Photos from Istanbul
Hans and I lived in Istanbul from 2002 through 2008. Initially we stayed in Sariyer, then we had a flat in Çarşamba, a conservative section of Fatih, Istanbul. In 2003 we moved from Çarşamba out to Emirli, a small village near Kurtkoy and Pendik, but still considered Istanbul. Though it took about an hour to drive from Emirli to Istanbul proper. Here are some photos from that time: These photos are from our first winter there in 2003. I didn't see this much snow during our time in Germany! Above is our Skoda car stuck in the snow at the bottom of the hill from our house. The neighbors tried to help us get it out, but we had to wait 2 days for the thaw and then were able to drive it. And then came summer! We used to swim every day and have our breakfast on the upper floor patio. View from the 3rd floor balcony of the reservoir. We had a huge wood burning stove under the staircase for heating throughout the house so we drove out to Sultanbeyl...