Well, it’s been a busy week. Tuesday evening’s show at the Kirk, St. Andrew’s, was fun but very quirky. The event was M.C.’d by a local band made up of a rather loud woman who was the spokesperson/singer/lead, a quiet guitar guy who doubled as sound technician, an old but still spry banjo player/comedian, and […]
Yesterday (Monday) we met up with Craig and Susan and, after coffee and a partridgeberry muffin at Tim Horton’s (yay!) we hit the road to Cape Spear, North America’s easternmost point, just 18 km down the coast from St. John’s. The weather had turned cold, rainy and wet, but the rain stopped shortly after we […]
Probably won’t have time to finish posting this whole post in the 20 minutes I have left on my hour, but I’ll get started anyway. We’ve been finally having a lazy afternoon to catch our breath after three busy days in Newfoundland. The weather’s turned cool and cloudy and there wasn’t enough time to get […]
A fabulous weekend in New York! We flew down Friday night, on the same flight as Molly who was going down to visit her sister. With the new Air Train connection to the NJ Transit commuter rail service, Newark is really quite convenient from New York. From Penn Station we had a hair-raising taxi ride […]
Saturday, May 11 12:57 Weather: Partly cloudy, hazy, windy but warm. Location: Millennium lounge, Istanbul airport. I’m on my way… Had a nice morning this morning doing a double-time tour through the Imperial Palace. I think I saw all of the stuff that comes with the basic entry charge, and clearly didn’t have time to […]
7:14pm I’ve having a hell of a time trying to type properly. After the hammam visit (which was WONDERFUL) I feel a little shaky… A great way to spend the last day. The boat trip was relaxing, and there were indeed some impressive views of palaces and castles on either side. From the far end, […]
Friday, May 10, 2002 10:25 Weather: Cool, scattered cloud. Location: Onboard a ferry boat, aboout to leave on a cruise of the Bosphorus. I had a great evening yesterday with Jean and Oliver. After dinner we decided to go to a jazz bar in Beyoglu. We walked there, which took quite a while, past Eminonu, […]
Thursday, May 9, 2002 20:36 Weather: High cloud, lots of sun, cool. Location: Rooftop patio of the Hotel Antique, SW of the Blue Mosque, Istanbul. I met a Canadian and a Singaporean travelling through Turkey together, Oliver & Jean, and suggested we meet later for a drink. When we got together, they suggested going back […]
Wednesday, May 8, 2002 15:02 Weather: Partly cloudy. Hah! News to report at last! Location: Upper Gallery, Aya Sofya, Istanbul. Having paid 15,000,000 TLR to enter Aya Sofya and another 15,000,000 to get access to the Upper Galleries, I’m in no hurry to leave. This is a strangely haunted building, with little artificial light so […]
Tuesday, May 7, 2002 18:42 Weather: Warm & sunny, nice breeze. Location: Ephesus restaurant, Selcuk. A good day! I got a lot done. After a comfortable night at the Barim Pension, I enjoyed a sit down (on the floor cushion) breakfast and headed out. I picked up a map at the nearby tourist office, and […]