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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM March 4, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:36 a.m. Sunset (local): 5:57 p.m.	Weather 55°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 0 mi / 0 km Cumulative Total 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: still at our host homes - Bengül's for the guys and Serpil's for the gals
Places We Visited: Hippodrome (Obelisk), Cistern, around the Old City
Featured Site: Cistern!
Person of the Day: andrEa Siegl
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: karishik komposto (fruit salad); Breakfast: bread, jam, cheese, tea; Lunch: yogurt, juice, cookies; Dinner: mushrooms, smashed potatoes, beans; Olive count: 1819
Word of the Day: "Git" means "Go!" in Turkish. It's also the name of the alternative outdoor magazine of Turkey that will have an article on BikeAbout in the next issue.
Tech Fact of the Day: BikeAbout's money woes: Flat Count (Cumulative): 21; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 26


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