Castle of Turkish Dreams?
I am bringing you another mural from Istanbul this week: very different to the traditional images of the last ones I shared. Linked to Monday Mural.
Dressed for Weather or for Fashion?
–Six Word Saturday
Grey Skies over Istanbul
We have had similar weather over much of Britain this week. I drove from London to Birmingham to Manchester yesterday with nary a peak of sun through the Saharan […]
Spot the Difference
Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. Linked to Word a Week: Contrast.
Views from the Topkapi Palace
The Topkapi Palace has a magnificent setting, as you can see below, despite the poor weather. Linked to Photo a Week: From Above.
Turkish Horse
This horse has clearly seen better days! It was outside what I’m assuming was the former premises of the Cloud Nine cafe in Istanbul, featured here. Linked to Cee’s Black […]
Crispy Simits
Look at these beautiful, crispy, seeded breads – don’t they make you hungry? This is Turkish fast food at its best: a sesame seed coated bread, popular with tea and […]
March Collage
I have had the busiest of Marches. It has been great, but I am exhausted and I’ve still got another trip to Madrid before the month is out. From left […]
L is for… Legs
I have only been to Madrid twice and on both occasions I came across various pairs of legs gone astray! I was beginning to think it was a weird madrileño […]
All Roads Lead from Istanbul
The Million was a mile-marker erected in the early 4th century AD in Istanbul (then Constantinople). It marked the starting-place for measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Byzantine […]
Istanbul’s Traditional Houses
Istanbul has a long tradition of wooden house construction. The majority of its wooden houses date back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but these buildings are deteriorating […]
Travel with Intent 