While working on a change of address card to send out, I came across some cool facts about Turkey:
~Istanbul has been designated "The Cultural Capital of Europe" for 2010
~The official state flower is the tulip, and it was Turkey who first gave tulips to
Holland
~Turkey is the birthplace of 2 famous saints: Paul, and Nicholas. That's right-Santa Claus was a Turk!
~Noah's Ark is traditionally thought to be buried on Turkey's Mt. Ararat
~Though thought of by the world as a Muslim country, Turkey is actually a secular state with no official religion.
I am sure we are in for a lot more interesting information as we get to know our new home. We can't wait to start exploring!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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And don't forget that since you're on a U.S. Air Force base, you can get mail with regular postage, no need for anyone to have to do international mail for all those care packages they'll be sending you!
ReplyDeleteSo true!!
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