tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74380438537445255112011-04-21T16:39:42.899-07:00minviolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686346885291374170noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438043853744525511.post-59243861100133088312006-12-23T07:09:00.000-08:002006-12-23T20:26:02.983-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1QcD94vPI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/ngNW6HDDPvQ/s1600-h/Blue+Mosque+Min+and+guide+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011750403364666610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1QcD94vPI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/ngNW6HDDPvQ/s200/Blue+Mosque+Min+and+guide+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1QcD94vQI/AAAAAAAAAGY/4NTroSU5AXc/s1600-h/St+Sofia+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011750403364666626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 201px" height="231" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1QcD94vQI/AAAAAAAAAGY/4NTroSU5AXc/s200/St+Sofia+2.JPG" width="126" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1QcT94vRI/AAAAAAAAAGg/gWAC1jWb3gs/s1600-h/topkapi+tiles+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011750407659633938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1QcT94vRI/AAAAAAAAAGg/gWAC1jWb3gs/s200/topkapi+tiles+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div>Here are some pics from my trip to Istanbul earlier this month. I was there to perform with the Istanbul Symphony but was a merry tourist too! It was my first time there and it's fascinating. I'm in love with the city now. The history, sights, people, food, pretty much everything! Turkish Kebabs...Mmm...</div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1R7D94vSI/AAAAAAAAAGo/fTGZobH45sg/s1600-h/sleeping+cabbie.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011752035452239138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1R7D94vSI/AAAAAAAAAGo/fTGZobH45sg/s200/sleeping+cabbie.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>Traffic was pretty crazy sometimes. Meet my cabbie. He managed to sleep and drive at the same time. Scary!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1YXD94vbI/AAAAAAAAAHw/65zEYoUX01A/s1600-h/Grand+bazaar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011759113558343090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1YXD94vbI/AAAAAAAAAHw/65zEYoUX01A/s200/Grand+bazaar.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1YWz94vaI/AAAAAAAAAHo/654uf5Jzy4w/s1600-h/Grand+bazaar+lamps.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011759109263375778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1YWz94vaI/AAAAAAAAAHo/654uf5Jzy4w/s200/Grand+bazaar+lamps.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1Vij94vWI/AAAAAAAAAHI/ou3gVieEMRI/s1600-h/Grand+bazaar+hat.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011756012591955298" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" height="222" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1Vij94vWI/AAAAAAAAAHI/ou3gVieEMRI/s200/Grand+bazaar+hat.JPG" width="357" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div>Shopping at the Grand Bazaar. I'm not the greatest at bargaining but I couldn't resist getting three turkish lamps and a belly dancing outfit!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011745034655546562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 116px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="263" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1Ljj94vMI/AAAAAAAAAF4/OwFGGRCalbM/s200/Grand+belly+dancing.jpg" width="131" border="0" /></div> Perhaps my belly dancing needs some work...<br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011741156300078210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1IBz94vII/AAAAAAAAAFY/yZzOcTZHotc/s200/Min+reh+enroute+1.JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1WuT94vZI/AAAAAAAAAHg/xHST70PjV7U/s1600-h/Min+and+poster.jpg"></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1WuT94vYI/AAAAAAAAAHY/zYb2Hwh2GBk/s1600-h/Min+Reh+enroute.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011757313967046018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1WuT94vYI/AAAAAAAAAHY/zYb2Hwh2GBk/s200/Min+Reh+enroute.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1WuT94vZI/AAAAAAAAAHg/xHST70PjV7U/s1600-h/Min+and+poster.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011757313967046034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="199" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1WuT94vZI/AAAAAAAAAHg/xHST70PjV7U/s200/Min+and+poster.jpg" width="154" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1WuT94vZI/AAAAAAAAAHg/xHST70PjV7U/s1600-h/Min+and+poster.jpg"></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1WuT94vZI/AAAAAAAAAHg/xHST70PjV7U/s1600-h/Min+and+poster.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1WuT94vZI/AAAAAAAAAHg/xHST70PjV7U/s1600-h/Min+and+poster.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1WuT94vZI/AAAAAAAAAHg/xHST70PjV7U/s1600-h/Min+and+poster.jpg"></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1WuT94vZI/AAAAAAAAAHg/xHST70PjV7U/s1600-h/Min+and+poster.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Time to grab the violin and get back to the office. Off I head to rehearsals at the concert hall.<br /></div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1HaD94vFI/AAAAAAAAAFA/ltnaxqEO4QE/s1600-h/Min+concert.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011740473400278098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1HaD94vFI/AAAAAAAAAFA/ltnaxqEO4QE/s200/Min+concert.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1HaT94vHI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/IbsHDvTUXPk/s1600-h/Min+and+Barbora+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011740477695245426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1HaT94vHI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/IbsHDvTUXPk/s200/Min+and+Barbora+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br />After the concert, time to party!!<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011764267519098322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1dDD94vdI/AAAAAAAAAIA/ftTk312ABIo/s200/Bunyami+airport.jpg" border="0" /> At the airport heading home.<br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1HaD94vGI/AAAAAAAAAFI/-RivfP6wFWU/s1600-h/Min+concert+2.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RY1HaD94vGI/AAAAAAAAAFI/-RivfP6wFWU/s1600-h/Min+concert+2.JPG"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7438043853744525511-5924386110013308831?l=minviolin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>minviolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686346885291374170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7438043853744525511.post-9688480695147284362006-12-23T01:31:00.000-08:002006-12-23T02:15:04.477-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RYz3nz94ujI/AAAAAAAAAAM/BrTm7Bqxqa8/s1600-h/portrait.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5011652748693256754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-kocRniG7Hs/RYz3nz94ujI/AAAAAAAAAAM/BrTm7Bqxqa8/s320/portrait.JPG" border="0" /></a> Just testing if it works. This is my first blog post ever! I'm a bit of a computer dummy and I spent over an hour trying to figure out how to post a picture... I think I'm getting the hang of it though!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7438043853744525511-968848069514728436?l=minviolin.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>minviolinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03686346885291374170noreply@blogger.com