Blue Mosque at sunset

Musings from the Rooftop Istanbul to Barcelona

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October 6th 2011
Eight thousand years! Humans have lived on this spot for eight thousand years. This thought kept running through my mind as I sat on the roof top terrace of our hotel in Istanbul. Below, the Bosphorus shimmered like buffed silver. Across the water Asia disappeared into the gloom of night. The setting sun brushed the clouds with pink, softening the breathtaking outline of the Blue Mosque on ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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