Friday began for Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020709 with breakfast ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020710 and with this breakfast ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020711 for me ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020712 on the porch of our hotel which sat on the Bosphorous so that we could look towards Asia ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020713 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020714 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020715 and see the bridge across the continents ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020716 as the scenery was heightened at times ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020717 by passing boats ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020718 and scenery in the distance, sometimes blurry ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020719 sometimes clear. ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020720 Sukru and Arsev were remarkable hosts taking us out to lunch after the seminar at an old Greek restaurant in the spice market ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020721 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020722 where the food ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020723 and scenery were remarkable ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020724 and each course brought its own surprises though it was always necessary to have lemon with all food ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020725 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020726 except dessert. ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020727 After lunch, we headed to the Dolmabahce Palace where the sultans lived after they left Topkapi and Sukru, Suzanne and Arsev posed ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020728 as we arrived and looked at the clock tower in the distance ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020729 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020730 and then entered the gate ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020731 with flower lined paths ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020732 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020733 leading to the remarkable palace ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020734 where the guard was immovable ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020735 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020736 as I recorded the scenery ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020737 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020738 as the line progressed slowly for entry tickets ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020739 much to the chagrin of Suzanne and Arsev who were waiting ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020740 even as I captured various views of the Palace ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020741 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020742 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020743 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020744 and the clock which raised concerns about whether we would get our tickets by 4 when they stopped selling tickets. ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020745 but after a few more views ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020746 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020747 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020748 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020749 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020750 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020751 and another guard photo ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020752 we were able to make our way forward ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020753 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020754 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020755 onto the grounds ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020756 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020757 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020758 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020759 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020760 and into the palace. ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020761 Unfortunately, photography was not allowed in the palace which was quite a remarkable place with rooms larger than houses and furnishings not to be believed as well as carpets that defied the imagination. We also saw artifacts of rooms where famous people met, slept and even died (in the case of locals). This was all combined with a tour guide with a sardonic sense of humor who wanted us to move through the rooms (of which there were nearly 300 in total) as quickly as possible but was willing to pause at the chandelier that weighed 5 tons. Once outside we were again on the Bosphorous and Sukru took this photo of me and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020762 and after recording some of the background ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020763 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020764 Suzanne took these pictures of me with Sukru. ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020765 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020766 The Hanioglus invited us to dinner at a very elegant restaurant atop a hill on the Asian side. When we arrived the sun was beginning to set and so I recorded the views while I could ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020767 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020768 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020769 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020770 before the menus arrived ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020771 and then the sun did set ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020772 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020773 as the dishes arrived and were thoroughly enjoyed ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020774 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020775 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020776 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020777 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020778 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020779 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020780 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020781 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020782 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020783 and on the way back, I captured a few photos of the scenery, in particular the bridge spanning continents in this remarkable city. ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020784 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.10-18.10Turkey//P1020785