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INSTANT ISTANBUL
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To read "The
Road to
Emmaus,"  
click here.
To read
"A Reflection
of Jerusalem
and the New
Jerusalem
from the Ground,"  
click here.
To read
"Confession of a
Gentile in
Jerusalem:  The
Paradox of the Five
Sheklim Blessing,"  
click here.
To view
"Into  the
Heat of
the Hebron
Cauldon,"
\click here.
To view "The
Garden of
Gethsemane and
Church of All
Nations," click
here.
To view
"Pilgrimage to
Bethlehem,
Birthplace
of Jesus,
click here.
To view
"Herodion:
A Fortress
During the
Gospels,"
click here.
To read"The
Wilderness
of Abraham,
Jesus &
Israel-
Palestine,"
click here.
To view "In
Search of the
Messianic
Secret -
Caesarea Phillipi,"
click here.
To read
"Descending
to the Dead Sea
and Ascending
to Qumran,"  
click here.
To read "Jury
for Jericho,"  
click here.
To view
"The
Empty
Tombs,"
click here.
To view "Two
Very Different
Houses" click
here.
To view
"The Holy
Isle of
Patmos"
click here.
To view
"Sufis
Rumi
Konya,"
click
here.
To view
"Wrath
of
Paul,"
click
here.
To view
"Medita-
ting Medi-
terra-nean,"
click here.
To view
"Caesarea
Maritima as
Known to
Saint Paul,"
click here.
To view
"The Call for
Simon Peter,
Fisherman,"
click here.

To read
"In Search
of Lazarus,"
click here.
To view
"In The
Upper
Room"
click \here.
To view
"The Church
of St. Peter
in Gallicantu"
click here.
To view
"Visitng the
Dome of the
Rock"
click here.
To view
Group
photos of
Cincinnati
Pilgrims in
Jerusalem
click here.
To read "Yad
Vashem, A
Monument &
Name to
Remember"  click
here.
To read
"Hezekiah's
Tunnel
under the
City of David,"
click here.
To view
"Ephesus
of St. Paul
and
St. John"
click here.
THIS IS THE HAGIA SOPHIA (Honoring the LOGOS)
THIS IS THE SULTAN AHMET CAMII
OR "BLUE MOSQUE"
THIS IS THE KIZ KULESI RESIMLERI OR MAIDEN'S TOWER
SOMETIMES MISTAKENLY CALLED LEANDER'S TOWER
On an overcast rainy day - first construction 1110 CE
Featured in the 1999 James Bond Movie
"The World is Not Enough."
A Lamp Shop Inside the Grand Bazaar
GATEHOUSE INTO THE TOPKAPI PALACE - HOME OF THE OTTOMAN SULTANS
An International
House
The Great Seal of the Grand Bazaar
The Mihrab and Qibla (and Minbar on right)
Inside the Hagia Sophia
where treasures of Islam & Christianity Coexist
Yeni Mosque on the Waterfront Near the Galata Bridge
Topkapi Palace at Sunset as seen from the Bosphorus
THE FIRST BOSPHORUS BRIDGE AT SUNSET - THE BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS EUROPE & ASIA
Completed in 1973, at 5118 feet, it is the longest suspension bridge outside the USA.
COASTGUARDING THE AEGEAN - TURKEY IS THE VITAL
GATEWAY FROM ASIA INTO RUSSIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND BEYOND.
Click on Photo to see the Hagia Sophia
Dining on freshest seafood in grand style a la Galata-Istanbul
A DUTY FREE STORE INSIDE
ATATURK AIRPORT, ISTANBUL