Izmir waterfront: sculpture of a boat. |
Kaldifekale or Velvet Castle on the hill over Izmir |
A cheap, but delicious meal at a local joint. Pizza, sandwich, spinach bread, and cold appetizer plate. |
Roasted chestnuts were sold all around town. |
Mussels were sold on almost every street in the evenings. |
The bazaar in the old section of town. Some of it's covered and some of it is open. It's all fun! |
These flowers smelled wonderful. We passed by several people selling them and they were like honeysuckle. |
Izmir ferry service. |
We climed and climbed up a hill into one of the older sections of town. |
Our climb was rewarded with great views. |
House in the older section with carpets airing out |
Reliefs outside the closed archeology museum |
Bob playing with cats on the steps of the museum |
Another closed museum |
This statue lost its head--heads were often removable so that when someone was no longer popular they could be replaced |
Clock tower in Izmir |
Izmir clock tower |
Izmir clock tower |
Small mosque neear the clock tower |
We bought fresh-squeezed juice for 1 YTL. Our press is like this one. |
When was the last time you saw a vendor in the USA selling flags on the street? |
Carriage rides were available along the waterfront |
The old han in the bazaar. |
Bead shop in the bazaar |
Meat market in the bazaar--not the tourist area |
Olive store in the Izmir bazaar |
Pepper shop in the Izmir bazaar--talk about your specialty stores! |
Dry goods in the Izmir bazaar. |
Fruit market in the bazaar |
Mosque at the center of the bazaar |
Turkey is famous for its pudding shops. |
Used book store. |
We skipped breakfast at the hotel to try a pastry shop. Spinach, cheese, meat, sesame, and hazelnut pastries... |
Around Trabzon, artists specialize in weaving gold threads into jewelry. This is an example of the workmanship. |
Circumcision costumes; for that special day in the life of a young boy. |
Architecture in the bazaar |
Clasina, I decided to wear the second dress from the left at your wedding--is it purple enough? |