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The Potter's Wheel815 viewsThe potter treated us to a demonstration of how a teapot is turned out on the potter's wheel.
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Spinning Wheel814 viewsI would guess that's what this contraption is called, but what do I know?
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The Waterfront at Side813 viewsIn Hellenistic and Roman times Side functioned both as a great commercial entrepot and a pirate base. The silting-up of its harbor beginning around the 6th century AD, coupled with incursions of Taurus Mountain highlanders and later Arab fleets, caused Side to yield its pre-eminence to Antalya.
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Reflections of Opulence813 viewsAnother take on the tastefully decorated and sparkling-clean bathroom facilities.
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Galatasarai Square811 viewsThe midpoint of Istiklal Street, between Galata Tower and Taksim Square. I do not know the name or significance of the organ-pipe monument at left.
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Flowerpot Close-up811 viewsThe ram-like beast viewed from a different angle.
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Chuck Mattox in Hierapolis810 viewsDapper and debonair, as always.
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We Bombed in Side (pace Joseph Heller)809 viewsMichelle and Chuck warily approach the table aux bombes.
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Attila at the Odeon807 viewsOur native guide, Attila Mahur, puzzles over how to don his raincoat while conversing with Pat Bush, Elouse Mattox, Jim Windlinger and Marvin Blaski.
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It's Miller Time Again807 viewsCafes and shops line the heights above the Old Harbor. The inevitable beer billboard appears in the upper right corner of the picture.
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Labyrinth807 viewsWe had to thread our way through a maze of narrow streets to get to our luncheon spot.
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Terrace Mosque and Grand Pavilion806 viewsThese were 19th-century additions.
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