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Caption: Istanbul A love affair
Caption: Istanbul is overwhelming. Beautiful, and old, and filled with character. My relationship with her is hard to describe; I'm hooked on the beauty and exotic side of her. But also, well aware of her flaws.
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Caption: All her inhabitants have rituals they follow with a clock-like precision.
Then, your mind wonders and make you create their personal stories in your head.
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Caption: Coming from Mexico, the Spice Market and the Grand Bazaar have certain familiarity but at the same time, everything on them is foreign and new.
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Caption: Religion is an important element of the culture. And like in any other civilization, art was created to honor the Gods.
This display of art and architecture is what originally brought me to her.
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Caption: Hagia Sophia is probably the only piece of architecture I ever craved to touch. I walked in to the 1500 years old stone building to find lush black marble columns, filigree decorations and exquisite paintings.
Slowly placed my fingertips in the cold, silky marble and touched every column, curve, bump, and every imperfection. Pure beauty. I touched the chandeliers, the naked stone and all the textures confined inside her.
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Caption: Istanbul is a woman with a complex personality; Sometimes a conservative lady of classic beauty who carries herself with grace and follows the traditions. Others, a rebel soul. A Queen who reigns with all the glory and wealth achieve with the time. But also, the girl in filthy clothes begging for a coin in Kologlu.
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Caption: A city dominated by men but with a woman's heart. Impossible of been fully understood but still, you love her. That's Istanbul.