tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post8897097414665922553..comments2024-03-15T14:47:21.170-04:00Comments on Lemon Gloria: Empress Zoe: 11th Century Photoshop. For your edification. Plus you might like the photos.Lemon Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-46023347775511192792008-12-31T12:04:00.000-05:002008-12-31T12:04:00.000-05:00Those poor tilers! I bet in a corner of that build...Those poor tilers! I bet in a corner of that building, something horrible about Empress Zoe is written...rachaelgkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002691394373545956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-81258457384953273722008-12-31T10:22:00.000-05:002008-12-31T10:22:00.000-05:00I stumbled upon a blog one day and found it compel...I stumbled upon a blog one day and found it compelling. Non-fiction (and fiction), it would seem, is a very entertaining lady. You seem to have some of the same verve, adventurous tacks. I took a light read of your archives, and, well the pictures of the elephants are great (as well as 80's pics). Once, I thought I'd found heaven on earth when I first saw the US Embassy compound in Delhi... The baseball diamonds were perfect (WOW!), and soft-cones, who knew they existed in SW Asia? That's why, being a reformed ex-pat, we take a month of every year and pick spots on the map to "discover." My wife will say to me in faux-British fashion, "Higgins, is it time?" And I respond, "my dear, it is bloody well time." And off we go -- Europe, Asia, Africa...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-20266303656529902132008-12-31T00:35:00.000-05:002008-12-31T00:35:00.000-05:00Those poor tilers. I wonder if they off-ed her ju...Those poor tilers. I wonder if they off-ed her just so they wouldn't have to keep redoing it.Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17246821031136701973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-39876327725817490312008-12-30T18:15:00.000-05:002008-12-30T18:15:00.000-05:00Things have gotten so much easier to clean up now,...Things have gotten so much easier to clean up now, haven't they? Now you can use photoshop or snip, snip with scissors and problem solved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-4290859738526503122008-12-30T16:47:00.000-05:002008-12-30T16:47:00.000-05:00I LOVE powerful, ancient women. And you know Cons...I LOVE powerful, ancient women. And you know Constantine kept her happy, because he outlived her.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07490109332475074631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-71347500173155710162008-12-30T14:43:00.000-05:002008-12-30T14:43:00.000-05:00Jo - We did go into the Blue Mosque. Beautiful.Lie...Jo - We did go into the Blue Mosque. Beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Liebchen - Yes, a little piece of history for everyone. <BR/><BR/>notsojenny - I know - who knew? And you make a good point - probably out of respect for new man.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-71700657276614977672008-12-30T12:34:00.000-05:002008-12-30T12:34:00.000-05:00who knew being a tile guy for the Empress would be...who knew being a tile guy for the Empress would be such consistent work? i'd never heard of this before but i like the story, i'm not sure if she did it out of disgust for her former husbands but i am pretending she did it out of respect for her new man. good for her! <BR/>(and thanks to TMBG i don't think anyone will ever forget that Istanbul was once Constantinople)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-52195908816783755272008-12-30T11:55:00.000-05:002008-12-30T11:55:00.000-05:00"Turns out he limited her spending and paid her ve..."Turns out he limited her spending and paid her very little attention. Which could be of interest to any married men who might be reading."<BR/><BR/>I love this. See? There's something in history for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-4807587775267501492008-12-30T11:25:00.000-05:002008-12-30T11:25:00.000-05:00Did you get to see the inside of the Blue Mosque w...Did you get to see the inside of the Blue Mosque while you were there? It was closed when I went. <BR/><BR/>And the most amazing part of the Hagia Sophia was the catacombs/water stuff underground (can't remember what it's called) AMAZING.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com