Tag: Aya Sofyia, backpacking, Blue Mosque, castle, Istanbul, Old Town, Palace, Ruins, travel
Welcome to Istanbul, Friend
AbandontheCubeOct 24, 2009Like
Having arrived in Istanbul at 11:00pm, we were a little out of luck for transportation. We waited for the Metro and then took the trolley...
Yarkand and the Southern Silk Road
AbandontheCubeMay 29, 2009Like
Although our time was limited, I did not want to leave out our day trip from Kashgar to Yarkand. Albeit a late entry, Yarkand was a...
Into the Mosque
AbandontheCubeMay 12, 2009Like
In central Old Town there rests an ancient mosque (build in 1442) that has been repaired countless times and currently remains one of the...
Kashgar Old Town
AbandontheCubeMay 07, 2009Like
We spent the day today walking around the Old Town districts of Kashgar. Around the mosque, one of the largest in China, were rows of...