A Corner for Bargains & Prayer Beads

Bosphorus & Aquaduct & Turkish Bath

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June 1st 2012
Saturday May 26 was a day spent wandering with map in hand negotiating the streets leading eventually to roman aqueducts ... that fed the cisterns! First passed thru the Grand Bazaar in the search of knitting needles and to peruse the choice of wool in the Bazaar. No such luck ... the Han described as the one with sewing goods was not found but I did encounter numerous underwear stalls with ... 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