Saturday, June 30, 2012

Friday 29 June 2012

It was amazing to board a plane in Chicago and 10 hours later be here in Istanbul, with structures dating back 500 or more years. Great pictures to follow. The avenue along the Sea of Marmara was reclaimed from the sea in the 1950s, and was renamed John F Kennedy Boulevard after his assassination.

We had a nice drive from the airport to the city center of Istanbul. After a quick orientation and checking into our hotel rooms, we were off again to dinner at a restaurant overlooking the Golden Horn, a tributary of the Sea of Marmara. Appetizers of mint yogurt, fava beans, hummas, and a chili paste, green salad with pastries stuffed with spices, grilled chicken, and fresh fruit for dessert.


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Location:Istanbul

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Unknown said...

Thanks so much for the work it took to post all the informative notes on your pictures. I doubt I will ever be able to see such places. Thanks for 'taking' me and others along this way!

July 4, 2012 at 6:00 AM

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