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Our first day in Istanbul.
... At the far end of the Cistern, there are two heads of Medusa which were used during a time of reconstruction. They are put upside down or sideways. The Medusa heads are taken from an ancient pagan site and the position in which they were placed suggests that the people who put them there were Christians and did not want to be reminded of a god from the pagan period. The water inside the underground cistern is collected rain water. The carp in the water ...
Vay anasina - wow
... bemerken, weil wir nur damit beschäftigt waren, uns und 2 türkische Studenten nicht zu verlieren. Manchmal haben sie uns auf außergewöhnliche Häuser oder dergleichen aufmerksam gemacht, ich weiß nicht an wie vielen sehenswerten Dingen ich vorbei gelaufen bin. Gut, dass ich länger hier bin!;) Ich werd jetzt auch keinen Versuch mehr unternehen, um taksim zu beschreiben. It's crazy reicht völlig aus. Aber: nein, es ist zwecklos.
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Day trip to Princes' Island with Erol and Anna
... the gulls flew alongside swooping in for their rewards - Rich and Erol managed to get birds to take the bread from their hands!
There are nine islands in the Princes' Islands group and the ferry stops at four of these. Erol has friends living on the largest island in the group, Büyükada (Great Island) which is the fourth and last ferry stop so this was our planned destination for the day.
Of course by the time we arrived it was "coffee o'clock", so after ...
Day 264 - Welcome to the Western World
... and Susan, to venture out and explore this new city. Both are long term travelers with a pleasantly sarcastic sense of humor and a love for new adventures, which fits perfectly with the mold Sean and I have carved out over the past nine months. We click instantly and it’s like we’ve been traveling together since the beginning, old friends on an epic journey. As we climb aboard the light rail to make our way deeper into the thick of ...
Sultans, Spices, & Smoking in Istanbul
... Sulieman). The love between the two have
inspired novelists, artists, and musicians for centuries.
I was told to cover both my legs and head when I went inside the mosque
(this was a more extreme request than I had experienced at other
mosques/churches in Istanbul). At the entrance of mosques, the workers
hand out scarves. I feel VERY conflicted in these moments!! I believe
that "in Rome, one should do as ...



