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Aksaray Str. No. 16, Laleli Istanbul, 34480, Turkey
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It All Smells Like Kebap
... olfactory discovery and I was able to rip out a perfume ad and rub it all over my lululemon wrap. I just tried to sniff that for the remainder of the flight...it didn't work. Maybe that's why I couldn't sleep? I was scared to turn my nostrils in his direction.
Thursday a.m. 12/22
We overslept and are rushed to meet out morning tour. Not late just rushed. Will write more when we get ...
Day 266 - Turkish Delight
... Saturday night out on the town. This too is a huge change from what I’ve grown to love and embrace in developing countries. The almost complete lack of attachment to brands and frivolous spending. In a place where you don’t know where your next meal will come from, much less whose name you’re wearing, the focus shifts from the material to the spiritual. Your relationships and interactions with people are deeper and ...
Istanbul - the home run
... black.
Friday, our last day of 107 days of holidays! Where did the time go? We decided to take another bus tour, for two reasons. One, this one went over the Bosphorous Bridge and into the Asian continent. Secondly, we are too buggered to walk anywhere!
The ride of the Bosphorous Bridge was reminiscent of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco as they are both suspension bridges. ...
Day 2 evening
... line and went back to our hotel. The train is called Tunel and the system is about 100 years old...
Dinner at Sirkeci
The previous evening we ...
Istanbul sites and sounds
... famous Istanbul Cistern. It's known as the underground palace. It was, for many many years, a functioning part of the city's water supply system. It is capable of holding 100,000 tons of water. Columns hold the vaulted ceiling aloft. These columns are not purpose built! They were reclaimed from other sites during the construction of the cistern, so there are a variety of styles represented here. The famous Medusa Head columns are particularly interesting. In the NW ...



