"TRAVEL: Even oil and vinegar mix in Istanbul
Unforgettable places to explore that bridge the past and present
Jana Goodbaum
Issue date: 10/7/08 Section: Student Living
Istanbul is a city of contrasts, a pulsing, constantly evolving city that will thrill every kind of traveller. Architecture and sites that date back from the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires stand beside modern skyscrapers. Women clad in miniskirts stroll beside those in burkas, emphasizing Istanbul's precarious balance between the old and the new, the religious and the secular, and the east and the west. Even geographically, the city straddles two continents. Divided by the Bosphorus river, it's easily possible to travel from Europe to Asia for dinner!"
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