Favorite building
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The abbey of Mont St. Michel in Normandy's north coast of France. The sight of it from the road as we approached by car left me speechless (just ask my husband how rare that is....:->
. I agree with those who describes its geography as "arrogant location". A magnificent building complex on a defiant location.
. I agree with those who describes its geography as "arrogant location". A magnificent building complex on a defiant location.
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While the vast majority of Turkey is, of course, not in Europe, part of it is, including the part of Istanbul which includes the Hagia Sofia.
"What's Old Is New Again: Istanbul boasts sleek, modernist hotels and clubs, but it has an ancient soul"
http://www.time.com/time/europe/maga...364323,00.html
"One of Istanbul's most notable landmarks ? and the easiest way to orient yourself ? is the Bosporus, the strait that divides the city, the fluid boundary between Europe and Asia. European Istanbul comprises the bulk of the city to the west, while the mostly residential Asian Istanbul is to the east. . . . European Istanbul is itself divided by the Golden Horn, an inlet off the Bosporus. The Old City, or Sultanahmet, to the south of the Golden Horn, is where you'll find all the main sights, including the Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, the Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar, a maze of some 4,000 shops."
"What's Old Is New Again: Istanbul boasts sleek, modernist hotels and clubs, but it has an ancient soul"
http://www.time.com/time/europe/maga...364323,00.html
"One of Istanbul's most notable landmarks ? and the easiest way to orient yourself ? is the Bosporus, the strait that divides the city, the fluid boundary between Europe and Asia. European Istanbul comprises the bulk of the city to the west, while the mostly residential Asian Istanbul is to the east. . . . European Istanbul is itself divided by the Golden Horn, an inlet off the Bosporus. The Old City, or Sultanahmet, to the south of the Golden Horn, is where you'll find all the main sights, including the Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, the Hippodrome and the Grand Bazaar, a maze of some 4,000 shops."







