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The Seat of Ottoman Power
... of Anatolian history accompanied by excellent interpretive panels. The museum has multiple sections but we focused on the section that features Greek, Hellenistic and Roman statuary and sarcophagi. An impressive collection of ancient grave cult sarcophagi from Syria, Lebanon, Thessalonica and Ephesus form the core of the collection. There are Columned Sarcophagi of Anatolia (~140-270 AD) that have amazingly detailed sculptures. Many of these look like tiny temples ...
Özbekistan
... to be sure it was the censored and pre-approved version beginning with lavish praise of the President. Typical.
Unfortunately my friend had to fly back to the US for a wedding, so he bought a traditional Özbek plate as a gift and off he went from the local airport in Ürgench.
I then found myself with a week before I was scheduled to arrive in Türkmenistan. So I went north through the desert to the Qaraqalpaqstan ...
Byzantines, Ottomans, & Turkish Bath
... down a small alley just near the ruins of Theodosius' City Walls.
In old Constantinople (present-day Sultanahmet region of Istanbul), there were actually 2 key city walls built to protect the peninsula (especially from the Huns, then later from the Turks): one built by Constantine, and then later after expansion, another was built further out by Theodosius II. Both had a number of gates. Nothing remains of the Constantine Wall. You'll see our ...
Hustle and bustle and shopping oh my!
... so off I went and had a great time. Sauna, exfoliation, full body massage, washed hair, pool, sauna again, shower and I'm done. It was actually quite cool. But when I came out to meet Gary he looked like he had seen a ghost. Turns out that there was a very forward Turkish man that thought Gary had a "beautiful body" (remembering that they are both naked in the pool) and really liked the feel of his arms...Gary then mentioned me and the guy turned and ran!! ...
Ottomans and All the Men, Part II
... getting all this attention. When I finished my tour (just in the knick of time – now the place was filling up with large tour groups), I skidaddled out of there at a trot, right back to my hostel, and traded my normal jacket for the marshmallow coat. And so my time alone in Turkey began.
The Topkai Palace is also near my hostel (man, that hostel couldn’t have been more perfect), so I set off to tour it next, fat and heavy jacket in tow. And commence ...
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