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... we pushed on and visited a ridiculous amount of mosques while we were there, all very grand and beautiful...
Turkey....most famous thing from turkey....kebabs! I was waaaaay too excited to try a Turkish kebab, but now after trying a silly number of different kebabs, I can say with 100% confidence Turkish kebabs are the worst kebabs on earth. It's one of those things which other countries take the concept and improve it, but unfortunately for ...
Mosques, a Hamam and Cats!
... was at 3pm we didn't know what our chances were for getting the room early. In the end we couldn't get a hold of the apartment manager, and by 9am, after a coffee and wandering around, Andrew and I decided to check in at the hostel down the road and get some sleep while we waited for the apartment manager to call back. We paid $15 for a bed in a dorm, had a shower and collapsed into bed. We were both so tired from having no sleep that it was the best decision. After ...
Feeling Bul-ish, Round Three
... Cistern was. Turns out travel partner had seen signs but also had no idea what it actually was. Looking at her travel guide she said it wasnt on there and that since it was my idea it must suck; but, thankfully, there was an old sewer system that looked pretty cool...we both agreed, so after a little inquiry we walked over to the Basilica cistern and went in to see all its sewertastic goodness-point Drew. The cistern is ...
Steamed, doused, pummeled and scrubbed.
... me. Then it was time lie on the platform and be scrubbed and exfoliated. Then rinsed again and then soaped and then oiled. She skillfully found all the kinks in my shoulders and legs. Jet plane tightness in my lower back was rubbed and pummeled. I did have to keep reminding myself to stay in tune with the treatment and switch off the chatter of women around me and forget about self consciousness as my body was ...
Day 2- Gulhane Park, Emirgan Park & Istiklal Cd
... it only after scampering all the way up the tree and sitting in it precarious nook of twigs! I guess this position on the tree offered it much better production from predatory birds than the green grass...
Check out a video of the squirrel.
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