Daily Archives: August 18, 2012

Gallipoli – Memorial at Anzac Cove by Ataturk. “Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives… You are now living in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours… You, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace, after having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.” Ataturk, 1934 – Turkey – Turkey – Stowing Away – WorldNomads Adventures

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Gallipoli – Memorial at Anzac Cove by Ataturk. “Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives… You are now living in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours… You, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace, after having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.” Ataturk, 1934 – Turkey – Turkey – Stowing Away – WorldNomads Adventures.

New Spin on Family Vacay

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In a few short hours I will be boarding my 12 hour long bus ride to the beautiful (well the pictures tell me so) city of Bodrum. Bodrum said in Turkey is the equivalent of saying Hawaii in the US so I am super ecstatic - words don't describe my excitement.

Now this is gonna be a whole new experience for me not only because I am in a new place (that is a given) but because it is for the celebration of Bayram (ending of the month of Ramazan) and I am going with my Turkish host family.

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New Spin on Family Vacay

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In a few short hours I will be boarding my 12 hour long bus ride to the beautiful (well the pictures tell me so) city of Bodrum. Bodrum said in Turkey is the equivalent of saying Hawaii in the US so I am super ecstatic - words don't describe my excitement.

Now this is gonna be a whole new experience for me not only because I am in a new place (that is a given) but because it is for the celebration of Bayram (ending of the month of Ramazan) and I am going with my Turkish host family.

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Izmir

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Izmir (Turkish: İzmir) is a big urban center in the western appendage of Anatolia and the 3rd most inhabited city in Turkey. Izmir metropolitan area broadens along the outlying waters of the Gulf of İzmir and inland to the north across Gediz River's delta, to the east along an alluvial plain made by many small streams and to a slenderly harder terrain in the south.

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Pictures of all high caliber

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Hagia Sophia: Istanbul, Turkey. Two religions under one roof. That is the separation- approximately 10 degrees.

 

Ramadan Tent: Istanbul, Turkey. It doesn't matter who you are, your social class, your place in the world; everyone was going to break fast together.

 

Aladdin Hill Mosque: Konya, Turkey. We did not share one word together except for the body language of gratitude. …

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Our Last Supper in Izmir

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Last night we went to Bostanlı, for our last dinner in Izmir. Craving pide, we wanted to go to Kırçiçeği, but since we got a late start, when we got there the place was booked with an infinite wait, due to it being the beginning of the Iftar (the breaking of the fast during Ramadan). Instead we decided to go to Köfteci Ramzii, where we had a delicious köfte (meatballs) dinner, in an outdoor courtyard surrounded by a warm summer breeze and greenery.

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