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Travel Photography | The Traveler on Galata Bridge | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | The Traveler a.k.a The Photographer on Galata Bridge | Istanbul Turkey | On The Background is Yemeni Camii or New Mosque “A person needs at intervals to separate from family and companions and go to new places. One must go without familiars in order to be open to influences, to change.” – Katharine Butler Hathaway – “The greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson – “Don’t say you don’t have enough time.…
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Travel Photography | Anglers On Galata Bridge | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Angers On Galata Bridge | In The Background is Suleymaniye Camii or Sulaiman Mosque | Istanbul Turkey “Whether I caught fish or not, just the thrill of rolling out that line and watching my fly turn over has been good enough for me. That and the hundreds of treasured memories I have of this wonderful sport.” – Curt Gowdy – I can spent few hours here on Galata Bridge watching the anglers doing their activities. We stay around Sultanahmet area, so to get here is very easy, just take the tram from Sultanahmet station and in less than ten minutes, we will reach Eminonu station,…
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Travel Photography | Eyup | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Eyup | Istanbul Turkey “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharial Nehru – Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel
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Travel Photography | Children of Balat | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Children of Balat | Istanbul Turkey Balat is the traditional Jewish quarter in the Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located on the European side of Istanbul, in the old city on the historic peninsula, on the western bank of the Golden Horn. (Another Istanbul neighborhood deeply associated with Jewish settlement is Kuzguncuk on the Asian shore.) Today Balat is a working-class district on the shores of the Golden Horn. Though it once had as many as nineteen synagogues, only two of importance remain, the famous Ahrida, and the neighboring Yanbol. The site of a Jewish school is close by, and Or Ahayim Jewish Hospital…
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Travel Photography | Eyup | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Ferry Terminal Eyup | Istanbul Turkey © 2012 Wazari Wazir | People Line Up To Get Into Ferry From Eyup Ferry Terminal | Eyup Istanbul Turkey © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Eyup Sultan Camii | Eyup Mosque | Eyup | Istanbul Turkey Eyüp is a municipality (belediye) and district of the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea. Eyüp is also the name of a prominent neighborhood and former village in the district, located at the confluence of the Kağıthane and Alibey streams at the head of the Golden Horn. The…