Basilica Cistern

An underground waterway. It was nice and cool in here! Some fellow travelers told us this wasn't worth visiting, but we were glad we did.

More Istanbul Photos

September 10th 2006
More pics from Istanbul. Everywhere you look seems likes a page of a history book! We have tons more photos than what we've posted here, so let us know if you'd like to see the rest (not on the site, in person!). ... 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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Wendy and Adrienne

Wendy and I have been friends and coworkers for 8 years. We started working at the same company 3 weeks apart from each other, so we became eligible to take a 2 month sabbatical at the same time. Not wanting to waste this opportunity watching game shows and soap operas for eight weeks, we decided to take off and explore the world together. Wendy is an experienced international traveler and even lived in Spain for a year. The farthest that I have been from the US is Jamaica. Wendy leaves behind her son and her precious dog, Zina. I am leaving my husband and my dog Ava. Hopefully with this b... full info

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