Beware! Trees
Linked to Which Way?, Trees, Signs and Outdoor Weds. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 29 April 2015
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Debbie Smyth
Y is for… Yah Boo Sucks
This strange character was thumbing his nose to all around him in a busy square in Stockholm. Yah boo sucks = to show you have no sympathy towards someone (source: urbandictionary.com) Part […]
Toy Cars
Linked to Fun Foto. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 April 2015
X is for… X-ray Kiss
Hugh Turvey has coined the term xogram to describe his art, which is a crossover between x-rays and photography. He says “the only difference between my x-ray images and the photograms […]
Resistence
The annual Istanbul Street Art Festival has, in the last two years, brought some giant murals to the district of Kadıköy, on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. This piece is Resistencia by […]
W is for… Window Cleaning
I don’t envy these window cleaners, clinging to the side of the 47 storey Beetham Tower in Manchester. Part of April A to Z, Blue Monday, ABCW and Alphabet Project. Copyright Debbie […]
Benches on the Bosphorus
The Bosphorus-side benches here in Ortaköy make the perfect spot to rest and admire both the modern Bosphorus Bridge and the ancient Ortaköy Mosque (officially known as the Büyük Mecidiye Camii or Grand Imperial Mosque […]
Oddity or Art?
Useful or artistic? I’m not sure. Linked to Odd Ball and Mundane Monday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 26 April 2015
Cookery in Motion
Eating in Istanbul is a delight – you can sample a cacophony of tastes, influenced by the disparate regions of Turkey and the many nations that have passed through this country […]
Silent Sunday
Part of Silent Sunday.
Tools of the Tea Trade
These shiny metal trays are a vital tool of the tea sellers in Istanbul. In this nation of tea drinkers, you are never far from a tea seller. Whether you […]
Travel with Intent 