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Blue Mosque interior

Melting away in Istanbul

August 4th 2010
We're doing well. It's pretty hot and humid here in Istanbul. Everywhere we go there is free Wifi - so happy we brought the netbook. We spend our mornings out doing touristy stuff (i.e. visiting the Blue Mosque, Aya Sofia, etc). After lunch we hang out in our air-conditioned hotel room, and generally take a nap, read, or go through photos, as it's too hot to do much else. Then in the evening we he ... read more
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Turkish Flag 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
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