World Park Istanbul

... home, cooked his soup, and had a wonderful party.<br><br> The next day Hadja went to his neighbor and gave him back his big pot but also gave him his own small pot. The neighbor was very surprised and asked Hadja why he was giving him the small pot as well. Hadja replied, "Your pot was pregnant and had a baby pot last night. Since it is your pot I thought it was only fair that you also get the baby pot." The neighbor ...

... town of Kilyos and waited for Dave to turn-up whilst enjoying the view.<br><br>Dave arrived and we went off to a local restaurant and also met Kelvin, his neighbor and another ex-pat working here. We all got on really well and Kelvin announced he had to fly back to the UK tomorrow so he offered us his house whilst he was away - what a great guy! Back to Kelvin's ...

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... At the park between the Mosque and Sofia we met a third carpet salesman who was pushy, rude, and obnoxious. We did not let him ruin our day. We went first insýde the blue mosque (thankfully Cynthia was wearýng a scarf that day!) and the ýnsýde was gorgeous. Afterwards, we made our way to Hagia Sofia and I do not think there are words to describe that place - the engineering marvel when Emperor Justinian had that commissýoned. Afterwards, we made our way ...

... we missed something. We asked the driver again and he gave us a look as we had missed our stop. He then pointed to a bus going in the opposite direction, we hopped off with our bags and ran to the bus going in the opposite direction avoiding traffic as much as possible. This time we sat directly next to the driver and made sure he notified us when our stop was. About 30 minutes later we arrived at our stop and took ...

... race and we could just make out the images of runners going across. I am not sure how the runners could make it across the bridge. We drove across it on Monday and that made me kind of tired. The bridge was lit up like a Christmas tree with patterned lights and multiple spotlights synchronized in a rhythm. We were served a three course meal complete with drinks. For dessert we had fresh fruit from the region. It was by far the best boat ride of my life.

... We have no grassy areas in our neighborhood (Altintepe). We are on the Asian side of Istanbul. 3. We set up a large play-pool each day in the afternoon for the kids. 4. We walk virtually everywhere. 5. If we need to go larger distances, we take minibuses. 6. To get from here to the Sultanhamet (which is on the European side), we take a minibus ($8 USD for all six of us), ferry ($6 USD), and tram ($6 USD). 7. We can hear the call to prayer from about three or four ...

... thinking was the concept that: "The hotels they tried to take us to first off last night were probably the ones we are supposed to be at tonight. All of the people who are travelling on the same bus will probably be at the same hotel, and it is therefore likely that that is where the busses will leave from when the tour starts, and also where we'll meet our tour guide etc." Having reached this conclusion the three of us set off intrepidly to find our hotels. Along the ...

... them as outsiders, lower casting them. And then, speaking to individuals, hearing personal stories, I can't help but appreciate their struggle. This man tells about watching his brother shot down and then run over and killed by tanks in his home town. His pain is apparent and he wonders why the US is not stepping in and protecting this group of people who are being annihilated. He says we step in Iraq, Afghanistan, we've done it all over ...

... and grey. I thought it would rain and took my umbrella, which would later be useful as a sunshade. The humidity was phenomenal and we followed air conditioned cafes, shady terraces and air conditioned shops to cool off regularly. Finding ourselves in the vicinity of a boat about to leave for Karakoy we jumped on board and found ourselves chugging across the Bosphorous to Asia. Twenty minutes later we landed and followed ...