My Italian interpreter and I visited the RAF Museum in Colindale today. Consequently, aviation shall remain today’s “Photo Of The Day” theme… Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Photos Of The Day: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Visiting The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)
On my return to California from Afghanistan, I had a layover in Dubai. So, I decided to extend that layover to a week and explore the U.A.E. And I can tell you exactly why. Not long after graduating from high school, I was in a used book store and came across a 1970s novel about … Continue reading
Photos Of The Day: North Korea
Photos Of The Day: Wasted Years
The Sultan’s Harem: Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
Ahhhh, Topkapi Palace. Topkapi Palace was built between 1459 and 1465 by Mehmet II shortly after his conquest of Constantinople. Rather than a single building, it was conceived as a series of pavilions contained by four enormous courtyards, a stone version of the tented encampments from which the nomadic Ottomans had emerged. It is difficult … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 