Blue Mosque

I found a nice resting place on Carla's shoulder. It is a hard task to fly around Istanbul, after all, and most birds are forbidden inside a mosque.

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Mediteranian journey has begun! Starting in Istanbul

September 17th 2006
Greetings from Turkey! This time Carla is hosting me through her cruise in the Mediteranian. Starting in Istanbul, we see many things such as the famous Hagia Sofia and Blue Mosque. Crossing on a ferry across the Bosphorus Strait, which defines the edge of two continents of Asia and Europe. The journey continues on to Ephesus (the Library of Celsus) and Izmir (the House of Virgin Mary), an ... read more

Middle East » Turkey

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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