Roasting Chestnuts

New Year's Day

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January 1st 2008
Most offices were closed on New Year's Day, although it seemed shopping centers and markets remained open. Capitalizing on a day off, the whole crew slept late. We had a yummy breakfast of fried eggs with sliced sausages, fried potatoes and the usual bread, cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, jellies. Cenker's sister came over with her husband and thier baby. After a busy day of playing which doubled ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more