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Cabbage Rolls and Stuffed Peppers747 viewsIn Turkish the cabbage rolls are called Lahana Sarmasi; in Romanian they are Sarmasi, in Greek they are Lahanodolmades, in Polish Golabki, in Russian Golubtsy. Regardless of what you call them, they are delicious.
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Curetes Street746 viewsOne of the three main streets of Ephesus; named after the priests who cared for the flame of the Prytaneion. Connected the Gate of Hercules with the Library of Celsus.
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Taking a fall746 viewsThe bottoms of the pools are quite slippery, and it's easy to take a spill.
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Rube Goldberg Improvisation746 viewsChuck and Elouise concocted some cockamamie scheme to try to capture the onset of totality, while I looked on with bemused scepticism. Don't remember how well their crazy apparatus worked.
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Mezze746 viewsTurkish hors-d'oeuvres.
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Potpourri746 viewsThis room featured a wide variety of ceramics, including the hexagonal tiles, which I saw few of elsewhere. Rather at odds with the rest of the display is the cheap-looking faux-marble Ionic column in the center, which appears to be an unfinished, ill-conceived and poorly integrated addition to the room.
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Golden Gates746 viewsGilded gates and grilles admit visitors and light into the Imperial Council building.
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Ceiling Detail746 viewsIn the Empress' Loge.
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Garden Fountain746 viewsThe elaborate and beautiful fountain in front of the entrance to the Selamlık (public section) of the Dolmabahçe palace.
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Eek!745 viewsNow he knows it wasn't a good idea.
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Where Carpets Are Made745 viewsEntrance to the Dogus Hali Carpet Factory.
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Shadows on the Sheet745 viewsThe image of the partially-eclipsed sun is projected through Sandie's binoculars onto the sheet spread on the ground.
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