Tag Archives: Grand Bazaar

What is Constantinople?

Posted on February 25, 2020 by vanbraman

I was watching Jeopardy! tonight and knew the question to one of the answers that no one rang in on. I don’t remember the specific wording of the answer, but is was about which city walls was a big gun … Continue reading →

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Turkish Lamps

Posted on June 2, 2014 by vanbraman

One of the most interesting types of shops in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul were the ones that sold lamps. Someday I would like to have some nice decorative lamps, and I certainly got some good ideas at the Grand … Continue reading →

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