turkey, anyone?

i went to istanbul in august with my 2 friends, amber lehman and caroline mitchell...why, you ask? caroline came up with the adventure, and i conviced amber that we had to go. so we did...yay. we stayed for 5 days in istanbul and then we flew to london where we met up with dave and matt (amber's husband.) here are some pics from turkey...

men washing their feet outside the mosque

me, amber, and caroline on a cruise of the bosphorus (the strait that separates the asian side of istanbul from the european one...yes, we killed 2 birds with one stone and hit up 2 continents in one city...)

this is a picture of the spice market- craziness. there were spices and dried herbs (and huge spools of turkish delight) everywhere! yes, amber and i snagged some paprika and saffron, among other things, to bring home :)

a picture of us outside the blue mosque, one of the most famous landmarks in the city- it was gorgeous- the entire inside was covered in tiny little blue tiles...no picture i took did it justice, so just imagine it in your head...

the view from a rooftop bar (very popular over there...) before our crazy good meal...we drank gin and tonics for $20 each and chalked it up to the cost of the view (which was well worth it, by the way)