Filed Under: Flowers
Orchid Wall 2016
The Orchid Wall flower show is on display this weekend, running through Sunday, November 27 at the Casa de la Provincia, on the edge of Parque San Blas. As I write this, the show still has one day for you to catch it. If you like flowers, and orchids in particular, you should set aside ... Read more
Turkey 11 – Tulips in Emirgan Park
Dead? Dead! OMG, they are all dead! ☹ Emirgan Park is the largest park in Istanbul, and famed for the tulips that are planted each Spring, filling the park with color from early April until early May. As with much of the world, this year has been unusually hot, causing the tulips to bloom earlier ... Read more
Turkey 10 – Pera Museum and Sunset
Today was another day of exploring the European side of Istanbul, and testing our new lenses. We planned to start off with a visit to the Pera Museum, which meant once again using the metro subway and ferry to get there. The subway comes every 5 minutes on Saturdays (“1 DK” and “6 DK” indicate ... Read more