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Our Last Day in Istanbul

May 5, 2010

Sunday April 25 April 25th, our last day. We decided to meet Isak early even though we stayed up until 1:00am the night before. 8:00am came very early indeed. Today we have a busy agenda and there is some street closings midday because of the Istanbul Marathon.

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Shabbat in Istanbul

May 5, 2010

Saturday April, 24 Well, I am sleeping in and relaxing a bit. My sister got up, dressed, and went to a Shul about 2 blocks from here but I am exhausted. We are going on a walking tour with Isak at 2:00pm. Promptly at 2:00, we met Isak in the lobby.

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Farewell to Rhodes and Back to Istanbul

May 3, 2010

Wednesday April 21st The day dawned clear and bright with black threatening clouds across the Aegean over the mountainous coast of Turkey. After repacking again, we headed up to the 10th floor for breakfast with a view. The fresh whole wheat baguette and butter with orange preserves and a couple of soft boiled eggs were […]

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The Ferry to Rhodes.

May 3, 2010

Monday April 19th In the thin dawn light, I showered and dressed. We bid farewell to the Anemone hotel and we were off to the ferry bound for Rhodes. There was some confusion about the departure time and breakfast was cut short.

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