Historic Areas of Istanbul

In September, we took a weekend trip to Istanbul. A trip that surely left us all wanting more! The old centre of Istanbul was amazing, with the Blue mosque, Hagia Sophia and the Hippodrome. We visited during Ramadan, and at night the whole area turned into a festivale of music and light and happy people everywhere. Great!

visited by Maria, Mattias, Isabella and Dennis september 2008

The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik

An airconditioned bus (very comfortable) took us from Split to Sibenik where we had some time to visit the Cathedral of St James. The cathedral was not only unique in the technical construction of it's dome, it also boasted a fascinating frieze decorated with 71 sculptured faces of men, women, and children. Each face was unique and showed different expressions and was said to show common people rather than religious figures or nobles. Quite remarkable.

Visited by Maria and Mattias, august 2008 (as well as by Ester and the Hägglund/Alfredsson-family).