Lokum (Turkish Delight)

Day Two, Istanbul

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September 18th 2009
Richard wanted to mention that this morning we watched "Al Jazzera" on satellite TV. No, it wasn't in English so we didn't get much/anything said. Speaking of language, Richard is really finding his inner Turkish self. He's picking up the language with certainly greater ease than me. I'm still struggling with "Thank you" (pronounced: "Tea sugar a dream"). Yesterday we explored the city (Sut ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more