topics: Topkapi Palace, Ottoman Empire, Constantinople, history, Mehmet The Conqueror, daily life; jump to dispatch

BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM March 2, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:39 a.m. Sunset (local): 5:55 p.m.	Weather 60°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: the guys are still at Bengül's apartment, while the gals have moved to Gükalp's place
Places We Visited: breakfast café along the Bosporus, Topkapi Palace, Kapali çars(h)i (Covered Market), Robert College
Featured Site: Harem of the Topkapi Palace
Person of the Day: Bengül Kurtar
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: fish sandwiches; Breakfast: pastries and tea; Lunch: a quick chicken sandwich from a street vendor; Dinner: lentil soup, salad, rice and vegetables and fruit; Olive count: 1813
Word of the Day: "Güzel" means "nice" in Turkish.
Tech Fact of the Day: The Fall of Constantinople is also known to Muslims as the Conquest of Istanbul.: Flat Count (Cumulative): 21; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 26


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