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August 10, 2017

Istanbul Sites: Yerebatan Sarnici tour [Repost]

During our visit to Istanbul in November 2011, we had the opportunity to visit the largest and oldest of the cisterns beneath the city. Our apologies for the poor quality…..

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March 14, 2017

Istanbul was Constantinople [Repost]

While the more common founding of the Doric colony of Byzantium by the Greek city-state of Megara in 660 BCE is typically cited as the original establishment of Istanbul, recent…..

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August 30, 2015

UNESCO site: Istanbul, Turkey [Repost]

Once I was asked if Turkey would be considered part of Europe or Asia, and the answer I gave at the time was yes. In fact, the county sits amidst…..

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December 21, 2014

Kusadasi: What’s in a Name? [Repost]

Located on Turkey’s Aegean coast, Kusadasi is a small seaside town whose permanent population of approximately 65’000 swells to over half a million in the summer when the resorts and…..

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March 28, 2012

Istanbul Sites: The “Weeping Columns”

While many go to the Ayasofya to take in its majesty, some go with the sole purpose of sticking their finger in the building’s “weeping column” in hopes that their…..

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February 4, 2012

Istanbul Sites: Sultanahmet Camii – Part 2

The design of this mosque must be accredited to the culmination of over two centuries worth of Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church architecture. Merging elements from the neighboring Hagia Sophia…..

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November 29, 2011

Our thanks to Esans Hotel

Home safe, and sound. Despite some touch and go with me being ill for the last two days in Morocco, we were able to safely make our way home –…..