1.
21 May 2005. Early morning, Heathrow
2. Stephansdom, Vienna
3. In Stephansplatz, on a cultural visit
4. Breakfast, innit...
5. Seitergasse
6. A fountain in a small square - all elegance...
7. Hofburg, with yet another equestrian Habsburg
8. A big old eagle on the roof of the Stephansdom
9. Shshsh... Beethoven's 9th is ringing in our ears...
10. Pissed in the Just Bar in Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet, Istanbul
11. Yes, it is a very nice mosque. Definitely... I am just about standing up.. hiccup... yeah...
12.
22 May 2005. Sultanahmet Camii aka the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet!
13. Aya Sofya
14. Karakoy and the Galata Tower from a ferry en route to Asia
15. Cup of tea on the ferry across the Marmara Denizi...
16. What the f*ck you looking at. It's a tank, awwwight...
17. Lane behind the Migros stand about 5 hours before the match
18. Ouside the Haydarpasa Station
19. Sultanahmet from Haydarpasa across the Sea of Marmara
20. Haydarpasa Station. Where is that train to Baghdad
21. Fans' bar outside the Sukru Sacaroglu Stadium
22. Outside the stadium a couple of hours before the match
23. 2 hours to go. Kemal Mustafa Ataturk, a Fener fan, looks down upon the faithful in the Migros Stand
24. Pierro van Hooijdoonk salutes the Migros faithful before the match
25. Gala players trying to escape down the tunnel are being pelted by water containers
26. Not long to the kick off
27. One of world's fiercest derbies...
29. Huge banner covering the top tier of the Maraton Stand
30. Gala players coming out, still getting pelted
31. The players line up in front of the Numarali Stand. Not many away fans...
32. This time, it's the bottom tier of the Telsim Stand that's covered
33. First half, Fenerbahce defending the goal, the police defending the away fans, who are keen on CONCENTRATION
34. Second half, 1-0 to Fenerbahce
35. It's sinking in....
36. The Migros Stand is loving it
37. Our mates are loving it too
38. Mondragon's turn to get pelted - with glow sticks this time
39. Rigobert Song down injured, not much sympathy here
40. The Maraton Stand and the Telsim Stand light show
41. Seconds to go....
42. Sampiyon Fenerbahce!!!
43. One more title for Ataturk
44. Our sector
45. Trying to fit in, obviously
46. The dimming of the lights before the team comes out to take the plaudits
47. Yes, a few fireworks thrown in...
48. Nope, I can't see the team either
49. Acknowledging the fans
49.a. A convert (almost) ....
50.
23 May 2005, not so early morning, on the terrace of the hotel
51. Inside the Blue Mosque
52. The Blue tiles that give the name to the Blue Mosque
53. Sultan's seats in the Blue Mosque
54. The Blue Mosque through the gates
55. OK, it's a historic place, so I'll do an idiot pose
56. Aya Sofya from the Blue Mosque
57. Tourists
58. Justinian's Cistern... a reasonbaly dark old place
59. A random Medusa's head in the Cistern... totally and utterly random
60. Topkapi Palace Gates
61. Divan Salon
62. Asia from the Topkapi Palace
63. That view... it hurts my eyes
64. Fountain in the Topkapi Palace gardens.
65. Suleymaniye Camii from the Topkapi Palace
66.The Baghdad Kiosk
67. More tiles... They tend to stick them on walls
68. A courtyard in the Topkapi Palace
69. Toughra at the gates of the Palace
70. Some (wonky) Egytian loot at the Hyppodrome
71. View from our rooftop terrace - aaaaaverage number of ships
72. Tram going up the Istiklat Caddesi towards Taksim Square
73. A bar where they are keen on FERMENTATION
74. Funf Massen Helles, bitte!!!
75. They don't mix their words, these lot....
76. Champions' League, we're having kebabs
77. Liverpool and Milan fans singing in Istiklat Caddesi, off Taksim
78. Luis Garcia spotted in the Sultan Bar
79. Backpackers Hostel in Akbiyik Caddesi by night
80.
24 May 2005, Mosaic above the current entrance to Aya Sofya
81. Inside Aya Sofya - towards one of the corner domes
82. Inside Aya Sofya - towards the central part
83. The Deisis Mosaic - Christ, Mary and St.John
84. Virgin Mary, John Comnenus and his wife Irene
85. Aya Sofya, mirhab from its days as a mosque
86. Emperors Justinian (l) and Constantine (r) present Hagia Sophia & Constantinople to the Virgin and Child
87. Nuruosmanniye Caddesi with Nuruousmaniye Camii, Beyazit
88. The entrance to Kapalicarsi - the Grand Bazaar, Beyazit
89. The Grand Bazaar - tack....
90. The Grand Bazaar - I love goooooold....
91. Istanbul University, Beyazit
92. The tomb of Suleyman the Magnificent - A Grand Nom
93. Suleymaniye Camii
94. Russian Reds - Fowler, AlexS, Pata, Figura, Kret - Kucuk Ayasofya Caddesi, Sultanahmet.
95. Eileen and John. John saw us go up in the early 60s
96. Was it something I said, outside the Just Bar, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet
97. I see pissed people
98. A professor of history....
100.
The Big Day - 25 May 2005. Fraternising with the enemy
101. The Ataturk Stadium - 6 hours before the kick off
102. Just pose for that ladyeee, lads
103. That programme - it will be priceless
104. From the other side of the world
105. The traditional I-will-buy-this-place pose, featuring 100 YTL this time
106. Chris, Dools, Dave, Sash, Kev, Tom - bumped into each other outside the Stadium
107. Can't kick straight
108. The Reds are coming down the hill....
109... and still coming down the hill - 2.5 hours until the kick off
110. The Magnificent Seven (yes, slap me now) - Tayo, Stu, Sash, Andy, Craig, Rich, Adams
111. It's getting close....
112. I have no idea why I look so petrified in an as-yet-empty stadium....
113. YNWA before the match.
114. The warm-up
115. Just doing a bit of singing
116. Not quite the half-time dancing girls on a cold afternoon at West Ham...
117. Forza Milan and the Red Brigade
118. Some people are on the pitch
119. And this is when your knees begin to shake
120. 1-0 down, Liverpool with the ball
121. 0-3
122. Half-time, we're 3-0 down and it's against AC Milan... Food for thought, Ron...
123. 2-3, it's fucking on!!! Come on, you mighty Reds!
124. Xabi steps up and will eventually make it 3-3!!!
125. YNWA towards the end of normal time - MAGIC!!!
126. Full-time. Bonj!!!
127. Extra-time, a few minutes to go
128. Get in there, Djib, 2-0 in the shoot-out
129. MY TEAM HAS JUST WON THE EUROPEAN CUP!!!!!
130. Campeones, Campeones, Ole-Ole-Ole!!!
131. Within touching distance...
132. Steven Gerrard, the captain of Liverpool Football Club, lifts the European Cup!!!
133. That's our European Cup sticking out there...
134.Yeah, I'll just ruin a good photo, if you don't mind...
135. There it is, after the greatest comeback since Lazarus
137. Steven Gerrard - Cup on 'is 'ead!!!
137. Steven Gerrard - Cup on 'is 'ead!!!
138. Djib and his passion for taking all clothes off
139. 8 am, the morning after the greatest comback since Lazarus, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet
140.
26 May 2005. Ahmed III Pavilion
141. The Red House, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet
142. The Sea of Marmara, Asia, the huge boat and the cherry juice is mine...
143. Yes, the terrible pun an' all
144. 4 Wankas in Taksim Square
145.
27 May 2005, whereever you go, there is always an American to spoil the picture - Sultanahmet and Galata
146. Karakoy and the Genoese Galata Tower
147. Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus, Besiktas
148. Ferry on the Bosphorus
149. Dolmabahce Palace with Dolmabahce Camii in the background
150. The Bosphorus Bridge - the 4th longest suspension bridge in the world
151. The Fatih Bridge spanning the narrowest part of the Bosphorus, but 10m longer than the Bosphorus Bridge
152. Rumeli Hisari - strangled the Byzantines
153. One of the Ottoman villas on the European side
154. Freezing...
155. Yoros Kalesi, above the Clashing Rocks, Anadolu Kavagi
156. 3 Wankas in a fortress
157. The mouth of the Bosphorus with the Black Sea beyond
158. Not-so-fluffy sheep above the Bosphorus
159. There is a whole continent right behind me, for shure...
160. No, not Scotland
161. The ships got slightly bigger since the Argo's days...
162. 3 Wankas in a boat
163. Leander's Tower, marking the entrance to the Bosphorus
164. Topkapi Palace, its gardens, Aya Sofya...
165. Sirkeci Train Station - the European terminus
166. The Blue Mosque by night
167. A local lady
168. A local lady with an excited Adam
169. Our Galatasaray-supporting mate from Izmir, the landlord of the Just Bar
170. Packing...
171. Departure... in front of the hotel
1. 21 May 2005. Early morning, Heathrow
2. Stephansdom, Vienna
3. In Stephansplatz, on a cultural visit
4. Breakfast, innit...
5. Seitergasse
6. A fountain in a small square - all elegance...
7. Hofburg, with yet another equestrian Habsburg
8. A big old eagle on the roof of the Stephansdom
9. Shshsh... Beethoven's 9th is ringing in our ears...
10. Pissed in the Just Bar in Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet, Istanbul
11. Yes, it is a very nice mosque. Definitely... I am just about standing up.. hiccup... yeah...
12. 22 May 2005. Sultanahmet Camii aka the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet!
13. Aya Sofya
14. Karakoy and the Galata Tower from a ferry en route to Asia
15. Cup of tea on the ferry across the Marmara Denizi...
16. What the f*ck you looking at. It's a tank, awwwight...
17. Lane behind the Migros stand about 5 hours before the match
18. Ouside the Haydarpasa Station
19. Sultanahmet from Haydarpasa across the Sea of Marmara
20. Haydarpasa Station. Where is that train to Baghdad
21. Fans' bar outside the Sukru Sacaroglu Stadium
22. Outside the stadium a couple of hours before the match
23. 2 hours to go. Kemal Mustafa Ataturk, a Fener fan, looks down upon the faithful in the Migros Stand
24. Pierro van Hooijdoonk salutes the Migros faithful before the match
25. Gala players trying to escape down the tunnel are being pelted by water containers
26. Not long to the kick off
27. One of world's fiercest derbies...
29. Huge banner covering the top tier of the Maraton Stand
30. Gala players coming out, still getting pelted
31. The players line up in front of the Numarali Stand. Not many away fans...
32. This time, it's the bottom tier of the Telsim Stand that's covered
33. First half, Fenerbahce defending the goal, the police defending the away fans, who are keen on CONCENTRATION
34. Second half, 1-0 to Fenerbahce
35. It's sinking in....
36. The Migros Stand is loving it
37. Our mates are loving it too
38. Mondragon's turn to get pelted - with glow sticks this time
39. Rigobert Song down injured, not much sympathy here
40. The Maraton Stand and the Telsim Stand light show
41. Seconds to go....
42. Sampiyon Fenerbahce!!!
43. One more title for Ataturk
44. Our sector
45. Trying to fit in, obviously
46. The dimming of the lights before the team comes out to take the plaudits
47. Yes, a few fireworks thrown in...
48. Nope, I can't see the team either
49. Acknowledging the fans
49.a. A convert (almost) ....
50. 23 May 2005, not so early morning, on the terrace of the hotel
51. Inside the Blue Mosque
52. The Blue tiles that give the name to the Blue Mosque
53. Sultan's seats in the Blue Mosque
54. The Blue Mosque through the gates
55. OK, it's a historic place, so I'll do an idiot pose
56. Aya Sofya from the Blue Mosque
57. Tourists
58. Justinian's Cistern... a reasonbaly dark old place
59. A random Medusa's head in the Cistern... totally and utterly random
60. Topkapi Palace Gates
61. Divan Salon
62. Asia from the Topkapi Palace
63. That view... it hurts my eyes
64. Fountain in the Topkapi Palace gardens.
65. Suleymaniye Camii from the Topkapi Palace
66.The Baghdad Kiosk
67. More tiles... They tend to stick them on walls
68. A courtyard in the Topkapi Palace
69. Toughra at the gates of the Palace
70. Some (wonky) Egytian loot at the Hyppodrome
71. View from our rooftop terrace - aaaaaverage number of ships
72. Tram going up the Istiklat Caddesi towards Taksim Square
73. A bar where they are keen on FERMENTATION
74. Funf Massen Helles, bitte!!!
75. They don't mix their words, these lot....
76. Champions' League, we're having kebabs
77. Liverpool and Milan fans singing in Istiklat Caddesi, off Taksim
78. Luis Garcia spotted in the Sultan Bar
79. Backpackers Hostel in Akbiyik Caddesi by night
80. 24 May 2005, Mosaic above the current entrance to Aya Sofya
81. Inside Aya Sofya - towards one of the corner domes
82. Inside Aya Sofya - towards the central part
83. The Deisis Mosaic - Christ, Mary and St.John
84. Virgin Mary, John Comnenus and his wife Irene
85. Aya Sofya, mirhab from its days as a mosque
86. Emperors Justinian (l) and Constantine (r) present Hagia Sophia & Constantinople to the Virgin and Child
87. Nuruosmanniye Caddesi with Nuruousmaniye Camii, Beyazit
88. The entrance to Kapalicarsi - the Grand Bazaar, Beyazit
89. The Grand Bazaar - tack....
90. The Grand Bazaar - I love goooooold....
91. Istanbul University, Beyazit
92. The tomb of Suleyman the Magnificent - A Grand Nom
93. Suleymaniye Camii
94. Russian Reds - Fowler, AlexS, Pata, Figura, Kret - Kucuk Ayasofya Caddesi, Sultanahmet.
95. Eileen and John. John saw us go up in the early 60s
96. Was it something I said, outside the Just Bar, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet
97. I see pissed people
98. A professor of history....
100. The Big Day - 25 May 2005. Fraternising with the enemy
101. The Ataturk Stadium - 6 hours before the kick off
102. Just pose for that ladyeee, lads
103. That programme - it will be priceless
104. From the other side of the world
105. The traditional I-will-buy-this-place pose, featuring 100 YTL this time
106. Chris, Dools, Dave, Sash, Kev, Tom - bumped into each other outside the Stadium
107. Can't kick straight
108. The Reds are coming down the hill....
109... and still coming down the hill - 2.5 hours until the kick off
110. The Magnificent Seven (yes, slap me now) - Tayo, Stu, Sash, Andy, Craig, Rich, Adams
111. It's getting close....
112. I have no idea why I look so petrified in an as-yet-empty stadium....
113. YNWA before the match.
114. The warm-up
115. Just doing a bit of singing
116. Not quite the half-time dancing girls on a cold afternoon at West Ham...
117. Forza Milan and the Red Brigade
118. Some people are on the pitch
119. And this is when your knees begin to shake
120. 1-0 down, Liverpool with the ball
121. 0-3
122. Half-time, we're 3-0 down and it's against AC Milan... Food for thought, Ron...
123. 2-3, it's fucking on!!! Come on, you mighty Reds!
124. Xabi steps up and will eventually make it 3-3!!!
125. YNWA towards the end of normal time - MAGIC!!!
126. Full-time. Bonj!!!
127. Extra-time, a few minutes to go
128. Get in there, Djib, 2-0 in the shoot-out
129. MY TEAM HAS JUST WON THE EUROPEAN CUP!!!!!
130. Campeones, Campeones, Ole-Ole-Ole!!!
131. Within touching distance...
132. Steven Gerrard, the captain of Liverpool Football Club, lifts the European Cup!!!
133. That's our European Cup sticking out there...
134.Yeah, I'll just ruin a good photo, if you don't mind...
135. There it is, after the greatest comeback since Lazarus
137. Steven Gerrard - Cup on 'is 'ead!!!
137. Steven Gerrard - Cup on 'is 'ead!!!
138. Djib and his passion for taking all clothes off
139. 8 am, the morning after the greatest comback since Lazarus, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet
140. 26 May 2005. Ahmed III Pavilion
141. The Red House, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet
142. The Sea of Marmara, Asia, the huge boat and the cherry juice is mine...
143. Yes, the terrible pun an' all
144. 4 Wankas in Taksim Square
145. 27 May 2005, whereever you go, there is always an American to spoil the picture - Sultanahmet and Galata
146. Karakoy and the Genoese Galata Tower
147. Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus, Besiktas
148. Ferry on the Bosphorus
149. Dolmabahce Palace with Dolmabahce Camii in the background
150. The Bosphorus Bridge - the 4th longest suspension bridge in the world
151. The Fatih Bridge spanning the narrowest part of the Bosphorus, but 10m longer than the Bosphorus Bridge
152. Rumeli Hisari - strangled the Byzantines
153. One of the Ottoman villas on the European side
154. Freezing...
155. Yoros Kalesi, above the Clashing Rocks, Anadolu Kavagi
156. 3 Wankas in a fortress
157. The mouth of the Bosphorus with the Black Sea beyond
158. Not-so-fluffy sheep above the Bosphorus
159. There is a whole continent right behind me, for shure...
160. No, not Scotland
161. The ships got slightly bigger since the Argo's days...
162. 3 Wankas in a boat
163. Leander's Tower, marking the entrance to the Bosphorus
164. Topkapi Palace, its gardens, Aya Sofya...
165. Sirkeci Train Station - the European terminus
166. The Blue Mosque by night
167. A local lady
168. A local lady with an excited Adam
169. Our Galatasaray-supporting mate from Izmir, the landlord of the Just Bar
170. Packing...
171. Departure... in front of the hotel