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Mesrutiyet Caddesi Tepebasi Istanbul, Turkey, 34430, 212-251-4646
A leisurely breakfast at 8AM - cheese, olive, cucumbers, tomato chunks, herb bread made with phylo and coffee. I use the last frame in my camera to take a photo of the bread display. Services are at 10:30. Later a small group of us go for a snack at the faux Mexican restaurant. All we need is something to drink since we are to have a large dinner at 4:30. Then a formal Bible Study, a break and up to dinner on the 32nd floor of the Hilton. As we sit at the tables eating, we have a view of the ...
Izmir, Istanbul, Turkey khoffartOur hotel room faces east and just below is a wonderful photo op but I'm out of film. There are two short rows of taxis parked in the street below. The bright yellow is a bright splash of colour in the street-scape. Near the end of a trip there are always things I wish I had done - I never did make it over to the Pera Palas Hotel where Agatha Christie stayed numerous times. And it will be a long time before I can have my favorite breakfast: olives, cheese, tomato, cucumber, bread and halvah. ...
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Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey debbie2009... that I had an 1h15m before the traın to Istanbul left at 12:15 the realıty was ı only had 15m. When ı arrıved İ qued for 15m to book a bed on the traın however through there broken Englısh and the frantıc poıntıng at the clock ıt dawned on my that the traın had left 1 mınute ago. İ then sprınted at full tılt to the departue screen to dıcover that no where on ı ...
Istanbul, Turkey svanzijl... sultans' robes became worn, they were sent to be recycled. We were told that 88.345 kg of silver and 912.64 kg of gold was extracted fro old curtains and garments! One museum treasure, the Topkapi sword, was the subject of a popular movie Matt remembered from the 60s, so we'll have to search it out!<br><br>Our seventh day was spent at the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, where we saw a massive display of ancient Turkish carpets, old documents calligraphed by the Sultans and other ...
Istanbul, Turkey noalarmclocks... and if they end up using our voices in the film we get a bonus of some kind. I think it is some kind of independent film, but how awesome would it be if it was a popular action movie. In my own head today I have been practicing phrases like "I am Iron Man"; "This is Sparta"; and "Hulk Smash!. In reality I will probably be doing the voice of a taxi driver for one seen or something. Hey, a man can dream.
Istanbul, Turkey hrtravellers... the guide, so once again I was running around with a bunch of people who could be my children. This isn't a big problem, they were all nice enough, but I didn't form any long-lasting friendships. We just didn't have all that much in common. It's interesting how different groups can be. In Nepal, nobody drank much and sometimes I was the only one having a beer at dinner. This crowd was into staying out late in the bars. There were 8 of us in the ...
Istanbul, Turkey kateinasia... or two on the Qanun, an Arabic string instrument that Hannah fell in love with this past year at Tufts (but has never played). Volkan arranged for an afternoon of lessons with Mustafa Somethingorother a very accomplished player in Istanbul. The lesson was great fun to watch. Mustafa started by playing a little, some very traditional and some more modern. He plays in a band that is very popular here and in Europe that ...
Istanbul, Turkey hannahjay... throughout the city creates a constant pull into the past... After crossing the Bosporus, and leaving Asia behind, we drove into Europe... wound our way to the old section of the city... found an entrance through one of the ancient Byzantine gates, allowing us to narrowly enter through the old walls that still surround a portion of the old city... could not find the hotel we made reservations at... bargained at a different hotel ...
Istanbul, Turkey cotafamily4... for him to appear, but he obviously liked his Kofta so much he was having seconds. So on to the bookshops where they had no decent maps, but there was a salesman who was heaps better than the carpets salesmen and we left with a very expensive book we hadn't known we even wanted, let alone needed so much! Then onto the tram and out to the old city walls. These are even more magnificent - 6.5kms of massive walls, maybe 15 - 20 metres high and 10 ...
Istanbul, Turkey tandc2007
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