Foot condoms, and sweaty!

Bosphorus Cruise and Dolmabahce Palace

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May 26th 2013
Geo: 41.0245, 28.9881All day tour, starting with a two hour cruise around the Golden Horn and Bosphorus coast.The boat was a bit crowded, and rather disorganised, then up to a lookout and cable car ride down again - a long wait for the cable car!Lunch was the saviour, another four course yummy meal.Then off to the Dolmabahce Palace - those sultans really knew how to live. Over the bridge to ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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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