https://alldifferentroads.com/2018/04/19/exploring-japanese-ceramics/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4605.jpgIMG_4605https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4154.jpgIMG_4154Japanese shop cat. I loved this guy.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4222.jpgIMG_4222Home sweet studio home.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4191.jpgIMG_4191Fun with oxides. So much fun.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4202.jpgIMG_4202Pickles and cheese. Oddly good!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4209.jpgIMG_4209Fajitas and sake. Best farewell meal ever.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/untitled.jpgUntitledhttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4162.jpgIMG_4162Hot pot! Yeah, everyone got colds at one point. :(https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4173.jpgIMG_4173https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4171.jpgIMG_4171Making takoyaki. We sucked at it.2019-02-04T02:52:22+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/06/04/lebanon-part-3-tyre/2017-11-01T15:28:43+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/10/24/marrakech-and-reflections-on-the-trip/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_13051.jpgIMG_1305https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8212.jpgIMG_8212Last evening of the trip!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8215.jpgIMG_8215https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8281.jpgIMG_8281Sunset over Marrakech.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8293.jpgIMG_8293Last meal of the trip! Roti D'Or in Marrakech.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_0651.jpgIMG_0651First meal of the trip! Mumtaz in Ho Chi Minh City.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_1373.jpgIMG_1373The first beer of the trip. Look how clean I am!!!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8168.jpgIMG_8168Our proverbial stone. How did I not loose this thing?https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8183.jpgIMG_8183That's why it's fancy, I guess.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8180.jpgIMG_8180Marrakech is very pretty.2017-10-24T21:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/10/22/morocco-the-atlas-mountains-and-sahara/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ait_benhaddou.jpegait_benhaddouThe village of Ait Benhaddou.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/casbah_de_telouet.jpgCasbah_de_TelouetThe Kasbah Telouet. The inside was very well preserved and the history is quite interesting.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/route.jpgRouteOur road trip route from Fez to Marrakech via the Atlas Mountains.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_3825.jpgIMG_3825The Berber flag painted on a rock wall.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7960.jpgIMG_7960Moroccan roadtrip! Weeee!!!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_2425.jpgIMG_2425https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_80861.jpgIMG_8086https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8115.jpgIMG_8115https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fullsizerender-2.jpgFullSizeRender 2Early sunrise over Sunrise over Dade Gorge.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8070.jpgIMG_80702017-10-22T20:49:47+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/10/21/morocco-fez-and-food-poisoning-too/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7937.jpgIMG_7937After emerging from the e. coli fog, we hunted down the most processed, sterile food we could find: McDonalds. And we loved it. (yeah, I'm wearing the same shirt. It was sad.)https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_79211.jpgIMG_7921Why yes! I'd love an e. coli shake! This is where it happened....https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8161.jpgIMG_8161I'm loving my new jacket.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8167.jpgIMG_8167How cute is this?https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_8169.jpgIMG_8169https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7851.jpgIMG_7851https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7915.jpgIMG_7915https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_3732.jpgIMG_3732https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fez_medina_fi1.jpgfez_medina_fihttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_3739.jpgIMG_3739The Madrassa Bou Inania.2021-09-14T13:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/10/16/morocco-tangier-and-chefchaouen/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/700px-tabularogeriana_upside-down1.jpg700px-TabulaRogeriana_upside-downhttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7682.jpgIMG_7682https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7683.jpgIMG_7683The town is very blue.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7688.jpgIMG_7688A little white, but mostly blue.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7696.jpgIMG_7696It's pretty atmospheric.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7698.jpgIMG_7698And windy.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7702.jpgIMG_7702A team from Spain has restored the interior. It's simple but lovely.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7705.jpgIMG_7705The Kasbah of Chefchaouen.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_77131.jpgIMG_7713Our views were lovely.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_77561.jpgIMG_7756Blue stairs.2017-10-16T14:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/10/13/gibraltar-the-edge-of-europe/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/lordnelson2.jpglordnelson2https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/gibralar.jpggibralarhttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7487.jpgIMG_7487Yay! We're in Gib.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7507.jpgIMG_7507It's fun for all the family!!! (Except those of us with acrophobia...)https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7511.jpgIMG_7511Don't do it. It's tempting, but don't.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7512.jpgIMG_7512The ride to the top!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7520.jpgIMG_7520Aw, this little guy is striking quite the pose.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7532.jpgIMG_7532https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7546.jpgIMG_7546This photo captures it all. Pretty great.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7533.jpgIMG_7533This is guy is either in timeout or checking his iPhone. I can't tell.2017-10-13T20:52:56+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/06/25/uzbekistan-part-2-fergana-valley/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_43632.jpgIMG_4363The approach to the Khudoyar-Khan Palace - the seat of the Khanate of Kokand.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1909.jpgIMG_1909https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4471.jpgIMG_4471The train from Tashkent to Kokand.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1873.jpgIMG_1873Soaking the silk cocoons.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1874.jpgIMG_1874https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1875.jpgIMG_1875https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1879.jpgIMG_1879Spinning the threads of raw silk.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1883.jpgIMG_1883The skeins of raw silk are washed twice in bicarbonate prior to dying.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1887.jpgIMG_1887The dying process. This factory uses all natural dyes.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1892.jpgIMG_18922017-10-11T21:00:18+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/06/13/georgia/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4127.jpgIMG_4127A nice close up. This makes me hungry...https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4128.jpgIMG_4128The bread bakes pretty quickly- just 10 minutes or so.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4129.jpgIMG_4129Here's a nice hot tone with some shoti on the walls. https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1732.jpgIMG_1732Churchkhela for sale on the street. They look like candles, but they're actually nuts rolled in fruit pulp. They're super tasty.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3996.jpgIMG_3996https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_3984.jpgIMG_3984https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1674.jpgIMG_1674This is how you order bread... https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1677.jpgIMG_1677Just one. Okay, I took two.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1679.jpgIMG_1679Great success with my shoti.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4199.jpgIMG_4199Some non-gross meat dumplings we had on our food and wine tour.2017-10-11T20:45:39+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/10/11/spain-is-this-heaven/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hammam_1.jpeghammam_1The warm pool. This place was lovely!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hammam_2.jpeghammam_2The cold pool in the hammam. It was cold, but not terrible.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/289-barrio-de-sacromonte.jpg289-barrio-de-sacromontehttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/flamenco.jpegflamencohttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7400.jpgIMG_7400https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7397.jpgIMG_7397The famous arches in Mezquita de Córdoba. They look so Syrian to me.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7398.jpgIMG_7398A hidden little cove. I wanted to get inside but I couldn't figure out how.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7419.jpgIMG_7419Outside the walls of Mezquita de Córdoba.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7417.jpgIMG_7417More old walls of the comple.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img_7437.jpgIMG_7437A lovely little neighborhood church in the Jewish district. Yep, a church, you heard me right.2017-10-11T13:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/itinerary/2017-10-07T17:54:26+00:00weekly0.6https://alldifferentroads.com/2017/09/26/the-not-so-magical-island-of-malta/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4948.jpgIMG_4948https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3411-1.jpgIMG_3411 (1)https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_34111-e1506457476100.jpgIMG_3411A tired fat lady. She was found at the Hypogeum.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3981.jpgIMG_3981It's hard to visualize what these things look like, so here is a model.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_7093.jpgIMG_7093The interior of the Ħaġar Qim Temple.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3999.jpgIMG_3999How cute are these two? Very cute.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4002.jpgIMG_4002https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4395.jpgIMG_4395We made it to Gozo!!!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_7105.jpgIMG_7105Me at Mnajdra Temple.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4405.jpgIMG_4405Ħal's friend, we called 'The Gray Kitty'.2017-10-07T17:52:11+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/09/15/the-italian-finale-sicily/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_69731.jpgIMG_6973https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_69751.jpgIMG_6975https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_69801.jpgIMG_6980https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_69821.jpgIMG_6982https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_32771.jpgIMG_3277https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_70011.jpgIMG_7001https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_70041.jpgIMG_7004https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_70431.jpgIMG_7043https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_70561.jpgIMG_7056https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/catacomb_1.jpgcatacomb_1Icky.2017-09-17T14:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/09/11/the-little-island-of-lipari/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6783.jpgIMG_6783https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6784.jpgIMG_6784https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6786.jpgIMG_6786The breakfast table had the best view ever.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3241.jpgIMG_3241And this is where our luxurious brekkies got prepared. It's heaven.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_3206.jpgIMG_3206This is Marcello's car. It's darling.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6788.jpgIMG_6788The view out to the sea. Really. Damn. Cute.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6793.jpgIMG_6793The entrance to our lovely room at the Salvatore B&B.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6954.jpgIMG_6954How cute is this place?!?! I can't stand it.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6967.jpgIMG_6967https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6810.jpgIMG_6810More of Barney's caves. This guy knows what he's doing.2017-09-11T19:18:57+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/05/19/india-part-4-misadventures-in-coorg/2017-09-04T19:59:08+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/09/03/i-love-naples-i-love-naples/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/238-la-pizzeria-del-presidente-napoli-pizza.jpg238-la-pizzeria-del-presidente-napoli-pizzaPizza!!! This started a dangerous 2 pizza a day habit.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/shrine-a.jpgshrine-aOh, how they love the Madonna. There are shrines every 3 feet.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/naples-trash.jpgnaples trashWe went to Naples. (in all fairness this was during a garbage strike, but you get the gist.)https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/amalfi-coast.jpgAmalfi-CoastThis is the Amalfi coast. We did not go to the Amalfi coast.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6769.jpgIMG_6769Another hot dusty day of Roman ruins.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6764.jpgIMG_6764A view over the forum of Pompeii to Mt. Vesuvius. https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6756.jpgIMG_6756The mosaic tiled floors are lovely.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6750.jpgIMG_6750The famous 'menu' at the brothel.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6748.jpgIMG_6748A central tub in the men's bath-house. This place was huge.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_6739.jpgIMG_6739A variety of wall constructions were meant to withstand earthquakes. Volcanos, not so much.2017-09-03T08:11:28+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/08/30/rome-yay-and-the-vatican-meh/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2009.jpgIMG_2009The interior of the Pantheon was quite gaudy.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2002.jpgIMG_2002But the dome is exactly as wide as the building is tall!!! And this was something!!!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1997.jpgIMG_1997Tons of Roman stuff around the forum.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1995.jpgIMG_1995More columns. There were so many columns!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1992.jpgIMG_1992This door dates to the 3rd century. I honestly can't remember anything else about this building.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1989.jpgIMG_1989An triumphal arch commemorating the sack of Jerusalem.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1973.jpgIMG_1973The view from the lower level up.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1954.jpgIMG_1954The interior capacity is incredible. Originally the central part was a wooden floor to host the events.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1943.jpgIMG_1943Quite the place to see a spectacle, I bet.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1933.jpgIMG_19332017-08-30T15:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/08/23/the-magical-island-of-crete-part-1/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3087.jpgIMG_3087The square full of people awaiting the main act.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3084.jpgIMG_3084The food operation here was seriously impressive. These guys churned out so much food, and it was excellent.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6420.jpgIMG_6420People from all the surrounding villages gathered.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_64231.jpgIMG_6423Some dancing in Kastamonitsa's square.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_64271.jpgIMG_6427Amazing (free) sweets!!!!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_64321.jpgIMG_6432Us at 11:30 PM. I'm exhausted!!!!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3080.jpgIMG_3080Creative liberties were taken....https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6411.jpgIMG_6411Various store rooms at the Palace of Knossos.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6412.jpgIMG_6412Minoan mosaics ala amateur archeologists.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_64151.jpgIMG_6415A view over the Palace of Knossos.2017-08-29T09:26:01+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/08/29/the-magical-island-of-crete-ierapetra/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/440px-ha_gorge_lasithi1.jpg440px-Ha_gorge_Lasithi1Ha Gorge behind Monestiraki.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3103.jpgIMG_3103https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6548.jpgIMG_6548This is Via Beach- the most crowded beach in the south. It's still pretty damn charming and relaxing.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6495.jpgIMG_6495The view from our bed at Ca'Nova cafe.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6482.jpgIMG_6482The Myrtos coastline.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_64981.jpgIMG_6498This is my new hobby I developed in Myrtos.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6559.jpgIMG_6559https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6498.jpgIMG_6498https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/napoleon_house_door.jpgnapoleon_house_doorNapoleon stayed here. Once. Over 200 years ago.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/napoleon_house.jpgnapoleon_houseYep, this is it.2017-08-29T09:24:08+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/07/24/romania-of-gypsies-and-beekeepers/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2699.jpgIMG_2699https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bran_panoramic_edit-x01.jpgBran_panoramic_edit-x01https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2736.jpgIMG_2736Why do they sell eggs in vending machines?? I guess I'll never know.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2734.jpgIMG_2734The produce at the oddly great farmers market.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2728.jpgIMG_2728They had so much cheese, I went nuts. You can't buy a little cheese, either.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2724.jpgIMG_2724This stuff was super fresh and good.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2720.jpgIMG_2720And also cheap. What's better?https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2717.jpgIMG_2717This is where our pal the beekeeper sleeps.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2710.jpgIMG_2710I'm so happy he rustled up a bottle for my honey.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2707.jpgIMG_2707Jeff and I thoroughly enjoyed our honey.2017-08-16T12:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/08/16/greece-part-2-thessaloniki/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/white_tower1.jpgwhite_towerhttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_62771.jpgIMG_6277https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/kemal_ataturk_house_thessaloniki_greece-e1502775500186.jpgatatuk_househttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/turkishcon_salonika.jpgTurkishcon_SalonikaThe unassuming exterior of Atatürk’s birthplace.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1-8c8ee63c11.jpg1-8c8ee63c11The inner courtyard of the house leads to a small museum.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/white_tower.jpgwhite_towerThe Byzantine 'White Tower' was a prison and now houses a great history museum.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6265.jpgIMG_6265https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6263.jpgIMG_6263The old Byzantine walls around upper-Thessaloniki.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6252.jpgIMG_6252A view out to the sea.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6277.jpgIMG_6277New apartment blocks facing the ruins of an ancient Greek market. Pretty cool.2017-08-16T12:42:40+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/08/14/greece-part-1-athens/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_1871.jpgIMG_1871https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6274.jpgIMG_6274I have a cousin in U-S and A. His name is Kiplinio. I thinka he liva in a Utaha. (Seriously this looks like Kip)https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6272.jpgIMG_6272https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6016.jpgIMG_6016https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_6012.jpgIMG_6012Hey, you. Yes, you. Where's my Ouzo.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_5995.jpgIMG_5995You guys seen Georgio? He owes me 3 euros for fixing his scooter yesterday.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3043.jpgIMG_3043https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_3022.jpgIMG_3022I think my left side looks better than my right. Nicole! Take the picture already!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2946.jpgIMG_2946If you see Georgio, tell him I'm lookin' for him!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_2927.jpgIMG_2927Bout time to wander towards the cafes...2017-08-14T15:01:16+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/05/25/sri-lanka-part-2-mirissa-beach-yet-another-asian-festival/2017-07-31T09:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/07/15/budapest-it-is-grand-indeed/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/budapest-original-4697.jpgBudapest.original.4697https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/budapest-freedom-bridge-6626.jpgBudapest-Freedom-Bridge-6626https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5360.jpgIMG_5360https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5358.jpgIMG_5358It really is an impressive building.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2556.jpgIMG_2556Rabbi Sherlock soaking up the sights.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/great_synagogue_budapest.jpggreat_synagogue_budapestThe exterior of the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gellert_4.jpeggellert_4There's also some normal pools, for stuff like water aerobics.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gellert_3.jpeggellert_3The exterior of the Gellert Hotel in Budapest.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gellert_2.jpeggellert_2One of the main bathing areas. https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gellert_1.jpeggellert_1Don't you just want to see this on a cold winters day? It would be fab.2017-07-31T08:52:14+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/07/31/bulgaria-a-surprising-delight/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/plovdiv-4optimized.jpgPlovdiv-4optimizedhttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1f2384aec5e3e4cd04c2869f13680d6f.jpg1f2384aec5e3e4cd04c2869f13680d6fhttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2831.jpgIMG_2831The apartment blocks of Stolipinovo.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2829.jpgIMG_2829The view from the bus.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2827.jpgIMG_2827Look who I found! Thank god he didn't seem deranged.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2826.jpgIMG_2826There is basically no drainage system in Stolipinovo, so puddles of icky water are everywhere.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2825.jpgIMG_2825A little micro-shop in Stolipinovo. They basically just sell drinks.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5838.jpgIMG_5838Jeff managed one photo of the horse as we were hunkered down safely. This doesn't do any justice to the horse's craziness. Note the shirtless construction worker.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5832.jpgIMG_5832Here we are seconds before the horse attack.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5793.jpgIMG_57932017-07-31T08:50:34+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/07/17/the-romania-detour-and-bulgaria-too/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/map-copy-22.jpgmap copy 2We don't want to go here...https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/map-copy2.jpgmap copyWe need to be here...https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/map1.jpgmapWe are here...https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/map-copy-21.jpgmap copy 2https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5272.jpgIMG_5272https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/map-copy-2.jpgmap copy 2We don't want to go here.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/map-copy1.jpgmap copyWe need to be here.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/map.jpgmapWe are here.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/map-copy.jpgmap copy2017-07-24T16:25:16+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/07/14/berlin-and-prague/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/oldnew.jpegoldnewThe Old-New Synagogue in Prague.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/market.jpegmarketA frieze from the front of a Roman era market. https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/museumsinsel.jpegmuseumsinselA view of Museum Island from the river Spree.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/entrance-to-the-pergamon.jpgentrance-to-the-pergamonThe entrance to the Pergamon Museum.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/brandenburggate.jpgBrandenburgGatehttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/aleppo-room.jpgaleppo roomPainted wall panels from a merchant's home in Aleppo.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/aleppo-room.jpegaleppo roomhttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5413.jpgIMG_5413IKEA Budapest. Ah, that tourism magnet.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5411.jpgIMG_5411They had some pretty nice ranges. They're a little different from the ones available at home.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5408.jpgIMG_5408Round range hoods? Why???2017-07-14T14:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/07/11/russia-part-2-soccer-and-saint-petersburg/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/hermitage-crowds.jpghermitage crowdshttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/hermitage2.jpghermitage2https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ximg_4302.jpgXIMG_4302https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/whitenights.jpgChurch of the Savior on Spilled Blood. St. Petersburg, RussiaOne of the wonderful views of St. Petersburg White Nights. Church of the Savior on Blood is located in the historic center of St. Petersburg on the bank of the Griboyedov Canal near Mikhailovsky Garden and the Stables area, not far from the Champs de Marshttps://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5112.jpgIMG_5112Vintage Soviet soda machines at the museum. I got a terrifying green drink that tasted like root beer.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5106.jpgIMG_5106This game was freakishly hard. It was a hockey version of foosball, but since you have to deal with 3-D (not 2-D) its really damn hard.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5099.jpgIMG_5099This 1970s 'game' (i.e. training simulator) has a geographically accurate depiction of the Baltic Sea. I guess tiny Soviet sailors have to learn somewhere.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2411.jpgIMG_2411This is a test of strength game. You can either pull a 'mouse', a 'cat', a 'dog', a 'little girl', or a 'granny'. I honestly can't figure out the ranking of these categories.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2409.jpgIMG_2409Jeff pulled a 'cat' score. So... that's... good?https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2404.jpgIMG_2404Jeff sinking my battleship...2017-07-11T19:42:54+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/07/01/russia-part-1-exploring-moscow/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4972.jpgIMG_4972https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4969.jpgIMG_4969This lodge 'thing' seemed to be the center of the action, but I'm still not sure what it is.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4960.jpgIMG_4960As suspected, antlers made an appearance.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4958.jpgIMG_4958It's like Russian disneyland.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4956.jpgIMG_4956So much kitsch, everywhere!https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4951.jpgIMG_4951https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4949.jpgIMG_4949https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4948.jpgIMG_4948It got weirder and weirder inside. https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4947.jpgIMG_4947This seemed to be a stage for children's (?) performances, but sadly it was perhaps the victim of a fire at some point.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_4944.jpgIMG_4944On approach, our first thought was "What the **** is this place?!"2017-07-01T15:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/06/27/uzbekistan-part-3-bukhara-samarkand-and-khiva/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4831.jpgIMG_4831Sleeping like a baby.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1624.jpgIMG_1624And another.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1626.jpgIMG_1626https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1627.jpgIMG_1627https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1629.jpgIMG_1629It was cool, but it was hot.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1633.jpgIMG_1633Another fortress.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1638.jpgIMG_1638We trekked up a hill to see this thing.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1656.jpgIMG_1656Even this guy wasn't having it.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2292.jpgIMG_2292The desert was so hot.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4833.jpgIMG_4833Farewell Urgench International Airport!2017-06-27T15:15:12+00:00monthlyhttps://alldifferentroads.com/2017/06/22/uzbekistan-part-1-tashkent/https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tashkent__independance_square.jpgtashkent__independance_squareFreedom Square!!!!! So, so free.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0911.jpgIMG_0911The ovens in the bakery. Quite the site.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0921.jpgIMG_0921The outside of Tashkent's Chorsu Bazar.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0916.jpgIMG_0916Spices!!! I bought some pepper and like 3 pounds of dried apricots.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0926.jpgIMG_0926This truly is no country for vegetarians (or people with a reasonable diet).https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0924.jpgIMG_0924Inside the meat hall. Oddly, it didn't stink.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0956.jpgIMG_0956A grotesque memorial to those who died in the 1966 earthquake. The outstretched arm is meant to say "Halt, earthquake". Or something like that.... https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0927.jpgIMG_0927This gentleman valiantly tried to sell us some liver. "B-B-Q, B-B-Q!" he told us.https://alldifferentroads.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0942.jpgIMG_0942A monument to an unmarked grave of thousands found after the Stalin era. 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