The tiled pavilion

Istanbul Day 2 -- in which we discover transit

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August 12th 2008
Today turned out to be museum day. First we went to the Archeological Museum, which Art wanted to see. Silmarien enjoyed the seals (small ceramic cylinders that are rolled in warm wax to provide a "signature" guaranteeing a trade good -- especially used over the opening of a bag or chest as a sort of tamper-proof indicator, which I thought was pretty smart) and the sarcophagi and the ... read more

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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