Safranbolu http://thingsasian.com/taxonomy/term/393/all?sort_by=totalcount en Turkish town evokes the refinements of the Ottoman empire http://thingsasian.com/story/turkish-town-evokes-refinements-ottoman-empire <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Before the advent of the railroad 100 years ago, Safranbolu -- a city of fountains, caravanserais, hamams and mosques -- was an important stopping place on the Silk Road to the east. Then it fell into...</p> </div></div></div> Tue, 09 Sep 2003 01:52:38 +0000 Anonymous 1453 at http://thingsasian.com