Sometimes You Just Don't Know Until You Get There
Turkey, © 15.Jun.2002 kN
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Introduction to Turkey
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Sometimes You Just Don't Know Until You Get There
The things that I did not know about Turkey:
  • that ½ of İstanbul is in Europe and ½ is in Asia, the halves being divided by the Bosphorus
  • that İstanbul is more like Europe and less like Egypt with regard to infrastructure
  • that İstanbul is more like Europe and less like Egypt and Romania in that we could use credit card almost everywhere
  • that Turkey has landscapes rarely found in other countries, such as the travertine pools in Pammukale, and the fairy chimnies and underground cities in Cappadocia
  • that many ancient archaeological sites, such as Troy, Pergamum, and Ephesus, are in Turkey and not in Greece
  • that the Greek and Turkish islands are so geographically close
  • that long bus trips in Turkey can almost be as comfortable as long train trips in Europe
  • that Turkey is less strictly Muslim than the UAE or Egypt
  • that more English is spoken in Turkey than in Romania
  • that çay (tea) is in yummily satisfying flavours such as oralet (orange), limon çay (lemon), and elma çay (apple)
  • that we would become stars with all ages of school groups who were thrilled to practice their English with us

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