I am probably beating a dead horse by writing about the very strange change …
Visiting Friends and Family in Turkey, Part 2
I have known Suleyman, on the right, for 65 years, Mehmet, maybe a year or …
Visiting Friends and Family in Turkey, Part 1
The main reason that brought us to Turkey this year was to see our family …
Visiting Istanbul 2019 – 2
The Last Byzantine Palace Many years ago, probably around 1980, we …
Visiting Istanbul 2019 – 1
After a busy and somewhat eventful summer, Jan and I arrived in Istanbul on …
The Pleasant Sides of Istanbul
As much as I wrote about the discomfort and stress I get in Istanbul, I …
Discomfort of Istanbul
This photograph has been in the making for about 20 years, maybe even more. …
St. Augustine Chapel
Our friends invited us to Fenerbahce Dalyan Club last week. As we …
Our First Couple of Days in Istanbul, 2017
After a very comfortable flight, we arrived in Istanbul about 75 minutes …