Edirne, Turkey

First trip completely outside of Istanbul.  Edirne!  Will upload post and pictures later.

A travel blog entry by sojanet
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... turn freely. It was already 10am and I wanted to get going. I could have a good look at the bike at my next stop in Edirne, Turkey. Again it was foggy but I felt better after a day off cycling. I made it to the Turkish border after 20km. This was a ...

... Edirne. Additionally, Edirne was the location of the Selimiye Camii (Mosque) said to be the Architect Sinan's supreme creation. Also, Edirne was  just a few kilometers from the Greek border, which I would have to cross into, and by returning to Turkey ...

... nearly perfectly with our time in Turkey, was Kirkpinar , the 624-year-old Turkish oil wrestling festival held annually in Edirne , a small town near the Bulgarian and Greek borders.  I had resolved early on that this is one festival we were not ...