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Arrived to find a holiday atmosphere in town
... hanging like shiny marbles, from walls and ceilings. Spice and dessert shops were doing a brisk trade, and it was hard to tear myself away from the familiar odors of Middle Eastern cooking. Now the window is open on the 6th floor, to the sounds of the tram tooting, and the laughter of pedestrians below. A gull shrieks "whaaaat? whaaat? HEY!" The Bosphorus Bridge across the river is lit by blue lights. It is time to plan tomorrow's adventure, and turn off the ...
Istanbul
... as he took us a roundabout way to try and avoid the "picnic jams" as everyone was out along the waterfront picnicing. Straight into our Insight meeting , wine and a snack, then checked in and straight to bed. 30 on this trip, mostly Australians, we are the only Kiwis, 10 couples and the rest single ladies. A welcome shower, as it has been up to 35 degrees today, then straight to ...
Day Two in the Bul Part Deux
... routes. since it was already late we opted for the night route...of course, the sun doesn't set until around 930 and it was only 6 by this point, but the driver said we would be fine. Turns out we were fine because the drive t the Asian side took about 5 years...Turkish traffic is unlike anything I have ever seen before. The roads are so woefully inadequate that it is almost comical to watch progress try to happen. It is nothing ...
Palaces and Gallipoli
... Treasure) famous from the picture of the wife of the archaeologist wearing it (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priam's_Tr easure). My favourite exhibits at the museum were the documents (including letters, official documents, etc.) written on clay tablets, like the love letter mentioned above. I also saw an incantation against impotence written on a clay tablet, which was very interesting (see http://www.flickr.com/photos/smangat12/ 1509515619/ and notice how ...
Day 230 - A Full Day of Travel & Our Thoughts
As we moved north and out of Africa we reflected on what was an unforgettable 2 months.
THIS IS AFRICA
First of all throughout our time in Kenya & Tanzania we caught ourselves referring to our experiences in a verbal context of in 'Africa'. Clearly we only visited 2 nations within Eastern Africa and obviously we didn’t nearly see, let alone experience nor appreciate, all that these 2 countries have to offer let alone ...