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Comment on Diaries by Silver

Silver — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:57:57 +0000

What, you mean something more serious than the motorcycle refusing to start?

I’d love to follow your blog, but for that you’d have to get rid of that Comic Sans first!

Comment on Diaries by wrey

wrey — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:27:25 +0000

HAHAHA!!! This is really funny! This made me laugh! You got me there!
I was really thinking of some serious reason! LOL!

by the way, please hop over our blog about fashion and motorcycles and we would love it if we can follow each other! ヅ

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Thank you! ヅ

Comment on Experience: Turkey by Silver

Silver — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:01:00 +0000

You might be right. I was only a guest. The experience was still marvelous.

Comment on Day 9: Ortaköy by Silver

Silver — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:59:14 +0000

Thanks Mehmet!

I guess for me personally it is a little hard to perceive the Ottoman Turks as Byzantine, but that’s an interesting point of view I mean that makes the whole Turkish-Byzantine war a civil war or something, which is historically not the case.

Not that I think there’s anything wrong with conquering countries, winning wars, or taking over cities, but isn’t the fall of Constantinople a classic example of a takeover?

Comment on Experience: Turkey by Svejk-am

Svejk-am — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:51:38 +0000

It is an Islamic thing, the hospitality that is. Being a guest is very much different from being a neighbor. Guest is sent from Allah I believe it is in Quran. But there is another thing as well: being a guest is not having freedom. you are completely dependent on your host.
Saying that Armenians lived not badly when they were considered guests but when they wanted to become neighbors on their own right we know what happened.

Comment on Day 9: Ortaköy by Mehmet

Mehmet — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:06:13 +0000

Excellent observation about the architecture!

I am not gonna be able to give you references right now but I read about the significant influence of Byzantine architecture on Ottoman one.

I should also say that Fatih, the conqueror of Istanbul, considered himself as a Byzantine emperor. Not literally but his empire was the continuation of Byzantine, not a replacement or take over. Anyways, nice blog!

Comment on Experience: Turkey by Darrin Mostowy

Darrin Mostowy — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:13:05 +0000

Im still learning from you, as Im trying to achieve my goals. I definitely enjoy reading all that is posted on your website.Keep the tips coming. I enjoyed it!

Comment on Experience: Turkey by Silver

Silver — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:44:33 +0000

Thanks Kyle!

I still feel more home in Armenia than elsewhere (Silicon Valley doesn’t count), but I certainly know what you mean. It’s a shame I couldn’t make it to Izmir, I’ve heard only great things about that city.

Expect a friend request on Facebook!

Comment on Experience: Turkey by Silver

Silver — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:42:13 +0000

Wow Ayran, and yes — you were my local favorite drink!!

Thanks so much for following me, and instead of coming here every day to check for updates, you can simply subscribe to my blog using RSS or even your email address. Detailed instructions are here: http://www.onehellofaride.com/2009/08/of-subscriptions/

The books thing was recommended by a lot of people, but who would want to publish it, and more importantly, would I have more to tell than what I wrote here already?

Comment on Experience: Turkey by Silver

Silver — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:34:06 +0000

Thanks Ann, there’s surely more to come, and while this one was specifically interesting because it was Turkey, I’m sure there are more exotic places out there to explore that could still be fun to read about. Thanks for following!