Grand. It all depends on your interpretation doesn’t it? If I go to ‘grand’ places I tend to focus in on the small details rather than the big picture, so maybe that’s why, even with forty thousand photos, I found grand hard to find.
I don’t feel very grand today, but I remember that I felt the Bosphorus was grand. From a boat, this body of water is awe inspiring as are the buildings that line it.
Here is the Ciragan Palace, now a luxurious hotel.
And the Dolmabahce
The wide, blue Bosphorus itself.
My photos look small on my new theme, but if you click on them you can see full size versions!
Can you show us something REALLY grand?
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Lucid Gypsy 
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That Hotel and the Bosphorus is grand on grand
Lovely shots of a very grand waterway 🙂
Well my thought of grand it 40,000+ photos! WOW that is amazing.
oops that should be IS 40,000 + 😉
PS I love the snowy header … the soft fluffy stuff. Have you had snow recently? Other than on your blog I mean.
Too me this is GRAND indeed. Did you stay at the Ciragan Palace?
(Also love your header )
Wow. Forty-thousand + photos? How do you search them for a theme you’re after?
Magnificent is what I say. 🙂 The photos and buildings. The first one is the best. I love that click for close up and up again.
Nice gallery for GRAND this week. Clicking and making them big definitely amplifies their grandeur
Ciragan Palace makes a grand hotel. I wonder how much it costs to stay there. Did you get photos from the inside? I’ll bet it is magnificent.
Nice selection for the challenge Gilly.
Have a GREAT weekend !!!
Issy xoxo
Ooopppss forgot … I like you new format and header. Nice work … !!!!
Gorgeous grand places, Gilly. I did click, and they look even more glorious. 🙂
I am with you Gilly! The Bosphorus….all of Turkey was a grand experience 🙂 Great shots!
What a grand place Istanbul is, Gilly! One of my favorite places on the planet. I love the Dolmabahce most of all. 🙂
I’d love to see this, Gilly, and yes, it’s grand. Thanks for sharing it, but I’m so glad I don’t have to keep it clean, me and my hundred helpers. 🙂
janet
Beautiful! I really loved the shots….all the blues of the wide expanse of the river captured were amazing!
Grand indeed!!