Monthly Archives: April 2014

Last year I was introduced to a new-old custom. Centuries ago the Christian Church would spend the week after Easter caught up in fun and hilarity. They played practical jokes on one another, they had picnics, they danced. All this … Continue reading →

Today is Earth Day. I had intended to write a post at some point over the Easter Weekend but I was pooped! Having spent most of last week recuperating from my Turkey jet-lag I found the round of special services … Continue reading →

It is Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday, the beginning of the Holy Weekend of Easter. Since the fourth century, Christians have gathered to mark Maundy Thursday as a time of remembering the Last Supper and the betrayal of … Continue reading →

Catching up while coping with jet-lag does present some challenges and/or moments of hilarity. On Sunday morning I struggled to get names straight and sometimes I gapped completely on who I was talking to or what I was talking about. … Continue reading →

We arrived safely in Toronto after an 11 hour flight. The flight “inservice” offered lots of movie options but even that can be tiring while sitting in cramped seats for those many hours. It was good to collect our luggage … Continue reading →

I was wrong when I wrote in my last post that Ephesus would be the last of the seven churches we would visit – I forgot about Pergamum! But i get ahead of myself. We did visit Ephesus of course. … Continue reading →

We left Antayla Sunday morning and had the most beautiful drive as we headed north east to Pamukkale. We had to cross through the mountains again although this passage was not as high or as rugged. What surprised me was … Continue reading →

As I said in my last blog (written this morning) today was our day to explore Antalya. What a beautiful, bustling, holiday, port city. Our bus delivered us to the Antalya Museum which holds one of the most beautiful museum … Continue reading →

Here I sit in my 8th floor hotel room looking out at the Mediterranean Sea and it is a beautiful morning. Cliff swallows are darting and soaring outside my window and the morning haze is lifting. We are set to … Continue reading →

Sorry that I have not posted for a couple of days – between long and tiring days and poor internet connections I just couldn’t blog. So now I have a lot of catching up to do. The bus is leaving … Continue reading →