Turkey - an abbreviated post

We were in Turkey for one week and we only saw Istanbul, which was a bummer because everything that we heard and read about the country was inspiring. We'll have to go back sometime when I'm not sick.

We did enjoy Istanbul tremendously, though. The city is beautiful and so old it is unbelievable. For example, the Hagia Sophia was built in the 5th century replacing two previous church buildings which had burned down - the first had been built 200 years prior. Think about that for a minute - the current building has been there for over 1500 years. We also walked past a cistern (for collecting water) which was built around 1000 years ago. Everywhere you go there is ancient and modern sitting side by side.

We've included a few of our favorite photos below. More will be added to our Yahoo photo albums.