The New Mosque

October 6th 2015
Slept in this morning and had a slow start before we headed out and started making our way to the Grand Bazaar that is over 500 years old and has appx. 4400 shops inside. This market was immediately different from others we have experienced in the world. First, it's indoors. Second, there are actual store fronts and "shop areas" not booths/stalls. And third, far less aggressive shop keepers than i ... 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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Together since 1999, we have shared a passion for traveling and seeing the world since day one. We have been so fortunate to visit the countries that we have. Each experience has changed our lives in a little way. We have developed such an appreciation for culture, art, food, language, and beauty. We look forward to many more years of travel! ¨Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.¨ -Mark Tw... full info

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