Monday, June 13, 2011

Istanbul recap

Happy Monday! I'm caught up on sleep and back to "normal". I uploaded all of my Istanbul photos over the weekend and am sharing the highlights. I didn't have any photos taken with me in them. Stupid.



I know I already shared images of the W where I stayed, but the shower (especially the shower head- not photographed) was SO nice. Notice the Bliss products in the shower. I hoarded them.... 

 Crystals in the elevator. Oh, and I forgot to photograph them, but the hotel also had lucite handrails on the stairs. LOVED them!!! 

Gorgeous venetian mirror:





 The photo below is nothing special, but my boss and I decided to walk to a "nearby" neighborhood, Taksim. "Nearby" ended up being a 30 minute, mainly uphill, hike. **I exaggerate quite often, but this is NO exaggeration. SO, when we finally made it to freaking Taksim, I decided a photo was absolutely necessary. 




 About to cross the Bosphorous strait. As far as I know, Istanbul is the only city that spans two continents, so because I crossed the bridge I can technically say I've been to Asia. :) 





 I loved seeing really old mosques next to modern structures. This contrast seemed to be a general theme throughout the city. 












 Blue Mosque:





 SO clean inside!! 








 Topkapi Palace: 


I'm really regretting not buying anything and not having any photos taken with me in them. My kids are going to think I just stole these photos off google. Oh well, I think I'm actually going to Asia in August (not just technically crossing a bridge into it), so I'll be sure to not make the same mistakes!!!




3 comments:

  1. These pictures are great, even if you're not in them. I always end up coming home to find that I took a bajillion pictures of food and interiors, but few of the actual people on the trip. I love the ceiling details and the cisterns, although eery are beautiful.

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  2. Oh Kelly, I absolutely love all these pictures! The mosques are so beautiful (and it looks like the weather wasn't bad either!). How awesome that your work allows you to visit a place like Istanbul. Thanks for sharing these!!!

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  3. These pictures are gorgeous!! Turkey is definitely on my list of places to go. I'm trying to convince my friend to get married there so I have an excuse to go :)

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