Istanbul

Two and a half years of dreaming, finally a reality. Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque).

Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) literally right across from the Blue Mosque. It was originally a Christian building, converted to a mosque in 1453, and now a museum.

 The Church of the Holy Savior in Chora (Chora Museum) has some of the best-surviving frescoes and mosaics from the Byzantine Age. Absolutely amazing.

Can you believe the one on the left is a mosaic?!

 Cruising on the Bosphorus between Europe and Asia.

So far, I like this place a lot.

Many posts to catch up on

I feel like this is the theme of my blog recently. I do cool things, then forget to sit down and blog about it. In the past month or so, I've been to Australia, California, and now I'm about to head off to the Mediterranean for 3 weeks! I'm very excited. I don't plan on taking my laptop though, so all the photos from that trip will be posted when I get back.
In other news, I have a cold, and I held a baby hedgehog.

San Diego.

Here are some of my favorite photos from my last day in California.