Each morning, about 5:15 AM, the first call to prayer would wake us. This is a mosque so close to the house that I can take this picture through the living room window. Click on this Sounds of Istanbul link to hear more.
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Topkapi Palace was the Ottoman Empire center of power for hundreds of years. An amazing place that is not fully seen in the photos below. It was a cold and rainy day, so I inserted one photo that I found online to give a sense of the true beauty.
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I arrived in Istanbul on Saturday and have been touring the city with my friend Gayle Beebe. We’re visiting the Westmont in Istanbul program, which was just recently launched. It’s a lot of fun having college students as tour guides and hanging out with them in this fantastic city!
Here are a few photos to share:
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