The Dome of the Rock popped up on the screen recently in an Islamic architecture class that I’m sitting in on, and I thought, oh yeah! The Dome of the Rock! When I looked into it again after c… more →
I've got some art stuck in my eyewrote 6 days ago: I spent seven days in Istanbul, but I wouldn’t say that I know it the way I know Amsterdam, Ba … more →
wrote 3 months ago: The Dome of the Rock popped up on the screen recently in an Islamic architecture class that I’ … more →
wrote 6 months ago: We couldn’t catch a bus to Istanbul directly from Sozopol, so we had to go up the coast about an hou … more →
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wrote 8 months ago: I’ll be honest. I’d never heard of the Mosque of Rustem Pasa until I went to Istanbul. … more →
wrote 9 months ago: The stunning Arab Hall in Leighton House Politicians will make you believe there is a clash of civil … more →
wrote 10 months ago: I couldn’t decide which museums to visit when I went to Istanbul last year. I was torn between … more →
wrote 10 months ago: I must admit that Middle Asians are blessed with an eye for detail. Modern Turkey is still the home … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I watched the movie ‘The Fountain’ last night and in the scene where the conquistador (played by Hug … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We just received our new shipment of ceramics and I swear it was like an early Christmas! Different … more →
wrote 1 year ago: by Trici Venola on Monday, 17 October 2011 at 00:33 The following is compiled from emails to friends … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The holy site where Abraham took Isaac to be sacrificed (in the Jewish religion) and where Muhammad … more →
wrote 2 years ago: After the third world madness that was the last two megalopolises we visited,Turkey’s largest c … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I hope you enjoyed the pictures of Istanbul’s İznik tiles in the previous post and can make se … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I went a little crazy with yesterday’s corn kernel and pasta craft. I had forgotten just how … more →
wrote 3 years ago: I can’t let friends or family come to Doha without a trip to the serene beauty of the Doha Mus … more →