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Visiting the Blue Mosque on Holy Day
Since Friday is a Holy Day, we were not able to tour the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque) until after the noon prayer. Some people thought that women were not allowed to pray inside the mosques with the men, but this is not true. The women were allowed in a certain section of the mosque, away from the men. As we were waiting to enter the Blue …
A City of Two Continents
Weary from taveling such a great distance on planes and through endless airport terminals, we were glad to finally nest in our hotel in Istanbul that evening. Due to the late hour, we went straightway to the dining room where we were served courses of delicious Turkish fare while our luggage was delivered to our rooms.
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"you 'miring bra?"...THE FINISH LINE
... the centre as the motorway (on which we counted 13 lanes of traffic) became ridiculously busy and scary!
good thing too as 2 minutes before i decided it would be sensible to pull out infront of a massive lorry!! much to my fellow cyclist's, Matt, horror as he screamed at me to stop just before the lorry ran me over...a very close call...he referes to me as 'deathwish'...i promise i'm trying to stay alive!!
We cycled ...
Starting Anew, Part Three: New School, New Jobs
... earlier on either end). We would usually go out after work, and often we would sleep until 10am or later. One of the big keys was though that nearly every day, our lessons were in the evening, which meant our start time was flexible.
Now, the service bus picks us up a little after 7am, which means I get up around 6:20 every day in order to shower, get ready, and get to the bus in time. It takes about 25-30 minutes to get to school, so we're usually there around ...
Nargileh Contemplations: Istanbul Days 3-6
... there is a notch in the column where you can place your thumb, twisting your hand 360 degrees and making a wish. I thought about my wish waiting in line, which eventually became a rumination on why I was there. Re-evaluating my goals, it came back again to change as a theme, but am I looking to change over these eight weeks, or am I just hoping to recognize how I've changed over the past four years of college? Is eight weeks enough time to do either? Both?
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