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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders: July 2015
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.". Friday, July 31, 2015. Mongolia Khövsgöl Aimag Deer Stones Graves. For lunch, Taiwan Oolong for dinner, and Tie Kwan Yin (Iron Goddess of Mercy) Oolong for evenings around the campfire—and we intended to buy a sheep to complete our larder when we arrived in the Darkhat Depression. By 11:00 am we were barreling north out of town. Deer Stones date from the Bronze Age, c. 2500-3000 years ago. They are so called be...Detai...
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders: May 2015
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.". Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Turkey Iraq ISIS and Mor Behnam Monastery. A year ago I wandered by Mor Behnam and Mort Sara Church. In the city of. Located in the Tur Abdin Region. Mardin, in southeastern Turkey (click on photos for enlargments). Mor Behnam and Mort Sara Church in Mardin. Tombs of Mort Sara and Mor Behnam near Nimrud, in Iraq, before the arrival of ISIS. Photo courtesy of. Belongs to the Islamic tradition.
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders: August 2015
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.". Friday, August 28, 2015. Turkey Istanbul Iconic Photos. The iconic Süleymaniye Mosque above the shores of the Golden Horn in Istanbul (click on photos for enlargements). Another view of Süleymaniye Mosque, with Rustem Pasha Mosque in foreground, lower right. Courtyard of Süleymaniye Mosque. Roses at the tomb of Sultan Süleyman. The likewise iconic Hagia Sophia. Originally a church, then a mosque, now a museum. Before a...
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders: April 2015
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.". Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Cyprus Paphos Roman Mosaics. As I Mentioned Earlier. In 45 a.d. the Apostle Paul, he of Road to Damascus. Fame, and Barnabas, later Saint Barnabas, visited Larnaca. Guesthouse where I am staying in Paphos (click on photos for enlargements). Beefcake dished up at the entrance to the guesthouse restaurant. Patio dining room of the restaurant. Mosaic floor in the House of Aion. The first stairca...
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders: December 2014
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.". Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Iran Julfa Church and Monastery of St. Stephanos. Map courtesy of Nationsonline. Click on photos for enlargements). Greater Armenia (© Sémhur / Wikimedia Commons). In Julfa itself we drive by another Ashura ceremony much like the one we saw in Tabriz. In front of a flatbed truck with loudspeakers a group of costumed actors, the Umayyad villains in red, play out the solemn drama of the de...
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders: Mongolia | Khövsgöl Aimag | Darkhad Depression #2
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.". Sunday, August 2, 2015. Mongolia Khövsgöl Aimag Darkhad Depression #2. Loading the two pack horses was facilitated by the three large Kazakh saddle bags of heavy handwoven cloth that I had bought on my last trip to Xinjiang. Yooton looking stylish in her white ski coat (click on photos for enlargements). Which we drink while Nergui prepares dinner. Nergui preparing our first dinner on the trail. Is a Tsaatan word for a...
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders: Mongolia | Zavkhan Aimag | Khoid Dayan Ovoo
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.". Thursday, August 6, 2015. Mongolia Zavkhan Aimag Khoid Dayan Ovoo. Khoid Dayan Ovoo (click on photos for enlargements). Batbayar and Yooton prostrating at the Khoid Dayan Ovoo. Otgon Tenger from the Khoid Dayan Ovoo. Otgon Tenger from the Khoid Dayan Ovoo. Otgon Tenger from the Khoid Dayan Ovoo. Labels: Zavkhan Aimag. Otgon Tenger. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Turkey Istanbul Hagia Sofia Tomb of Enrico Dandolo.
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders: January 2015
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.". Friday, January 30, 2015. Egypt Cairo Giza Pyramids. But no, they were all Chinese tourists. In Istanbul itself I would guess that at least half the tourists are Chinese. Many older Chinese couples on the plane, presumably retirees, plus the usual bevy of young Chinese women traveling by themselves. It is only a two hour hump across the Mediterranean to Cairo. I spent it reading Amelia Edward’s. The Cairo Airport is ve...
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders: Mongolia | Zavkhan Aimag | Otgon Tenger Uul
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Don Croner’s World Wide Wanders. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.". Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Mongolia Zavkhan Aimag Otgon Tenger Uul. And climbed to the summit of Bogd Khan Uul, just south of Ulaanbaatar, two other officially recognised sacred mountains. The fifth longest river system in the world. In 1997 I had located the source of the Ider, as described in my Travels in Northern Mongolia. Vajrapani), the Protector Deity of the mountain. Chingis Khan and several Kings of Shambh...
