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Yay! Re-connected!

So you’ve been wondering where I’ve been?  Sometime in April,  there was a huge dust storm in Ankara.  Not only did it last three days, it knocked out our Internet.  It took us a full two weeks to get it back.  Ridiculous!  Well, then what happened the last couple of weeks?  We’re moving!

We found out about a month ago that we will be saying “Gule Gule” to Turkey and saying “Guten Tag!” to Germany.  We will be leaving here in exactly one month.  At any rate, we had to get the movers to the apartment, and pack, pack, pack.  They just left yesterday with our stuff, and we moved into the hotel.  Thus, I can spend some more time on my blog.  Sorry.

So, since today is Saturday which is “Things That Make Me Happy!”  day, today what makes me happy is to be able to post once again on my blog.  Enjoy!

 

WHS – EL Jem

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After seeing El Jem on the Amazing Race, it was on the top of my list when motoring through Tunisia. We arrived on a gorgeous day and I love the clouds. Unlike the Colusseum in Rome, you can really wander and climb around the majority of this site. Passageways, ancient graffiti, and pretending to [...]

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Sharp Flower!

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To me this flower seems almost Dr. Seussish. It’s pointy and weird. I love it. I have no idea what it is, but maybe some type of nettle? Anyone know? I took it in Southern Cyprus a few weeks ago. All the wildflowers were blooming…gorgeous!

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HDR of an Old House in Çomakdağ

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This past week we stopped in this beautiful little village where the old houses were made of stone. Unfortunately all those that knew the skills of constructing these houses have all died. Now th houses are made of ceramic.

Portrait of a Camel Herder

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This was one of the largest camel herds we came across while traversing Mongolia, and this man loved showing off his camels, especially the babies.

Things that make me Happy – Tumbleweeds

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The news has been full of U.S. budget cuts and the closing down of military bases. Well, this is a shot of what happens afterwards. There have been budgets cuts before and the whole base will just sit and sit, with nothing happening to it. This is a deserted base house on March AFB [...]

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A View of Oman

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We had hired a four wheel drive desert tour while stopping over in Dubai, and I asked the driver to stop while I took this shot. Then I asked him where exactly where we were and he said, “Oman. There really isn’t a border and we just crossed over a couple of minutes ago”. [...]

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Leblebi Soup

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On a cold winter’s day in Tunisia, you’ll see plenty of people line up for this delicious soup. Leblebi is the Turkish word for chick pea, and the Tunisians adopted the word from them. The soup is all chickpea, but on top of it you layer all sorts of toppings from egg to pepper [...]

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World Heritage Site – Banaue Rice Terraces

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Spring is one of the best times to go to the Banaue rice terraces in the Philippines. The rice plants sport that bright new green and the terracing is beautiful. It’s still hot, though. It’s an oppressive hot. I didn’t like that part. The sun beating down while we climbed out of them. Let’s [...]

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Nature – Another Bee

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What can I say? These little guys are so hard to capture. I have so much fun trying to do it when I have the time. I just love bees!