http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2011/11/the-final-sprint-to-istanbul/ Just another blogs.smithsonianmag.com site Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:57:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2011/11/the-final-sprint-to-istanbul/#comment-147 Elaine George Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:59:36 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/?p=393#comment-147 We found the people in Turkey to be extremely kind and friendly as well. We drank tea with the salesmen after a purchase, were invited to dinner but declined. After the Grand Bazaar, a rug seller was chasing us trying to sell another. Ray remembered one word "Hier" meaning "no!" He raised the rug up higher! We laughed for years about that.Well never know if he really took it to mean English or was being a smart ass! We found the people in Turkey to be extremely kind and friendly as well. We drank tea with the salesmen after a purchase, were invited to dinner but declined. After the Grand Bazaar, a rug seller was chasing us trying to sell another. Ray remembered one word “Hier” meaning “no!” He raised the rug up higher! We laughed for years about that.Well never know if he really took it to mean English or was being a smart ass!

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2011/11/the-final-sprint-to-istanbul/#comment-144 Roger Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:08:44 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/?p=393#comment-144 There must be something about you that brings out the hospitality in folks. There must be something about you that brings out the hospitality in folks.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/2011/11/the-final-sprint-to-istanbul/#comment-143 Sinem Sipahioglu Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:07:03 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/adventure/?p=393#comment-143 everybody must come Turkey where is a wonderful country if you want to pass a good time. everybody must come Turkey where is a wonderful country if you want to pass a good time.

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