{"id":4676,"date":"2014-12-01T01:46:10","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T01:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=4676"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:32:13","slug":"istanbul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=4676","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4677\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/07-DSCN2272.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4677\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/07-DSCN2272.jpg\" alt=\"Fisherman on the Galata Bridge with the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in the background\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/07-DSCN2272.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/07-DSCN2272-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/07-DSCN2272-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fisherman on the Galata Bridge with the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We spent 8 days touring Istanbul in cold and rainy weather.\u00a0 We rented a small house in the Beyo\u00c4\u0178lu district of Istanbul.\u00a0 Here are some highlights:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4683\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01-DSCN2191.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4683\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01-DSCN2191.jpg\" alt=\"Sultan Ahmed Mosque at dusk\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01-DSCN2191.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01-DSCN2191-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01-DSCN2191-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sultan Ahmed Mosque at dusk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4685\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/02-DSCN2201.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4685\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/02-DSCN2201.jpg\" alt=\"View of mosque from the hop-on-hop-off ferry\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/02-DSCN2201.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/02-DSCN2201-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/02-DSCN2201-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of mosque from the hop-on-hop-off ferry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4687\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/03-DSCN2208.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4687\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/03-DSCN2208.jpg\" alt=\"View from the Bosphorus\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/03-DSCN2208.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/03-DSCN2208-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/03-DSCN2208-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the Bosphorus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4689\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/04-DSCN2214.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4689\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/04-DSCN2214.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch on the Bosphorus\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/04-DSCN2214.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/04-DSCN2214-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/04-DSCN2214-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lunch on the Bosphorus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4691\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/05-DSCN2267.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4691\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/05-DSCN2267.jpg\" alt=\"Ceiling of mosque\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/05-DSCN2267.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/05-DSCN2267-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/05-DSCN2267-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ceiling of mosque<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4693\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/06-DSCN2269.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4693\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/06-DSCN2269.jpg\" alt=\"Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/06-DSCN2269.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/06-DSCN2269-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/06-DSCN2269-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4694\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/08-DSCN2289.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4694\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/08-DSCN2289.jpg\" alt=\"Pistachio Kadayif at Karak\u00c3\u00b6y G\u00c3\u00bcll\u00c3\u00bco\u00c4\u0178lu\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/08-DSCN2289.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/08-DSCN2289-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/08-DSCN2289-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pistachio Kadayif at Karak\u00c3\u00b6y G\u00c3\u00bcll\u00c3\u00bco\u00c4\u0178lu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4697\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/09-DSCN2299.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4697\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/09-DSCN2299.jpg\" alt=\"Laura locks the door to our three-story house before we leave for the day\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/09-DSCN2299.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/09-DSCN2299-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/09-DSCN2299-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laura locks the door to our three-story house before we leave for the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4699\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10-DSCN2331.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4699\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10-DSCN2331.jpg\" alt=\"For sale in the fish market\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10-DSCN2331.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10-DSCN2331-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/10-DSCN2331-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For sale in the fish market<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4700\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/11-DSCN2333.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4700\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/11-DSCN2333.jpg\" alt=\"For sale in the fish market (gills turned out)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/11-DSCN2333.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/11-DSCN2333-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/11-DSCN2333-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For sale in the fish market (gills turned out)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4702\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/12-DSCN2280.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4702\" src=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/12-DSCN2280.jpg\" alt=\"Galata Bridge in cold weather\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/12-DSCN2280.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/12-DSCN2280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/12-DSCN2280-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Galata Bridge in cold weather<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; We spent 8 days touring Istanbul in cold and rainy weather.\u00a0 We rented a small house in the 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