MS Silver Spirit on Bosphorus, Istanbul

MS Silver Spirit, on Bosphorus, Istanbul, originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com.

MS Silver Spirit is a super-luxury cruise ship operated by Silversea Cruises. The ship is the sixth and largest ship of the Silversea fleet; it entered service in 2009. Silver Spirit features 270 ocean-view suites, providing the largest suites of the fleet. Silver Spirit features six different restaurants, a spa measuring 8,300 square feet and the Stars Supper Club with live music, dancing and night-club style entertainment. On 23 December 2009, Silver Spirit departed on her maiden voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal. Following this sailing, she undertook her maiden transatlantic voyage from Lisbon to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. On 21 January 2010, Silver Spirit embarked on her inaugural voyage, a 91 day voyage around America.

Antique fine porcelaine plate with drawing: Acropolis

Antique fine porcelaine plate with drawing: ACROPOLIS, PATENT D W, with motto stamp "DIEU ET MON DROIT, HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE", by "C.L.A.Q. BRO"

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Galata Tower

Galata Tower , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . The Galata Tower , called Christea Turris (Italian, "Tower of Christ") by the Genoese, is a medieval stone tower in the Galata district of Istanbul, Turkey, just to the north of the Golden Horn. One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and affords a panoramic vista of Old Istanbul and its environs. More >>> Galata borrows its name from Galatians, Celts of Anatolia , stayed here for a while on the way to ancient Ankyra (Ankara), Pessinus (near Ankara) and Tavium near Yozgat today. More >>>

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Horse at Prince Island Istanbul

Horse at Prince Island Istanbul , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Semi-feral mare at Istanbul Prince Island.

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