ISTANBUL
May 8th 2009 28 April. Istanbul is unbelievably beautiful. We’ve arrived at the height of spring, with tulip trees and redbuds in bloom, plus pansies, primroses and literally millions of tulips. I was reminded that tulips originated in Iran and moved to the Netherlands through Turkey and other mid-eastern countries. Wow! We are not scheduled to meet our group for the Turkey trip until 2 May, so Tom got
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