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Nargileh Contemplations: Istanbul Days 3-6
... myself, and fumble in my bag for my glasses. Throwing them on, I peer into the darkened cupola and read on a tiny card next to the stick: "THE STAFF OF THE PROPHET MOSES." I turn to Najla: "No. Effing. Way." We peer back and stare with untrained eyes, desperate to prove or disprove its authenticity. Alas, we cannot.
As we inch toward the next display, Najla is convince: "There's no way that's real!" I think for another moment, and agree that it's unlikely. And yet, I felt ...
Turkey - ANZAC Day, Gallipoli and Istanbul
... so
2 – Istanbul – what an amazig city. Something for everyone. Muslims, despite what the media has driven into us for years are incredibly smart and friendly people
1 – Fees form on the last night and Shell cleaning it up.
Michelle’s Votes
3 – Experiencing ANZAC Day. Was really interesting to learn about what happened in that exact place ...
Ottomans and All the Men, Part II
... area, turning them into restaurants and hotels and organic grocers and the like. He is making a little town! I found all of this fascinating. And the most fascinating part? That morning at 11am, he said goodbye to his daughter, who boarded a plane to Cal State San Bernardino. The dentists told me that the timing couldn’t have been better – a daughter goes away, and a new one stumbles in. I think for this reason especially, they wanted to help me, to make me feel ...
Rub a dub dub...two women in a Hammam
... and we watched the stray cats and dogs play for a bit on the plaza before calling it a night.
Tomorrow we get on our ship and then still spend another day and a half here in Istanbul - we have a few more things we want to see - but if we don't make it we aren't too worried because it looks as though we will be back at some point in time - we really enjoyed our time here.
For the next postings - not sure when it will be - as ...
Final Day in Istanbul...
... II, who subsequently ordered the building converted into a mosque. The bells, altar and religious icons were removed and many of the mosaics were plastered over. Islamic features — such as the four minarets — were added while in the possession of the Ottomans. It remained a mosque until 1931 when it was closed to the public ...
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