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Out of London and into Turkey

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September 2nd 2008
We woke up early and took our plane to Istanbul, Turkey. On our plane, it was a 4 hour flight. Enough to watch at least one movie. Unfortunately, the plane we were on didn’t have TV’s at the back of the seats. Oh well, we’ll have them next time (hopefully). We had a look at our new accommodation. It’s really nice. Mum and Dad are in one room, me, Albert and Jack in the other. We had dinner ... 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