Nice Sunday! + Istanbul Photos

Today, the cleaning lady came so, my apartment is clean and tidy. The challenge is to keep it that way.

I went to have brunch with some High School buddies. One of the ladies lives in Denmark with her Danish husband. She brought her brother who is a General Surgeon and her husband. I met the husband for the first time. He is a nice, somewhat shy man. The other lady moved to the US a few years ago and lives in Maryland. She is an architect and her husband is a Civil Engineer. There were two guys as well. One is in music industry and the other is also my University class mate. It was a hot day but, the breeze helped us stay comfy.

It was nice to catch up with each other. Normally, more people get together during these gatherings but, due to the summer, most were away or otherwise engaged. I am glad we did this. I am hoping to see more friends during the week.

After I came home, I decided to watch Wimbledon Men's Final but, dozed off. I do not care for either of the players but, that part I was able watch was good. 

Then my best friend in the US called and we watched another episode of The Gift which is a Turkish show on Netflix. Honestly, I do not like fantasy dramas but, we watch it for the sake of nice views of Istanbul and Gobekli Tepe. My friend enjoys to see all those places and keeps asking me whether they are closer to where I live or could we go see them if she comes over. 

I had taken some Istanbul photos a few years ago. Found them while arranging my pictures. So, here are some of them:

The castle was built between 1451-1452 before the Siege of Constantinople (now Istanbul) by Mehmet the Conqueror. There is a sister castle across the Bosphorus. They were built to control and block the entrance and exit of Byzantian Ships. 

Ortakoy Mosque

Rumelian Castle

Bosphorus Bridge