Room Mate KEREM by Lazaro Rosa-Violan

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt4dvJPEPqV8gaLLJhIcojBiPgkRLYzfnMXsWrPVviEIxLdDdDHh2WcAqGDdDhtipMogpbHDOVcwNXCS_bpP2-4RFi6S9HcpHyZOC_K33HZxuuwA_GymY4fMLP8GT5o1goaa3HBxs1qzd/s1600/Room+Mate+Kerem+Hotel+Istanbul+Common+Area+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt4dvJPEPqV8gaLLJhIcojBiPgkRLYzfnMXsWrPVviEIxLdDdDHh2WcAqGDdDhtipMogpbHDOVcwNXCS_bpP2-4RFi6S9HcpHyZOC_K33HZxuuwA_GymY4fMLP8GT5o1goaa3HBxs1qzd/s1600/Room+Mate+Kerem+Hotel+Istanbul+Common+Area+10.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><a href="http://kerem.room-matehotels.com/en" target="_blank">Room Mate KEREM hotel</a> in <a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/search/label/Istanbul" target="_blank">Istanbul</a>'s trendy district of Beyoglu shines with one of the latest Interior Design works of <a href="http://www.bellevivir.com/search/label/Lazaro%20Rosa%20Violan" target="_blank">Lazaro Rosa-Violan</a>.  The rather French-facade was kept intact while the interior was reformed and redesigned in a style very characteristic of Lazaro's where leather, wood, iron and architectural elements mingle together to create modern spaces with traditional elements.  Enjoy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Room Mate KEREM by Lazaro Rosa-Violan

Room Mate KEREM hotel in Istanbul 's trendy district of Beyoglu shines with one of the latest Interior Design works of Lazaro Rosa-Viol...

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While in Turkey

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErPd0t1QT9hD9xHefwdo1KvO2jZZXjifbl3RdmhgN2bnFMqKblWGH2johDypcH7yvZXo2SZRq2aeoCz0UX9U7VPHj_HRNyE8VaqWVtvrZiAKGWrSdS1su3x8a6HtqwYBWd8vPHXCl7Ss/s1600/DSC00915.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523908244831549778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErPd0t1QT9hD9xHefwdo1KvO2jZZXjifbl3RdmhgN2bnFMqKblWGH2johDypcH7yvZXo2SZRq2aeoCz0UX9U7VPHj_HRNyE8VaqWVtvrZiAKGWrSdS1su3x8a6HtqwYBWd8vPHXCl7Ss/s400/DSC00915.JPG" style="height: 602px; width: 461px;" /></a></div>I wanted to share with you some images of my trip to Turkey.  Istanbul treated me with a lot of what I love the most: a mixture of old and new, innovation and tradition and I couldn't be happier to absorb it all in. On the first day, our discoveries of Istanbul started at the Sultan Ahmet Mosque, more famously known as the Blue Mosque (first 3 pictures). The neighborhood, also called Sultan Ahmet, is situated on cobble-stoned sloped streets were you can also spot the Golden Horn part of the Bosphorus. It's a non-ending contemplation of beauty.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9kidcHfceB1Y2v7dq9SowJBVBLFJIxDGt3FgAMknGG7cB-5kZOu9jEsyTUI25B7PrN_R4Gk6PpmPW0c37dUjB_eAvVbBA5h0F50o7ahequS_vBE1ohXVwpjVSsxTMThPbRDSPaxNsiM/s1600/DSC00900.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523908241485909666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9kidcHfceB1Y2v7dq9SowJBVBLFJIxDGt3FgAMknGG7cB-5kZOu9jEsyTUI25B7PrN_R4Gk6PpmPW0c37dUjB_eAvVbBA5h0F50o7ahequS_vBE1ohXVwpjVSsxTMThPbRDSPaxNsiM/s400/DSC00900.JPG" style="height: 354px; width: 462px;" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiJfVTIgt_jxdG6PAMwHkWEFv5XwmdR1NNVXSjfao5oiZu6O6G9jfeozILxUebPO5JBTB9jakFi84BnwHap-RmPYxxfJxNwNbuXBOtKBa4YEDGC3AoXfvPDcp3LDN9paNx8fcwddq6q0/s1600/DSC00929.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523910083852045602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiJfVTIgt_jxdG6PAMwHkWEFv5XwmdR1NNVXSjfao5oiZu6O6G9jfeozILxUebPO5JBTB9jakFi84BnwHap-RmPYxxfJxNwNbuXBOtKBa4YEDGC3AoXfvPDcp3LDN9paNx8fcwddq6q0/s400/DSC00929.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 569px; width: 428px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix9MYAPR2IV-SHnwJLuhn5rWQEqql_DBMMvWK4EeObOmhI5n761DXel8DWT_0gi-MvInrl8YCsPtD4kRBfgXOeT8mwcrEjwdJKsnco-RjQqD8B2IhZ3guta0Zi-NvuyBgKlylE0VjlO0/s1600/DSC00962.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528612737301889650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix9MYAPR2IV-SHnwJLuhn5rWQEqql_DBMMvWK4EeObOmhI5n761DXel8DWT_0gi-MvInrl8YCsPtD4kRBfgXOeT8mwcrEjwdJKsnco-RjQqD8B2IhZ3guta0Zi-NvuyBgKlylE0VjlO0/s400/DSC00962.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 323px; width: 432px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> Above, Hagia Sophia's opulent Byzantine architecture where Islamic influences meet the original Church with Christian-depicted golden mosaics. Surrounding the center of the structure is a loggia supported by magnificent marble pilasters and arched yellow and gray geometric design mosaic ceiling.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Below are images of the Topkapi Palace which is located on one of the highest points of Istanbul's shoreline overlooking the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara. The palace, today a museum, is divided in many courtyards and buildings among which you can see a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Eclectic Europeanized architecture.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wv8KJB9rxbaM2MU2X9Ph3WWBqjmC0tEMGQJWCekQZqL6eX3FnGcD2vDHrxK0eoYxpIyoIfjstV0VyMokPZLdqZZ5xj8oqkFEwX8tbRQhtZDxIc-_8Ml9cpy8erN0BMrpJ6ieZqTXHkw/s1600/DSC01074.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528627268985889346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wv8KJB9rxbaM2MU2X9Ph3WWBqjmC0tEMGQJWCekQZqL6eX3FnGcD2vDHrxK0eoYxpIyoIfjstV0VyMokPZLdqZZ5xj8oqkFEwX8tbRQhtZDxIc-_8Ml9cpy8erN0BMrpJ6ieZqTXHkw/s400/DSC01074.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 360px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8xCSix2Z67sf_0dxCLlTYzNvUZGsy2hb7_LliV8qzWZ_cDGfUGvQePypSm-B7n-0VTwi80MlYFr-Q_fCG1vWw5hpAt1l4AdlW_Xr7cr0S5oKWTi4LF5sjICsoQApO7BCRdv4_xiTrpo/s1600/DSC01049.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528627260853031394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8xCSix2Z67sf_0dxCLlTYzNvUZGsy2hb7_LliV8qzWZ_cDGfUGvQePypSm-B7n-0VTwi80MlYFr-Q_fCG1vWw5hpAt1l4AdlW_Xr7cr0S5oKWTi4LF5sjICsoQApO7BCRdv4_xiTrpo/s400/DSC01049.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 360px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4a8W4O6ldvY4PAxTTPK07oxv4GS5e3GBvXTv0xJ_4zdHxdX58COJ_-kven19CdD1di81XwxLX1WiYCVP1y_g4KJPvw8QKaURfJ-1TZoMBJZsV68Wn-V96gM2bajkgQklfLZjiQlzHrk/s1600/DSC01010.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528626164796486402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4a8W4O6ldvY4PAxTTPK07oxv4GS5e3GBvXTv0xJ_4zdHxdX58COJ_-kven19CdD1di81XwxLX1WiYCVP1y_g4KJPvw8QKaURfJ-1TZoMBJZsV68Wn-V96gM2bajkgQklfLZjiQlzHrk/s400/DSC01010.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 360px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br /><div class="thumbcaption">Porch of Imperial Divan at the Topkapi Palace.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdTKoeS1ZyMLIrFEUX9HAevn7Ffo_aNuRVv89umoULiUitzSCeGNvSZMk2v_vDoyd4TjbqCz0H4u2cicQaZz30hQ13v_kJw282-ZVW7Nhr7YZi41hIKLshGDB8SXGyi-LSqJp8rKh9u4/s1600/DSC01007.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="620" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528625141379595426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdTKoeS1ZyMLIrFEUX9HAevn7Ffo_aNuRVv89umoULiUitzSCeGNvSZMk2v_vDoyd4TjbqCz0H4u2cicQaZz30hQ13v_kJw282-ZVW7Nhr7YZi41hIKLshGDB8SXGyi-LSqJp8rKh9u4/s400/DSC01007.JPG" width="460" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBU5Q91lBmufQLGABD48ALgv1aCwQUxR3wbsagoGlWxxUZq5nKIqTY2XYQDwg5fZYQhN5mlO3Y6YHoJzWGZ3J2T5u0C7pJlYycNMJZcfvJUsxaD8iYlD6_NfMg-zqkRAmW1oOfKrzdik/s1600/DSC01001.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528625136524430482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBU5Q91lBmufQLGABD48ALgv1aCwQUxR3wbsagoGlWxxUZq5nKIqTY2XYQDwg5fZYQhN5mlO3Y6YHoJzWGZ3J2T5u0C7pJlYycNMJZcfvJUsxaD8iYlD6_NfMg-zqkRAmW1oOfKrzdik/s400/DSC01001.JPG" style="height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qm8qjMXwQv07czi1IG2nmH0Qcamd04wxHbA8R-7SWQ_0vve_9T_lFXZjlfZ6ZB2wiCNHU8l_HzMqTbvOa_XTz2-IH-uIR7Nv5AWxwnlMe0zTw7UBqRipLh1XGHRfrt7VVAyAGscorx8/s1600/DSC01071.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528614166127659234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qm8qjMXwQv07czi1IG2nmH0Qcamd04wxHbA8R-7SWQ_0vve_9T_lFXZjlfZ6ZB2wiCNHU8l_HzMqTbvOa_XTz2-IH-uIR7Nv5AWxwnlMe0zTw7UBqRipLh1XGHRfrt7VVAyAGscorx8/s400/DSC01071.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 355px; width: 464px;" /></a><br /><br /><center> Above, Grand Kiosk constructed in an eclectic europeanized style.</center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnK89gYqerTyQiaploXSM-MDbnjio_Br0HvHchGu_ud7afVMyrZKOePv1JQ-hDFzaDJGoNA_APrNz0UWRfzGJvtFgLm2gQXDcahKZ1g6k0Sr5Z9NKLb-jXANoByho2PSz1UO_pkSlfic/s1600/DSC01019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="620" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528614150967550722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnK89gYqerTyQiaploXSM-MDbnjio_Br0HvHchGu_ud7afVMyrZKOePv1JQ-hDFzaDJGoNA_APrNz0UWRfzGJvtFgLm2gQXDcahKZ1g6k0Sr5Z9NKLb-jXANoByho2PSz1UO_pkSlfic/s400/DSC01019.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><center> A tromp-l'oeil on one of the doors that lead to the inside of the Imperial Divan.</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HGqA0AmJbs6Po7VcTzoq1OX_Q3iyj8GtOxzLv9s1FvORtXV0uUogDwiyY8Q4MeRvNFrYwAAZvRlY-FZ4XjrWE5Nh5nAwDDOXdmqr54RhXz3PE1MbVMh_TyZPIe0i4ifZYerzz3j6opQ/s1600/DSC01109.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528615575273536642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HGqA0AmJbs6Po7VcTzoq1OX_Q3iyj8GtOxzLv9s1FvORtXV0uUogDwiyY8Q4MeRvNFrYwAAZvRlY-FZ4XjrWE5Nh5nAwDDOXdmqr54RhXz3PE1MbVMh_TyZPIe0i4ifZYerzz3j6opQ/s400/DSC01109.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 351px; width: 462px;" /></a><br />Above, Ciragan Palace where my lucky husband had his High School graduation ball.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtroscYJRDklK9ioCHRf9sKw28usQvnLm8fkB5AEJskJu_Gi7SqXjVmCxJqXB200FPeeGH7BgwTwo9cctq49XLQHsNHb-mkadIndI8ZYrSEZ_yjcqgRamdTCJjPQTcknF3gP1oQyICgtE/s1600/DSC01105.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528796538953190642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtroscYJRDklK9ioCHRf9sKw28usQvnLm8fkB5AEJskJu_Gi7SqXjVmCxJqXB200FPeeGH7BgwTwo9cctq49XLQHsNHb-mkadIndI8ZYrSEZ_yjcqgRamdTCJjPQTcknF3gP1oQyICgtE/s400/DSC01105.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 360px; width: 460px;" /></a><br />The Gates of The Dolmabasce Palace.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxOv1m4x9Uqdc_n4Om47Pi8XFuXvG_fkmz-eqnmNIyvLNIbQU3bMjpmSFdYjxnNfbWuDPoLpkYyJjmNU1SpWixQZOFYDzp9Nfe5UurjBJ3CsqnXYbeJpxkB2rWfBN7ZskHPYllT4L1EE/s1600/DSC00971.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528615563146632402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxOv1m4x9Uqdc_n4Om47Pi8XFuXvG_fkmz-eqnmNIyvLNIbQU3bMjpmSFdYjxnNfbWuDPoLpkYyJjmNU1SpWixQZOFYDzp9Nfe5UurjBJ3CsqnXYbeJpxkB2rWfBN7ZskHPYllT4L1EE/s400/DSC00971.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 615px; width: 469px;" /></a><br />A view of Sultan Amet neighborhood.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq1mTJMJl7BOstfWT77aK0B2DUmIURsloxt3OjH3CGxrwhRaGo0tFD6gjH14Iv7dEonCeK5zbdqK1suhVOSjVI_pMpYAxZCGEr4qC8evP-eoiDhfe9ui6mPSIvgo7blNRngZGKNpseuA/s1600/DSC01079.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="620" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528796527124123714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivq1mTJMJl7BOstfWT77aK0B2DUmIURsloxt3OjH3CGxrwhRaGo0tFD6gjH14Iv7dEonCeK5zbdqK1suhVOSjVI_pMpYAxZCGEr4qC8evP-eoiDhfe9ui6mPSIvgo7blNRngZGKNpseuA/s400/DSC01079.JPG" width="460" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After 5 hours of absorbing the awe-inspiring beauty of Topkapi Palace we headed to Ortakoy neighborhood which means <span style="font-style: italic;">middle town</span>. There, the girls and I went into a small store specializing in hats, while the boys went to look for a restaurant. While trying on almost all the hats in this small open shop which is surrounded only by old buildings and with the calling for prayer as our background I couldn't help but feel as if we were the main characters in a James Bond movie.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Below, pictures of the beautiful interior of The House Cafe.</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4bmvkz9A0N8-TFJZE1zDwyY7x-Yg1cYi3pB9uiyny3vjK0_Kg0f-t8dudjBJRShNJILaOEfLcW4FnNzpwVkToaBeeoSkzM04yN-v8bgZwhkLeBdUojgzH6AZ8-CEU_IEOqdUVC37Ii8/s1600/DSC01134.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528617797760476162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4bmvkz9A0N8-TFJZE1zDwyY7x-Yg1cYi3pB9uiyny3vjK0_Kg0f-t8dudjBJRShNJILaOEfLcW4FnNzpwVkToaBeeoSkzM04yN-v8bgZwhkLeBdUojgzH6AZ8-CEU_IEOqdUVC37Ii8/s400/DSC01134.JPG" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkrJ9fQHwgDH-EZXi-7fw7MipIr8RdN2B3VICQe0y_jijvTe28oqOt6I5hce62DDIRqnJeahiZVyQvu04ygqnXoQQr0AnILwMVwZkZZRlKVbPOclBJOSPsBRvxycvveCgw3k_9YpMBq0/s1600/DSC01129.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528617804591874306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkrJ9fQHwgDH-EZXi-7fw7MipIr8RdN2B3VICQe0y_jijvTe28oqOt6I5hce62DDIRqnJeahiZVyQvu04ygqnXoQQr0AnILwMVwZkZZRlKVbPOclBJOSPsBRvxycvveCgw3k_9YpMBq0/s400/DSC01129.JPG" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnV-DHe29aLP_97E03Bv-07BajKZfL8qzWmDDgRUsIRLEdnj-J6n14AjdHLA9Zdm4NNqZ9MvEQWR9f6rVcWzIxcxx0AI5RvX-Ul6u5YmD1C1OywJaUZlxZ3D2PZ5ArFF7O0THu1pMaTA/s1600/DSC01128.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528619194661618082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnV-DHe29aLP_97E03Bv-07BajKZfL8qzWmDDgRUsIRLEdnj-J6n14AjdHLA9Zdm4NNqZ9MvEQWR9f6rVcWzIxcxx0AI5RvX-Ul6u5YmD1C1OywJaUZlxZ3D2PZ5ArFF7O0THu1pMaTA/s400/DSC01128.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 360px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKD1oWETx3Gux7Hwndn2wklhEF5wtx2aemEV2ehExv3sEybTm8D3ZtugXiGjpPlpuSv66V-LpwpFUqwmZkf7H7xa1qKX5OQQQCVuxoLEmPw2JNSNMOEhcNT-8kkyVVWqP7HgdL05-Fz0/s1600/DSC01142.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528619202370689874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKD1oWETx3Gux7Hwndn2wklhEF5wtx2aemEV2ehExv3sEybTm8D3ZtugXiGjpPlpuSv66V-LpwpFUqwmZkf7H7xa1qKX5OQQQCVuxoLEmPw2JNSNMOEhcNT-8kkyVVWqP7HgdL05-Fz0/s400/DSC01142.JPG" width="480" /></a><br />A view of the Ortakoy Mosque from our table.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All images are property of and taken exclusive by Bellevivir.<br /><br /><a href="http://bellevivir.blogspot.com.br/2010/08/deja-vu.html" target="_blank">Munich Review</a><br /><a href="http://bellevivir.blogspot.com.br/2011/09/when-traveling-dress-accordingly.html" target="_blank">When traveling dress accordingly:  The Hamptons</a></div></div></div>

While in Turkey

  I wanted to share with you some images of my trip to Turkey.  Istanbul treated me with a lot of what I love the most: a mixture of o...

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