me in front of the blue mosque

We're in Istanbul!

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April 5th 2008
We are in Istanbul! This morning we left Santorini at 5:45am and got on a plane to Athens and then we got on another plane for Istanbul. Both of the rides were nice and short, which was great. So we ended up getting into Istanbul around 1pm or so. I love it here so far. It is so gorgeous and there are so many mosques everywhere. The minarets from the mosques sit above the skyline so that is what c ... 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