Roasted chestnuts

October 9th 2015
Today, our last day, was all about "our favorites" and revisiting the sights and food (ok mostly the food) that we enjoyed the most. However, there still was one site we had yet to visit and that was the Chora Church which we made our first destination this morning. We caught a cab as it was a good 20 minute drive from the hotel and got there shortly after opening. Our museum pass has totally paid ... 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

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Together since 1999, we have shared a passion for traveling and seeing the world since day one. We have been so fortunate to visit the countries that we have. Each experience has changed our lives in a little way. We have developed such an appreciation for culture, art, food, language, and beauty. We look forward to many more years of travel! ¨Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.¨ -Mark Tw... full info

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