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ISTANBUL, TURKEY ON OUR OWN (PART 4, including Bosphorus Cruise and Glimpse of Black Sea)—May 17-28, 2013

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May 26th 2013
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY ON OUR OWN (PART 4, including Bosphorus Cruise and Glimpse of Black Sea)—May 17-28, 2013 We decided to book a cruise through the hotel desk on the Bosphorus that sailed as far north as the Black Sea. What sold us on this particular tour was the fact that they would pick you up and drop you off at your hotel. So, on a clear, sunny, Sunday after an early breakfast, we got ready... Read Full Entry



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Sharon Mock Whitaker and Valerie Mock
RamblingRosies
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We are sisters who began our love of travel with our parents when we were in grammar school. We grew up in Northern California and had traveled most of the Western States and Mexico before the 8th grade. Sharon traveled to Europe the first time when she graduated from high school to be a Girl Scout camp counselor and Valerie lived in Europe 7 years teaching the US military community at the graduate level. We rarely take a tour and usually travel on a low budget, by car, plane, and train. We have recently both retired and Sharon bought a Roadtrek RV, that we named Rosie II after our parent's "R... full info
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1305-489 Annual tribute to our parents--another body of water added to the list1305-489 Annual tribute to our parents--another body of water added to the list
1305-489 Annual tribute to our parents--another body of water added to the list
1305-490 Our Black Sea dip--don't you think we look like locals1305-490 Our Black Sea dip--don't you think we look like locals
1305-490 Our Black Sea dip--don't you think we look like locals
1305-491 Commercial fishermen repairing nets at the end of the season1305-491 Commercial fishermen repairing nets at the end of the season
1305-491 Commercial fishermen repairing nets at the end of the season
1305-492 Independent fisherman repairing his nets1305-492 Independent fisherman repairing his nets
1305-492 Independent fisherman repairing his nets
1305-493 Village on Asian side on way back-A1305-493 Village on Asian side on way back-A
1305-493 Village on Asian side on way back-A
1305-494 Village on Asian side on way back-B1305-494 Village on Asian side on way back-B
1305-494 Village on Asian side on way back-B
1305-495 Our faithful cruise companion1305-495 Our faithful cruise companion
1305-495 Our faithful cruise companion
1305-496 Mansion below strating point bridge1305-496 Mansion below strating point bridge
1305-496 Mansion below strating point bridge
1305-497 Wooden 'summer homes' on Asian side1305-497 Wooden 'summer homes' on Asian side
1305-497 Wooden 'summer homes' on Asian side
1305-498 Fort Rumeli under Sultan Mehmet Bridge1305-498 Fort Rumeli under Sultan Mehmet Bridge
1305-498 Fort Rumeli under Sultan Mehmet Bridge
1305-499 Mansion-Palace on Asian side1305-499 Mansion-Palace on Asian side
1305-499 Mansion-Palace on Asian side
1305-500 View of the Asian side nearer to downtown1305-500 View of the Asian side nearer to downtown
1305-500 View of the Asian side nearer to downtown
1305-501 Selimye Barracks, once a Boys High School attended by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk1305-501 Selimye Barracks, once a Boys High School attended by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1305-501 Selimye Barracks, once a Boys High School attended by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1305-502 Beylerbeyi Palace (for the sultans in the summer)1305-502 Beylerbeyi Palace (for the sultans in the summer)
1305-502 Beylerbeyi Palace (for the sultans in the summer)
1305-503 View of an Istanbul mosque complex1305-503 View of an Istanbul mosque complex
1305-503 View of an Istanbul mosque complex
1305-504 Maiden's Tower1305-504 Maiden's Tower
1305-504 Maiden's Tower
1305-505 Dolmabache Palace1305-505 Dolmabache Palace
1305-505 Dolmabache Palace
1305-506 Dolmabache Palace through boat window1305-506 Dolmabache Palace through boat window
1305-506 Dolmabache Palace through boat window
1305-507 Our tour boat1305-507 Our tour boat
1305-507 Our tour boat



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