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My hotel, the Golden Horn Istanbul
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My hotel, the Golden Horn Istanbul
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Sketches on the wall
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More sketches on the wall
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And even more sketches on the wall
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Oriental carpet bazaar
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A painting of the Galata Tower
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Colourful corner cafe!
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Fruit Juice anyone?
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A cruise liner on the Golden Horn
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Far view of the Galata Tower across the Golden Horn
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A massive car ferry goes on her way
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Far view of the New Mosque
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Trains parked at Marmaray station
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Entrance to Sirkeci train station
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Pretzel seller outside Sirkeci train station
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This was once the terminus of the Orient Express
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Another view of the Sirkeci train station
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Erstwhile terminus of the Sirkeci train station
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Impressive facade of Sirkeci train station
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Sign about the historic importance of Sirkeci train station
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A closer view of the sign
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Only tube trains are parked at Sirkeci now
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Ticket window for international departures- dysfunctional
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The only hint of the Orient Express now
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Exotically named Orient Express Restaurant
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Historic Sirkeci train station
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A tiny railway museum at Sirkeci train station
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Face of a e.m.u. in the Orient Express museum
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Railway signs and builder plates galore