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She/her. Montrealer. Full-time freelance content creator, blogger and translator (French to English/ English to French). Currently working on several manuscripts about the life of composer Violet Archer (my great aunt).

Turkey 2014: getting lost in the lively Istanbul

The waterfront in Bostanci on the asian side
The waterfront in Bostanci on the asian side

It’s already been 3 weeks since our plane landed at Dorval airport, after a long journey leaving from Istanbul (with a 6h layover in Amsterdam). We spent 3 weeks discovering the beautiful and fascinating country of Turkey.

Our first and last stop in Turkey was Istanbul, a city that I had already fallen in love with nearly 5 years ago and was excited to see again. My brother and mother had never been but it didn’t take long for the beautiful chaos of the city to win them over. Here are a few photos of our favorite places

A church in Beyoglu
A church in Beyoglu
Street sights on Istiklal Caddesi
Street sights on Istiklal Caddesi
Street musicians on Istiklal caddesi
Street musicians on Istiklal caddesi
Galata tower
Galata tower
A view of the Golden horn
A view of the Golden horn
The port in Kadikoy
The port in Kadikoy
Inside the mevlana museum where the whirling dervish ceremony was held.
Inside the mevlana museum where the whirling dervish ceremony was held.
A whirling dervish ceremony
A whirling dervish ceremony
The view from our bedroom.
The view from our bedroom.
Aya Sofya architectural detail
Aya Sofya architectural detail
Architectural detail, Sultanahmet area
Architectural detail, Sultanahmet area
Aya Sofya
Aya Sofya
Inside the Blue mosque
Inside the Blue mosque
Blue mosque
Blue mosque
Inside the Blue Mosque
Inside the Blue Mosque
Political posters in Moda
Political posters in Moda
Waiting for (and missing) the boat in Karakoy
Waiting for (and missing) the boat in Karakoy
Street art in Moda
Street art in Moda
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