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Colorful Windows672 viewsFour of the stained-glass windows admitting light into the apse.
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Sailing to Byzantium?671 viewsA beautiful two-masted wooden schooner dominates the Marina at Antalya.
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Picnic at Kursunlu Park671 viewsWe took a break in a busy day of sightseeing to enjoy a relaxing lunch in Kursunlu Waterfall Nature Park.
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Stoa and Acropolis671 viewsLooking down the stoa on the east side of the Agora toward the Acropolis, wtih some of the Byzantine-era ruins on top of it.
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Tourist Magnet669 viewsThe Grand Bazaar claims to be the #1 tourist attraction not only in Turkey, but in the world, with up to 400,000 visitors daily and over 91 MILLION annually.
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Stone Heads668 viewsI was tempted to purloin one of these to put on the Headless Roman in the museum. I think I would have chosen the rightmost one in the lower row.
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Tea and Coffee Services667 viewsA sampling of items from the silver, crystal and fine china collections inherited from the Ottomans.
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Restoration Work666 viewsThe scaffolding seen on the left in this picture filled the center of the nave; it was erected to enable restoration work on the dome, conducted with the aid of a grant from the World Monuments Fund. The work was completed sometime after our visit in 2006.
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Piece de Resistance664 viewsThe Kitchen Team makes their grand entry with their masterpiece, the Nuclear Bombe, otherwise known as a Baked Alaska.
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Stained-Glass Windows664 viewsThe harem pavilions contained many fine examples of the genre.
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Northern View from Topkapi Harem664 viewsLooking across the Golden Horn toward Beyoğlu, with the Galata Tower standing proudly in the center.
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Town in Turkey663 viewsI don't know what its name was, because I don't know what route we took from Aphrodisias to Pamukkale. It might have been Karacasu.
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