Surprise visit

This couple arrived at Rumi’s tomb with a clear intent to get through the crowd without engaging it in any way. No accompanying family members, no photographer, nada. It was on with the plastic cover booties and through the door without so much as a glance at anyone. I have never seen such a spectacular dress. The back story? No idea.

Introduction

We begin with Sufis

Seeing past the jilbab

Hagia Sophia

And then a man tried to sell us a carpet

Passing remark

S gets a shoe shine

Outside the mosque, inside the mosque

Blue Mosque

Headscarves

Street food

Sneaking snaps in Istanbul

Next up: Iznik

After a day of Nicean ruins…

Buying and making tile

Bath day for S

Life in the small Muslim town of Iznik

Hagia Sophia, Iznik

Hookah lesson

At the market

Turkish National Poem

A parade

Random nature snaps

Gozleme making

The usual suspects

Pamukkale

Konya

Muslim women

Surprise visit

The music makers

Hat or head scarf?

Cappadocia

Landscape I

Landscape II

Landscape III

Landscape IV

Landscape V

Column Church

Resting

Beautiful

Parting remarks