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Welcome to Istanbul

” ‘I cannot accept your money…’  The Turk is pleasantly surprised and leaves the shop.  The next morning when the barber opens his shop, he finds a thank you card […]

-Turkey

Tulip Festival in Istanbul

April in Istanbul is tulip time; parks, squares and roadsides all revel in the bright colours of these cup-shaped flowers. The word tulip, is believed to derive from the Ottoman Turkish tülbend […]

-Denmark

Z is for… ZigZag

There was something about this zigzag water feature that just invited people to step their way across them. I have reached the end of this year’s  April A to Z Challenge.  It has […]

-Turkey

Across the Rooftops of Istanbul

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 87 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photos taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own […]

-Sweden

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 […]