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"you 'miring bra?"...THE FINISH LINE
... camp for the 2nd night (with no showers again...yum) a lovely french couple appeared and started chatting...ended up inviting our entire group to their house 6km on in a town called Saray for the night!!!! They were so kind, kept bringing us food and more food and more food we were all in such shock at having a roof over our head and running water after expecting a poncho between 2 trees and a wetwipe session! I love people...it makes ...
Nargileh Contemplations: Istanbul Days 3-6
... hall has been re-purposed: it was clearly a mosque at some point, as the minarets, mihrab, and minbar would suggest. There is evidence that this was also once a church though: there are some unbelievable gold tilings of Jesus and the Mother Mary. The Archangel is painted next to the dome. The entrance hall is typical of a church, not a mosque. Seeing these images displayed alongside the prayers praising Allah and Mohammed was truly something, a decision Ataturk made when he had the ...
Yay for me
Oh yay yay yay! You know what I've done in the last couple of days? Stuff all! Plus when I've done stuff it's been what I want, when I want. Oh, this is the best. I went for a cruise along the Bosphorus River, booked a flight from Athens to Sofia, chatted on Skype, went on Facebook for about 2 ...
Ottomans and All the Men, Part II
... Turkey's ideals well - freedom of thought, of religion.
At last we pulled into vallet parking. I had no idea what was going on when we stepped inside a shop, inside a little elevator up four floors, and onto a restaurant surrounded by floor to ceiling glass that overlooked the Golden Horn. Such a gorgeous view. Little did I know that they would treat me to a fancy traditional feast. They originally planned to meet regarding their dentist’s office they ...
A do over from yesterday - more market time
Another beautiful day in Istanbul. We have been sleeping in these last couple of mornings - partly due to the jet lag and then partly due to being up so late each night - today was no different.
I realized that we are just here in Istanbul until Tuesday but that Monday will be quite busy as we will be checking out of our hotel and then embarking on the cruise ship that will take us on the rest of our journey. With that in mind it seemed like we should do ...