Now for Istanbul

The Blue Mosque

Hagia Sofia

Fixer-Upper on the Golden Horn, anyone?

Fortress, I forget the name, protecting the Golden Horn

Couldn't resist at least one rose for you ladies

Galata Tower from Topkapki Palace

Home Depot, Turkish style

From Galata Tower, looking toward Galata bridge, Sultanhamet District, Blue Mosque on the left

Basilica Cistern, Roman water storage system

Metropolitan Istanbul, Galalta Tower on the left, Galata bridge on the right

And from here, I head west to Sofia, Bulgaria, then Athens. I had a hard time culling down to 10 photos of Istanbul. Can't imagine how many I'll post from Athens, and places in Italy and Switzerland. I didn't do justice to some of the earlier stops, either. Now that I have this uploading down pat (joke!!!) you can expect to see more on the places I've already covered. But first, finish the trip.

Bucharest, Romania

Sunday Afternoon in the park

Or, Let sleeping dogs lie, I always say.

Vlad Tepes (Dracula) and ruins of his castle

Palatul Parlamentului, Palace of the parliament

2nd largest building in the world (Pentagon is 1st)

Ceausecu's monument to ... himself

Romania's Arcul de Triumf

Monument to the 1989 revolt

Bisereca (church) Cretulescu, built in 1722

If you see a Sony digital camera in any of these, let me know. It's probably the one that was stolen here. Not the most favorite city of the trip. The photo's of the old church and the revolution monument are the area where it happened. Live and learn.

Sighisoara, Romania, Count Draculas's Birthplace

Saturday afternoon market

And here's how things get to market

Downtown, looking at the clock and Citadel on the hill

Horses Yes, Vehicles No

Cabbage, anyone?

Town Clock, and Vlad Tepes' (Count Dracula) birthplace, near right

Trencin, Slovakia and Budapest, Hungary

Budapest (I can't resist reflections)

Heroes Square, Budapest

Hungarian Parliament building across Danube in Pest

Buda and the Danube at nite, from Pest, Budapest

49th Anniversary of the Hungarian Student Revolt

Overlooking Pest from Buda, Budapest

49th Anniversary of the Hungarian Student Revolt

Castle in Trencin, Slovakia

49th Anniversary of the Hungarian Student Revolt

Bratislava, Slovakia

Pathway to Bratislava Castle, Slovakia

I just thought this was neat

Fruit and Vegetable market near the park in Bratislava

Bratislava Castle

You tell me, I don't know, Bratislava

Church in Eisenstadt, Austria

Josef Haydn buried here

Time for a break, Burgenland

Chapel marking the center of Burgenland, Austria

Village of Rust, Austria, near the Neusidler See

St. Stefans Catedral, Vienna

Another view of St. Stefan's Cathedral

How to solve a frozen door lock.
Hope the concept comes thru.
Sorry about the focus, no flash allowed, and I didn't want to get shot

Seems I can only add a few photos per post, so look for more to follow.

More Photos

Salzburg, from the castle

Volkswagen manufacturing plant, all glass exterior, Dresden, Germany

Grounds of Salzburg Castle

Fountain in Salzburg

Ready for Halloween, Grossmutschen, Burgenland, Austria

Fountain in Vienna

First Batch of Photos

Here are the first few photos from my trip. In future postings, I'll try to get them the order they were taken. I thought I had that down, but apparently not. And cut and paste with pictures in the Blog is beyond me.

It takes quite a while to upload them, so I'll just post a few from each area on the Blog. And it may take a while before I post any more. Just check in once in a while.

I won't try to provide any "Come to see wonderful city of --------" or picture post card shots of the places I've been (I'm far from that good, anyway) . Just shots that I like. Hope seeing them provides you with at least a fraction of the pleasure I had taking them.

Overview of Prague

The "Procession of Princes" Porcelain wall in Dresden

Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic

Lunch, outdoor cafe, Prague

Las Vegas comes to Vienna

Near the Finish Line of the Berlin Marathon