Britain's Queen Elizabeth II wearing a head scarf, listens as an Imam reads verses from the quran during her visit to the Ottoman era Green mosque in Bursa, western Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II began her first visit to Turkey in 37 years on Tuesday, praising the predominantly Muslim country's role as a bridge between West and the Islamic world. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel, Pool)
(AP Photo/Riza Ozel, Pool)
She even removed her shoes. Her speech at a state banquet spoke of the importance of Turkey as "a bridge between East and West at a crucial time for the European Union and the world in general".
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Woohoo! I have an extended weekend from tomorrow in Melbourne.
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