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Irishman in the Middle East
Kilkenny
Posted on April 5, 2025
MB was back in his homeland in recent weeks. The weather was early Summerish with tiny buds and mini leaves in evidence on the trees; the normal deep Irish green mostly therefore confined to the vivid green grass. The mid March trip to Ireland is an annual pilgrimage for MB for certain personal reasons and some mini internal road trips often ensue. One such trip on this occasion was to the old city of Kilkenny, one of Ireland’s smallest and an absolute gem of the ‘Ancient East’ of the country. MB had never previously been.
Read MoreA Sudani Wedding in Cairo – The Cave Church
Posted on July 26, 2024
With most of the day still to kill before the evening wedding party, guide & taxi driver Suliman suggested a visit to the Cave Church, in the Coptic Christian area quite close to the Cairo Citadel, where the Mohamed Ali mosque hade been earlier explored.
As the car entered the Coptic Manshiet Nasr area, Suliman, ominously, informed his passengers not to be afraid in the area in which they were about to enter, as he knew the area well, and knew exactly how to get to the church. Some taxi drivers do not, he added!
Silence in the taxi.
What unfolded over the next 10 to 15 minutes was unexpected, to say the least.
Read MoreLens-Artists Photo Challenge – Change your perspective
Posted on March 1, 2020
Photo 2 of 30: The Busker
Posted on April 20, 2014
The Idea
Have decided to post a photo per day for 30 days, each based on a word or theme. Feel free to offer a word or theme challenge to MB in the comment box below.
Photo 2/30
Met this guy last week. Making music on the 15 minute Bosphorus ferry crossing from European Istanbul to Asian Istanbul.
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