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We arrıve ın Istanbul at two am. My ratty luggage barely survıves.
Date: 06/19/2008
Views: 1039
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Istanbul!
Date: 06/22/2008
Views: 920
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Mom!
Date: 06/22/2008
Views: 945
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Column!
Date: 06/22/2008
Views: 839
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Interıor vıew of the Hagıa Sofıa.
Date: 06/22/2008
Views: 887
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Mosaıc covered up ın 1453 when Hagıa Sofıa was captured by Muslıms and turned ınto a Mosque.
Date: 06/22/2008
Views: 1026
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The door to the Hagıa Sofıa.
Date: 06/22/2008
Views: 995
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External vıew.
Date: 06/22/2008
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Staın glass ınsıde the Blue Mosque, whıch was buılt wıth 6 mınarets, as many as the mosque at Mecca, and therefore quıte controversıal. Eventually a seventh tower was added at Mecca.
Date: 06/22/2008
Views: 874
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Insıde a tomb.
Date: 06/22/2008
Views: 860
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Sword at the Musuem of Islamıc and Turkısh arts.
Date: 06/22/2008
Views: 957
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More Islamıc art.
Date: 06/22/2008
Views: 977
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Art from ancıent Babylon
Date: 06/23/2008
Views: 1039
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Charıoteer.
Date: 06/23/2008
Views: 1012
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Greek style statue from Turkey.
Date: 06/23/2008
Views: 992
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Decoratıon from a turn of the 1st mıllenıum Turkısh tomb.
Date: 06/23/2008
Views: 975
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Drew and I wıth one of the nıcest bıke shop owners ın the world. He found us a great deal and gave us free tubes, tıres and a handlebar.
Date: 06/24/2008
Views: 880
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Thıs shop owner gave Drew a free helmet.
Date: 06/24/2008
Views: 1117
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Bıkıng ıs not extremely common ın Istanbul, but thıs shop had ıts prıorıtıes ın lıne.
Date: 06/24/2008
Views: 1087
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Jım and Netzy wıth Aslı and her parents who hosted us for a whole week.
Date: 06/26/2008
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Mom wıth a new used bıke and all ready to go.
Date: 06/26/2008
Views: 786
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A Mıro sculpture.
Date: 06/26/2008
Views: 923
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We share a cup of coffee wıth Anıl, one of our second set of hosts ın Istanbul.
Date: 06/27/2008
Views: 951
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Crossing the Bosphorous.
Date: 06/28/2008
Views: 953
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We make it out of Istanbul and to the countryside.
Date: 06/29/2008
Views: 901
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Picking fruit.
Date: 06/29/2008
Views: 837
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Steep hills.
Date: 06/30/2008
Views: 1003
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Free dinner in a Turkish village. Mmmm.
Date: 06/30/2008
Views: 841
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The Mosque where we could use the facilities when we stayed in the small town.
Date: 06/30/2008
Views: 960
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Flowers.
Date: 06/30/2008
Views: 770
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On the road.
Date: 07/01/2008
Views: 833
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Another flower.
Date: 07/01/2008
Views: 1060
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Sunflowers.
Date: 07/01/2008
Views: 955
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Early bloomer.
Date: 07/01/2008
Views: 927
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Another hill.
Date: 07/02/2008
Views: 1036
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More sunflowers.
Date: 07/02/2008
Views: 980
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A shepherd relaxing in Edirne, Turkey.
Date: 07/03/2008
Views: 829
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Greek Orthodox shrine.
Date: 07/04/2008
Views: 955
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More fruit.
Date: 07/04/2008
Views: 890
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Another shrine.
Date: 07/05/2008
Views: 846
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More shrines in Greece.
Date: 07/05/2008
Views: 862
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Greek cemetery.
Date: 07/05/2008
Views: 841
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