Inside the Grand Bazaar

Istanbul

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August 5th 2013
Monday Istanbul and a phone call from Jane to say that she and Simon were ill, Jane would meet us at the breakfast room though. Simon & Jane had a tummy bug, we didn’t know what had we done different to them but thought that it came down to them cleaning their teeth with tap water and us with bottled!! What a shame to end our trip unwell, we didn’t see Simon all day but Jane managed to come ... 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