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Aya Sofya

Istanbul: First Impressions

March 28th 2008
I left for Istanbul last night at 8:00 and arrived this morning two and a half hours late at 9:00, which was all right with me as I have a week here. The young woman I met on the train, V, was a bit more anxious as she was meeting a friend but on the whole expected the delay. It was exciting to pull into the same terminal that the old Orient Express did years ago. The train itself was very nice ... read more
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Turkish Flag 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
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I'm a progressive vegetarian feminist currently residing in San Francisco and I live to travel. So far I've been around the United States and Canada; traveled briefly in Mexico and the Caribbean; done the tour of Western Europe; visited parts of South, East and Southeast Asia; and seen a bit of the Middle East and North Africa. The short list of places I'd like to go next is long. I hope those reading this blog will find themselves inspired towards their own explorations of this fascinating world. Voyager c'est vivre!... full info
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