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Turkish Delights

This week, I’m featuring two bright and beautiful murals from Istanbul.  If you take a stroll from Tunel towards Galata Tower,  along Galip Dede Cd, you’ll spot them in a […]

Yellow Goldwing

This Goldwing really lives up to is name! This fine example of private transportation is a Honda Gold Wing,  a series of touring motorcycles manufactured by Honda since 1974, when it was introduced at […]

Istanbul Perspective

These two guys were having a quiet drink close to the Galata Tower.  But look at the real picture below to get the full context. Linked to the Photo Friday, Perspective, Sundays […]

Top of the Tower

This cylindrical, stone tower in Istanbul’s ‘new’ town dates from 1348. It was the tallest building in Istanbul when it was built and it still dominates this part of the […]

On Cloud Nine

I am both a tea and a coffee drinker, so Istanbul was my kind of place; strong, Turkish coffee scents the air, and men dash to and fro carrying trays […]

Sultans, Tiles and Circumcision

My favourite part of the Topkapi Palace is the area known as the Fourth Courtyard.  Here the lovely gardens and terraces are home to a number of kiosks and pavilions […]