It's not all fun in the sun......

Istanbul and Turkey are wonderful, but there are places where you can see how the problems that Turkey faces can cause less than ideal realities....





bombed-out building near the British consulate in Istanbul



This is at the entrance to a new shopping mall in Levent, where every car is chacked for bombs. This is common at most large shopping centers that I have seen.






Buildings left in ruins after the last earthquake.....