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2007-08-28_Turkey : The beautiful country of Türkiye! Wonderful people and excitement as I approached the end of my cycling adventure in Istanbul.
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Edirne.JPG - First Turkish town across the border from Greece. | 67 KB |
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Hotel Manti.JPG - Eating lunch with a group of lonely men at the hotel. | 77 KB |
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Kiler Maximum.JPG - Nice name for a grocery store, eh? | 45 KB |
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Tree.JPG - Cycling on, I made it another 50km through the burning heat. Camped for the night under this tree. | 36 KB |
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Old Men Drinking Tea.JPG | 101 KB |
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Babaeski Lunch.JPG - In Babaeski I met this garlic merchant. Super nice guy, invited me to a beautiful, fresh lunch and later tea. | 71 KB |
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More Chai.JPG - Everywhere I went, kind, older men invited me to tea. | 83 KB |
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Heat Waves.JPG - It was amazingly hot... was concerned my cheap Chinese tires would melt. | 44 KB |
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Muratli Bicycle Help.JPG - in Muratli, I got yet another flat tire just before sundown. This group of guys rushed from a cafe to repair my tire, tune up the bike, feed me delicious home-made vegetarian dolmas and of course ask me what the hell I was doing there. | 51 KB |
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Kids Near Corlu.JPG - A tiny village just before Çorlu. | 42 KB |
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Kids Near Corlu.JPG - Just over half way to İstanbul. | 35 KB |
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Sunset.JPG - Eash evening I would pull over, unhook my gear and cook my dinner based on the food I had gathered that day. Often bread, tomatoes, olives, fresh cheese (Peynir in Türkçe) and any leftover food. | 18 KB |
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Melon Man.JPG - This guy was on the side of the dusty, burning hot road selling melons. He offered me a slice of honeydew melon which I gladly accepted. Then he proceeded to cut another and another slice until I had eaten a whole melon! Refreshing at first, but it was not easy cycling on in the heat with that much fruit in my belly. | 55 KB |
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Outside Istanbul.JPG - Slightly horrific outskirts of Istanbul. With no place to camp for the last 70km, and only hot, crowded, debris-covered freeways, riding my bike alongside insane truckers, -- it was very dangerous. I survived, but I will never again attempt such a ride. | 37 KB |
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Istanbul City.JPG - More modern than I expected. | 48 KB |
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Istanbul Sunset.JPG - I was glad to be alive and overwhelmed by the beauty of the city. | 18 KB |
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Istanbul Beyoglu.JPG | 54 KB |
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Suleymaniye Camii.JPG - (Süleymaniye Camii) One of the greatest mosques in Istanbul. | 54 KB |
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Istanbul Shooting.JPG | 36 KB |
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Dolma Kisir Patlican Salatasi.JPG - Turkish food (Türk yemek): Stuffed pepper (Biber Dolması), wheat bulgur salad (Kısır), roasted eggplant salad (Patlıcan Salatası) and yogurt sauce (Yoğurtlu Sos). | 67 KB |
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Misir Carsisi Spices.JPG - Mısır Çarşısı Spice market in Istanbul. | 108 KB |
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AyaSofya.jpg - Ayasofya Müzesi (Αγιά Σοφιά / Hagia Sophia). | 89 KB |
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AyaSofya.jpg - Ayasofya Müzesi (Αγιά Σοφιά / Hagia Sophia). | 65 KB |
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Suleymaniye Camil Sunset.JPG | 25 KB |
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Galata.jpg - A view of Galata. Located in the district of Beyoğlu - the old Byzantine capital. | 34 KB |
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Istanbul.jpg | 20 KB |
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Mehmet.jpg - A wonderful man I met at a local vegetable shop. Mehmet Boyraz opened my eyes to so many great things as we walked the city and talked. | 59 KB |
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Bosphorus.jpg | 81 KB |
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Bosphorus.jpg | 42 KB |
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Konya Students.jpg - Mehmet's brother suggested I go to Konya and stay with his friends from University. I accepted enthusiastically and in 1 hour was on a bus to an unknown place to meet unknown people. The students were extremly gracious and generous. Here we eat a typical breakfast of pommes frites, tomato, olives (Zeitan), feta, bread and lots of tea (cay)! | 65 KB |
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Konya Museum woodwork.jpg - Museum in Konya -- beautiful patterns. | 96 KB |
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Istanbul Market.jpg | 77 KB |
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American Style NATO.jpg | 58 KB |
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Istanbul Girl.jpg - An afternoon walking through the village-like streets outside the city center. | 70 KB |
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Istanbul Girls.jpg - Cute kids! | 65 KB |
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Istanbul.jpg | 51 KB |
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Istanbul Weld.jpg - Hardcore welder. | 49 KB |
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Istanbul park.jpg - Horses free in the city park. | 76 KB |
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Istanbul Sheep.jpg - Herding sheep in the city center. | 38 KB |
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Istanbul Boat cafe.jpg | 61 KB |
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Matt and roommate-restaurant-guy.jpg - My roommate Matt in the last week I was in Istanbul. Also another guy who worked at a local restaurant and one night moved into our hostel room as well :) | 42 KB |
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