Grand Bazaar

Standing in front of the fabulous ceramic dishes. The man warned me its only for cold food because hot food will release the lead from the paint...I opted out of purchasing them...

Istanbul, Turkey a wonderful taste of the Middle East

July 16th 2006
By far my favorite destination in my trip has been to Istanbul. From my previous blog, you can see that my trek to the Middle East was from from simple. However, upon my arrival everything was as perfect as could be.... Wednesday Morning 4:30 AM So I had my first taste of Turkish Tea (black tea served in a tulip shaped glass with two sugar cubes absolutely delightful,) given to me by one of ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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

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