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The Word of the Day is . . . Umbrella!
... 8220;That’s what she said jokes,” and other incredibly inappropriate body part jokes so I’m just going to move on. The Palace is also full of artifacts from the prophet Mohammed, including his jacket and a lot of beard clippings. It was also primarily outdoors and it was pouring, so I’m also thankful that I packed my umbrella and rain jacket.
Finally, the Grand Bazaar, where I’ve now ...
Turkish Negotiations
... He could pick others but they were not permitted to have children. One of the issues the Turks struggled with was that these beautiful slaves that were captured from other countries became wives polluting the pure Turkish blood lines.
Once the sultans started travelling to Europe, they decided that they needed a new palace on the water and built Dolmabache on the Bosphorus.
In our last afternoon we went to the Asian side of Istanbul. ...
How can I get you to drop your money here?
... it. They finished up with a lovely apple tea. The whole meal cost 14TL ($7). We were treated to a squirt of lovely cologne on our hands as we walked out, I mean 'waddled' out.
We are sadly leaving Turkey tomorrow afternoon but we are going to spend the morning in the museums and the underground cistern and then fly out tomorrow night, bound for Rome. This has been an amazing 6 days. If we get the chance, we will definitely be back.
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Back to Istanbul for River Cruise and shopping!
... Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, the heat is back and the airport was so crowded. We squeezed our way out with our big luggage and get into our new Istanbul bus and drove to the restaurant for lunch.
The last time we arrived in Istanbul was already dark, so now in the early mid of the day we can see how beautiful the city is it felt like being returned to civilization after living under a rock. ...
Bozcaada to Istanbul
... Adasi but we were entertained on the way by a school of 5 dolphins. They were having great fun playing in the bow wave for at least 15 minutes. Very exciting. I have had similar encounters in NZ but these ones were amazing, rolling over and talking. Most of the dolphins we have seen in the Med have been very slow and not at all playful.
Asava Adasi is mainly a holiday resort island for the residents ...