A few last photos of luxury in Istanbul…

Cirgan Palace, my favorite afternoon iced coffee location as prepared for an Empress or a Sultan – the slender straw comes packaged in it’s own luxurious box.Sugar, spices, treats always regally presented in gleaming silver.

Diamonds, pearls, emeralds, gold till you drop!

Cirgan Palace Suites- literally in the former Palace, no opulence spared.

Yachts sidle up dockside at the Four Seasons Aqua restaurant- depart for your evening cruise on the Bosphrous Strait.