Graciela and I hope you will enjoy our photos from our visit to Istanbul and to various areas in Greece. By clicking on any of the pictures below, it will open a new broswer window with more photos and links for that site.

(5K) 144 x 136	This page has pictures of the Bosporus and the Asian side. We spent a short time on the Asian side of Istanbul. However we did meet these teenagers having fun on the rocks.	(6K) 144 x 108	This page includes the Grand Bazaar and some interesting photos of the Roman-era Cistern of the Basilica.	(9K) 142 x 144	This page includs the Hagia Sophia, the "Blue Mosque", the Mosque of Sulleyman the Great, Taksim Square and a hat seller in the Hippodrome.
(8K) 134 x 144	This page has views of the very old Topkopi Palace and some of the treasures on display. Click on any thumbnail picture to view in full size in a new window.	(8K) 144 x 127	This page has views of the Dolmabahce Palace, mid-19th century confection of overblown ornateness and an outright impressive scale.	(8K) 144 x 136	Even though Ephesus is in Turkey, it was a stop on our Greece cruise. On this page are views of Ephesus and the Palace of Knossus.
(5K) 144 x 108	Is there a more fitting symbol of Athens than the Acropolis and the Parthenon?	(8K) 144 x 142	This page has views of both the ruins of Delphi and the very fine archeological museum on site.	(8K) 144 x 138	This page has views of the original site of the Greek Olympics as well as some pictures from the museum.
(6K) 136 x 144	By and far, we enjoyed Rhodes the most of any Greek city or town we visited. It is possible to lose yourself for days just to wander the narrow cobbled streets laid out centuries ago.	(6K) 144 x 121	We arrived on Santorini just before sunset and enjoyed the colors changing magically in the sky and over the sea and the whitewashed buildings.	(6K) 144 x 121	The magic of the ancient monasteries and convents teetering above Meteoria is absolutely amazing.