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Minarets and Mosques

As the call to prayer rang out over the evening skies of Istanbul I had a serious case of goose-bumps.  Here I was in Constantinople – the ancient city that featured in ALL my history books, the gateway to the East, the Guardian of the Bosphorus. Wow.     What did I expect in Istanbul?  After reading… Continue reading Minarets and Mosques

Published July 5, 2011
Categorized as Cruising, Travel and food Tagged Bosphorus, Food, Grand Bazaar, Mosques, Shopping, Turkey

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