A Last Look at... Mardin

Here's some pictures from a quick trip I made out to eastern Turkey to the city of Mardin. Enjoy.
A young man heading off to do his mandatory military service.
Looking toward Syria.
The one operating Orthodox church in town. Supposedly it draws 300 people on a typical Sunday.
With the oddly shaped minarets and the fact that Mardin sits on a hill on the edge of a vast plain, it lends itself to these sweeping landscape shots.
My traveling companion on one of Mardin's narrow streets.
Prayer beads on the wall of the mosque that held a plaster print of Mohammed's foot.
Passing the time with tavla.
The monastery outside of town. We got there just in time to see them close.
The man who picked us up and took us to town from the monastery. He ended up sitting with us over dinner, talking about spiritual things, and then paying for our dinner. I hope God speaks to him and blesses him greatly.
Selling çiğ köfte on the street by the bus station.