Ataturk and the country he created - Turkey - July 2013

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August 17th 2013

Published: December 8th 2014

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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Istanbul

The Blue Mosque at night

Istanbul

And some other colors to light up the mosque - just for good measure

Istanbul

Breakfast at the Hotel Empress Zoe

Istanbul

Carving station on the side of the road - I loved these sandwiches

Istanbul

Making our way through the bazaar

Istanbul

A little perplexed as to where to start

Istanbul

The grand bazaar

Istanbul

Taking relief from the sun and heat

Istanbul

These were extremely popular which was somewhat surprising

Istanbul

So true

Istanbul

This is what you look like after a day of walking around Istanbul (tired)

Turkish delight

Sweet sugary delight

Taksim Square

After the storm

Istanbul

Ataturk and the Turkish flag

Istanbul

The Turkish pronouncement of "Nikkie"

Istanbul

Taksim Square - sunburnt and all

Istanbul

The protesters doing their thing

Istanbul

Feeding the masses

Istanbul

Raki - tried it twice and it just was not for me

Istanbul

Hotel Empress Zoe and its little nooks and crannies

9th December 2014

Home and Away
Bob Carlsen

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

Looking for the Dirt Roads
Nikkie & Divan Coetzee

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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