Chicago skyline

Chicago! Chicago!

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August 27th 2008
Day 63- Monday What a day! Our last evening in Urgup, Cappodocia was spent having dinner in a lovely retaurant on a rooftop terrace. Down below was the express bus station. At eight our dining was interrupted by 5 young men down below lined up in front of the 8pm to Istanbul ( a vile 12 hour journey) singing the Turkish national anthem. The bus had to wait till they finished before it could mo ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more