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Nargileh Contemplations: Istanbul Days 3-6
... something as unimaginable as that staff. I look back to Najla and try to explain my feeling: if it wasn't the staff of Moses, someone a very long time ago thought it was, and was able to convince kings and courts alike of its authenticity. It was likely a spoil of war, and even if not, it was painstakingly preserved and held in a vault for centuries, a value that endured, false though it might be. To behold a staff imbued with so much history and value by men far greater than me ...
Turkey - ANZAC Day, Gallipoli and Istanbul
... ago, and very sad. Some of the soldiers from Australia were as young as 15!! Although very tired, something i think should be experienced by any aussie.
2 – Istanbul – Not something i expected. It was so beautiful. The people we lovely. The weather was beautiful (even got a bit of my American/Mexican tan back!), the SHOPPING!! Got a adidas jumper for £10 :)
3 – THE ...
Ottomans and All the Men, Part II
... welcome I felt.
The owner whisked me into his car, set on showing me all the interesting sites in that area, including an Orthodox church, which was closed, but he took me to the on site maintenance guy’s place, knocked on the door, and got me my personal tour, including a taste of water from the church’s underground well. If you drink that water, your wish comes true. Now, if you only knew what my wish was! We also drove up the steepest hill in history, ...
Rub a dub dub...two women in a Hammam
... the ship does not make it easy to post these blogs - the download speed is terrible so I can't get the photos uploaded and the cost per minute is obscene.
We will do the best that we can and worst case scenario - we finish posting upon our return - I think you will be in store for some great upcoming blogs however as Istanbul was just the tip of the iceberg for this great itinerary that we are on. Thanks again for following along.
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Final Day in Istanbul...
... years. It was re-opened in 1935 as a museum by the Republic of Turkey.
Now that the building is secular, they have started stripping away some of the plaster that covers the original Christian artwork and what is underneath is pretty amazing. The building is so big and the dome so high, we were told the Statue of ...