Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish Delight on a Moonlight Night
I did a week in Turkey in the Summer of 1998 and went all over. The history is as deep as images or Ataturk are common. Highlights: the market, the bridge between the continents, Mohammed momentos in Sancta Sofia (It’s been too long to remember whether it was there or the Rose Mosque or even how to spell it), amazing tile work, architecture, gorgeous men with olive skin and green or blue eyes, women in shorts (while in the countryside they are much more concervative and cover up), the World Cup & sports bars, apple tea, Tea&SugarDreams, beautiful & full of color.
Note: while we drank the water everywhere else in Turkey with no problem, they strongly cautioned against it in Istanbul back then, because of the aresenic levels.
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