TURKEY PHOTOS FROM DAY ONE

This trip was so special to me. I had never dreamed in my entire life that one day I would have the chance to make such as journey as this to Turkey. There are two very special organizations that I have to thank for making this trip possible. The first one is the Turkish Cultural Foundation and the second is the International Affairs Council who was my N.C. local sponsor. Thank you so very much for your generosity and assistance.

As promised, here is the first of the photos from Turkey. I'm going to post them according to what we saw and where we were each day on our trip. These photos are from our first day. We had the most spectacular view of Istanbul from the top floor of our hotel where the dining room was located. As you can see we were within walking distance to the Blue Mosque and Hagias Sophia. We walked along some of the closer streets in the city on our way to the bus where we were transported to dinner at a very nice restaurant just across from the Golden Horn. And last but not least, BAKLAVA - my favorite!!!!!!!!

Hope you enjoy the photos!

Larry