Istanbul - One of the World's Oldest Cities


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October 12th 2012
Published: October 12th 2012
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September 28 - October 6, 2012

Fly out from Dulles Washington International Airport @ 11:25 PM. 10 Hours Flight Time and Arrived at Ataturk Istanbul International Airport.

From there to the Hotel, Easy Metro and Tram Access arrived at Hotel PamPhylia in the Old City area just steps away from the Topkapi Palace.

The city of Constantinople dating back to 660 BC as Byzantine Empire, the City that Old and New are quietly coexisting, the city smells like Fish and Incense from the Mosques, the City that I Fell In Love with....

Only the people in Istanbul can walk right pass by the great walls, palaces, and the aqueducts built 3000 years go like they were just built yesterday.

All the Friendly Faces and Cheap Food on the Streets and the humming sounds echoing through the city calling their prayers into the Mosques....... This is my Istanbul...

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