Istanbul (Not Constantinople)


	Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

gingembre

12-26-2007 5:45 PM

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turkey, history, music, photographs

gingembre says:

A remarkable slideshow created by a Turkish tour guide, featuring beautiful Istanbul and accompanied by the delightful, energetic and humorous song "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)".

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12-26-2007 5:59 PM

Socratoad

Absolutely incredible.

Thank you gingembre for this very amusing, and very informative video.

The sights of Istanbul are breathtakingly beautiful.

And the song!

12-26-2007 6:28 PM

dorine

Enjoyed video and song! Always learning at the Clip!

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