solitude over-fished? soaring Pillar intricate Young Prince Egyptian obelisk Balcony Serpentine column, 479 BC Ottoman-style wooden house 20110427_77 20110427_78 Reclining Medusa head Upside-down Medusa head Cistern Cafe mopping 20110427_85 Gate 1 20110427_88 The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul twang! glorious tat Kemal glory blue blue windows behind the star half-dome window muslim man lifts the spirits Blue Mosque marble columns with ornately pierced capitals Bronze door Portal of the Emperor the Sultan's loge the Sultan's loge Byzantine brickwork looking towards the apse a layer of lights Constantine and Zoë John and Irene where the pigeons roost Deisis gallery visitors There may be angel faces behind those 3 gold bosse…