Monatsarchive: Juni 2018

The freighter to the left is entering the Dardanelles. The Aegean is to the right.

I find the simplicity of the inscription quite moving.

I am curiously happy to see the Aegean this morning. Singing along with Abbey Road, thinking of bicycling in Europe in the 1970s, my impression of America’s promise then. Interesting conversation with a guide in Troia yesterday. He’s been in … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →

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 … Weiterlesen →