And a few final pix from Istanbul. We took the Dolmabahçe Palace tour and then walked back to the Mariner. The Palace was the palace of the last six sultans and the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922

view from the palace grounds across the Bosphorus to Topkapi Palace and the Blue Mosque; that's the Mariner to the right:

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detail from the Sultan's gate:

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gate along the water:

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Many were out enjoying the gardens:

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Leslie