One of my favorite blogs is Istanbul Eats. Here you will find news and reviews, tips and advice regarding food and restaurants in, and occasionally out of, Istanbul. A post this week, The Other Hidrellez, led us on an adventure last night up the Bosphorus to the Çayırbaşı quarter of Sarıyer. Just click on that link [...]
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The Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
March 24th, 2010 No Comments
I was supposed to have a photography class in this neighborhood today, but the class was cancelled on account of gloomy weather. I decided to go anyway, because I’ve never see this church (also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church) before. Here’s what I learned. It’s a Bulgarian Orthodox Church that was made from cast [...]
Molly’s Cafe
March 17th, 2010 1 Comment
Last Saturday, I read with two other poets, Marita and Jake, from my writing group at Molly’s Cafe. Molly is a Canadian who came to Istanbul 12 years ago to teach and direct an English language school. Several years ago, she gave that up and opened a small cafe hear Galata Tower. Whenever you are [...]
Tags: istanbul · Molly's Cafe · Poetry
A Reading List
March 10th, 2010 2 Comments
Mike got me a Kindle for Christmas, and although it isn’t the physical pleasure of an actual book, it solves the problem of easily getting new books while we are in Turkey. I returned to Istanbul with 7 books on my Kindle and read them all. Could it be that I am reading faster now [...]
The Pet Market
February 10th, 2010 1 Comment
A friend of a friend has written a children’s story set in the pet market near Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar. The friend of the friend now lives in the U.S., and her illustrator needed some photos of the area to help with the artwork, so I got the assignment. This is a lively part of Istanbul [...]
Tags: Bird Market · Flower Market · istanbul · Pet Market · Spice Bazaar · Yeni Camii
