Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Monday, 20 May 2019

Of Mardin's monasteries, wine and stone houses

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From Gaziantep it was onwards to Mardin. Mardin was high on my visit list as it is at the confluence of several religious and cultural in...
Thursday, 9 May 2019

Adana: much more than a kebab

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From Konya it was onward to Adana. Adana is a nice sized city of 1.75 million persons located 35 kilometers inland from the Mediterrane...
Monday, 15 April 2019

Eskisehir, Turkey: travel hub or hidden gem?

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From Bursa our next destination was Konya. However, exploring Turkey at leisure meant the long direct journey to Konya was conveniently ...
Saturday, 13 April 2019

Mosques more beautiful than Istanbul's Blue Mosque – maybe?

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Istanbul's Ottoman Turkish monuments and architecture are well known. Istanbul buildings like the Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Mosque) ...
Monday, 9 April 2018

Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shaped the World by Wade Graham – a book review

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After reading this book, it seems amazing to try and understand modern human history without any familiarity with cities, urbanization a...
Friday, 13 November 2015

The adventures of an Intrepid Immortal Explorer in Ayutthuya, Thailand!

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Bangkok: an old fashioned 'authentic' city? For someone living in Singapore's pristine and orderly (and recentl...
Monday, 4 March 2013

Reflections from Pakistan X: Lahore’s Mogul heritage

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"His eyes might there command whatever stood City of old or modern fame, the seat Of mightiest empire, from the destined walls ...