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Me in Istanbul Ana and CenerTuncel, me, Erdic and SenihaMeliha and me at an Internet Cafe in Istanbul

Belly dancing costumes at the Grand Covered BazaarThe Grand Covered BazaarThe open air marketThis was a very hot day at the market, but Muslim women must wear traditional garbAt the Spice BazaarAt the beach house on the Aegean SeaThe Aegean Sea

Sailing on the BosphorusA fortress on the shores of the BosphorusA palace on the BosphorusArchitecture in downtown Istanbul

Spices at the marketTopkapi -- once a Sultan's palace, now a musem (complete with preserved harem quarters)A plaza in downtown Istanbul

Turkish lira -- the exchange rate was about 600,000 lira to one dollar US