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Arrived to find a holiday atmosphere in town
... of the Sacrifice. It celebrates the saving of Abraham's son when he was nearly sacrificed to God. The town in packed with holiday makers, and we may find banks closed tomorrow, just when we need Turkish lira. Hotels are booked solid, some of the tourist attractions could be closed, and we heard that the Grand Bazaar may not be open. We will find all the answers in the morning- After eating, we wandered the streets, poking our noses into shops full of ...
Istanbul
... to get through. Picked up our cases which must have been going around on the carousel for ages as it had been an hour since we landed Found the Insight driver to take us to the hotel, one other lady with us. The ride to the hotel was very interesting, took about an hour and even though we have been to Istanbul twice before we saw more of the old town than we had seen on our ...
Day Two in the Bul Part Deux
... tour and had a grand time exploring the palace on our own terms...bc no one tells us what to do...except for all the armed guards with sub machine guns.
Once we were Sultan'd out we grabbed a quick bite in Sultanahmet square(donners or kebabs as they are called in Turkey...basically gyro meat on a bun to make a tasty sammich) and then signed up for our bus tour. The tour is good for 24 hours and actually consists of ...
Palaces and Gallipoli
... they are free to practice their religion but also live their lives the way they want! We went up to the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul, which is also beside the Palace. We saw Egyptian and Mesopotamian artifacts, including mummies. We saw "the oldest love poem" written on a small clay tablet. In another section of the museum, we saw a lot of statues and sarcophagi. We saw artifacts from all nine cities of Troy, and saw a replica of the jewelry (called ...
Day 231 - Feeling at Home in Turkey
... commonly the maximum we could access or endure (the slow speed and crashes etc) and we revelled in uploading our pictures, checking the news and connecting with friends and family.
We also watched some news on TV. It is always a strange sensation, although not new, being disconnected from the greater world. Travelers less than 100 years ago would have been completely disconnected from their homes, friends & families etc. It is very ...
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