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Travel Photography | Ortaköy Mosque Under Restoration
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Ortaköy Mosque Under Restortion | Istanbul Turkey Ortaköy (literally Middle Village in Turkish) is a neighbourhood, formerly a small village, within the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, located in the middle of the European bank of the Bosphorus. Ortaköy was a cosmopolitan area during the Ottoman era and the first decades of the Turkish Republic, with communities of Turks, Greeks, Armenians and Jews. Today the neighbourhood still hosts many different religious (Muslim, Jewish, Orthodox, and other Christian) structures. It is also a popular spot for locals and tourists alike, with its art galleries, night clubs, cafés, bars, and restaurants. The Neo-Baroque style Ortaköy Mosque is…
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Nepal | Langtang National Park | Strangers No More
© 2012 Photograph of Me Taken by Ahmad Shukri | Langtang Valley National Park | Nepal “We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky – Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel
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Travel Photography | The Magnificent AyaSofya, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | AyaSofya | Hagia Sophia | Istanbul | Turkey Hagia Sophia (/ˈhɑːɪə soʊˈfiːə/; from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία [aˈʝia soˈfia], “Holy Wisdom”; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia; Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened…
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Travel Photography | From Kathmandu to Syabrubesi
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | At 6:30 a.m, Getting Ready for The Adventure | Thamel | Kathmandu | Nepal © 2012 Wazari Wazir | A Quick Stop at Dhunche | Langtang National Park © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Taking a Break at Hanging Bridge | Nepal © 2012 Wazari Wazir | Bus Arrived at Syabrubesi | Langtang National Park | Himalaya At 6 a.m on November 12 the phone rings, someone called and said that, the car is ready, he is actually our driver that will take us to Syabrubesi. Actually the night befire I’ve made an arrangement with Annapurna Guest House Manager, Mr. Manjit Tapa that we need a…
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Adventure is Out There | Everything Starts With a Dream
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Trekkers at Langtang Valley Trek | Langtang National Park | Nepal “The mountain has left me feeling renewed, more content and positive than I’ve been for weeks, as if something has been given back after a long absence, as if my eyes have opened once again. For this time at least, I’ve let myself be rooted in the unshakable sanity of the senses, spared my mind the burden of too much thinking, turned myself outward to experience the world and inward to savor the pleasures it has given me.” – Richard Nelson – Have you watch UP, it is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure…
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