MUST SEE…”Colors of the Oasis”

Posted March 20, 2012 by Music For The Eyes

A wonderful exhibition at SAM shows antique Uzbek chaupans.

Please Help With Your Ideas about Travel in Turkey

Posted January 29, 2012 by Music For The Eyes

Got some advice?

Crossing Turkey by Train: 40 Hours on the “Eastern Express”

Posted January 17, 2012 by Music For The Eyes

We took a 40-hour Turkish train from Kars back to Istanbul.

Kars, the End of the Road

Posted December 24, 2011 by Music For The Eyes

We had great fun in Kars, a frontier town near the Armenian border.

Slightly Seedy Trabzon

Posted December 5, 2011 by Music For The Eyes

Trabzon in Turkey is the Black Sea’s busiest port.

Amasra on the Black Sea

Posted November 22, 2011 by Music For The Eyes

Amasra is called the prettiest port on the Black Sea coast of Turkey.

The Midnight Bus to Safranbolu

Posted November 1, 2011 by Music For The Eyes

From Istanbul, we took the midnight bus to Safranbolu, near the Black Sea coast of Turkey.

Old Istanbul (Stamboul)

Posted October 24, 2011 by Music For The Eyes

Istanbul is one of the world’s truly great cities…and our favorite tourist destination.

Conference on Oriental Carpets

Posted August 20, 2011 by Music For The Eyes

In Stockholm, Sharon and Fred attended a rug conference.

Sweden, 50 Years Later

Posted July 26, 2011 by Music For The Eyes

Visiting Sweden 50 years later, I found it to be greener, more multi-cultural and socialist and WAY more expensive.