Hagia Sophia

Istanbul Day 2

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June 29th 2014
We woke up at 6 am Istanbul time, 11 pm back home, feeling quite normal, which we can credit to melatonin, perhaps? Our hotel includes a buffet breakfast, and we weren't sure what to expect, but it was pretty spectacular. Among the unusual items were figs, hazelnuts, and a big sheet of real honeycomb. I also love the practice of almost every country other than the US of offering hot milk beside th ... 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