Aya Sofya

September 28th 2010
Aya Sofya Aya Sofya was on the 'definitely-must-do' list for today and took up a couple of hours of walking, musing and picture taking. It's a massive interior that makes one feel tiny when standing looking up at the ceiling and dome. Taking the steps to the higher level gives an even greater sense of the size of the structure. Monk was pleased to see that, on the interior, the Byza ... 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

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Monk

TravelsWithNellie

This is the blog of a man called Monk and an elephant answering to the name of Nellie. For 35 years, Monk and his beautiful Irene had such a wonderful life and shared so many adventures together until one day in April 2009 when Irene was called back to the jungle with so much left yet to do. Monk determined to continue those adventures and to take Irene with him in his heart. Some might consider it a sign of impending insanity to be found apparently talking to oneself - so - enter Nellie to save the day because, as we all know, 9 out of 10 psychiatrists would agree that it's perfectly no... full info

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