Istanbul, the magical border between Asia and Europe

[AMARANT]

Here are some pics I took in Istanbul last summer.

let me just clear out, that there are like a 100 more beautiful pictures, but i choose those to share , the Old ottoman capital is a truly magical place :sunsmile::angel:



here is the last palace owned by the ottomans: and you can see the european touches in it
(they asked us to take off our shoes since we will be walking on the original carpets)

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Amarant9/Turkey/IMG_4543.jpg

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on our way to princesses' islands:

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Amarant9/Turkey/IMG_4258.jpg

in one of the islands:
(all the houses there are ABSOLUTELY beautiful)

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Amarant9/Turkey/IMG_4299.jpg





Islamic/Arabic antique writing:

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Amarant9/Turkey/IMG_4233.jpg




:p


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some views from the river dividing Asia and Europe (heading to Asia):

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[[sweetness]]

Very nice pictures indeed .. enjoyed watching them ^_^

Turkey is a country that must to visit.

Thanks for sharing :)

[Jeff]

Beautiful! I'd love to see Constantinople one day...

[ChezChez]

Awesome shots. Yeah, all the houses on the islands are amazing! They are mainly summer houses. :p

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk262/ChezChez_R/asiaeuro.jpg

Europe and Asia. ;)

[STING]

I there last summer, but apparently missed out many cool places :(!

[Lime]

Gorgeous Houses - Summer Houses!!
I want one :P

[Carrollton]

I like istanboul very much, i belive its the city where you can see the easter and western culture in one city, you have the old Souq and the downtown area , the culture is so mixed up which makes it a perfect tourist destination ......not to mention the beautifull bosphorous (spell?) channel...i just loved it when i was there

awesome pictures

[death rose]

wow mashallaaaaaaaaah really beautiful!
amazing shots amarant

[lak47]

Ah the magical land of Istanbul! :) Superb shots Amarant. I like! You've taken pictures of all kinds it seems. Nature, monuments, palaces. Nice, and keep sharing :)

[Fact HearT]

nice picx......thanks for sharing.

[Listen2theOcean]

nice pic.s I am missing istanbul soOoOoOoO Much NOWWW :-) WAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Black Lolly]

Waa-oow !! That's.. very beautiful! I wanna go there.. I've been there but I forgot evcerything I was justa kid.. That's amazing really, I hope you had fun :D

[princess06]

beautiful pictures mashallah, indeed Istanbul is a beautiful place to visit. i have visited during eid holidays and we really had a grea8 time and views:).

[Russo_turisto]

oooohhh Istanbul what a nice place to visit.....:love:

this is where Europe and Asia diverge... feel like standing in the middle of the bridge across the Bosporus:love:

cool pix, Amarant! Mash'Allah:):)

[AMARANT]

Thanks all

istanbul worths a vacation on its own, such an amazing place

too bad i didnt have my SLR camera back then, but i made the most out of this point-and-shoot one ;)

will open another thread about the house in Istanbul which Arabs were fighting over :p