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The Seat of Ottoman Power
... sleeping quarters, audience chambers, barracks etc are arranged around large courtyards but sections jut out into the center disturbing the clean symmetrical arrangement. The courtyards themselves have beautiful fountains and pavilions.
The outermost courtyard, known as the Court of the Janissaries, was used as a parade court and was enclosed with mostly functional building. It was named for the Janissary corps, the special unit entrusted with personal security ...
Özbekistan
... Afghan towns. In Termez you can really feel yourself at the end of civilization. As in the rest of Özbekistan (except the conservative Ferğana Valley), women walk around in European-style clothing, no headscarves in sight. You could be in Albania. Then you look across the river and it’s a totally different world. The area is littered with some Buddist sights, ruined by Cengiz Han when the Mongol hoards swept through.
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Incredible Istanbul
... traps and seeing local life; embracing what's different and appreciating that the world, though ever-increasingly globalized, still strongly maintains its unique cultures...
This is what travel is all about. This is what still gives me goosebumps and what I hope will always make me smile...
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The Markets
... backing onto the hotel, that the fellow was using his computer. We asked if he was connected to the internet and he assured us he was - and very kindly offered to let us use his! That was very kind and would have been fantastic if I could read Turkish. Even my normal loggins produced a page in Turkish so we eventually gave up, found a nearby English pub -paid an extortionate amount for a pint of local beer, just to use their wi-fi.
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Ottomans and All the Men, Part II
... 8217;t do it justice. It’s an optical illusion in size. When I learned that the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the Statue of Liberty can fit INSIDE the Hagia Sofia dome, I about toppled over backwards. I couldn’t believe it. The structure was so well balanced, everything inside was so massive, that I had no point of reference to really take in its grandeur. Only when I climbed to the upper floor and looked at some of the decorations up close, seeing how much larger ...
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- Restaurant
- Wheelchair accessibility
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