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A toast to you for a wonderful opportunity. Our favorite Turkish drink. Lemonade (not too sweet)...

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Cute restaurant in Ortaköy. Great food.

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Ortaköy is famous for its Kumpirs - loaded potatoes. They make our loaded potatoes look like diet food!

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Young women buy one and share it with three friends.

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The mosaics are from the Late Byzantine period and are some of the finest. Chora...

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The architecture is intimate and inviting.

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This mosaic is of St. Paul who is making the sign of blessing with his right hand and holding a gospel in his left hand

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The Khalke Jesus

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The original church was outside the walls of the city. It was only when the Byzantine emperor moved...

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A feast for the senses!!!

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More gold that you can imagine! Sold by weight.

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This is the dining room in the Istanbul train station for the passengers of The Orient Express.

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