Wander project Istanbul (I touched the Great wall!)

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1. Very interesting place, I know here that in the beginning of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor Justinian and Emperess Theodora.

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   • Yes and before that Emperor Constantine (original name was Constantinople!)

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2. Istanbul must be beautiful places. I would be happy to visit him and see his sights.

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   • I really only got to see the old Roman ruins and the newer Ottoman Empire buildings. I could spend a week there and still have things I missed!

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3. Istanbul is really a wonderful place … kind people need to be extremely cautious

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   • I have to say, it was one of the few places on earth that I felt uncomfortable a couple of times.

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     • I fully believe you, my friend … I looked at him with a local guide who alerted us at every turn … even at the market

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       • It is funny, there were times I was immersed in crowds of people that spoke another language and I felt ok.

         I did arrive in Istanbul on the day of a bombing in the city. That may have contributed to my fear.

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         • When Istanbul was bombarded? … I really can not remember this

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       • it was a bombing in 2003 I believe. Not a big terrorist thing, more of a building was blown up.

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4. Looks like a very interesting place to visit.

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   • It is the only city on earth that spans Europe and Asia!

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5. I went a long excursion there a long time ago. I visited Grand Bazaar, this is the covered market in Istanbul. Bosphorus, which is the Strait that connects the Marmara and Black Seas and divides the European part of Turkey from the Asian. And, of course, the pride of all Bulgarians – the Church of St. Stephen, known as the Iron Church, is an Orthodox Bulgarian church in Istanbul, Turkey, made of ready-made iron elements. St. Stephen is the only Orthodox Iron Church in Turkey.

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   • That sounds like a wonderful trip! I was there for 4 days and left with so many places yet to see.

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