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Istanbul and the Roadtrip to Izmir

Hagia Sophia

Blue Mosque

UEFA Cup Final: Shaktar Donetsk defeat Werder Bremen 2-1 in extra time

Brian in front of the Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque up close

The Grand Bazaar

You can't leave Turkey without buying a carpet... trust us.

Starting the great Turkish roadtrip... driving across the Bosphorus Bridge to Asia

Welcome to Asia!

The rumors are true... any sign of a traffic jam and they're kicking it into reverse down the shoulder... crazy.

A typical sight along the road outside of Istanbul

Ataturk is everywhere.

They're cleaning up the rockslide that's blocking the road.

The traffic is backed up for miles (we were stopped for about 2 hours).

More rockslide.

We took the back way... this is real Turkey.

A small village in western Turkey.

Not all roads are paved.

Another small village.

The horse and cart overtaking a bus.

One of the millions of carpet stores in Turkey. This one is in Bergama.