![Steamed corns are on many street corners](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542201.IMG_0944.jpg) Steamed corns are on many street corners |
![Stylish yet tradional wear](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542202.IMG_0945.jpg) Stylish yet tradional wear |
![Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542203.IMG_0953.jpg) Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey |
![Family portrait](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542204.IMG_0982.jpg) Family portrait |
![Armed police with automatic weapon is very common](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542206.IMG_0991.jpg) Armed police with automatic weapon is very common |
![Ferry crossing](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542207.IMG_1026.jpg) Ferry crossing |
![An intimate moment](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542208.IMG_1089.jpg) An intimate moment |
![Cleaning up after the tourists](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542209.IMG_1160.jpg) Cleaning up after the tourists |
![The history is long, the sunshine is intense, let's go over it in the shade](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542479.IMG_1139.jpg) The history is long, the sunshine is intense, let's go over it in the shade |
![Nap time](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542500.IMG_1226.jpg) Nap time |
![Playing cards](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542210.IMG_1163.jpg) Playing cards |
![I think I need a nap](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542211.IMG_1171.jpg) I think I need a nap |
![I'm an artist!](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542212.IMG_1187.jpg) I'm an artist! |
![Tea, cards, and some Ud music](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542213.IMG_1190.jpg) Tea, cards, and some Ud music |
![Rush hour](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542214.IMG_1294.jpg) Rush hour |
![Sisterhood](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542215.IMG_1311.jpg) Sisterhood |
![Say cheese](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542216.IMG_1312.jpg) Say "cheese" |
![Weaving silk rugs -- 1200 double knots per square inch](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542217.IMG_1332.jpg) Weaving silk rugs -- 1200 double knots per square inch |
![Armed guards are present at most tourist sites](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542162.IMG_0009.jpg) Armed guards are present at most tourist sites |
![Carving from a soft stone into a souvenir](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542163.IMG_0011.jpg) Carving from a soft stone into a souvenir |
![Sellers are usually the crafters](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542164.IMG_0016.jpg) Sellers are usually the crafters |
![Store owner](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542165.IMG_0041.jpg) Store owner |
![Skilled pottery maker](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542166.IMG_0042.jpg) Skilled pottery maker |
![Concentration and steady hands are essential](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542167.IMG_0046.jpg) Concentration and steady hands are essential |
![Music sheet used in Whirling Dervish dance](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30541841.IMG_0052.jpg) Music sheet used in Whirling Dervish dance |
![Whirling Dervishes](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542168.IMG_0050.jpg) Whirling Dervishes |
![Sizing up: guard at the Ataturk Memorial](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542369.IMG_0067.jpg) Sizing up: guard at the Ataturk Memorial |
![Reading the Koran](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542169.IMG_0104.jpg) Reading the Koran |
![A sneak peek](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542170.IMG_0120.jpg) A sneak peek |
![A belly dancer shows a few tips to a Greek tourist](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542171.IMG_0167.jpg) A belly dancer shows a few tips to a Greek tourist |
![Guide Atik](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542172.IMG_0216.jpg) Guide Atik |
![Shoeshine stands](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542173.IMG_0227.jpg) Shoeshine stands |
![Heading home](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542174.IMG_0228.jpg) Heading home |
![Picking chickpeas](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542175.IMG_0707.jpg) Picking chickpeas |
![Herding sheep](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542176.IMG_0714.jpg) Herding sheep |
![Shepherd girl](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542177.IMG_0717.jpg) Shepherd girl |
![Hurry home for lunch](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542178.IMG_0723.jpg) Hurry home for lunch |
![Unloading](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542179.IMG_0833.jpg) Unloading |
![Praying at the birth cave of Islamic prophet Abraham](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542180.IMG_0846.jpg) Praying at the birth cave of Islamic prophet Abraham |
![Wearing the tradional blue color headscarf](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542181.IMG_0849.jpg) Wearing the tradional blue color headscarf |
![Say hi](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542182.IMG_0851.jpg) Say "hi" |
![Copper-smith](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542183.IMG_0852.jpg) Copper-smith |
![Curious eyes](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542185.IMG_0857.jpg) Curious eyes |
![Shoemaker](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542186.IMG_0858.jpg) Shoemaker |
![The tattoo on her face shows which tribe she belongs to](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542189.IMG_0862.jpg) The tattoo on her face shows which tribe she belongs to |
![What is she doing here, he wonders.](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542190.IMG_0865.jpg) What is she doing here, he wonders. |
![There are only tailors, no seamstress in this part of the country](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542191.IMG_0866.jpg) There are only tailors, no seamstress in this part of the country |
![Watchful eyes](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542192.IMG_0868.jpg) Watchful eyes |
![Women shoppers](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542193.IMG_0872.jpg) Women shoppers |
![Child left alone inside a car playing steering wheel](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542195.IMG_0889.jpg) Child left alone inside a car playing steering wheel |
![Donkeys are a major transportation in the country side](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542196.IMG_0890.jpg) Donkeys are a major transportation in the country side |
![A family outing](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542197.IMG_0903.jpg) A family outing |
![Trying out a traditional outfit](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542198.IMG_0912.jpg) Trying out a traditional outfit |
![Color clashing Arabic outfit, put together by my local guide](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542199.IMG_0916.jpg) Color clashing Arabic outfit, put together by my local guide |
![Gap](https://a4.pbase.com/u47/faerie_39/medium/30542200.IMG_0930.jpg) Gap |