Dome of Ayasofya
At this point in the trip, I am suffering from a serious case of Stendahl’s syndrome and my senses are overloaded. I visited the Hagia Sophia today and the Islamic Art Museum. The Hagia Sophia is a place I have been wanting to see for over 20 years; even since taking an Intro to Art class at the University of Pittsburgh. I guess I have prof. David Wilkins to thank for all of this traveling–he let me into his over-booked intro class (even though I was an Econ major) and I was hooked. The next semester I took his Italian Renaissance class and I have since traveled to see most of the things he taught me about in both of those classes.
I followed that up with some serious shopping; so much that I am not sure they are going to let me on the plane tomorrow. I have seen some amazing carpets and iznik pottery–I would be dangerous if I actually had money to burn.
Now that I have bored you to tears, I will share what might be my last set of photos. Not my best, for sure, but my concentration and what little creativity I have are beginning to wan.
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- Dome of Ayasofya
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- Ayasofya
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- Ayasofya
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- Ayasofya
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- Ayasofya – Column of St. Gregory
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- Stairs to the Ayasofya upper gallery
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- Ayasofya mosaic
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- Ayasofya mosaic
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- Ayasofya
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- Islamic Museum
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- Islamic Museum
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- Islamic Museum
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- Islamic Museum
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- Islamic Museum
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- View walking down the hill to my hotel
I bet you are experiencing sensory overload… love the picture of the street leading to your hotel, looks very quaint.