Tuesday, April 22, 2025
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| View from our stateroom |
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Our included shore excursion: İstanbul Cityscape/
Old City Walls, Spice Market and Rüstem Pasha Mosque,
took us past Tophane-i Amire/Imperial Arsenal (c 1451)
where cannons and cannonballs were produced |
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| "Free Gaza" |
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| Fishing from Atatürk Köprüsü/Bridge |
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Mermer Kule/Marble Tower (4C CE as part of
walls surrounding the city of Constantinople) |
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Turgut Reis Monument recognizes the 16C admiral of
the Ottoman Empire, situated below Topkapı Sarayı/Palace |
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| Sultanahmet Camii aka Blue Mosque |
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Rüstem Paşa Camii/Mosque (c 1563, by Mimar Sinan)
dome and minaret is surrounded by shops, and is
named for a Grand Vizier under Sultan Suleiman I |
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| Rüstem Paşa Mosque inner courtyard portico |
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| Inner dome |
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Qibla wall includes the mihrab/
niche facing Mecca |
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The carpet is designed to guide the
praying men to space themselves to avoid
accidently kicking anyone in the face |
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| Circles of hanging lamps |
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| The main portal from the inside |
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| Main portal door |
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Rüstem Paşa Mosque is known for its many designs
of İznik tiles, produced in a town of that name in Anatolia |
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İznik tiles feature the color cobalt blue;
here the flower is a carnation |
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İznik tiles were greatly inspired
by Chinese porcelain |
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| The insect-looking flowers may be lotus |
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| These are tulips |
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| Mısır Çarşısı/Spice Bazaar (1664) |
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| Spice Bazaar interior |
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| The shop where we had a demonstration |
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| Dried fruit slices and fruit tea powders |
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| Many flavors of Turkish Delight |
Now we are on our own.
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| Perfumes |
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| Spices |
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| Soaps |
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| Chandelier |
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| More Turkish Delight |
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| Strings of dried fruit |
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| Spice Bazaar |
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| Turkish coffee grinder |
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| Baklava type desserts |
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| Olives |
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| More Lokum/Turkish delight |
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| Toys |
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| Coffee presses |
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Beyazıt Kulesi/Tower (1828, by
Senekerim Balyan) is a fire watch tower |
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Now we are in the Kapalı Çarşı/
Grand Bazaar (1455 in wood, 1461 in stone) |
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Marble fountain in the indoor maze
of 66 "streets" and alleys |
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| Scarves |
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| Chess sets, enamelware, and glass |
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| Lamps |
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| Grand Bazaar main street |
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| Silver and gold jewelry |
Next: İstanbul, Turkey III.
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