Turkey

Istanbul, First Impressions

December 1, 2020by mydustyflipflops14 Comments

It was 2019. We were in those heady days when we could travel where we wanted, when we wanted. Constant mask wearing and hand washing was a thing of the future! I was visiting Istanbul! Sultan Ahmed Mosque (The Blue Mosque), Istanbul A place that straddles two continents and had an air of complete mystery [...]

Musings, Turkey

Happy Sunday

September 20, 2020by mydustyflipflops14 Comments

We still find ourselves in strange times. I am making the most of being at home and getting lots of those little jobs done...you know the ones, you never really want to do them, but when you do it's quite satisfying! I have definitely found that to be one bonus of being housebound so much, [...]

Musings, Turkey

Joy, pure and simple

March 27, 2020by mydustyflipflops13 Comments

As we face this unprecedented event in our lives, I am filled with anxiety. and fear. However with this feeling of helplessness and loss of freedom we are experiencing, it has made me think about what brings me joy in life. When I think about this my thoughts are invariably drawn to a few key [...]

Turkey

The Tiled Kiosk Museum, Istanbul

February 8, 2020by mydustyflipflops29 Comments

As part of our trip to Istanbul in Turkey, we visited the Istanbul Archaeological Museum. It turned out that most of the museum was shut for renovation, but there were a few buildings and exhibits open. There was a really interesting sarcophagus exhibition, which housed tons of different sarcophagi. The most fascinating aspect of these [...]

Turkey

That time I visited Istanbul…and it was under renovation!

January 15, 2020by mydustyflipflops17 Comments

Istanbul! A city which evokes exotic images of East meets West, a city which spans two continents... And a city which seemed to be completely under renovation when we visited! Yes, it felt like every landmark and monument that I visited on my whistlestop tour of the city in September had something going on. The [...]