Istanbul by Night

It's official: I really don't think we're in Kansas anymore!

Istanbul was absolutely fantastic; all I hoped it might be.

Half Europe; half Middle East; half Asia, as Yogi Berra might say.

Quiz Question!

Guess, just guess what this building in central Belgium is all about.  If you get this one right, you're smarter than us!

Critters of Istanbul



There are semi-wild cats and dogs to be found all over Istanbul, Turkey.  I say semi-wild because of the dozens of street cats and the couple of street dogs I saw, not one appeared to be going hungry or afraid of humans.  On the contrary, everyone of them couldn't be more friendly and relaxed.  They seem to have mastered the art of peaceful sleep along the Bosphorus...