Sea legs are required to cook fish for the sandwiches. In a moored boat along side the dock, the chefs barbecue fresh sea fish while remaining standing (which is particularly impressive when a large ship comes past). A perfect last meal in Istanbul on our final day. We love the fish sandwich!
We have been spending our week staying in the historic center of, an otherwise sprawling, Istanbul called Sultanahmet. In addition to the amazing mosques, ancient relics and the history that just seems to ooze out of every corner of a district that has served as the capital of no less than 4 empires, Sultanahmet has some charming back streets. Here are just a few photos from my wander around the neighbourhood this afternoon.
We were looking forward to seeing the architecture of the mosque up close. It was beautiful. Leading up to the entrance (as pictured above) was a courtyard which is bordered by arches and domed ceilings.
To celebrate our anniversary we decided to have a week in Istanbul. Upon our arrival it did not disappoint. Our hotel room has a beautiful view of the Marmara Sea and a historic Blue Mosque. We will wake to the call of prayer each morning. We are looking forward to the interesting and exciting experiences this week has to offer (including great food).
After a spectacular Christmas eve with friends, on Christmas day it snowed! We could not have asked for a better Christmas.
Welcome to the flower market in Lviv. Note the enthusiastic sales pitch… scowl and hold flowers. So wandering around with Liz and Reece I found a lovely bunch of flowers. You will have to have a look at Laurens Blog for the rest of the story. Lviv, land of the sales scowl.
What better way to show Liz and Reece around Ukraine than to take them to Lviv for the weekend. We explored markets around town. This one was a book market. A market is not a market with out a monument.
We were so excited to have Paul’s Mum and Dad visit for two weeks. We were looking forward to first hugs at the ariport and the tears to follow. It has been such a pleasure to have Liz and Reece here. To spend time with us and to be a part of our life here in Kiev. They were very brave as they explored and negotiated their way around Kiev while we were working. Their timing was impeccable as they arrived for the international food night at school (the highlight of the year).
Blaine came to visit and the Swanies were united once more. One glorious week of company and food from home… Tim Tams and Daralea Licorice. It was great to have Blaine stay with us. He even joined us in the Kiev experience of no hot water. We had a fun week just hanging out. On the 12th of October, Blaine continued on his trip.
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