Huge urn from Greece

This urn made of marble keeps liquids cool. Originally held wine and was at the Oracle of Delphi in Greece. The Ottomans brought it to Sofia and used it to hold "sweet water" or RoseWater to break the fasts of practicing worshippers.

We're not in Kansas...or Missouri anymore!

June 19th 2014
Today was a day for new experiences. After getting up on Wednesday at 4:15, 3 flights, the last being 10 hours long, we arrived in Istanbul tired and jet lagged. While it was 9 AM here, it really felt like 1 AM back home. We found ourselves on a crowded TRAM full of frowny people, made it to our hotel, cleaned up and resisted the urge to sleep. We ventured out without much of a clue as to where we ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet

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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