Friday, October 05, 2007

Stranger Perspectives

Extreme close up of a snowglobe or rather a 'glitterglobe' of Istanbul's Sultanahmet Camii which is more popularly known as 'The Blue Mosque'. Constructed in 17th century, the mosque is famous for its blue Izmir tiles interior, hence the name. A visit ijavascript:void(0)s nothing short of awe inspiring. The 'glitterglobe' bought from a small shop in Istanbul's 'Grand Bazar' on 18th March 2007.

Here's the real deal:






6 comments:

The Surreptitious Fabric said...

But it isn't blue!

Umair Azfar Khan said...

erm.. so was this post for spreading knowledge or just telling us about places where you have been to

jay said...

Umair azfar khan: its about the picture :/ you have a camera and YET you haven't learnt to celebrate its potential ... sad!

Umair Azfar Khan said...

i know its potential. whats the point of taking pictures when you arent in them yourself. We can all find better pictures on internet if we search a little. Its your blog, have your pictures in it

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...

well. nice reading. Refreshed my Egypt's memories and ofcourse GIKI:)

Well Umair, you can watch videos of all wonderful places too with much more information so no need to visit historical places then.
Please dont mind :) Kidding

Ihsan - Kchi