Monday, January 4, 2010

Back in Seattle


Completing an awsome trip, I am back in Seattle. After 36 hours without sleep I have attended the New Year party at Numanoglus.


The Palace

Once in Istanbul, we visited Dolmabahce Palace. This is the new palace used by the last few sultan's of the Ottoman Empire. Unlike the main Topkapi Palace, this one is more like a western palace. They don't allow photography inside the palace so all we got is the picture of the entrence and the fountain in the royal garden.