Outdoor escalators— do you have them where you live? Visitors frequently comment on them as something unusual, which makes me think many countries don’t have them.

It looks like it may have become a giant bird’s nest, or part of a bonfire that hasn’t happened yet.

Smoking is still extremely popular in Turkey, but it’s slowly losing momentum. Slowly.

The rainy weather has made for beautiful skies.

I can’t believe there are still oranges on the trees in late May. Normally they would have cleared out by the end of March.

The gorgeous windows at Vanilla Lounge.

Lots and lots of rain over the past week or two.

We’ve been having some pretty chilly evenings for late May.

New parks and fountains popping up all over the place.

Time to get the day started.