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Europe's most cultural city
... t stand a chance.
We drove back to what seemed to be the museum but Raelene did not remember it from 2 years prior. We parked our bikes and walked in, WOW what a huge building, in the 2 years that Raelene had been here it had undergone a massive facelift and was now home to a simulation on the Turkish side of the war split into 10 different galleries. We paid our money and were ushered into a room and given headphones. The simulation started from the beginning of the war ...
The Jouney of just getting there....
... in a old neighborhood in the old city, almost directly behind the famous Blue Mosque. It is also the start of Ra-madam,,,the very famous Muslim ritual of fasting during the day, and celebrating with food and music after the sun sets every evening . The chants of calls to prayer echo out over the roof tops, and are enchanting. The calls go out at 5 times a day They start as early as 5 am every morning.. Such dedication and admiration for such tradition no matter your ...
Goodbye West, Hello East!
... about Aeroplan's policy of retiring points. I believe the words criminal came up a few times. What an insane policy. Please boycott Aeroplan for me? And heck why not Air Canada too? Thanks!!!
Still fuming about that. Grrrrrrrrrrrr. I hope the lawsuit puts them out of business!!! I had a ton of points which I was counting on. Gone!! I totally feel like I've been robbed. Aeroplan, I give you the evil eye.
Luckily my other card has a ton of ...
Musings from an Upscale Gypsy
... pitfalls of travel and we roll with the punches.
In general, we find that people are considerate and helpful. Fellow travellers are a delight as they share our love of wandering and discovery. Apparently it was Confucius who said that you can learn something from everyone and that no one person is better than the next.
There is something that totally baffles me. Why is it that every time we are on a crowded Istanbul tram, someone gets ...
Participating in Istanbul
... at him! But I sucked it up and went along with it.
When it was all over, my body felt like new - like a snake that shed its skin. Perhaps it was fitting, as I'm ending my time here in Istanbul, going through a transition, enduring a bit of pain until I've been washed away clean to start anew.
So that, boys and girls, is what I got out of participating in Istanbul. What an amazing time!
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