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a day in the life Istanbul

By Barbara | Published May 29, 2013

Snapshot of our day Sleep in Do dishes Make eggs and reheat pasta for brunch Gather clothes for laundry Play on ipods & read Leave for afternoon of errands and sightseeing… Drop off laundry Seek out ferry to Asia Take ferry back to Europe Walk walls of old city…   Edited to add: we did all of that except that we caught a ferry up the Golden Horn, not across the Bosphorous. We also walked through a lot of local neighborhoods and visited a big park. For most of our outing, we were the only foreigners in sight! I am — Read the Rest…

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Things we‘ve seen, heard and eaten in Istanbul .. a photo essay

By Barbara | Published May 27, 2013
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Due to technical issues all but the first two photos are actually royalty free stock photos found at www.123rf.com At some point I hope to add our photos, but this should provide a good overview in the interim…. (Captions are underneath the image.) Burger …from a pastry shop! Dessert , a sort of philo and peanut roll. Yum! Taksim Square, with its independence monument. A light rail tram. Very smooth on the rails but with a lot less seating than TTC streetcars Galata Tower Turkish tea, this cup pictured with lemon Street food vendors who make a show of their — Read the Rest…

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