March brought me to Istanbul, to celebrate my birthday with the bes
t cousin in the world, Stefan, and two of my dearest friends, Sabine and Uwe. Stefan, Uwe and I can be viewed dining on some Turkish delicacies. The food was scrumptious and we enjoyed the exotic nature, the true melange of Europe and Asia, to be found in Istanbul.
"Heidi" seems to be everywhere in the world...what a wonderful coincidence to see a poster advertising Heidi in Istanbul! I love my Heimzwerg, who (yes, he is a "who" and not a "which") Uncle John had lovingly, tenderly and meticulously painted for me. See him in my hand above?
Sabine took all of these pictures, by the way, including the lambent ceiling shot of Madonna and Christ Child in the Hagia Sophia. Magnificient and spiritual, isn't it?
What an adorable pussycat! The mixture of colors, patterns (a bit zebra, a bit tiger, etc.) is quite unique. Sabine endeavoured most diligently to achieve this photograph. You know who cats are...the Egyptians revered them as gods once (in the form of Bastek) and they have never forgotten that!
Istanbul is truly a most interesting city - much history (Hagia Sophia, Sultan Ahmet Mosque, etc.) to offer. The sweets in Turkey are simply indescribably wonderful - superlatives only suffice to describe them. The chocolate is yummy, too.
