I recently toured around Turkey and Greece for 10 days- 10 amazing days that changed my perspective in life. I especially fell in love with Turkey. (I couldn't see much of Greece- I only got to tour around for a day :( boo. I'll make sure there's a next time!)
I was enchanted by its history, how its unique location has always been an ideal site for many civilizations & left marks as they passed through; its people, how they always made me laugh and enthralled me with their charisma; its mosaics, how each tile has meaning and tells a different story; and lastly, its overall culture & atmosphere, how people (and even cats & dogs) are genuinely happy and chill.
Money doesn't insure happiness, and I saw that Turkish people truly think and believe that. Well maybe not ALL Turkish people, but certainly the people I met during the trip. I wish I could be more like that. Perhaps if I live there.... I'll learn to be ;) I REEEEALLY want to live in Istanbul!
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| Aya Sofya |
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| At a Kebab restaurant |
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| Topkapı Palace |
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| Topkapı Palace |
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| Grand Bazaar- tiles & dishes, all telling different stories |
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| Grand Bazaar- every wall is covered with mosaics! |
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| Grand Bazaar- beautiful lanterns |
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| Hand made carpets at Cappadocia |
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| Hand made carpets at Cappadocia |
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| Beautiful mosaics on tiles & plates & lanterns at Antalya |
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| ruins in Pamukkale |
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| small lounge on our way to Ephesus |
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| ruins in Ephesus |
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| Inside Aegina Chapel |
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| Inside Aegina Chapel |
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