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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:09 am 
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Pics from Istanbul here.

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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:17 am 
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Great photos Helen! I loved it- brings back fond memories of 2009 trip.
I agree with you about the dogs and cats being an accepted part of the scenery. I never saw anybody being unkind to them in Turkey , unlike the Greek attitude that we saw in Cyprus when we were sitting at a roadside cafe. A small child was attempting to scare a cat into running into the road, with a lot of traffic, to the laughter and smiles of his parents.
have a look at http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v211/ ... 1QQtppZZ16 if you have time. If you need a password it's just 'ciderman'.

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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:28 am 
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My best buy in Istanbul was a great 'Lawrence of Arabia' style bit of headwear!

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I've posted this in small, as I look just awful! All of the 3 mornings I woke there, my eyes were all puffed up so I could hardly see!! It went down after a while, but left me with terrible bags under my eyes. :( I was told it was because I was dehydrated, although I was drinking a lot of water. My room was stifling & the air conditioning didn't work; but at night I couldn't open the window as the AC unit was right outside it & made one hellova noise! :x As soon as I got home, the eye problem disappeared. :roll:

This headwear was particularly useful on the boat trip up the Bosphorus, as it was very cold & windy!


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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 1:16 pm 
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thanks for sharing your lovely photos Helen & ciderman :)


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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
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:D


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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:21 pm 
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Smashing photos - and I love the headgear. :D

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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
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I had awful trouble with my eyes while there. Every morning, I woke with such puffy eyes that I just had slits to see out of! :| It went down after a bit, but left me with terrible bags under them! :(
As soon as I got home, this prob disappeared.


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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2011 9:18 pm 
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Allergic to Turkey! :)

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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 12:13 pm 
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ciderman_nz wrote:
Allergic to Turkey! :)



Must be tough at Christmas. (That's the allergy not the turkey :roll: )

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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
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There was a 6.0 Richter earthquake in western Turkey on 19th May, with a 3.8 tremor felt 15 minutes beforehand & 450 aftershocks!!! :shock:
It was felt in Istanbul


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 Post subject: Re: Istanbul
PostPosted: Mon May 23, 2011 11:14 am 
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I hope, for their sakes, it doesn't go on as long as Christchurch. They've had over 5000 aftershocks!

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