meet europe's (this is official!) second fattest cat, weighing in at an impressive 14 kg. she resides in the seaside town of marmaris where she goes by the less formal title of, "nuriye, our fat cat".
love M&B.
Wednesday 31 August 2011
fat cat
meet europe's (this is official!) second fattest cat, weighing in at an impressive 14 kg. she resides in the seaside town of marmaris where she goes by the less formal title of, "nuriye, our fat cat".
love M&B.
Tuesday 30 August 2011
scooting about!
today we hired a scooter and visited the small villages surrounding the coastal town of marmaris. it was a long day in the sun! we enjoyed stopping to swim at the many beach coves and for short breaks talking with locals in their small hillside towns.
love M&B.
Monday 29 August 2011
Saturday 27 August 2011
the ruins
today we visited the ruins of the ancient city of ephesus. there was so much left behind to see and so much reconstruction work has been carried out that you can really get a sense of what the city may have been like, far more than the cites of troy and pompeii that we had previously visited. we were taken by surprise and really enjoyed the day exploring!
love M&B.
Friday 26 August 2011
gallipoli
in 1934 atatürk wrote a tribute to the ANZACs killed at gallipoli:
those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. therefore rest in peace. there is no difference between the johnnies and the mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. after having lost their lives on this land, they have become our sons as well.
love M&B.
Thursday 25 August 2011
Wednesday 24 August 2011
istanbul night lights
the blue mosque lit up during ramadan.
the view of the bosphorus bridge from the east.
aya sofya from our roof top dormitory.
love M&B.
Monday 22 August 2011
turkey time!
our first few days in istanbul have been fantastic! the streets are colourful (and tasty!) and as it is the last week of ramadan, each night there are various festivals and firework displays to watch.
love M&B.
Sunday 21 August 2011
wandering vienna
we have wrapped up our time in austria by spending the weekend wandering the streets of vienna. we've had a super time here in austria- thanks benni for being such a great host, we look forward to seeing you again for the snow season!
next stop; istanbul!
love M&B.
vienna fair
haunted house; three euro. dinosour walk; four euro. watching toby being beaten by mr muscle; priceless!
love M&B.
Monday 15 August 2011
lakeside in austria
this last week we've been a little out of touch (apologies!) as we have been with benni at his holiday home in mondsee! when the weather was nice we swam in the lake and went on cycle trips. when the weather turned cold we enjoyed day trips to salzburg and evenings spent drinking by the fire!
love M&B.
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