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Istanbul to Constantinople
A Travel Blog entry by jenandjeffmilum from Istanbul, Turkey
... trait seems not to be impacted by the onslaught of mass tourism and the modernization of this nation. So wow, Istanbul. And wow Turkey. Truly a great place to visit and one of our favorites. In terms of beauty and ...
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Ohhh Istanbul!
A Travel Blog entry by akbar from Istanbul, Turkey
All I can say is WOW - Istanbul has bumped Santiago (Chile) as my favorite non-US city. Incredible Greek, Roman, and Islamic history from thousands of years ago featuring incredible architecture and generous people nestled along the Bosphorous River - ...
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Arriving in Istanbul
A Travel Blog entry by redpop2 from Istanbul, Turkey
Wow, Istanbul is old! A fabulous city to ...
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ISTANBUL, not Constantinople.
A Travel Blog entry by kristenthiers from Istanbul, Turkey
... for this insanely long post, but I saw and did SO much this weekend that I had to include it all here. OMGOSH I went to ISTANBUL!! I went with my roommates from Friday 2/12 to Monday 2/15, because we had Monday off from school for Clean Monday, a Greek ...
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CONTIKI - ISTANBUL
A Travel Blog entry by stevencranston from Istanbul, Turkey
... very quiet, so we promptly then went back to Attys bar, on the corner near our hotel, and chilled out. Alcohol is very expensive in Istanbul, because not a lot of people drink. I ended up paying 32 for a small kabab and a JD and coke; wow! It was very ...
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Dont be afraid to visit Istanbul during Ramadan!
A Travel Blog entry by marychi from Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
This morning was our first day in the city of Istanbul. We only planned to be here for 3 days, therefore we were pretty aggressive with our itin here. First we visited Hagia Sophia (the church that was build over 1500 years ago). Despite the ...
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vay anasina - wow
A Travel Blog entry by istanbul_11_12 from Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey
... so viele Menschen gesehen, wir sind um 8pm angekommen, um 10pm haben wir die erste Gruppe verloren. Das Ziel war der Istanbul live Club (sucks), dort sollte eine Erasmusparty mit mind. 500 Personen stattfinden. Nun, es waren vermutlich 50, und der kleine ...
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Istanbul: A taste of the Middle East
A Travel Blog entry by chunhin from Istanbul, Turkey
... the biggest church for over a thousand years, converted to Mosque to now Museum and of course a must see in Istanbul. Man the inside is just wow, and felt really old haha, well, it is almost 2000 years old. Some really beautiful gold mosiacs ...
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Aya Sofya, Istanbul Archaeology Museums, Topkapi
A Travel Blog entry by mawakefi from Istanbul, Turkey
... is above the exit door and otherwise you might miss it. After this, Scott and I headed to Topkapi Palace to see the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, while Simon went across to Galata to visit the Military Museum. The first museum that Scott and I entered in ...
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Burgas to Istanbul, Turkey!
A Travel Blog entry by lintonandjames from Istanbul, Turkey
... – Utrecht, Holland. Nuremburg, Germany. Bratislava, Slovakia. Budapest, Hungary. Bucharest, Sibiu and Cluj, Romania. Istanbul, Turkey. Favourite country – Germany. Favourite folk – the relaxed Dutch! Favourite cycling spells – ...
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"Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Welcome to Istanbul"
A Travel Blog entry by mezzaandyort from Istanbul, Turkey
... daily life really. We headed back to our hotel and make plans to explore this city even more tomorrow. I think Troy loves Istanbul just a bit...... he always saying what a great city this is so I think he is loving it. Well we both love ...
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Istanbul - Wow!
A Travel Blog entry by okikuta from Istanbul, Turkey
... We're staying in the Old Town, called Sultanahmet, only a short walk away from most of the major historic attractions of Istanbul. I knew that Turks love kids, and so far Neyoli has been showered with affection by hotel staff, shopkeepers, and even ...
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Back in Istanbul..One Year Later
A Travel Blog entry by everywhere from Istanbul, Turkey
... point. On our way to the train station to buy a ticket, we stopped for a cold drink at a kebab restaurant. Istanbul, well all of Turkey, is smoking hot in June....like in the high 30's, low 40's hot.......lots of drinks needed. Long ...
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In Istanbul I am beautiful.
A Travel Blog entry by deborah1212 from Istanbul, Turkey
... from the wedding dresses in shop windows (the markets are located right next to the wedding central part of Istanbul), to the youngster I saw dressed up like a prince. Wow, I commented, what is he all dressed up for? "Well, he looks like an emperor now, ...
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Turkish delights in Istanbul.
A Travel Blog entry by globedecker from Istanbul, Turkey
... eventually defeated by Muslim armies in the 1400's and became known as the Ottoman Empire with Constantinople's name being changed to Istanbul. The Ottoman Empire existed until it was defeated (along with its allies: Germany and Austria-Hungary) in WWI. ...
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Istanbul
A Travel Blog entry by helen-wositzky from Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
... 2 weeks to bus down the west coast, across the south & back up through the mıddle vıa Cappadocıa & back to Istanbul. Hear Melbourne ıs 32 degress - ıt ıs 10 degrees here ! ...
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Its Istanbul not Constantinople
A Travel Blog entry by hancocjb from Istanbul, Turkey
... 70 kilometers on a coach to the city center. The entire 70 km drive was through city as densly populated as downtown San Francisco. Istanbul is by far the largest city either of us have been in. Its population is well over 16 million in the city limits ...
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Catch-up - to Istanbul and on to Oludeniz
A Travel Blog entry by jo_and_kenny from Istanbul, Turkey
... (albeit stolen from a nearby unsecured system) - now THIS is our kind of overlanding!! 2n entry - Istanbul...Constantinople! And onto Oludeniz..... After our epic adventure at the Turkish Bulgaria Border waiting for a specific ...
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Istanbul - Where East Meets West
A Travel Blog entry by laytonandjana from Istanbul, Turkey
... for another 30 minutes. We made an executive decision to go have a shower before our last dinner with the group. Our last day in Istanbul, we ended up having breakfast with the group at the hotel. It is so funny how you travel with a group for so ...
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