I got my first purple fiver a few days ago. They changed the colour because many people complained that the old one looked too much like the 50TL note.

We’ve had a sudden, unexpected heat wave this week – usually these sorts of temperatures wouldn’t come until the end of June, but apparently summer has decided to start now.

MarkAntalya is coming, at long last… this thing has been under construction forever, so it’s at least nice to see them finally turning it into something. No word yet on the names of the shops— hopefully there will be some new outlets.

There’s still snow on the mountains, but it’s warm enough to swim in the sea… sort of.

We may not have the most imaginative or artistic graffiti, but they certainly get right to the point.

A wonderful dinner at La Carbonara in Rome.

St. Peter’s Basilica, on a recent trip to Rome.

This construction site has been here as long as I have… and it looks like they may finally be building that stadium they promised so many years ago.