They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and sometimes, they’re right.
Instead of going on and on about how I’ve never experienced a real winter in my life, I’ll spare you all my thoughts on how magical everything looks in the snow and instead give you a glimpse of the images I captured the other day on our walk around our neighborhood in Istanbul, Sariyer, which has a fishing village feel along the Bosphorus.
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The view from the end of an alleyway. |
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Just look how snow transforms everyday objects like scaffolding into something pretty and poetic! Zounds! |
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Roses in the snow. |
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The mosque near our apartment. |
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Looks like a few folks still wanted to play on the playground in the bad weather. |
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The fishermen are there selling their fresh wares come rain or come shine. |
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These boats aren’t goin’ anywhere today. |
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Neither are these, I reckon… |
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All the stray doggies like looking pensive in the snow. |
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Ataturk looking stately in front of the Turkish flag. |
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Yes, that is our neighborhood Burger King in the background… |
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Side-by-side footprints in the snow. |
Sara, this post seriously BLEW ME AWAY! I cannot believe these are your sites … I actually got GOOSEBUMPS with the second one. I can't pick a favorite… the mosque, the dogs, the boats… Love this!
Thanks! I enjoyed exploring a bit and taking photos in a very different scenery than we normally have! π