Winter Wings

1) Baghdad Avenue... It was a dark and cold day. 

2) Lovely dog waiting for his owner in front of the shop!

3) Greek Orthodox Church at the Bosphorus and behind it, the Bosphorus Bridge is seen!  

4) Hit my eyes with its decoration!

5)  Rumeli Hisarı (Rumelia Castle) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumelihisar%C4%B1

6) Lights on... One of old houses at the Bosphorus...

7) Colours hit me always in the dark days...

8) Lovely colourful touches again :)

9)  The sea traffic at the Bosphorus,... a tanker goes to the Black Sea and flock of seagulls flying along the side...
 

10) The mouth of the Bosphorus from the Marmara Sea... and also Maiden's Tower is seen! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidens_Tower)

11) This was taken again in the car while I was crossing the bridge, there wasn't any chance to stop, (no permission for this) so this is what I could done. The sunset time in the city...  and a new cruise ship at the karaköy port (Istanbul port).

Istanbul, my beautiful city!

The entering of the Bosphorus, left side is the Marmara Sea and the right side is the Bosphorus, reaches to the Black Sea! Cross the picture, Topkapi Palace (The Palace of Ottoman Empire, now is a great museum) and the others, one is Blue Mosque and the other one Hagia Sofia... And ferry-boat carries the cars between the sides of the Bosphorus.

The Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden's_Tower

Galata Tower and Karaköy, Istanbul Port

http://www.galatatower.net/english/

 Sea traffic at the Bosphorus...

 one of the Bosphorus Bridges' road seen behind there and also new faces rising in the city!

Çırağan Palace and Hotel Kempinski
http://www.kempinski.com/en/istanbul/Pages/Welcome.aspx

Another photograph of the same place.

One is diving, the other is flying!

 Coot and Seagull! I was patient for to take these pictures...  I waited for this!

Without Seagulls I can't think of Istanbul!

At The end She snatched the fish :)

It was a lovely day and all amateur fishermen were at the sea side of the Bosphorus again. (but for them it doesn't matter what the weather's report, in any case they come to fishing there ) Anyway, this cat came to near them and searched something to eat for herself But she noticed me with my camera, I was walking towards her, she was coming to me too!

 what a looking, what a coming!

Then, yes, I missed how she snatched a fish from the bowls, But at the end she got her fish menu!
 

Please Look at me!

These photographs are taken from the car while we were in the traffic! The man was sharing his sandwich  with these lovely dogs :)

They hit my eyes