Basilica Cistern

Inside the Basilica Cistern which is underground. It was a water catchment and storage facility during the Byzantine period.

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Methuselah On The Move - Update 7 (Istanbul Interlude)

September 24th 2013
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Istanbul Interlude Resting in Istanbul for a few days. Things went sort of pear shape at the end of the Kyrgyzstan leg of the tour – all my own fault. On Saturday night after the end of tour dinner I got into a Vodka drinking session. Went to be well and truly under the weather. Had to be woken and dragged to the airport – at least I s ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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