Myrina Promenade, Limnos, Greece
May 22, 2026
A nicely restored town house from 1853 in what was the Greek quarter of the town in Ottoman times.
A nicely restored town house from 1853 in what was the Greek quarter of the town in Ottoman times.
The elaborate entrance to this abandoned supermarket once was one of the city gates in the Turkish quarter of Myrina, the capital of Limnos.
An Ottoman period fountain in the old Turkish quarter of Myrina, the capital of Limnos.
Near the entrance of Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace, once the home of the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, we found the residence of another “royal family,”
A visit to fabled Topkapi, imperial and administrative center of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years
On our first day in Istanbul, after arriving at 4:30 on a Sunday morning and heading straight to a nap we went for a walk
Located in the Harem, this is where the Sultan, his family and closest officials gathered for entertainment
At the head of the First Courtyard, this leads to the inner areas housing the old Ottoman government
Local authorities provide this residence for cats living on the grounds of Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
One of the many living around the former Sultan’s palace, now a huge museum
A nicely restored town house from 1853 in what was the Greek quarter of the town in Ottoman times.
The elaborate entrance to this abandoned supermarket once was one of the city gates in the Turkish quarter of Myrina,
An Ottoman period fountain in the old Turkish quarter of Myrina, the capital of Limnos.
Near the entrance of Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace, once the home of the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, we found the
A visit to fabled Topkapi, imperial and administrative center of the Ottoman Empire for 400 years
On our first day in Istanbul, after arriving at 4:30 on a Sunday morning and heading straight to a nap
Located in the Harem, this is where the Sultan, his family and closest officials gathered for entertainment
At the head of the First Courtyard, this leads to the inner areas housing the old Ottoman government
Local authorities provide this residence for cats living on the grounds of Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
One of the many living around the former Sultan’s palace, now a huge museum