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June 19th 2014
Published: June 19th 2014
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Today was a day for new experiences. After getting up on Wednesday at 4:15, 3 flights, the last being 10 hours long, we arrived in Istanbul tired and jet lagged. While it was 9 AM here, it really felt like 1 AM back home. We found ourselves on a crowded TRAM full of frowny people, made it to our hotel, cleaned up and resisted the urge to sleep. We ventured out without much of a clue as to where we... Read Full Entry



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Our guide at Hajia SofiaOur guide at Hajia Sofia
Our guide at Hajia Sofia

Arrow that used to be a cross.
Winged Seraphim with face painted over by OttomansWinged Seraphim with face painted over by Ottomans
Winged Seraphim with face painted over by Ottomans

Depictions of people not allowed in Mosques, so they painted over them.



19th June 2014

New experiences
Turkey is a place we hope to go to soon. Glad you are blogging your impressions. We will travel along on your journey.
19th June 2014

Good first day
The first day sounds glorious--can't wait for the next post!
20th June 2014

GREAT and GREEN!!!!
How great it is to see these photos, read about these fabulous places, and know that you are seeing all of these places just the way I would be seeing them, which only makes me turn an even more vivid shade of green!!! Keep writing, keep taking photos, and keep have these new adventures!!!! Each one of these adventures that you will remember through this blog will only make you soooo hungry to do this kind of trip again.....and again.....and again!!!! Remember: Life is too short to stay in one place!!!!
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Aqueduct left over from Roman times.

Wow!
Wow!
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Street Vendor

Old Gum!
Old Gum! Yuck.
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Massive door

Interesting
You can sort of see where the crossbeam may have been.
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Columns

Wow
So much cross-cultural exchange represented in this building.
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Important Spots!

Amazing!
Amazing!
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Aqueduct left over from Roman times.

Amazing!
Amazing to see this with one's own eyes!
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Chuck at the Grand Bazaar.

Fantastic
Fantastic picture of Chuck!
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Callibraphy Art display at Sofia featuring Dervishes

Beautiful!
Beautiful image *and* picture of it.
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Cat in Hajia Sofia

Aww
Aww, a homeless Muslim kitty.

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