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Saturday Open Thread | 39 comments (39 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

My train for Ankara leaves in several hours. I've been in Istanbul for almost two weeks, and while it's a cool city, I'm antsy to move on.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Sat Jun 27th, 2009 at 11:20:21 AM EST

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Do you need to get a ferry to the other side of the bosphorus or is there a railway tunnel/bridge these days ?

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jun 27th, 2009 at 11:34:25 AM EST
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They are building a tunnel to connect the subways on both sides. It's supposed to be running in 2012. Wikipedia link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmaray

But for now yeah, I have to take a ferry.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Sat Jun 27th, 2009 at 12:24:52 PM EST
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Are you going to explore Anatolia?

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Sat Jun 27th, 2009 at 11:39:59 AM EST
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I might go very far into the east, actually, as I just met someone going the same way, so I might join up with her. Not an area I want to do alone. For now I'm heading to Goreme / Cappadochia.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Sat Jun 27th, 2009 at 12:18:10 PM EST
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Great! Some friends ventured into that region (I forget how far they went but it was definitely somewhat east of Dyarbakir) and from the pictures and stories it must be fascinating.

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Sat Jun 27th, 2009 at 12:59:39 PM EST
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