A Bird's Eye View and a Mosque or Two

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July 2nd 2014

Published: July 4th 2014

Woolly says – Having already checked out the Turkish buffet breakfast and helped the kitchen in reducing the quantity of boiled eggs I hurried back upstairs to make sure the girls were up and moving. Thankfully even daughter Zoe was shuffling about and as I hustled them down to the reception desk we made it just in time for our tour of the day. Our coach delivered us safely to our first destinat... Read Full Entry

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Jo Roberts

traveltalesofawoollymammoth

'We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us' A truly multi-national mammoth that travels the world visiting places of interest, making new friends and causing mischief wherever he can. With my carer Jo (bless her!) I have scaled castle walls, walked in the footsteps of Roman Emperors and Maharajah's, climbed mountains, contemplated caverns, caves and canyons and attempted the Le Mans 24 hour race on a skateboard! Whether it be climbing a Minaret in Mostar, Paddling in the Arabian Sea, Scaling mountains in Kotor, Feeding chickens in France or Catching trains in India, not... full info

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4th July 2014

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

BLUE=MAGNIFICENT
Stunning pic of the Blue Mosque Jo...best one I've seen of this magnificent mosque

5th July 2014

traveltalesofawoollymammoth
Jo Roberts

High Praise from a Master craftsman
Thank you Dancing Dave, was pretty chuffed with this one to.

5th July 2014

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Ah Istanbul. Sigh.
We love Istanbul very much! I hope they don't over-restore the Aya Sofya and remove all traces of the Islamic period - I loved seeing the different layers of different history. Looking forward to more of your adventures in Istanbul!

6th July 2014

traveltalesofawoollymammoth
Jo Roberts

It's looking good so far
The restoration work is only on the angel faces at the moment so fingers crossed it should only improve not detract. We tried to pack in as much as we could in the three days but will need to go back as there is still so much more to see.

7th July 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Istanbul
Thanks for capturing the architecture in such a way that we feel like we are there with you. Hopefully we will get there sooner than later.

7th July 2014

traveltalesofawoollymammoth
Jo Roberts

The only problem is.....
We drove very near to it September last year so unless I head for Syria as a travel destination it will be off the list for a few years :( Can't believe we missed it!

7th July 2014

traveltalesofawoollymammoth
Jo Roberts

Thank you
We need to get planning your trip!

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