Monthly Archives: June 2018

The size of the painting on the mountain gives you a sense of the extent to which the peninsula is dominated by monuments related to WW I.

I hadn’t seen men with rifles at the Hagia Sophia or at the Blue Mosque. There were two more on the other side of this gate, and two at the gate I left through. Istanbul from the Topkapi Palace. The … Continue reading →

The mosque is magnificent. Its sheer size dominates the area.

On my way to the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art I followed the armored truck in the middle slowly rolling down the promenade. Smaller truck with police markings is on the left, truck with a water cannon is parked … Continue reading →

Guardian, on a poll showing two-thirds of Americans “oppose” the administration separating immigrant children from their parents: Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac poll, asked: “When does public opinion become a demand that politicians just can’t ignore? Two-thirds of … Continue reading →

Very honestly I wouldn’t claim the column behind the tram station is a lot to look at, but it was placed here to mark Byzantium, now Constantinople as the capital of the Roman Empire. Thirty and forty years ago that … Continue reading →

I thought this was amazing.

As with many such spaces there is really no way to capture in a picture the grandeur you experience when present but I took a photo anyway to remind myself. I found this interesting to watch. The weather is great, … Continue reading →