Greetings from Transylvania! That's right, I made it to Romania. Or if you really want to look hip and in the know, you might want to refer to it as "Ro-land". But I'm not gonna touch "Ro-land" right now - I'd like to tell you about Turkey and Bulgaria. Since the last post, I visited Istanbul, Cappadocia, Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria), and in Romania - Bucharest, Sinaia, and now Brasov. I was in Istanbul for approximately 2 weeks, Cappadocia for 5 days, and Veliko Tornovo for about 3. Here are some pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8870546@N03/sets/ So Istanbul. It took a little while but I finally settled on a "word" for Istanbul. But before I delve into all the ways that Istanbul is this "word", should I not give you a little bit of a lead-up story? Can I relay
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