A view of Jerusalem as seen from the Hebrew University campus. 

A panoramic of the southwest corner of the Temple Mount. 

Trash fires rage from a hilltop in Isawiyya, an Arab village in East Jerusalem that can be viewed from campus. 

In the background, the "Frank Sinatra International Student Center" and in the foreground, "The Nancy Reagan Plaza" at Hebrew University. Neither honorees are Jewish. 

Old City. New car. 

Old City. New trash. 

Orthodox men look out over the Old City during a tour I took with my classmates. 

Restaurant near Ben Yehuda street in downtown Jerusalem. Very American area. 

I love Arabic coffee. 

Bon voyage, round two. 

Turkey
Istanbul and Capadoccia
December 21-26

Breakfast at Derya's flat. 

I met my friends at my friend Derya's flat on the Asian side of Istanbul. Derya goes to Brandeis, but studied abroad in London this semester on the same program as Jeremy (facing). Thanks to Derya for hosting us.

Picture taken from the ferry between the Asian and European sides of Istanbul. 

From left, Jeremy, Victoria, Brian and Derya. 

Picture taken from the ferry between the Asian and European sides of Istanbul. 

Picture taken from the ferry between the Asian and European sides of Istanbul. 

Picture taken from the ferry between the Asian and European sides of Istanbul. 

A park in Istanbul. 

The room in which the great decisions of the Ottoman Empire were deliberated for centuries. Topkapi Palace. 

The entrance to Topkapi Palace, the seat of Ottoman power for centuries. 

A courtyard at Topkapi Palace. 

View of Istanbul from Topkapi Palace. 

View of Istanbul from Topkapi Palace. 

An Istanbul mosque by night. 

Shops in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul, the largest market in the Arab world.