April 15th, 2010 
Turkiye 
QUESTION 1: WAS EASTERN ANATOLIA THE ORIGINAL HOMELAND OF THE ARMENIANS?
Even Armenian historians disagree on this question. Let us examine some of their intradictory theories while looking into Anatolian history.
1. The Biblical Noah Theory. According to this idea, the Armenians descended from Hayk, great-great grandson of the Biblical patriarch Noah. Since Noah’s Arc is [...]
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Tags: Armenian Claims and Historical Facts, Armenians, Biblical patriarch Noah, Bulgaria, Greek Orthodoxy, Hungary, Istanbul, Lydia and the Medes, Macedonia, Mount Ararat, Questions and Answers, Rumania, the Armenian diaspora, the Armenian language, The Biblical Noah Theory, The historian Auguste Carriere, the Ottomans, The Southern Caucasus Theory, The Thracian-Phrygian Theory, The Turanian Theory, The Urartu Theory, Thrace, Transylvania 
No Comments » January 27th, 2009 Turkiye 
They are only pre-boarding but everybody is lining up. They want to be among the first to board. I am not sure the advantage unless it is to grab overhead compartment space. In any case the boarding procedure is snafued.
The problem seems to be that they had automatic ticket-taking machines like the ones that work [...]
January 27th, 2009 Turkiye 
I slept all night long very soundly. Breakfast was a tiny buffet in the basement with hardboiled eggs, Dried apricots, olives, sliced bread, very good tomatoes, some sliced fruit, and jellies (which is more like a cherry sauce). There were dried apricots, each with individual toothpicks. Not a lot of choice, but sufficient.
Rain today. I [...]
Posted in Travelogue Tags: Byzantium's Acropolis, Heinrich Schliemann, Istanbul, Meshhur Halk Koftecisi, Nathan of Gaza, Shabbatai Tzevi, the Blue Mosque, the conquest of Constantinople, The Emperor Constantine, the Great, The Greeks, the Hagia Sophia, the Messiah, The Museum, the Saint Sophia Mosque, White Tower hamburger restaurant No Comments » January 27th, 2009 Turkiye 
We slept in until about 8:15, which is late for us when we travel. It is my tradition to give Evelyn breakfast in bed on the 27th of each month. When we travel it is often difficult, but usually there is a cookie or something of even a little substance. Today the choice was bottled [...]
January 27th, 2009 Turkiye 
Note: I will call the city Canakkale, but it is pronounced chan-i-KAH-le. The first “c” has a cedilla. If you don’t know what a cedilla is, it is a caterpillar-like monster killed by Rodan.
