Whoops, sorry we thought this bit about Turkey touring had been posted it was completed prior to leaving for Italy. Here goes, The tour we took began in Istanbul with a walking tour of the blue Mosque, various ancient land marks and the ancient palace of Topkapi all located in a central area on the heights of the city over looking the bospshorous straights and the bridges connecting Europe with Asia. Mustafa the guide was an ex international banker and top family man, he took to Ben and Julia immediately and was great at making the amazing historic realities of Istanbul, Turkey and the area come alive for them, later we found out he had set up the english guiding options at Istanbul university. Fantastic chap. Needless to say the whole background and reality of the
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