"The Other Tour", August 24

August 24, 2012 "The Other Tour" On Friday August 24th we went on a tour called "The Other Tour", it's a very odd but enjoyable journey through Istanbul with a local called Fethi. It's very different from other tours because it doesn't cover the typical tourist hotspots but rather takes you behind the scenes to places you don't see and meet people you don't normally...

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Istanbul, August 23

Sorry for the late post, we've been bouncing between trains, airports, buses and taxis so not much time to get online. We're in Greece now (details coming soon) but I now have some time to update on our time in Turkey. See below. August 23, 2012  Merhaba ("hello") from Istanbul! On August 23rd we flew from Zurich to Istanbul. The flight was just over 2 hours long. Istanbul...

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technology

6R Technology. The technology infrastructure in Switzerland is much more advanced than south Africa e.g. Zurich: 65 Mbps connection Cape Town: 5-10 Mbps (at most) test yours here Mbps test Worst its been so far. ...

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Pictures from Berlin

this huge sculpture represents a Russian women crying over all the Russian soldiers that have died. the scculpture was built in such a way that when it rains the water flows down her face as if she was crying. Russian soldier bowing down at the entrance to the memorial. Stones used from Hitlers buildings were used in the Russian war...

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Berlin trip

Sorry for not posing over our trip to Berlin but we were out all day. During our trip we got a driver to drive us around Berlin and show us Lots of cool attractions such as the Berlin wall, Checkpoint Charlie and many others. The Berlin Wall: The Berlin Wall is a very famous parts of Germany's history. The Berlin Wall was a barrier that cut off west Berlin from East Berlin, constructed by German Democratic...

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August 14th and Gr. 6 questions

Today we went back to the lake but sadly forgot the camera and my phone at home. but i have some of the answers for the questions. 6D: 4 differences and 4 similarities Differences. 1. Quieter. 2. Few cars and there is a public transportation system, even people who have enough money for a       car still use the system because its so reliable. (trams and trains) 3....

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August 13th and Gr.6 questions

Today we went to the old city again to visit a church called Fraumünster that had Chagall windows. They were awesome. Chagall is a very famous Russian-French artist. we saw some stunning windows that were enormous. We also went to a chocolate shop just by the river. answers for some of the Reddam Gr.6 6D: weather: Its...

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