Here is part 4 of my best of series!
This is a picture from one of the rooms in the Sultan's Harem at Topkapi Palace
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Best of Turkey
1. Istanbul _is_ Constantinople. You can feel the history everywhere you go.
2. The Bosphorus and all its charms, especially the sunset
3. Being able to go from Europe to Asia in 7 minutes
4. Bazaars everywhere!
5. The Basilica Cistern
6. The history, caves and underground cities of Kapadokya - also remembering the many letters of St Paul to the - insert people’s name here - and the related saints after wandering around there
7. Kumpir, Gozelme, Mado, and all the other culinary joys. Like the swissotel buffet.
8. Hanging out with Duke, Baby A & Xave
9. How you never run out of things to do in Istanbul
10. My hotel bed at Duke's house :)
11. Pop Kek, Pop Kek and more Pop Kek!
12. The gay male belly dancer
13. Making new friends
14. The fat dogs everywhere
15. Keeeeeling me softly weeet heeees song
16. Not having a packed schedule but seeing a lot of Istanbul anyway
17. Going off the beaten track
18. Football talk at the house
19. House Café
20. That there are quite a few hot men there.