The Air Force is telling us it has complete control of the skies and adds it has something else on its side -- the weather.

CNN: Gary Tuchman: No letup in coalition air campaign

On a windy point called Arnavutkoy, on the European side of the Bosphorus, clusters of weather-beaten fishermen hurled their fishing lines deep into the channel.

NPR: Dolphins Dodge Danger in the Bosphorus Strait

If the festival has you thirsty for more cold weather activities, head over to Gatineau Park (Quebec-side), just 15 minutes from downtown Ottawa, which has more than 200 km of cross country ski trails - one of the biggest networks in North America.

BBC: Embracing winter in Ottawa