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Nice museum

wow :)

This museum has the second richest mosaic collection of the world

Where is Hatay Kuvvaci?

Looks like a great museum.

ps. will likely come to istanbul on 31st August for ten days. Friend of family has offered accomodation in Sisli district.

I cannot beleive I will be in 'the sublime porte' in just over a month . . . fingers crossed![/QUOTE]

Mosaics are really really cool 'things' aren't they? That one above, the circular one, with the 3d effect of cubes on the perimiter - wow!

Where is Hatay Kuvvaci?

Looks like a great museum.

ps. will likely come to istanbul on 31st August for ten days. Friend of family has offered accomodation in Sisli district.

I cannot beleive I will be in 'the sublime porte' in just over a month . . . fingers crossed!
Hayat is the name of province where İskenderun (Alexanderiata) is, south easthern Medditeranean city, at the Syrian border :)

BTW, Şişli is very nice, I hope we will meet :) Şişli is almost down town, you know...

The province of Hatay:

http://hussy.vis.ne.jp/turkiye/haritalar/hatay.gif

cheers!