Blue Mosque, The Egyptian Bazaar and Taksim Square
Sep03

Blue Mosque, The Egyptian Bazaar and Taksim Square

I’ve got to be honest, the days are starting to blur. Most of the sites we are visiting have been around since JC was in diapers.  Some of these landmarks are dated B.C.  It is totally mind blowing to walk around these places and touch walls or statues that have been around for such a long time.  Australia was colonised 200 years ago… that’s small fry compared to the history in Turkey.  And there is so much to see! We headed to the...

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My Turkish Hairdressing Experience
Sep01

My Turkish Hairdressing Experience

To save money on hair cuts (yes I’m a tight ass) I bought one of those $20 hair trimming kits and insisted Jelly learn how to cut hair, by practising on me.   She did well and is improving all the time.  Recently we were in Sydney and my good friend Aui also had a go at giving me a trim.  She also did a very good job and prefers the scissors – but has to put bandages on her hands to stop from cutting herself! So we headed off to...

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