What a day

Ok so I have to work really late tonight because the client keeps flip flopping, I didn't get to eat anything all day, I'm tired from having to wake up ayt 5:30 to take a flight, the chinese restaurant won't deliver to the hotel, and I didn't get a room upgrade. Oh and my poor girl had a bad day too. Argh. I was all ready to just sulk when this came from room service. :)

Hopefully a sign the rest of the night will go well too.
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Good morning miami

Got up this morning at 5:30 and could sleep thinking about work. Ah well.
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View from the Mandarin Oriental in Miami

Room's not too shabby...
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View from the top

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First class baby!!!

Woo hoo.
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Turkish ramen

Well not really - I found the one ramen restaurant here in Istanbul. :)
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No wonder..

Alper was so good at backgammon, they play it in the sts!
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Lots of peeps though

Not sure why there's so many ppl on this st. There's not that much going on...
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Taksim square

So they were saying how there's all these bars and restaurants here... Don't really see any
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What a view

View at dinner. Not too shabby.
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Good night Istanbul

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Not as famous dead ppl

Get the shaft and stuck outside
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The mummy!

A room full of dead sultans and their peeps. Eerie.
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Disneyland?

Looks a little like the enchanted castle when you first get into Disneyland. Well, a lot less artificial but just as cool.
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With ppl praying too

Feel bad watching as people pray...
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And more legit...

Shoes off, long pants only
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Now this is a mosque

Even bigger than the blue one...
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The next palace

Ok, on to the next one. Its hot and I'm tired.
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Dough... Yuck

So they sell these pretzel like things in the streets, and usually I wouldn't even consider them, but I know my babes would be all about them and so I got one, thinking of her. Well definitely thought of her, but dang that things is dry. Couldn't even finish it. Sorry sweetie.
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Gate to the palace

Well that was pretty cool...
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Age of empires!

First thing that came to mind. Foot soldiers
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Chest holding the banner of the Prophet

They had some educational material describing the life of Mohammud and its pretty interesting. He sort of woke up one day and said he was the messenger of God. His story all starts of with Abraham and Gabriel too. Amazing how ignorant I am. For agnostic guy, I definitely know more about Christianity than any other religion. Funny how that happens.
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Bathroom tiling

I could have a bathroom with a wall like this... gaudy though
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Pimp lounge

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View of the city

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Wow

Now that's a view
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Miss you sweetie

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Big pimpin

You know you've made it when you can wear this and still get respect
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King size

Now that's a king size bed...
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Good looking music box

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Taking notes

In the Topkapi palace
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My kind of decoration

Ok so if I were to build and decorate a mosque, I'd make it blue too. Good taste.
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Wouldn't mind having one of these

Marble door. Not very pratical, but definitely hardcore
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So it is Jesus!

Mosaic of Judgement day
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Ok now I'm confused

I thought this was a mosque, but that looks a lot like Mary and Jesus... Hmmm
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Looking down on high

Had to go around some ramp like 10 times to get upstairs (elevators anyone!?!)
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Just to prove I was here

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Mimbar

The pulpit in a mosque. Looks like and airplane boarding walkway...
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Mihrab

Chamber in a mosque to indicate the direction of Mecca. Pretty ama-ng how people back then figured that out.
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HUGE!!!

Wow now this is impressive
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Ok so its blue inside!

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Blue mosque

Not all that blue...
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Istanbul

The view from my hotel room. Beautiful place.
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Turkish airlines

Haven't seen business class seats like this internationally in a while.
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President's house

Pretty ridiculous - 400 rooms. Looks surprisingly like the White House...
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ministry buildings

Ministry of defense, finance, etc with the gate in background
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Humayun's tomb

Pretty neat.
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Bahai house of worship

Suppose to be a temple that's very serene inside. Too hot to walk all the way over there. Maybe next time. Seems pretty new though.
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Old dead ppl

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The real deal

Ok so that other tomb was just some noble. This is the real deal. The king doesn't messs around.
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