took the bus to the Topkapi Gate instead of the Topkapi Palace, and got soaked on the way, but the result was worth it: we were the only people at the Harem, walking through eerily empty rooms that resounded the cold, sad lives of their former inhabitants...

the empty palace

harem courtyard-topkapi palace-istanbul-suburbanstorytelling, originally uploaded by suburbanstorytelling.

One of the courtyards of the Topkapi Harem, on a silent, rainy morning

therapy on the galata bridge

galata bridge-istanbul-suburbanstorytelling, originally uploaded by suburbanstorytelling.

According to Orhan Pamuk, in his novel Istanbul, there's only fishing on the Bosporus in winter. I'm curious if this is true....

the ferry from Karaköy

ferry-karakoy-istanbul-suburbanstorytelling, originally uploaded by suburbanstorytelling.

Already it seems ages ago, but last year, on new years day, I was in Istanbul. Always a nice thing to be able to say: "hey, let's go and visit Asia today". The ferry we took was actually much smaller, but I love the way the large car ferries still have this old-fashioned look about them, working their way across the Bosporus night and day