It's the interior tile that gives the Sultanahmet Mosque its nickname The Blue Mosque.
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- Go West (To Go East)
- A Manly Day
- Sydney Opera House.
- Harbor Bridge. You can climb to the top of the b...
- Sydney Skyline.
- Manly Beach.
- Getting Away From Politics?
- The police were out in a major show of force.
- By and large the demonstration was orderly.
- Thursday night I went to see a shocking film that ...
- Someone Left The Cake Out In The Rain
- Spent this afternoon at Sydney's breathtaking Bon...
- Had a great lunch at the North Bondi Italian Food...
- The Queen Victoria Building in Downtown Sydney wi...
- The lovely summertime weather made for a nice wal...
- I love the Australian cheeky sense of humor. Isn...
- Boy in the Bubble
- Patio at the Imperial Hotel.
- The 1911 Bar at the Imperial Hotel. 1911 is when...
- King George sat in this chair during a visit to N...
- Grounds at the Imperial Hotel.
- Gardens at the Imperial Hotel.
- Dinner Monday night was at The Spice Route, the I...
- Orchids at the Singapore Airport Tuesday morning.
- Road Trip to Agra
- Here's another way to move on down the road.
- When we stopped at a state border to pay a tax th...
- A cow hangs out in the middle of the road.
- A Hindu Temple on the way to Agra.
- The road to Agra.
- Village traffic on the road to Agra.
- Main entry gate to the Taj Mahal.
- First glimpse of the Taj Mahal.
- View through the main entry gate.
- The amount of detail at the Taj Mahal is remarkab...
- All hand-chiseled, no hammers.
- Precious and semi-precious stones inlaid in the w...
- The foundation of the "Black Taj" across the rive...
- Another tour guide sponsored trip to a gift shop.
- Fort Agra.
- Hindu architectural details inside Fort Agra.
- I appreciated having a large car and driver for t...
- Back in New Dehli, I had a great dinner at Bukhar...
- All the Hotel Doormen in New Dehli wear very colo...
- Postus Interruptus
- Friday night I had an excellent Indian dinner at ...
- Dancer at the Haveli restaurant.
- Flowers in the hallway at the Imperial Hotel.
- Breakfast at the Imperial Hotel. "You had me at ...
- Newspapers ready for delivery.
- Isn't this the doctor on CNN?
- Got my nerve up to ride a tuk-tuk Saturday. I've...
- Changing of the guards in front of Rashtrapati Bh...
- On guard in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- India's House of Parliment.
- India Gate -- marking India's role in WW I.
- Humayun's Tomb -- built by the widowed "senior" w...
- Another tour -- another obligatory stop in a gift...
- Did you hear the one about the elephant who pulle...
- Built on the site of a Hindu Temple, this 234 foo...
- Iron pillars of a Hindu Temple dating from the 4t...
- A Bollywood production being filmed amongst the r...
- While the streets of New Dehli are wide and meet ...
- Built by Shah Jahan, the Red Fort was the seat of...
- Lots of security inside the Red Fort.
- The home of the Mughal emperors inside the Red Fo...
- The detail of the buildings inside the Red Fort i...
- The grave of Mahatma Ghandi. A drum is banged ea...
- These children had been playing on the grass surr...
- Outsourcing My Vacation
- Yes, there are monkeys on the streets of New Dehli.
- I'm staying at The Imperial Hotel in New Dehli wh...
- Flowers in the hotel lobby.
- A fountain off the lobby of the Imperial Hotel.
- The First Class Service on my Lufthansa flight fr...
- My last night in Istanbul I had a lovely dinner a...
- This quartet played at the restaurant.
- When the customers started hopping up on the bar ...
- Barn Door's Open
- Entrance to the Palace.
- Silver.
- More silver.
- Ceremonial Door.
- Peace through Strength.
- Rifles.
- The Harem is the portion of the Palace where the ...
- Entry Courtyard.
- Elaborate tilework throughout.
- Courtyard of the Concubines.
- The Sultan's Mother's Apartment.
- The Sultan's Bathtub.
- I was impressed by the Mother of Pearl inlaid cab...
- The Sultan's Library.
- The Sultan's Bedroom.
- The Education Room for the Crown Princes.
- The Bosphorous as seen from the Palace.
- The Golden Horn.
- This pavillion was built for the circumcisions of...
- Back in the Ring
- Dedicated by Emperor Justinian in 537 AD, the Hag...
- Inside the Haghia Sophia.
- The Sultan's Lodge.
- If you stick your thumb in the Lucky Hole and tur...
- The Blue Mosque was built in the early 17th centu...
- Inside the Blue Mosque.
- It's the interior tile that gives the Sultanahmet...
- The rectangles in the carpet in the Blue Mosque m...
- Later my tour guide took me on the obligatory vis...
- I liked this sign outside of a store.
- Walked through the Istanbul Grand Bazaar -- with ...
- Hey, Mister. Where you from?Hey, Mister. What y...
- This shopkeepper is pointing to the No Photos sig...
- Something about this mannequin creeped me out. M...
- These guys are trading currency. Lots of shoutin...
- I spent a couple of hours this afternoon at the h...
- The entrance off the street to the Cemberlitas Ha...
- An intense toilet in the hamam.
- I couldn't resist a little taste of home. So sue...
- Rarin' To Go
- One'll Do Ya
- Monument in the center of Taksim Square.
- Tea for sale on the streets of Istanbul.
- Watch Cat?
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