tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56908870065558109462024-03-19T08:46:02.588+04:00An Englishman AbroadIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-32504105393555372382019-10-24T22:32:00.003+04:002019-10-24T22:34:31.203+04:00Amsterdam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-86842803380049659562018-12-07T00:15:00.002+04:002018-12-07T00:28:51.904+04:00In Bruges<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com0Bruges, Belgium51.209348 3.224699500000042550.891377999999996 2.5792525000000426 51.527318 3.8701465000000423tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-82401121275299906462015-04-05T20:52:00.001+04:002018-03-07T15:11:59.725+04:00I have moved back to England<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After a lifetime spent abroad, I have finally moved back to England, which makes it difficult to continue posting as An Englishman Abroad. I'll either have to change the name of this blog or move abroad again. I am, as yet, undecided, but as I set out to live in twenty countries and I've still only lived in nineteen, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that I'll venture abroad again.<br />
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Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-63814313820806301812014-07-01T20:31:00.000+04:002015-04-06T00:18:28.071+04:00Aerosmith at Calling Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of the things I've been doing in England is going to lots of concerts: classical, jazz, country, pop and rock. Photography is not permitted at most of them but I was able to take these at the Calling Festival on Camden Common. I'm not really a fan of Aerosmith's music, but there's no denying, they are an exceptionally photogenic group.<br />
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I've been travelling since my last post. Journeys around Italy, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan have been followed by a move from Salalah to my new home in Alexandria.<br />
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Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-68460041344518840672012-06-13T16:49:00.000+04:002013-01-28T20:47:04.338+04:00Corner View - Animal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Oman is the western limit of the Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor). They are especially colourful right now as it's their breeding season. This makes the males very flushed and also causes them to fight a lot.They are, you might say, real animals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now it's June and the migratory birds have passed through on their way to Southern Europe and Central Asia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The breeding summer residents are here now, including the Red-billed Tropicbird and the Green Bee-eater.</span></div>
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One of my hobbies is birdwatching and from March to May a lot of interesting birds pass through Salalah on their way north.</div>
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I saw the three <b>White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocratulus) </b> on March 23. It looks like it's a family group with two adult parents and one immature bird. They stayed close together for a few weeks by the East Khawr (khawr is the Arabic for creek), before continuing their northward migration.</div>
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There was also a flock of up to 60 <b>Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)</b> on the East Khawr for a few weeks. I remember the first time I ever saw an Ibis, it seemed such an exotic bird. They still seem exotic to me now, with their metallic purple and blue feathers, and long curved bills.</div>
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The male <b>European Nightjar ( Caprimulgus europaeus)</b> was roosting on the branch of a tree outside my office window all day today, May 5. He will fly tonight. Whether he'll continue flying north or return to roost in the tree for a few days, I don't know. A male African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) stayed in the same tree for a few weeks last year. You can hear a Nightjar here:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2009/09/indian-portraits.html">Indian Portraits</a><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2009/09/portraits-of-bhutan.html"><br />Bhutanese Portraits</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/05/guatemalan-portraits.html">Guatemalan Portraits</a></span></span><!-- WebRSS.com NOTE: Do not modify code below this line --><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.webrss.com/get_mysite.php?lang=js&mysiteId=8624"></script></div>
Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-37127376905369207262012-03-15T19:34:00.011+04:002012-03-15T21:54:15.513+04:00Corner View - Everyday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzq49P2EgVBihp60Gj5caX5hgKDoUuRiHgKlPB72rX4VSOcElQXcSirGsNqee7_1LEPZclFHx5bCpnQc6xdHU1Rc9FUS5kt8b5LYX2JuLwsvHJMqBrO2Nt9E3k1sf-rc-_Fcvtfwd61mU/s1600/P1160570.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzq49P2EgVBihp60Gj5caX5hgKDoUuRiHgKlPB72rX4VSOcElQXcSirGsNqee7_1LEPZclFHx5bCpnQc6xdHU1Rc9FUS5kt8b5LYX2JuLwsvHJMqBrO2Nt9E3k1sf-rc-_Fcvtfwd61mU/s400/P1160570.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720179655521624978" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpT1IukSupab1Fv2fSIj-waOTHjGIsIAwYylpSs3V45jgJAmerZz0-hlHNnNZiXAwmwE4W6FE2A12aGtzFj5Mh2baHDHVSk2HDy4mVF_ndzLfbQ1AfIwMc7fv9WCBebrZkwwaq2PcBA2CT/s1600/P1160568.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpT1IukSupab1Fv2fSIj-waOTHjGIsIAwYylpSs3V45jgJAmerZz0-hlHNnNZiXAwmwE4W6FE2A12aGtzFj5Mh2baHDHVSk2HDy4mVF_ndzLfbQ1AfIwMc7fv9WCBebrZkwwaq2PcBA2CT/s400/P1160568.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720179660776298802" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7u54UBLmyI9RbeQdVMp6vF3hnsEXKcxizxeRzAsUiAD9RiHQEI-LXCdHltUzMHZYQ1AxT6cVYC56bPHI6XGBXB3swvqbvTgIu6w-HJIP7hUiOc3GVvX62Zq7MGN3kakNRuPL2Qb901lS/s1600/P1160613.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7u54UBLmyI9RbeQdVMp6vF3hnsEXKcxizxeRzAsUiAD9RiHQEI-LXCdHltUzMHZYQ1AxT6cVYC56bPHI6XGBXB3swvqbvTgIu6w-HJIP7hUiOc3GVvX62Zq7MGN3kakNRuPL2Qb901lS/s400/P1160613.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720175146206607554" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFrtrcA5MgpRoMNj4894cLHAnqe_dwbtTFkuPWNQDpQoP6oyYEp4SBB5BHqpBoNbBzmDCntLotz8ZWoYmKmKJCCZT76TT1ul1471mCxDaIIouJXqEV7isPkCf4Px1321xl77_mABOwcFm/s1600/P1170572.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA_fFYRmm7NCxeylx1L0cK2NLdC3NlpMLfHMCv5xvL0CubrV0iNS-a2SVRlTB-kg2K7gVC9ahKsxe6jk5AlPS9E7Z5emWwzRfMFrOC-RFF3NuhCRtDHezxzUWOTVmvWEUXppZq5n8pbOe/s400/P1170599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720170499511610882" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnN1eQgsiOJVEZLeMMTscerj1I_1EkJTpwmwEAjSp9hzj6AP2aHd84jVl1UfjWstVRX7xS8QFuK2-Tf7UBCwid6SvEp4PTy4N5_CozzCW7vKFRpy6mFGDbAc_QHkhuH9fWWXKESIFjAC5/s1600/P1170605.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnN1eQgsiOJVEZLeMMTscerj1I_1EkJTpwmwEAjSp9hzj6AP2aHd84jVl1UfjWstVRX7xS8QFuK2-Tf7UBCwid6SvEp4PTy4N5_CozzCW7vKFRpy6mFGDbAc_QHkhuH9fWWXKESIFjAC5/s400/P1170605.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720166933050079634" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDNhdBBMqxK_Yimpe1rzz0VfSxtI9UlHwThmbYU8ivg_ecQsZw5JyWUIBKD4ESYS-U2wrx3BCbCEESr8NTXjTHO6zrxD5c2x5gTnvgSz2WCjiU7dj87cTLmjHeI6FI0BzoxGOAqCUyNoE/s1600/P1160608.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDNhdBBMqxK_Yimpe1rzz0VfSxtI9UlHwThmbYU8ivg_ecQsZw5JyWUIBKD4ESYS-U2wrx3BCbCEESr8NTXjTHO6zrxD5c2x5gTnvgSz2WCjiU7dj87cTLmjHeI6FI0BzoxGOAqCUyNoE/s400/P1160608.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720165054931523442" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CyHn4xoEqRAcFEEOHdQwXNszJHKlcz5ca-2gB5TSBzzPrUwNyYlA0fnO8uCN61ktmafIYAkS2VVX0b9acAJPOrjvfqsBOzfmvZZGNawYZPbLO6XzKIctXQk4GbMgxwCAGszQ5zAseB1Q/s1600/P1170618.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4CyHn4xoEqRAcFEEOHdQwXNszJHKlcz5ca-2gB5TSBzzPrUwNyYlA0fnO8uCN61ktmafIYAkS2VVX0b9acAJPOrjvfqsBOzfmvZZGNawYZPbLO6XzKIctXQk4GbMgxwCAGszQ5zAseB1Q/s400/P1170618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720163434693664690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Every day there is Hope.<br /><br />Last summer, as I was driving around the United States, I came across a sign for Hope. So I turned off the interstate and found Hope - Hope, Arkansas, the home town of Bill Clinton, and everyday small town America.<br /><br /><!--Every day there is Hope WebRSS.com NOTE: Do not modify code below this line --><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.webrss.com/get_mysite.php?lang=js&mysiteId=8624"></script>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-77569124283284676952012-03-07T22:48:00.004+04:002012-03-07T23:07:02.267+04:00Corner View - Monuments<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaLMlQRp6gOoNsTcLEpMXSfTb2hkpPppDEwRNHpUI7YERgbAe821dNXJ5hbMsgTEG-EDXE6V7odo7-LjWWFqbfMPfTJIuyRVu5J84cmACQL2RvK3LSf23EGcv4WKMgv9Oefb8ZOoQ-R_t/s1600/Giles+Circus%252C+Ipswich.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaLMlQRp6gOoNsTcLEpMXSfTb2hkpPppDEwRNHpUI7YERgbAe821dNXJ5hbMsgTEG-EDXE6V7odo7-LjWWFqbfMPfTJIuyRVu5J84cmACQL2RvK3LSf23EGcv4WKMgv9Oefb8ZOoQ-R_t/s400/Giles+Circus%252C+Ipswich.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717229568614829026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Giles Statue, Ipswich</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Eokw7MkJvDR9tCtBy-9ZMEGK18mg_R-yPKj4a_cfn-9f_2Sq1sAHVj3GFiesJfxNeOXn4h9ImicuXayhsMTcVC-4besLiPD3zHu6IT6GhdUMS6MpmH27HtBjlkqP-2rG9j7L7S92kfql/s1600/Women+of+Word+War+II.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Eokw7MkJvDR9tCtBy-9ZMEGK18mg_R-yPKj4a_cfn-9f_2Sq1sAHVj3GFiesJfxNeOXn4h9ImicuXayhsMTcVC-4besLiPD3zHu6IT6GhdUMS6MpmH27HtBjlkqP-2rG9j7L7S92kfql/s400/Women+of+Word+War+II.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717229575531385266" border="0" /></a><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Monument to the Women of Word War II, Whitehall, London</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />England is full of old monuments but I thought I'd show you a couple of quirky newer ones that I particularly like.<br /><br />The Giles Statue in Ipswich was erected in 1993 to commemorate the cartoonist Carl Giles, who used to live there. It depicts one of his most famous cartoon characters, Grandma.<br /><br />The Monument to the Women of World War II was sculpted by John Mills and unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II, in 2005, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. It shows 17 sets of uniforms and clothing representing the various roles of women during the war.<br /><br /><br /></div></div><!-- WebRSS.com NOTE: Do not modify code below this line --><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.webrss.com/get_mysite.php?lang=js&mysiteId=8624"></script>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-14952707500368845442012-02-07T18:28:00.004+04:002012-02-07T18:54:07.627+04:00Ethiopian Portraits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJUVHNdSyXbtM6qjEq8G7dA0dVoGF9lezZM3sLrqn4mKUhWR4_ynLNuBEUX-8Y_Z7DTZE7s9RvQ96jKoi-j9oL_OxmCwmMRtnbOWXfUxLnlHqqU5sYKcauvtk2ceUy7N6D2JOXpxHuaSr/s1600/P1190085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIhiOqY9-ypTnElWL-ZnNGP2VLNo5K78IZ03AUuuVNMLv8JUkNb4VA6BCj-H7U2b3-j88_BRcZ4ah8dqIybn9miemxueSG5dHw9DWOXA4_HUkX4VY1w30RfvAtghH1UnLW5KKfUMn3fcw/s1600/P1190086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIhiOqY9-ypTnElWL-ZnNGP2VLNo5K78IZ03AUuuVNMLv8JUkNb4VA6BCj-H7U2b3-j88_BRcZ4ah8dqIybn9miemxueSG5dHw9DWOXA4_HUkX4VY1w30RfvAtghH1UnLW5KKfUMn3fcw/s400/P1190086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706405532933433970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/05/senegalese-portraits.html">Senegalese Portraits</a></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/09/tanzanian-portraits.html">Tanzanian Portraits</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/09/cambodian-portraits.html">Cambodian Portraits</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/09/libyan-portraits.html">Libyan Portraits</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/06/korean-portraits.html">Korean Portraits</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/05/latvian-portraits.html">Latvian Portraits</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/05/vietnamese-portraits.html">Vietnamese Portraits</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/05/yemeni-portraits.html">Yemeni Portraits</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/05/iranian-portraits.html">Iranian Portraits</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/05/indonesian-portraits.html">Indonesian Portraits</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2009/09/indian-portraits.html">Indian Portraits</a><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2009/09/portraits-of-bhutan.html"><br />Bhutanese Portraits</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ian-englishmanabroad.blogspot.com/2010/05/guatemalan-portraits.html">Guatemalan Portraits</a></span></span><!-- WebRSS.com NOTE: Do not modify code below this line --><script language="JavaScript" 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The itinerary for my American baseball road trip:
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June 18 Arrive Washington DC
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June 19 Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Nationals
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June 22 New York Yankees @ Cincinnati Reds
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June 23 Philadelphia Phillies @ St Louis Cardinals
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June 24 Toronto Blue Jays @ St Louis Cardinals
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June 26 Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals
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June 27 Albuquerque Isotopes @ Iowa Cubs
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June 28 LA Dodgers @ Minnesota Twins
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June 29 LA Dodgers @ Minnesota Twins
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June 30 Dyersville-Field of Dreams
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July 2 Chicago White Sox @ Chicago Cubs
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July 4 Arizona Diamondbacks @ Milwaukee Brewers
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July 7 Lincoln Saltdogs @ Wichita Wingnuts
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July 8 Omaha Storm Chasers @ Oklahoma Redhawks
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July 10 Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
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July 11 Frisco Roughriders @ Arkansas Travelers
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July 15 Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves
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July 18 Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates
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July 20 Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles
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July 21 Depart Washington DC
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Total driving distance: 6,000 miles
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I have always wanted to do it, and this summer I am finally going to: a baseball summer. Strange as it may seem for someone from England, but I have always been fascinated by the American summer and, more specifically, the love of baseball. As I have travelled around the world, I have found myself increasingly drawn to the baseball games on ESPN. Eventually, I made a special trip to Houston to take in my first MLB game: the Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros. It was everything I'd expected, and more: a train running across the ballpark when there was a home run, and margaritas served in your seats. There's nothing like it in England. Even at the Royal Opera House, you have to collect your own drinks.
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Well, to get back on track, this summer I am finally going to do my American baseball tour! Starting in Florida, I'm going to drive across America and take in about 10 mlb games in different cities. It's going to be a baseball summer.
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There is even a book about them, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cambridge-Sundials-Stanier-Margaret-Brookes/dp/B003WVB0TE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1302105637&sr=1-4">'Cambridge Sundials'</a> by Alexis Brookes & Margaret Stanier, and a <a href="http://www.sundials.co.uk/%7Ecantab.htm">Cambridge Sundial Trail</a> which you can walk around. This one, which has six faces, is above the Gate of Honour at Gonville & Caius College.<br /><br />The obelisks of ancient Egypt from 3500 BC onwards were the first type of sundial, and the first instruments for telling the time. The Old Testament ( Isaiah 38:8 and II Kings 20:11) also describes a sundial, the Dial of Ahaz, from around 700 BC.<br /><br />Sundials often have a motto inscribed beneath them:<br /><br />'Let others tell of storms and showers; I mark only the sunny hours'<br /><br />'<i>Mach' es wie die Sonnenuhr: zähl' die heitren Stunden nur!</i>' (Do like a sundial and count only the sunny hours!)<br /><br /><br /><!-- WebRSS.com NOTE: Do not modify code below this line --><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.webrss.com/get_mysite.php?lang=js&mysiteId=8624"></script>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-57485476121351070652011-03-29T16:40:00.008+04:002011-03-31T17:12:59.824+04:00Corner View - Reflections<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCKNEO5KEAQ9_cUN6UiIHZuT0BzgBSvShTop9gXECcyhMiHBzSGJxwP8VmVvPyK58Pwzo8DQgiOQXkT0uweoVufjg7u_7RQFeWqsKj1FmaOwFwEU4EbYUsZG9bJzQXBvggNmFhHRm2MTC/s1600/Umayyad+Mosque%252C+Damascus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCKNEO5KEAQ9_cUN6UiIHZuT0BzgBSvShTop9gXECcyhMiHBzSGJxwP8VmVvPyK58Pwzo8DQgiOQXkT0uweoVufjg7u_7RQFeWqsKj1FmaOwFwEU4EbYUsZG9bJzQXBvggNmFhHRm2MTC/s400/Umayyad+Mosque%252C+Damascus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589482703147120674" border="0" /></a>Courtyard of Umayyad Mosque, Damascus<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ds7mcaMiZwX_1LbhionjToDOZAc9zTykQ6HZ_V6ifsd0cNpB_zT6LNEDNoYA7ZstuCwJW6KOENAyxyNtZOmyHmHNzWvd3zCOkXccwUodbNl5CVWR8i32X6X-fDvDR36uu8u4FXCb4Ip7/s1600/Apartment+block%252C+Bucharest.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ds7mcaMiZwX_1LbhionjToDOZAc9zTykQ6HZ_V6ifsd0cNpB_zT6LNEDNoYA7ZstuCwJW6KOENAyxyNtZOmyHmHNzWvd3zCOkXccwUodbNl5CVWR8i32X6X-fDvDR36uu8u4FXCb4Ip7/s400/Apartment+block%252C+Bucharest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589482030985427746" border="0" /></a>Apartment block reflected in office block windows, Bucharest<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color:#10287a;"> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">These are photos from two countries I've lived in recently: Syria and Romania. The first is of the Umayyad Mosque: one of the holiest sites in the Islamic world. It stands on the site of a 3,000-year-old Aramaean temple, referred to in the Old Testament. At the heart of it is a beautiful courtyard in which are three domed structures: the Dome of the Treasury, the Dome of the Clocks and the Ablutions Fountain. The mosque has three towering minarets: the Minaret of the Bride, the Minaret of Jesus and the Al-Gharbiyya Minaret.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> It is here that muslims believe Jesus will descend to earth again to save the world.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Three of the most important shrines in the Middle East are here. They are the shrines of Hussein, St. John the Baptist and Saladin. The head of Hussein the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, was brought here after he was killed, aged 54, from the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD. The head of St John the Baptist is also enshrined here, beneath a dome. This is reputedly the same head that was presented to Salome on a platter. Although Saladin, the most famous muslim general in the battles of the Crusades, was a Kurd born in Tikrit, he died in Damascus in 1193, and is buried here. I must say that it is quite an experience to see the tombs of three such famous historical figures in such close proximity.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">22 years ago, Romania experienced what Syria is experiencing now: a revolution. What you see there today is the legacy of the past - the grim apartment blocks and grey ministry buildings - combined with architectural visions of the future.</span><br /></span></div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; border: medium none; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div></div><!-- WebRSS.com NOTE: Do not modify code below this line --><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.webrss.com/get_mysite.php?lang=js&mysiteId=8624"></script>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-51208889962510691302011-03-23T20:46:00.001+04:002011-03-23T20:52:11.558+04:00Corner View - Zebra<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCz0LsYwYUqeVMfxQNaYFNta0xQw-VLgcoghpWfAS3LFIdfNpQyVGztkZlhAbn7qYM4eTqmwmWVJ7mJAdjwi_YbKD0PGq95Ff-8nze8rNNdxVxgoMMXkPnwEirgfrr9OogthCqmfdR2WGB/s1600/Zebra%252C+Tanzania.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCz0LsYwYUqeVMfxQNaYFNta0xQw-VLgcoghpWfAS3LFIdfNpQyVGztkZlhAbn7qYM4eTqmwmWVJ7mJAdjwi_YbKD0PGq95Ff-8nze8rNNdxVxgoMMXkPnwEirgfrr9OogthCqmfdR2WGB/s400/Zebra%252C+Tanzania.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587319137844125938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><!-- WebRSS.com NOTE: Do not modify code below this line --><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.webrss.com/get_mysite.php?lang=js&mysiteId=8624"></script>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690887006555810946.post-63915314361677242011-03-08T01:55:00.017+04:002011-03-16T22:22:31.541+04:00Misurata<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqzUsLAxhPJFmvt-sjmkEkaw4E0sXbkP4T14zrWuuco5Vo8-IlRkq8w1e5c5apz9vEkQijH7ttXXT7LNCCspCeB0QKA2kjx9YYjGWW-ImSjMArgXxz1T7PFMT4FJ_vMwhNTyilxRDv_6M/s1600/Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqzUsLAxhPJFmvt-sjmkEkaw4E0sXbkP4T14zrWuuco5Vo8-IlRkq8w1e5c5apz9vEkQijH7ttXXT7LNCCspCeB0QKA2kjx9YYjGWW-ImSjMArgXxz1T7PFMT4FJ_vMwhNTyilxRDv_6M/s400/Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581487311983298114" border="0" /></a>Misurata<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6BsQiuCZM197IgralOJ5HT86_BFIMOipjNkND_rSvzBX5Gkwt_1EiGejzA7oInGuijSgva8Tvvyi4IQaI56nuUjoucVuQ9FPltiq2h0g61dOrc7mi-ldGB5VpXrIXxAAjJ30Rk7Icjy1/s1600/Sunset%252C+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6BsQiuCZM197IgralOJ5HT86_BFIMOipjNkND_rSvzBX5Gkwt_1EiGejzA7oInGuijSgva8Tvvyi4IQaI56nuUjoucVuQ9FPltiq2h0g61dOrc7mi-ldGB5VpXrIXxAAjJ30Rk7Icjy1/s400/Sunset%252C+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581486107393518802" border="0" /></a>Sunset over Misurata<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlZ9oanRMO8Byulby8ZXfzpd1D7Sw8CGcKdCNtn7sAXXhwKaQaIkkMnWazGlfZM-qAQSfUaxkyegNPr9BsHMGPkW8dk_tTtXAdww1dakAxEkCRTZoeRoYwUZxriP9MeVkH9jndzz84AdL/s1600/Shop%252C+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlZ9oanRMO8Byulby8ZXfzpd1D7Sw8CGcKdCNtn7sAXXhwKaQaIkkMnWazGlfZM-qAQSfUaxkyegNPr9BsHMGPkW8dk_tTtXAdww1dakAxEkCRTZoeRoYwUZxriP9MeVkH9jndzz84AdL/s400/Shop%252C+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581486096961174018" border="0" /></a>Great advertising at a CD store<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjeCbSFjhTAt0FWoYyIfwmL7WkFulKH17WJ0mcKM3wIVVWJkhVUPZrNPARgVFl2unoKViGIfb6IFVKdTQOMqUFjupy8RUm6I6p68bknZVfjfXXE0gicA04Kl8kH6R8Yl7cuskMV-gIn6Z/s1600/Tailor%252C+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjeCbSFjhTAt0FWoYyIfwmL7WkFulKH17WJ0mcKM3wIVVWJkhVUPZrNPARgVFl2unoKViGIfb6IFVKdTQOMqUFjupy8RUm6I6p68bknZVfjfXXE0gicA04Kl8kH6R8Yl7cuskMV-gIn6Z/s400/Tailor%252C+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581486087534833378" border="0" /></a>A tailor's shop. Many of the workers came from neighbouring Chad or Niger. They are nearly all now refugees desperately trying to escape.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8URz2n4C_bB_Kad1xJjFNggP2Keutgxj7wsYqPsZ3QYdpUHoDYlDx_nx54CVLgdZpvAKc0X_yQ-8qbPSPbbXX2pryrXVKrSMUdJKZr-q7RGYu6wyiZaWWDfOG6VndPvHPmH5O6dMyXzEp/s1600/Mosque%252C+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8URz2n4C_bB_Kad1xJjFNggP2Keutgxj7wsYqPsZ3QYdpUHoDYlDx_nx54CVLgdZpvAKc0X_yQ-8qbPSPbbXX2pryrXVKrSMUdJKZr-q7RGYu6wyiZaWWDfOG6VndPvHPmH5O6dMyXzEp/s400/Mosque%252C+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581486079482479922" border="0" /></a>Misurata's Grand Mosque<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICXGXtg-hA0yLVxuSzzBHflnvlPQBPUeDYuaLXwYF4TqofDjIf4Ix_5MElkDLZQvhHAD9uOqRTTMg1N00XQCJ-NKdSiduNyDco7Ae_xPjz9jadGPGvOpMRJ9s814a5BC8UpLGfiXQgR92/s1600/Clock+tower%252C+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICXGXtg-hA0yLVxuSzzBHflnvlPQBPUeDYuaLXwYF4TqofDjIf4Ix_5MElkDLZQvhHAD9uOqRTTMg1N00XQCJ-NKdSiduNyDco7Ae_xPjz9jadGPGvOpMRJ9s814a5BC8UpLGfiXQgR92/s400/Clock+tower%252C+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581486072678978658" border="0" /></a>The Clock Tower<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bZGgxe4Ox-9uJC5a96mieFhOw3XX9kH04ATnjKV1wa-z_5INlG1qDKT-5MfYIn-aGixG8s8ytzxwXc9mcg7OrRaiJNHrWuTsJWZ8Wtg6isC5Od87qzujdjYIx-vWvU98d2rtxxJO8jlk/s1600/Ghoz+Ateek+Monument%252C+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bZGgxe4Ox-9uJC5a96mieFhOw3XX9kH04ATnjKV1wa-z_5INlG1qDKT-5MfYIn-aGixG8s8ytzxwXc9mcg7OrRaiJNHrWuTsJWZ8Wtg6isC5Od87qzujdjYIx-vWvU98d2rtxxJO8jlk/s400/Ghoz+Ateek+Monument%252C+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581480686531269618" border="0" /></a>The Ghoz Ateek Memorial for the martyrs killed in the uprising against the Italians<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlRCmcVPwnhgahwRVuHNLCubpe1nUCQIeiaiTM3ZJRtyLyBwjkclTGp6PwsZTpCQvWUTU9zvg7kp0E4jzyuH4p3gokgGtprNeAmY8eGZt8OjZ24qwi1yQnoRoD9GZr0v-_uu5_KMs9PJ5/s1600/Downtown+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlRCmcVPwnhgahwRVuHNLCubpe1nUCQIeiaiTM3ZJRtyLyBwjkclTGp6PwsZTpCQvWUTU9zvg7kp0E4jzyuH4p3gokgGtprNeAmY8eGZt8OjZ24qwi1yQnoRoD9GZr0v-_uu5_KMs9PJ5/s400/Downtown+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581480670878554066" border="0" /></a>New apartment blocks in Misurata<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_8ZBYnzeaha7rIGs-5h4tuePNgEqso6FPO_kSTw_X7Nnqt4VWZ4KD4NjI1AQ-Lh7BEEnYunO0yILic2dwcxHoPKFTHQf9PTMCjRAwyPmVvy6GmdrLtvbQtW4pQG24mf9nCJLHUKq-x7-/s1600/Downtown+Misrata+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_8ZBYnzeaha7rIGs-5h4tuePNgEqso6FPO_kSTw_X7Nnqt4VWZ4KD4NjI1AQ-Lh7BEEnYunO0yILic2dwcxHoPKFTHQf9PTMCjRAwyPmVvy6GmdrLtvbQtW4pQG24mf9nCJLHUKq-x7-/s400/Downtown+Misrata+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581480666182674706" border="0" /></a>Downtown Misurata<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUfqIa9MXkoWptEQyHQD2f64UfsDxkg7lipOG-KkByHI4LUJS4oqzewjohMYBjRstT5QK4w2bZcTaDQsWO2-3ckYkU9N1GfIMLExvnY1k6UZx7RgoNSKQGh1prvBFCogCjfyUlNTMkQpO/s1600/Butcher%252C+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUfqIa9MXkoWptEQyHQD2f64UfsDxkg7lipOG-KkByHI4LUJS4oqzewjohMYBjRstT5QK4w2bZcTaDQsWO2-3ckYkU9N1GfIMLExvnY1k6UZx7RgoNSKQGh1prvBFCogCjfyUlNTMkQpO/s400/Butcher%252C+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581480659600695746" border="0" /></a>A camel's head outside a butcher's shop. The head of any freshly killed animal would be hung outside to attract customers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvdm511oCTvNqChThRZYq7UxgD6RuuYDe5HUIZFLOB20yPSflVAZnKrjAPTXNTbvwz4tHBwboTnhtEMdnT2Cih7c_A-tBEAiv07e0T5XD3PUs05b8NHQ1CS7t-BRnhnPRtvCoPAjYNmMi/s1600/Government+buildings%252C+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvdm511oCTvNqChThRZYq7UxgD6RuuYDe5HUIZFLOB20yPSflVAZnKrjAPTXNTbvwz4tHBwboTnhtEMdnT2Cih7c_A-tBEAiv07e0T5XD3PUs05b8NHQ1CS7t-BRnhnPRtvCoPAjYNmMi/s400/Government+buildings%252C+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581480649301544834" border="0" /></a>Government buildings. Italian colonial architecture<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-a_CUK1Kx0EboSPU_L8wvB6JIL-qIc-6N2QTJ5oH4ivUStIEHyvAge5o9R06K4a8G6UCCXqNsZ77dxBgSrDnCJm5584LISNmcd2wUoPA0XSgqJ43qjGXtswb0ChdGjJD5zwzjermcdrOX/s1600/Misrata+market.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-a_CUK1Kx0EboSPU_L8wvB6JIL-qIc-6N2QTJ5oH4ivUStIEHyvAge5o9R06K4a8G6UCCXqNsZ77dxBgSrDnCJm5584LISNmcd2wUoPA0XSgqJ43qjGXtswb0ChdGjJD5zwzjermcdrOX/s400/Misrata+market.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581475497048877026" border="0" /></a>Misurata market<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1npTjlR7HVjufEP_RreTK7A5WMbNzhY3xYUM17RfwIT9Uzsq-9WgT1xC7fGbKYSGbBUZDYxcMjMZKCTWtnZHziI4F7DYys8P9cN34WThuHXjhftlURf3qvZuHoUJdKrlKjR6QG3QmZPuG/s1600/Misrata+fish+market.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1npTjlR7HVjufEP_RreTK7A5WMbNzhY3xYUM17RfwIT9Uzsq-9WgT1xC7fGbKYSGbBUZDYxcMjMZKCTWtnZHziI4F7DYys8P9cN34WThuHXjhftlURf3qvZuHoUJdKrlKjR6QG3QmZPuG/s400/Misrata+fish+market.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581475485538549682" border="0" /></a>The fish market in downtown Misurata<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrd63nkZ1QVYQJkRbxsH9qlD06WjMUjQuweASUqlrPSdt818y2dxedBm472q2sOgH-wVeVRqp3xKjxeEWuH5u66Km1jzl1kVsEX4p0JbJ4HCni1Lo9aHk_yvsP1Xkppahf1AR1pxaA-KZC/s1600/Misrata+fishing+harbour.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrd63nkZ1QVYQJkRbxsH9qlD06WjMUjQuweASUqlrPSdt818y2dxedBm472q2sOgH-wVeVRqp3xKjxeEWuH5u66Km1jzl1kVsEX4p0JbJ4HCni1Lo9aHk_yvsP1Xkppahf1AR1pxaA-KZC/s400/Misrata+fishing+harbour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581475471773182866" border="0" /></a>The fishing harbour just to the west of the city.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFUhirLXmKaA5OC0mi8EBvTPHFKzWdleKPNmKzfEhSSQxcsYDRqRRAcmzvAKZtAnKRfV7MYYV0yuX3_AmaWXWy1HTBxhmxCsa0YP93U97pyf3XpOqCjlnhCDFDHhogNRjZ3sfSzrUXDhM/s1600/My+house%252C+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFUhirLXmKaA5OC0mi8EBvTPHFKzWdleKPNmKzfEhSSQxcsYDRqRRAcmzvAKZtAnKRfV7MYYV0yuX3_AmaWXWy1HTBxhmxCsa0YP93U97pyf3XpOqCjlnhCDFDHhogNRjZ3sfSzrUXDhM/s400/My+house%252C+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581475462545716978" border="0" /></a>My house in Misurata. It looked like a chocolate and coffee cake and cost a fortune to rent as decent accommodation was in short supply.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DCRALEBUr3adWV2UA2ORkeze2ohov55nTZm98dPNSZUvVg_jikcEbdj2Icv4jqU1t-qhgPENMq7ucwsrD1JsVJ5Pn8elNAGQEULoWKZhrJlqQBQJGHlUQRClTny84XNQ1J7fzyEPgulj/s1600/Entrance+to+my+house%252C+Misrata.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DCRALEBUr3adWV2UA2ORkeze2ohov55nTZm98dPNSZUvVg_jikcEbdj2Icv4jqU1t-qhgPENMq7ucwsrD1JsVJ5Pn8elNAGQEULoWKZhrJlqQBQJGHlUQRClTny84XNQ1J7fzyEPgulj/s400/Entrance+to+my+house%252C+Misrata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581475447943442418" border="0" /></a>The entrance to my house. Note the washbasin on the right where people could wash their hands before entering!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MISURATA</span><br /><br /></div>I've noticed that a lot of the visitors to my blog recently have been searching for photos of Misurata, which is a Libyan city I lived in for one year. Sadly, it is the focus of attention of the world media because of the fierce fighting that is taking place there right now.<br /><br />The first thing you will probably notice about Misurata is that nobody is sure how to translate its name into English. You will also see it written as Misrata, Misratah, Misuratah or even Masratah. However you spell it, it is the third largest city in Libya with a population of 400,000.<br /><br />Misurata is on the Mediterranean, 211 km East of Tripoli and 825 km west of Benghazi, but the city seems to have turned its back on the sea. Unlike Tripoli or Benghazi, it does not have a seafront and you could easily spend a day or two there without ever seeing the sea. When I asked why people didn't live by the sea, I was told that it was too windy and cold there.<br /><br />It is, first and foremost, an industrial and commercial city and has the country's largest iron and steel complex, but little of interest to detain a foreign tourist. It does, however, attract large numbers of migrant workers from Egypt. Chad and Niger. The city's main tourist attraction is the Ghoz Ateek Tower, which is a monument to local residents killed by Italian firing squads, If you stay at the city's main Ghoz Ateek Hotel, you will be right next to it. There are also a few Italian colonial buildings in the downtown area.<br /><br />Misurata can be used as a convenient stop by someone travelling across Libya and, as it is slightly nearer to Leptis Magna than Tripoli is, Italian tour groups visiting the ruins sometimes spent the night there. It is the most conservative city in Libya and you will never see a local woman with her hair uncovered. In fact you will rarely see a woman out at all in the city centre after sunset.<br /><br />People there were generally friendly but if my wife went out alone, local schoolboys would throw rocks at her and cars would stop so the drivers and passengers could hurl abuse at her. Women were not supposed to walk outside , especially after sunset. I also experienced the rock throwing when I went out jogging. I think this was the result of the anti-Western propaganda they were subjected to by the Gaddafi regime. The people I worked with and knew personally were very nice and I hope that none of them get injured or killed in the current fighting. It wasn't an easy place to live in and conditions there can only get better if Gaddafi is overthrown.<br /><br /><!-- WebRSS.com NOTE: Do not modify code below this line --><script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.webrss.com/get_mysite.php?lang=js&mysiteId=8624"></script>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167458171459084910noreply@blogger.com13