Hippodrome

Istanbul Day 1

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September 1st 2011
You just have to love jet lag! Even though we were exhausted we were awake this morning from 4am... Snoozed for a couple of hours and finally gave up around 6am. It was nice though to take our time in the morning as breakfast didn't start until 8am. Breakfast was nice but interesting - a spread of sweets, cheeses and cold meats... We left the hotel around 8:30am and made our way through th ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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