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Tea in a Caravan Serai

June 15, 2013

TEA IN A CARAVANSERAI Diyarbakir, Turkey (Kurdistan) June 15, 2013 A long time ago in a far-away place in China, caravans from the empire’s interior would carry silk to the western edges of the region. Often small Central Asian tribes would attack these caravans hoping to capture the valuable goods. So from 135 to 90 … More Tea in a Caravan Serai

In a Tea Garden

January 19, 2004

In a Tea Garden Istanbul, Turkey Dec 26th, 2003 In the Sultanahmet area of Istanbul, along the Divan Yolu is a cemetary. It houses the tombs of some of the Ottoman rulers – those of Mahmud II, Abdulaziz and Abdul Mahmud II. The tombs are raised off the ground and made of white marble. At … More In a Tea Garden