Carriage Ride back to town

Kid-speak

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July 11th 2007
Geo: 41.1, 29Alex: I'm having a great time at Turkey. We woke up at the hotel and had breakfast. Then we took the train to the ferry. We rode the ferry to an island then we walked to a beach and went swimming. We had lots of fun. After that we bought some simit and peaches. If you wonder what simit is, it's Turkish br ... 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