Istanbul, Day 3 389

Istanbul, Day 3

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May 30th 2013
Day 3 in beautiful, wonderful Istanbul! Today we were able to lounge around and made appointments for a Turkish bath at 1pm for all four of us at the Roxlena bath houses near the Hagia Sofia - or the Ayasofia Hammam. Jamie compared reviews between this and the Cemberlistas ? baths and we decided on the nearer one. Until our appointment, we visited the cisterns, which were surprisingly fantastic. A ... 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