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Eat at Yusuf's599 viewsThis marble tile with its carving of an eel and a knife was the equivalent of a sign identifying a restaurant, in an era when few people could read.
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Jerry and Sandie599 viewsIn the garden of the Dolmabahçe Palace.
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Pottery Bowl598 viewsFrom the Aphrodisias Museum collection.
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South Agora596 viewsLooking toward the South Agora and the Baths of Hadrian; the Amphitheater is off to the right.
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Curtain Call595 viewsJerry & Sandie take a break for a celebratory snapshot after third contact.
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Hearts of Oak594 viewsSuperstructures of finely crafted, highly-polished wood were typical of both motor and sail yachts in this marina.
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Chandeliers594 viewsSupposedly ostrich eggs were put on the chandelirs to keep them free of cobwebs by repelling spiders. I don't know why ostrich eggs would repel spiders, and I didn't see any myself. I suspect that nowadays the cobwebs are taken care of by the cleaning crew.
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St. Paul Prison593 viewsSt. Paul was supposedly jailed here during one of his visits to Ephesus.
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Izmir Flats591 viewsApartment houses and vacant lots in Izmir, shot from the bus by Sandie.
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Coals to Newcastle591 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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Crystal Staircase Chandelier591 viewsNot the largest or most expensive in the palace, but nothing to sneer at.
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Detail of Crystal Staircase590 viewsThe bannister supports are made of Baccarat crystal.
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