Maiden's Tower

Istanbul Day 3

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June 30th 2014
Istanbul June 29, 2014 Today we caught up on work after breakfast and didn't leave the room until 11:30, but my feet were glad for the extra rest. Today is our day to go to Asia! That sounds more adventurous than it actually is. Asia is a ten-minute ferry ride ($2.50) across the Bosphorus (Kabatas to Uskudar). Another 70-degree day with a nice breeze made it very enjoyable to walk the half-mile ... 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