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| Our holiday started with some refreshing draught beer in the company of 2 fellow Aussies also working in Afghanistan, Becks and Heather. | |||||||||||||||||
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| The above picture is about 4 photos joined together. The very top of the photo is the roof of the building. We are inside Aya Sophia, which was once the most grand building of its time. It was built as a Christian church and was later converted to a mosque leaving an interesting combination of decorations. |
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| Mum- you'd like this place. Massive (10 metres high) carpets more than 500 years old. Matt's become a bit of a carpet watcher since living in Afghanistan. | |||||||||||||||||
| Our hotel terrace had a great view of the Blue Mosque (right) and of the Bosphorus (below). | |||||||||||||||||
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