Out on the town with Hyde and Sonia

What a day.
Hyde, Sonia and myself payed a visit to the Hagia Sophia, aka the Ayasofya, which is in 'Tourist Central', Sultanahmet.

It's sometimes hard to get a picture of two photographers, especially when you don't have a camera on you. I convinced Hyde to relinquish his and had a lot of fun shooting my companions in front of the Hagia Sophia.

Hyde found the same enjoyment in this brief photo-shoot called "Making Jeremy's Sister Jealous". My sister, being the only person to know well both of the subjects in foreground and a great admirer of the ancient structure in the background, is doubtlessly captivated by the photo above.

In shots such as these, it is important to look at the people walking around for scale. This place is enormous.

I credit Hyde with every photo in this post. He's brilliant with the camera, though he takes maniacal pride in getting awkward shots of me when I'm not paying attention:

After a long and thorough inspection of the Hagia Sophia, we went to the Galata Tower an hour before sunset when the light was best for pictures. It was a wonderful time had by all. The weather couldn't have been better. The air was refreshing but not cold, and there was a steady breeze.

A view back across the Bosporus toward Kadıköy.

That eye!

Those eyes!

We capped the adventure with a trip to nearby Güllüoğlu. They are a really famous maker of baklava and people in İstanbul know that the best you can get is at their shop in Karaköy. We got two plates with a variety of baklava and kadayıf and of course healthy scoops of kaymak. It was awesome. We were sugar-buzzed and delighted for the rest of the evening.

At night, we all went out for some beer in Kadıköy with friends. We stayed out later than we planned, but that's just because we were having such a great time.