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The Call of Istanbul (part 1)
It was a bright and beautiful Wednesday in August 2001, the afternoon our first day in Istanbul We emerged from the cool comfort of the gleaming and glamorous Divan Hotel into a high-end neighborhood...
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The Call of Istanbul (part 1)
by Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey FrommerIt was a bright and beautiful Wednesday in August 2001, the afternoon our first day in Istanbul We emerged from the cool comfort of the gleaming and glamorous Divan Hotel into a high-end neighborhood of late 20th century buildings and crossed a wide boulevard teeming with traffic. On the opposite side, in a municipal park the [...]
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