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USA | Wed, 1 Apr 2015 | By gnome-san | Views [258]
The Great City Miklagard to Vikings, but whether called Miklagard, Byzantium, Constantinople, Stamboul, or Istanbul, the city of 17 million is a mind-numbing kaleidoscope of colors, history, architecture, religion, flowers, products, salesmen, buses, ... Read more >
Tags: bazaar, blue mosque, carpets, chora, colors, hagia sophia, mosaics
TURKEY | Fri, 13 Jul 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [1200]
Just as Istanbul is built on two different continents, it's history is dominated by the two great empires of Byzantine and Ottoman. Having spent the last two days exploring Ottoman themed tours, today I'll take in some Byzantine history. Actually, ... Read more >
Tags: bazaar, byzantine, constantine, grand, istanbul university, istandbul, sightseeing, turkey, walking tour
TURKEY | Wed, 22 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [1567]
Returning to Istanbul, I feel that odd
sense of transition as if it is the end of a long trip. In reality I’ve been
away from the city little more than 10 days, but it feels like so long since I
have left that I felt sure life must have moved ... Read more >
Tags: bazaar, istanbul, travel writing, travel writing scholarship, turkey
IRAN | Mon, 13 Oct 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [552]
I lost my scarf on the train so come down for brakfast wearing my little travel towel on my head. Better look an idiot than be shot. So it's off to the Grand Bazaar for headscarf. Gods, it's hot! Tehran has insane traffic and locals just step off the ... Read more >
Tags: bazaar, kurdistan, traffic