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August 17th 2013
Published: December 8th 2014
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Well - we are finally sort of starting to catch-up to current status (only 15 months behind). Gonna be very honest here - we knew where Turkey was, but besides that all we knew was that it was a fairly heavily populated Muslim country with lots of history and a country that played a massive part in world history. Besides this we really knew nothing of the country, but then again just the fact that... Read Full Entry



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If only I could bring back one of each
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The colors
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Turkish coffee
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Coolest little cups
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We kept drinking
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... and resting
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Our server really got worried after we ordered a third
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Turkish delight
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Lamps for sale lighting up the room
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Turkish sunset over the mosques
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Turkish sunset with clouds creating some extra magic
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Saw this old guy fishing off the bridge
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He actually started drawing quite the crowd
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Selling all kinds of bait on top of the bridge
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The Turks coming out to eat
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Top of the mosques
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More Turkish stew
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Tea served in a very Turkish way
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I guess I am famous in Turkey



9th December 2014

Glad to see that you are starting to catch up...
I enjoyed reading your "book!" At 16,600 words you might want to consider breaking it down into several blogs...one for each city or region...makes the reading easier! Before your next carpet buying trip. make sure you know the difference between the child made (smaller more nimble fingers) and machine made...pretty easy to tell. Turkey is truly an amazing country.
9th December 2014

Carpets
Thanks Bob - yeah the blog was way too much and I was "literally exhausted" after writing this. I will definitely break it down next time. I guess it's just a testament to how much we truly enjoyed Turkey.

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