{"id":697,"date":"2013-10-11T12:31:26","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T17:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/culture-shock-seeing-the-thunder-in-istanbul\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:33:00","slug":"culture-shock-seeing-the-thunder-in-istanbul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/culture-shock-seeing-the-thunder-in-istanbul\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Shock: Seeing the Thunder in Istanbul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Culture Shock: Seeing the Thunder in Istanbul<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first thing I noticed upon my arrival to Istanbul were the incredibly long passport control lines. Ataturk &#8230;. I was informed that a taxi would cost about 40 bucks, and that the buses and subway didn&#39;t run until the morning Rush Hour was in full &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.welcometoloudcity.com\/2013\/10\/10\/4809546\/culture-shock-seeing-the-thunder-in-istanbul\">Welcome to Loud City<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spencer Scarber testifies, admits to fleeing<\/strong><br \/>\nScarber finally testified, ten months after he was supposed to take the stand in his own defense. 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