Iconic Istanbul: the Grand Bazaar, the Spice Market, and Ayasofya
23-30 September 2015. In Greek it’s Hagia Sofia, meaning holy wisdom. In Turkish it’s Ayasofya. The Byzantine cathedral of Ayasofya …
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A Mosque, Some Mosaics, and a Whole Lot of Raw Meat: the streets of Istanbul
22-29 September 2015. Somewhere in Istanbul. We are far from the usual tourist haunts, walking down a narrow cobbled street. …
Istanbul: Topkapi Palace and other beauties
21-29 September 2015. We go full circle in Turkey – from Istanbul to Ephesus, to the Mediterranean coast, to Pamukkale …
A City Divided – Istanbul on the Bosphorus
21-27 September 2015. There are two entrances to our hotel in Goreme, in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, both with …
Istanbul (not Constantinople) – the streets of Sultanahmet
23-25 Aug 2015. Up at seven in the morning, washing sheets and towels and remaking the beds where we’ve been …
Adventures in Wonderland 