Travels

Erica Li

Travels

Entrance, Topkapı Palace

Rose garden, Topkapı Palace

Golden Pavilion, Topkapı Palace

Interior decoration, Harem Apartments, Topkapı Palace

Floral tile work, Topkapı Palace

Fishermen, Galata Bridge

Boats on the Bosphorus

View from a window, Topkapı Palace

Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Alexander Sarcophagus, Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Exterior, Hagia Sophia

Window, Hagia Sophia

Interior, Hagia Sophia

Interior, Hagia Sophia

Mosaic of Virgin Mary Amid the Emperors Justinian and Constantine, Hagia Sophia

Mosaic of Jesus Christ, Hagia Sophia

Lanterns, Hagia Sophia

Lanterns, Hagia Sophia

Market street, Istanbul City

Balancing game, Istanbul City

Perfume oils including an "Aphrodiasiac for Men," Spice Bazaar

Nuts and snacks, Malatya Pazari, Spice Bazaar

Dried vegetables

Fresh honeycombs

Assortment of pickled vegetables

Fresh fish with gills exposed

Pomegranate juice squeezed right in front of you

Marzipan fruits

Cooking instructor, Cooking Alaturka

One very large knife, Cooking Alaturka

Dried figs stuffed with walnuts and simmered in a sugar syrup, Cooking Alaturka

Making dough, Çiya Sofrası, Kadıköy

Oven-fired "pizza," Çiya Sofrası, Kadıköy

Finished "pizza" with spices and ground lamb, Çiya Sofrası, Kadıköy

New Mosque (Yeni Cami)

Fluttering flags

Upcoming concerts

Bloc Party played in Istanbul!

Quirky signs, Beyoğlu

Political commentary, Beyoğlu

Night Market, Galata Bridge

Sleepy cat, Beyoğlu

Strange mall window display

Basilica Cistern

Medusa head, Basilica Cistern

View of the Blue Mosque, Ferry across the Bosphorus

Sunset on the Bosphorus

Babylon Soundgarden Festival 2013, Parkorman

Devotchka, Babylon Soundgarden Festival 2013, Parkorman