Well, here I am, ready to take to the skies again after a
month in the UK and Turkey. Two very different places ....
Turkey, with its archaeological sites and ruins, steeped in
over 2000 years of history, weather warm
enough to wear summer clothes and sunscreen, eggplant dishes galore, olives,
figs, pomegranates, baklava, kebabs and
apple tea.
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| Kusadasi with friends Jacqui and Michelle |
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| Olive trees |
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| temple remains |
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| library at Ephesus |
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| plenty of rocks and slabs to lean against! |
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| Blue Mosque ceiling detail, Istanbul |
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| Istanbul |
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| Spice market |
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| detail in St Chora ceiling ornates |
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| sunset by Pamukkale |
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| calcium terraces at Hieropolis |
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| amphitheatre at Ephesus |
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| Blue Mosque, Istanbul |
England, with green
rolling hills, fences of dry rock walls, manors and estates, lakes and woodlands,
trails for hikers stretching for miles, but also with cities retaining
centuries old buildings and city walls, villages with stone houses and thatched
or shingle roofs and cobbled streets.
You can almost hear the sound of stagecoaches and horses! But out with
the winter clothes, hats, gloves, scarves and jackets included! Cream teas
(scones and clotted cream), roast with yorkshire pudding, fish & chips
& mushy peas, bakewell pudding, cornish pasties, sausage and mash, the list
goes on ...
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| streets of Canterbury |
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| Blickling Estate, Norwick |
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| Bowness, Lake district |
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| canal at Chester |
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| farmland around Lake Windermere, Lake District |
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| Bath Spa |
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| Canterbury Cathedral |
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| Peak District |
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| Old City Gates into York |
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| streets of Chester |
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| York city walls |
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| Historic building, Canterbury |
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| Bath river |
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| Wray Castle, Lake Distrct |
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| York Pub |
Wales, with its farmland fenced with hedges and filled with
sheep (just like home!), tussock grass highlands and beautiful waterfalls.
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| cottage at St Fagans, Welsh Life Museum |
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| Caerphilly Castle |
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| Keep at Cardiff Castle |
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| Cheryl and I in Brecon Beacons National park |
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| behind one of the waterfalls at Ystradfellte Falls |
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| Rhossili Beach, on the Gower |
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| sun setting over farmland and Wormshead Peninsula, Rhossili |
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| Wormshead Causeway, on the Gower Peninsula |
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| Waterfall at Ystradfellte Falls |
Yet in all, while retaining the history of the past, the
modern era has emerged, and the two work together to form what will be their
tomorrow. (hmmm, that sounds deep...)
It’s been a great month with great friendships made and
great places visited.
Farewell Europe, hello America! .....
