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topics: Minisa kebab (food), Byzantine Empire, Hagia Sofia/Aya Sofia/Sancta Sophia/Church of the Holy Wisdom, Justinian, daily life, Mosque of Sultan Ahmet/Blue Mosque, Ottoman Empire; jump to dispatch

BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM February 28, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:42 a.m. Sunset (local): 5:52 p.m.	Weather 55°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 0 mi / 0 km Cumulative Total (all groups) 3068 mi / 4941 km	Lat: 41° 00' 32" N Lon: 28° 58' 52" E Elev: 22 ft / 35 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Istanbul
Where We're Staying: the guys have moved to the apartment of a new friend, Bengül, while the ladies are still at Beyhan's
Places We Visited: Austrian College, Galata Tower, Istiklal Caddesi, Taksim Square, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Yerebalen Saray (Sunken Palace or Cistern Basilica)
Featured Site: Hagia Sophia
Person of the Day: Turgut S(h)en
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: Minisa kebab; Breakfast: bread, jam, honey, hash-hash, tea, coffee; Lunch: hot-dogs(!) at the Austrian school; Dinner: Iskender kebab, cheese pide (Turkish pizza), fruit compote; Olive count: 1792
Word of the Day: "Buyurun" means "Yes, please" in Turkish. We have found this phrase very helpful at dinnertime in response to the question, "Would you like some more?"
Tech Fact of the Day: Hagia Sofia's amazing dome: Flat Count (Cumulative): 21; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 26

Next Stop: Istanbul

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