Thursday, February 3, 2011

Ortakoy: The Middle Village

Yesterday was just lovely. I woke up to the sun shinning and the temperature about 10 degrees warmer. Since it was so nice out, Cindy thought it would be great to go on the Bosphorus boat tour. We all got ready and headed out, at about 1:30 p.m.

We had gone shopping the night before and I found this gorgeous jacket that I should have bought. It was from Zara and it was this gorgeous dark blue, fitted down jacket. I kept thinking about it, talking about it and wishing I had bought it. To my surprise Cindy and Cagri had decided to buy it for my graduation present. I was ecstatic. We had to go into the shopping district for Aunt Nancy so it was the perfect excuse to get the jacket :)

After our little detour, we hit bridge traffic. It took us about an hour and a half to get over to the other side but the drive was gorgeous over the bridge. It was so clear.


By the time we got into Ortakoy we were hungry. We stopped at a great restaurant right on the water. It was so delicious and had an amazing view of the bridge and a gorgeous little mosque.


The sun began to set and cast a gorgeous golden light over the city. We rushed over to the boat dock to catch a tour but it was too late. I didn't mind though, I was in awe of how beautiful everything looked.





Cindy took Jon to play in the play area while Aunt Nancy and I walked and talked. After the sun set it was got colder so we grabbed a coffee to warm up. We sat in the little coffee shop and people watched. There were so many people enjoying the day. It was dark now and the bridge was lit up. It was absolutely breathtaking. 


While we were there, a photographer came up with a model. She took off her jacket and she was wearing this stunning feather, beaded wedding dress. They started shooting right next to where we were. It was so great because I got some AMAZING shots of her as well. The backdrop was just amazing for the photoshoot. 








These were just some of the photos I took. It was such a gorgeous backdrop and the dress was so unique. It was a great way to end the day. 





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