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Kiki in Skopje: The city formerly known as Constantinople
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Thursday, June 19, 2008. The city formerly known as Constantinople. So it looks like there's a 2 month lag time between when I go somewhere and when I actually get around to post about it. But I am trying to catch up, really I am! This is the post where I talk about my trip to Istanbul, which happened in late April when I had some very welcome visitors (who know who they are! We arrived in Istanbul on a Monday night and checked into our hotel, Hotel Sultan Hill. After sleeping a few more hours, we got up...
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Kiki in Skopje: Prinkipo Island
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Thursday, June 19, 2008. When we got off the boat, we got into the horse-drawn carts and went to S.'s house which is further up the island. At her house, we met the resident cat, as well as a seagull who had built its nest in the garden. It had found a safe place to incubate its egg. From there we walked up to the monastery, which was a fairly long walk and mainly uphill. Here are some donkeys we saw on the way up:. Here are some pictures of the view from the restaurant and monastery. Where is my mind?
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Kiki in Skopje: June 2008
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Thursday, June 19, 2008. Topkapi Palace and the Spice Bazaar. On our third and last day in Istanbul, we visited Topkapi Palace and the Spice Bazaar. We went to Spice Bazaar first. The Spice Bazaar was much smaller than I expected, but it was still one of my favorite things that we saw there. There were lots of different kinds of spices being sold, as you'd expect, and there was also a lot of Turkish Delight, which, I must say, is delightful. Here are some pictures from the bazaar:. So it looks like there...
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Kiki in Skopje: December 2007
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Sunday, December 9, 2007. End of semester blahs. I have officially decided that it is time for the semester to end. I am tired. Tired of unmotivated students, and also of motivated students. Tired of going to work every day. Tired of planning classes and grading papaers. However, not to worry. It will soon be over, and at the end of the month I will be home for a visit. I have a visitor coming this week and I am sure we will do lots of sightseeing, so expect some new photos soon! Where is my mind?
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Kiki in Skopje: Pantelejmon
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Sunday, March 23, 2008. Sveti (Saint) Pantelejmon is another monastery. Apparently, Sveti Pantelejmon is the saint of health. The monastery is located near Skopje, on Vodno, which is the mountain where the giant cross is located. I went there when my mom was visiting and also when A. came to visit. I took this picture when my mom was here in December. It was pretty cold and had been snowing, so the whole area up on Vodno was covered in snow and frost, which was a bit surreal-looking. Where is my mind?
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Kiki in Skopje: Independent Kosovo
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Monday, March 31, 2008. A little over a month ago, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. Obviously, the Serbs are not happy about the situation; however, among the ethnic Albanians living here in Macedonia, there's been an almost universally positive response. On the night that independence was declared, there was a large celebration in the old part of Skopje and J., R, and I all went to see the festivities. That red blur you see on the horse is an American flag. I think the celebration went on all n...
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Kiki in Skopje: New Post--Belgrade
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Sunday, June 1, 2008. I've been getting behind again with updating this blog, but I guess it's better late than never! I have a whole bunch of photos to post, and I'll try to do that in the next few days. I'll start by posting some pictures of Belgrade. I was there for the day about a month ago, on my way to Italy. I had a 9 hour layover, so I took the opportunity to go around the city and do some sightseeing. Having woken up at 3:45 that morning, it was great to just sit and look at the pretty river.
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Kiki in Skopje: March 2008
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Monday, March 31, 2008. A little over a month ago, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. Obviously, the Serbs are not happy about the situation; however, among the ethnic Albanians living here in Macedonia, there's been an almost universally positive response. On the night that independence was declared, there was a large celebration in the old part of Skopje and J., R, and I all went to see the festivities. That red blur you see on the horse is an American flag. I think the celebration went on all n...
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Kiki in Skopje: September 2007
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Sunday, September 30, 2007. There's a 14th century church at one side of the lake just before the path starts. Inside the walls are covered with frescoes, icons in the Byzantine style. It used to be part of a monastery. I was surprised at how many words came back to me. Of course, the people I was with were suitably impressed, which was obviously the most important part of the exercise. We kept walking along the path, but didn't go the whole way, since it's 14 km. Here is some more prettiness:. I'm still...
