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Curious in the Middle East - Summer 2008

July 24, 2008

Pictures! Pictures!

05:32

Being jetlagged, I stayed up all night. So I decided to spend my time, working on the pictures. I have added many new pictures to this website. So please take a look at them.

時差ぼけで寝られなかったので、時間を活かして写真をもっとアップロードすることに決めました。見てみてください。

How to look at the pictures

05:41

To see the pictures, please click on "Curious2's fotolife" on the right side of this page. Then click on the folders on the right side. Then click on the first picture of each folder and then click on the right side that reads 'Next' to view the next pictures.

写真の見方は、この右側にあるCurious2's Fotolifeと書いてあるところをクリックしてください。そうすると右側にそれぞれの土地の名前のフォルダーがあるので、それをクリックしてみてください。後はそれぞれのフォルダーの中の一番最初の写真をクリックして、Nextというのをクリックすれば次の写真が見られます。

"Can you tell?"

05:41

When you go to the Istanbul folder, you'll run into a picture titled "Can you tell?" It took me three days before I realized what it was a picture of. It was a great big picture on the wall at the university. It is a picture of the Founder of Turkey, Ataturk's face. Can you tell?

イスタンブールのフォルダーの中にCan you tell?(分かる?)というタイトルの写真があります。私はこの絵が何を示すのが気付くのに3日間かかりました。ちなみにこれは大学内の壁にあった大きな絵です。実はこれは、トルコの建国の父、アタテュルクの顔なんです。分かります?

"360 Degrees"

05:48

The picture titled "360 Degrees" in the Istanbul folder shows how people put their thumb into the hole and turn the hand around 360 degrees. It is said that if you can successfully turn your hand 360 degrees without getting your hand off the wall and without getting your thumb out of the hole, then your wish will come true.

I tried it at Aya Sofia (the picture is from there) and at the Underground Cistein. Each time I forget to make a wish, so I don't think my wishes are coming true any time soon! As you can see in the picture, so many people have done it so many times that the wall has the permanent stain of people's hands.

イスタンブールというフォルダーの中の360Degrees(360度)という写真は、どのように親指を穴に突っ込んで手を360度回転させるかを示してます。親指を穴に入れたまま手を壁から離さずに360度回転できたら願いが叶うと言われています。

私もアヤソフィア(この写真はそこで撮りました)と地下宮殿でしてみました。でも、願いをこめるのを忘れたので、到底願いは叶いそうにありません。写真で見られるように、大勢の人が何度も触るので、人の手のあとが永遠に残っています。

"Mr. Cheese Bread"

05:55

This picture is in the Istanbul folder, too. This man always had his cart between my hotel and where I always got on the bus to go to the conference. He always stopped me and told me how happy he was to see me. He always gave me some bread (enough for two people) for free. So that was my breakfast everyday.

イスタンブールというフォルダーの中の Mr. Cheese Bread という写真は、毎朝同じところでお店を開く人で、ホテルと学会行きのバスの間にいつもいたので毎朝会ってました。その人がいつも「会えて嬉しい」と言い、無料で2人分のパンをくれたので、毎日そのパンを朝ごはんにしてました。

CookieCookie 2008/07/26 15:35 What great pictures! You included animals, cats and even a dog, and, thanks for the ad for me at your presentation! I cannot see the face of Ataturk in that sculpture but I CAN see the silver bracelet on your wrist! I’m eager to see all the treasures you found in your adventures. The two layered bridge must be the one you remember as a child. And all the food vendors! A lot of bread, BIG bread. No pictures inside the Turkish bath? Well, now you must think about resting up for your next effort. Eager to see you. Send us your arrival time at O’Hare.

CuriousCurious 2008/07/26 21:16 I’m glad you got to see the pictures I posted. Yes! I’ll show you all the goodies I got during my trip. I’ll tell you all the stories when I get to O’Hare. I’ll be there at 4:09 pm on 29th. (^^) BTW, I have no pictures of the Turkish bath. I had to leave everything in a locked room. They give you a room to yourself and you lock it yourself and keep the key with you. I’ll explain in more details when we talk in person. See you soooooooooon!

AM (^!^)AM (^!^) 2008/08/08 04:25 Dear Curious,
Thank you for sending me the card! I received it yesterday. Also, I enjoyed your pictures! It is very interesting to see from these pictures how Egypt and Turkey are different. I am glad that your flight back home was a good and safe one. I still think that you did well not to fly last year around this time .... I cannot believe that you could go through the custom with the liquid of more than 100ml (isn’t it?) with olives !! Take a good rest in Japan before you are coming back to the US. See you in the Fall!