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Coals to Newcastle666 viewsIt was the Ottoman Turks who introduced coffee to Europe, so there is some irony in finding an outlet of a coffee shop chain originating in the USA, and now Australian-owned, in Istanbul.
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Canopy Bed666 viewsOne of the bedrooms in the harem.
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Gates of Mazeus and Mithridates665 viewsServed as entrances to the Commercial Agora. Built by two former slaves to honor Emperor Augustus, who gave them their freedom.
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Houston, We Have a Problem - 665 viewsChuck Mattox is at the controls. -- Chuck gets help from the instructor piloting the Space Shuttle.
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The Theater at Hieropolis665 viewsThe theater was undergoing restoration during the time we visited. You could still walk up the hill to see it, and some did - and shot some magnificent pictures - but Sandie and I did not, which I regret.
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The Crooked Bridge665 viewsThe most striking feature of the Aspendos bridge is its zigzag course. It was apparently rebuilt this way because the original piers, which the Seljuks used in the reconstruction of the bridge, had become displaced by earthquakes from their original locations.
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Sun and Marble665 viewsTourists explore the Temple of Apollo while a news camera crew covers preparations for the eclipse.
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The Crowning Touch665 viewsThe towel folded in the shape of a swan, with rose petals sprinkled over it, was unlike anything I've seen before or since, and it was just one of the many features that put the Kaya Side in a class by itself.
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The Beach at Totality665 viewsLooking out over the Mediterranean. Again, without a tripod Sandie's camera was subject to shaking, hence the blurred picture.
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Galatasarai Square665 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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Council Hall Interior Detail665 viewsThe Imperial Council building consists of three main rooms, each with its own dome. The chamber where the Coiuncil held its deliberations was called the Kubbealti.
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Baths of Skolastikia664 viewsOriginally built in the first century AD by Varius, these baths were renamed after a Christian woman who undertook their restoration in the 4th century. They were the largest baths in Ephesus.
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