Vase

This vase was one of the few art items around that had an image on it. There were also some portraits hanging on the wall such as one of Queen Victoria that she gave to the sultan as a gift. When I get back from Turkey, I think I will give people portraits of me too.

Second-to-last day. The countdown begins

July 13th 2007
Geo: 41.1075, 28.7079Kate: Today we went to the Dolmabache palace. It was all beautiful. There were flowers, green grass and the person who designed it was the man who designed the Paris Opera house. When we toured the palace there were huge, expensive chandeliers in each room, a crystal staircase and original paintings in the halls. After the palace we had lunch and mom and I decided to go to ... 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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