The sights one sees while breakfasting

M and J's additional Serenity Day

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April 18th 2015
A cool, cloudy morning encouraged us to snuggle in bed a bit longer. This meant a later breakfast but it was still very leisurely. We breakfasted beside an Australian couple who live near the NSW / Queensland border, and chatted….of course! We didn’t leave the dining area until well after 10 o’clock! We ventured outside the hotel grounds for a brief stroll in the gradually warming sunshi ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Bosporus

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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