Saturday, July 16, 2005
Hello from Yerevan
We are in Yerevan, Armenia at the moment and have just heard about the bombings in Kusadasi, Turkey. There was another one while we were still in Turkey on a train bound for (?)Istanbul. And we our heart goes out those who have been affected by these or the bombs in London. Fortunately we weren't in any resorts or on any trains. At the same time it is hard to recommend Turkey enough, particularly south and east - the people are amazingly friendly.
Even if most of them don't know where Ireland is.
It is becoming more common that in the Cartographical Common Knowledge of Turkey and the Cacausus - Ireland has fallen off the edge of the map. Nobody knows where it is.
It is quite a nice thing to be totally anonymous. I mean apart from looking like a total tourist. Obviously I am from planet 'Tourist' and the fact is that the second qustion in the Howareyou-whereareyoufrom-whatisyourname troika of the Turkish Tourist industry is only requisite politeness and doesnt actually mean anything. Well it does. On closer analysis the three questions actually mean - buyacarpet-buyakilim-buyacamel. Please. But to be fair in the SOuth and East of the country it is genuinely no hassle, and a pleasure to actually meet people who like to meet you. At least only to have the excuse for a tea break.
Coming from Turkey East into Georgia and Armenia was like walking back into Europe - albeit Europe in the 1960's (not a bad place to have been, I believe) - from the Middle East. It is a bit disorientating after 2200km of Muslim Turkey - although a very Secular brand of Islam- to arrive smack in the oldest Christian states on the planet.
It is nearly midnight now here and I am knackered - we are travelling south tomorrow and need a good nights sleep.
Hopefully I will get a day infront of this blasted machine to actually write something!
How many hundred days did I wish to be away from it?
Oh by the way Perrine -Solene thought that the town that you are going to do your stage/apprenticeship in was in the south of France, so I think I can forgive most of Eastern Turkey for not knowing where Ireland is. And for the rest of you - should you need to be orientated - Europe is a continent off the coast of Ireland.
It is only a matter of perspective after all.
Even if most of them don't know where Ireland is.
It is becoming more common that in the Cartographical Common Knowledge of Turkey and the Cacausus - Ireland has fallen off the edge of the map. Nobody knows where it is.
It is quite a nice thing to be totally anonymous. I mean apart from looking like a total tourist. Obviously I am from planet 'Tourist' and the fact is that the second qustion in the Howareyou-whereareyoufrom-whatisyourname troika of the Turkish Tourist industry is only requisite politeness and doesnt actually mean anything. Well it does. On closer analysis the three questions actually mean - buyacarpet-buyakilim-buyacamel. Please. But to be fair in the SOuth and East of the country it is genuinely no hassle, and a pleasure to actually meet people who like to meet you. At least only to have the excuse for a tea break.
Coming from Turkey East into Georgia and Armenia was like walking back into Europe - albeit Europe in the 1960's (not a bad place to have been, I believe) - from the Middle East. It is a bit disorientating after 2200km of Muslim Turkey - although a very Secular brand of Islam- to arrive smack in the oldest Christian states on the planet.
It is nearly midnight now here and I am knackered - we are travelling south tomorrow and need a good nights sleep.
Hopefully I will get a day infront of this blasted machine to actually write something!
How many hundred days did I wish to be away from it?
Oh by the way Perrine -Solene thought that the town that you are going to do your stage/apprenticeship in was in the south of France, so I think I can forgive most of Eastern Turkey for not knowing where Ireland is. And for the rest of you - should you need to be orientated - Europe is a continent off the coast of Ireland.
It is only a matter of perspective after all.
// posted by Dub @ Saturday, July 16, 2005 
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Béthune est une jolie ville du Pas de Calais, donc située plutôt dans le nord de la France.
Les vieillards dans mon genre ont appris non seulement les départements, chef lieu et sous préfectures, mais aussi les fleuves et tous leurs affluents.
On ne nous apprenait pas à raisonner, paraît-il.
Bravo en tous cas pour vos commentaires. Congratulations de Jacques Maurice.
Les vieillards dans mon genre ont appris non seulement les départements, chef lieu et sous préfectures, mais aussi les fleuves et tous leurs affluents.
On ne nous apprenait pas à raisonner, paraît-il.
Bravo en tous cas pour vos commentaires. Congratulations de Jacques Maurice.
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