Post a la Pic, part deux!

Two serpent monsters in a dream scene in the Karagoz show that Mark and I saw.
Galata Tower as seen from the ferry crossing from Karakoy to Kadikoy.
Haydarpasa Train Station, given to the Ottomans by one of the Wilhelms, but I'm not sure which one (thus the very Germanic architecture - it looks really funny in its context)
The much more Ottoman-looking quay at the Haydarpasa Station.
The seaside of the Marmara in Bostanci, near where I work.
Children from...some other country during a parade Mark and I stumbled across on Istiklal for the first International Children's Day.
Dolmabahce Caddesi decked out in it's Children's Day best.
The Tophane Mosque, behind which there is a long continuous row of nargile cafes (where people smoke flavored tobacco from hookas and play backgammon).
Oh, and we also finally made it to the Istanbul Modern, which I must say is one of the most modern buildings and things in Istanbul. I had my doubts before we saw it.
Oh, the beautiful ferry on a beautiful day. The best thing in this city.
The wonderful translation job on the directions for a claw machine at the arcade in Kadikoy.
Alethea, Aaron and Mark at the arcade. Of course, being the photographer, I tend not to show up in these things.
An adorable child in military band uniform singing very patriotic Turkish songs at the stationary parade for Children's Day in the Kadikoy center square.