Balik, kestane or süt misir of Istanbul: the food choice is yours
After a freezing cold cruise, nothing is better than balik (fish) and ekmek (bread) at Eminönü, Istanbul harbor.
Mix sour cabbage and peperoni together with the fried fish and the dinner is complete.
Or cross the Galata bridge and buy fresh fish (watch how red the gills are) at the market …
Grilled meat on the road is a delicious alternative.
For dessert, a bag of kastane (chestnuts)
and if space still available, top it up with süt misir (sweet corn) !
All pictures shot hand-held in the darkness with the amazing Nikon 50 mm f/1.4 mounted on my Nikon D800. Click to magnify.
From Damascus Gate to Holy Sepulchre: a black and white tour through Jerusalem (Israel)
The starting point of our B/W tour: the Damascus gate
Through the Arab Souk
Off the beaten path in the Arabic quarter.
Back to the via dolorosa, the path that Jesus walked, carrying his cross
Third station of the via dolorosa
Sixth station of the via dolorosa
Back to the Bazar
Through the gate towards the Golgotha
Opening the door of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Stone of Anointing.
The rock of Calvary, last station of via dolorosa.
The ceilings above the Golgotha
From the Calvary down to the Chapel of Saint Helena
The Tomb of Mary in the Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary.
The Holy Sepulchre
Click each picture to magnify
A night in Jerusalem, from the Cenacle to the Western Wall Tunnel
Every year around 100 visitors in Jerusalem get trapped by the so-called syndrome of Jerusalem, “a psychosis characterised by an intense religious theme that typically resolves to full recovery after a few weeks or after being removed from the area” …
Beside the Hagia Maria Sion Abbey, where the Holy Mary died.
The road to the Greek Orthodox cemetery, close to the location of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ.
Olive trees in King David’s garden beside the Walls of Jerusalem.
The tower of King David and Jewish graves on the outer side of Jerusalem Walls
In the narrow streets of Jerusalem …
… on the roofs above the Arab Souk towards the Western Wall.
At the Western Wall, remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple
Into the Western Wall Tunnel, the closest point to the Holy of Holies
With such historical places and prominent names, it is easy to understand where the Jerusalem syndrome comes from. I personally got a déjà vu after crossing the Jaffa gate, closeby David’s tower. Next stop: a day in Jerusalem!
Love is … on a cold Autumn eve on Lake Zurich
Love is a dark silhouette … invisible without a colourful background.
Pictures shot hand-held in the darkness of a November eve thanks to Nikon D800 plus Nikon f/1.4 50 mm (f/1.6 ISO 800 1/100 sec)
