Showing posts with label traffic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label traffic. Show all posts

Saturday, December 5, 2015

How to ride a donkey

We've lived here four years and in that time I've seen a lot of sights which have amazed and surprised me.  I keep thinking at some point, I'll be as oblivious as the people around me. 

We went to Gelibolu this morning to get groceries. The kids and I walked from the Pazaar to Kipa and saw this gentleman crossing the four lane road on his donkey.



You should notice than there is traffic.  He is sitting side saddle and what he has in his right hand is not reins but a riding crop which he uses on the side of the donkey's head to turn it left or right.  For our farm friends notice that he is wearing pretty nice shoes, a suit jacket and a dress shirt.




Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Number of ... Random Math

Number of dead dogs I saw today?     Two - bleh 
Number of cups of Turkish tea I drank today?     Two
Number of pencils I bought today?     Twelve in neon colours (no more "I can't find my pencil!" from the  kids.)
Number of conversations I had in Turkish?      Three If you count the cashier who exclaimed over the number of pencils I bought and the bus driver.
Number of times I thought I was going to be run over?     Five at least.  I've completely forgotten how to navigate on foot in Turkish traffic.  
Number of Italians I met today?     One
Number of meals I cooked?     None (thanks, Johanna)