Turkish Delight

Greetings from Gloria Serenity Resort, Belek, Turkey. 5 of us spent a couple of nights at the weekend seeing round Istanbul before meeting up with the others down here on the Med. It's a fantastic hotel we're staying at and they upgraded us to individual villas - each with 2 bedrooms and all mod cons, including indoor and outdoor hot tubs - and everything is free - it's an all-inclusive resort.

Anyway, here's a few photos from my stay so far:

Istanbul - about to enter the Blue Mosque - Jas, Keith & brother Kenneth with me

Spices

Basilica Cistern

Down near the Bosphorus

Fishermen on the bridge over the Bosphorus bridge from Europe to Asia

On top of the tower overlooking the city and the Bosphorus

After dinner in Istanbul

A quiet corner of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul

Relaxing at the rooftop pool at our hotel in Istanbul

Lights in the Grand Bazaar

Topkapi Palace

Harem means private place apparently - not just the way we think of it

Beach huts at Gloria Serenity on the Med

Waterway between the beach and our hotel