More of Istanbul

lunch at the restaurant beside the ancient Christian church.

Ceiling icon in the church.

The Eastern rite's conception of Christ in glory,
 not in suffering as in the Western church.

Maddonna and other.

Courtyard of the Blue Mosque

Inside the Blue Mosque

A covered head in the Blue Mosque

Others in the Mosque -- mainly tourists like ourselves at this point though a large gathering had been here just previously for the noon prayers.

The famous antique stained glass windows that have given the Western name of the Blue Mosque to this building.

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A gentle man selling slippers and hats to tourists outside the Orthodox church.

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Some photos taken in Istanbul

I'm in the process of figuring out how to post photos on a blog. I had a lot of trouble with this in my blog A Journey Toward the Holocaust, but here we go again. Some of the photos are too large for the screen so you will have to manipulate them to get the whole scene. Others are a lot smaller and more manageable, but don't give as much detail. At any rate, this is a start. Cheers, Brenda.