Comments on: Istanbul, Part I http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:30:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Lolly http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-47666 Lolly Fri, 30 May 2008 13:19:25 +0000 http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-47666 East or West, home is best, East or West, home is best,

]]> By: robert http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-22064 robert Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:31:35 +0000 http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-22064 hi all. hi all.

]]> By: alex http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-13013 alex Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:09:14 +0000 http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-13013 hi nice site. hi nice site.

]]> By: Peej http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-1957 Peej Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:55:22 +0000 http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-1957 Don't feel bad, Beth. I confess, my own knowledge of Turkish history is only because my dad is a Middle Eastern history fanatic (obviously with a lot of emphasis on Iran) and I've definitely picked up more from listening to him than I have from reading on my own. Also, when I was in 8th/9th grade, it became the rage for girls my age to read romantic novels written about the Ottoman Empire (what can I say, our reading habits were weird--that particular fad was then followed up by reading any novels dealing with the reigns of Louis XIII-XV). An interesting exercise in comparison is looking up the biographies of both Ataturk and Reza Pahlavi, who were contemporaries, and seeing how each went about modernizing and unifying their respective neighbouring countries. Don’t feel bad, Beth. I confess, my own knowledge of Turkish history is only because my dad is a Middle Eastern history fanatic (obviously with a lot of emphasis on Iran) and I’ve definitely picked up more from listening to him than I have from reading on my own. Also, when I was in 8th/9th grade, it became the rage for girls my age to read romantic novels written about the Ottoman Empire (what can I say, our reading habits were weird–that particular fad was then followed up by reading any novels dealing with the reigns of Louis XIII-XV).

An interesting exercise in comparison is looking up the biographies of both Ataturk and Reza Pahlavi, who were contemporaries, and seeing how each went about modernizing and unifying their respective neighbouring countries.

]]> By: Beth http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-1953 Beth Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:37:09 +0000 http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-1953 Wow. Just wow. (And here I admit my massive cultural ignorance: I have heard of these people and places pretty much only because I read <em>Birds Without Wings</em> and <em>The Historian</em>.) Wow. Just wow.

(And here I admit my massive cultural ignorance: I have heard of these people and places pretty much only because I read Birds Without Wings and The Historian.)

]]> By: Peej http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-1932 Peej Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:48:13 +0000 http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-1932 Great info and links on the Ayasofya. You've not even gotten to the bulk of your trip and already the write-up is making me homesick. I really wish you could have stopped in Iran; if and when you do, some day, hopefully you'll give me enough heads up so I can do a massive write-up of all the places you have to see and stay...and offer up my own cousins as your guides! Great info and links on the Ayasofya. You’ve not even gotten to the bulk of your trip and already the write-up is making me homesick. I really wish you could have stopped in Iran; if and when you do, some day, hopefully you’ll give me enough heads up so I can do a massive write-up of all the places you have to see and stay…and offer up my own cousins as your guides!

]]> By: MB http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-1931 MB Fri, 12 Jan 2007 23:19:45 +0000 http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-1931 Many thanks. It was a wonderful trip, and the pictures can't begin to capture it. I just hope it's interesting to others, here. Some of my best travel info comes from random personal websites, so I post these as a means of (hopefully) contributing to the pool of info. Many thanks. It was a wonderful trip, and the pictures can’t begin to capture it. I just hope it’s interesting to others, here. Some of my best travel info comes from random personal websites, so I post these as a means of (hopefully) contributing to the pool of info.

]]> By: Vivian J. Paige http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-1928 Vivian J. Paige Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:52:25 +0000 http://blacknell.net/dynamic/2007/01/12/istanbul-part-i/#comment-1928 Gorgeous pictures! I'm jealous. Gorgeous pictures! I’m jealous.

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