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The Bosphorus, the sea and a little sunset

The Bosphorus, the sea and a little sunset

Sorry for the long break, only just got my little baby (read my big computer) back from shipping. So now to continue with the Turkey adventure. It was a beautiful day… So let’s take a cruise! Sailing between Europe and Asia. Or of course you …

10 Greek Street

10 Greek Street

Since my Turkey photos are on my desktop computer (which is being shipped to Japan) I thought I would quickly fill you in on an out of order food entry. Apologies for the bad picture quality as these were off my blackberry. As one of …

Eton supersprints triathlon 2012

Eton supersprints triathlon 2012

In a short break from the usual programme here is a post about a triathlon I did on 20 May. As some of you may know, I had a cycle accident about a month ago.  I am still suffering from amnesia from that day.  All I can …

Hagia Sophia, Cisterns and eating

Hagia Sophia, Cisterns and eating

So continuing on… Next stop was the Hagia Sophia! Originally built as a Christian church, it was the biggest one around for a 1000 years (until St. Peter’s came along) And suitably grand inside But if you look closely, you can see Arabic script everywhere. …

Istanbul – Suleymaniye Mosque, a cat and a sunset

Istanbul – Suleymaniye Mosque, a cat and a sunset

After eating our fill, we went to go look for an interesting building. Like a mosque.  They didn’t let us into the Blue Mosque as they thought that the blind girl was underage… Actually it was just prayer time.  anyway… See the inside! And the …