Monthly Archives: August 2012

The bazaar — Visiting the ancient and alleged city of Troy was one of the destinations I was most excited about when we initially planned on traveling to Turkey. As we did more research on Troy, though, it was becoming too out of the way, too little to see as it has unfortunately […]

Ephesus: Visions of Ancient Times and Reminiscing on Hector

28 Aug, 2012 in Blog / Photography / Reflections / Ruins & History / Turkey tagged Achilleus / Ephesus / Hector / Illiad / Ruins & History / Troy / Turkey by Dumpty

SONY DSC — Today’s tragic shooting at the Empire State building in New York City saddens me on different levels. How do you make sense of this “senseless” violent shooting popping up everywhere? Not too long ago, there was a man who opened fire and killed six Sikhs at their temple in Wisconsin […]

Empire State Building Shooting: Where Is the humanity?

24 Aug, 2012 in Blog / Photography / Reflections / South Africa tagged apartheid / empire state shooting / Irish / Niall Mellon Township Trust / South Africa by Humpty

This pic was taken right outside the doorsteps of our Swiss family's house in Weinfelden. — One of my habits when I visit a new country, be it good or bad, is to picture what my life would be like if I lived in that country; what I would eat, what my workout routine would be, where I would go in the evenings for dinner or […]

The Swiss Connection

23 Aug, 2012 in Animals / Blog / Hiking / Mountains & Nature / Photography tagged Appenzell / Bern / Jass / Kubb / Muggins / Swiss National Holiday / Switzerland by Dumpty

İsmail Acar’s exhibition “Sema” at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum. — Rumi is widely misused and misunderstood in my opinion. He has become a fad. An “it” book to cover up in pretty gift wrap and present it to someone, who will probably pile it on to his or her coffee table collection without reading it. Christian Science monitor ranked Rumi […]

Why I Love Rumi

18 Aug, 2012 in Blog / Photography / Reflections / Ruins & History / Rumi / Turkey tagged Ego / Poetry / Rumi / Spiritualism by Humpty

Following our visit to Konya, I have been obsessing over Rumi. Visiting the home of Rumi was an important part of my spiritual journey. Since that Konya trip, I have been reading more about Shams, Rumi’s own spiritual guru. Because it has been weighing on my mind, I wanted to […]