Friday
21st - Saturday 22nd February 2003 |
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Taksim Square in
the snow |
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Paul, in the snow |
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The snow-scape
from the hotel window |
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Helen in front of
the Ataturk monument |
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A short trip on
the Tunel railway - just feel the enthusiasm |
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Paul in the lower
Tunel station |
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The view across
the Golden Horn |
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Topkapi Palace in
the distance |
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North of the
Galata Bridge |
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Walking across
the bridge in the snow |
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Helen at one of
the gates to the Kapali Carsi (the world-infamous Grand Bazaar) |
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Paul inside the
Bazaar, in front of a wee house |
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Helen in the
Sultan Cafe... |
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... and in front
of one of the two marble fountains that used to provide water for the
whole place. |
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It was very easy
to get lost - there are over 4,000 stalls - but never dull and boring |
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The New Mosque,
next to the Spice Bazaar |
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The streets
outside the Spice Bazaar |
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For no reason in
particular that we could discern, these cars were driving around Taksim
square with flares |
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Paul in front of
the "Ladyman" store |
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Helen in the
English-style pub in Istiklal Caddesi |
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Paul, avec
cocktail, in the bar of the Pera Palas hotel (once home to Agatha
Christie) |
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Helen in the Fish
Market outside the Caravan Rock Club |
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The Velvet
Band onstage in the James Joyce Irish Pub |
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Helen in the
Irish Pub, slightly worse for wear |
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Helen with the
band's lead singer |
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