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Istanbul Day 2 part 1
How do we begin to tell about this amazing day? We slept late, had another nice simple breakfast, and then happily left Sultanamet. There are wonderful sites there, and we will be back in the coming days for more, but it is just simply too too touristy. Before we go though... here are some views, all from the outdoor rooftop terrace. The sea, a …
Day 2 part 2
Ok now for coincidence number 3 (Hannah here). While we were sitting at the coffee shop, we got more into talking about our backgrounds and Nicole mentioned that her dad is from Colombia. One of my closest friends from Tufts, Vivian, is Colombian and Jewish so I mentioned her last name and it turns out that Vivian's aunt is one of Nicole's father's …
Day 4
Another day that seems three days long! After breakfast at the hotel, we go to "Neve Shalom," a sephardic synagogue that is also about two blocks away. It seems that not only are we in the music center for the entire country of Turkey, we are also in the Jewish center! Most Jews don't live around here anymore, but historically, this was a Jewish, …
Day 5
Our plan for the morning? No alarm clock. Sleep in. So we skipped the hotel breakfast, bought some groceries and took the Tunel (subway) down to the Golden Horn (river). Right along the river, next to the Galata Bridge, we ate our feta, bread, tomatoes and cukes and wondered (again) about headscarved women who wear tight jeans and shirts and …
Bats (and cats too) in the Belfry at Galata Tower
We arrived to our hotel in Istanbul at approximately midnight, where our gracious concierge ushered into our lovely attic room without delay. Though exhausted after 15 hours of traveling, we were excited to discover that our room had an incredible view of the Golden Horn (the harbor around which Ancient Istanbul was built) at night on one side and …
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