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I have to echo C. Charm. Wow all of you (Mono, Chava, Poetic) are very attractive people.Good lord, why are you all so good looking?!? Great shots, mono, chava, and Poetic! And Bien, I've told you before that you're daughter is lovelyI love the photos.
Bien, Constantinople fell to the Ottoman turkish empire in 1453, if I'm remembering my history. The turks were originally a people who migrated from central Asia (perhaps I think where Kazahkstan is now) and slowly settled in Asia Minor, what is now Turkey, I think around the 10th century. Slowly they took away what was the Byzantine Empire, especially Turkey and really could not take the city of Constantinople for quite a while. It's location was extremely difficult to sack it. I believe gun powder and the development of cannons which smashed down the Constantinople walls were the deciding factor. The last Byzantine emperor, I can't quite remember his name, decided to go down fighting with the city rather than escape. A fascinating history. Of course this is all by my memory, so go and look it up and let me know if I'm off with the facts somewhere.
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I have to echo C. Charm. Wow all of you (Mono, Chava, Poetic) are very attractive people.
Bien, Constantinople fell to the Ottoman turkish empire in 1453, if I'm remembering my history. The turks were originally a people who migrated from central Asia (perhaps I think where Kazahkstan is now) and slowly settled in Asia Minor, what is now Turkey, I think around the 10th century. Slowly they took away what was the Byzantine Empire, especially Turkey and really could not take the city of Constantinople for quite a while. It's location was extremely difficult to sack it. I believe gun powder and the development of cannons which smashed down the Constantinople walls were the deciding factor. The last Byzantine emperor, I can't quite remember his name, decided to go down fighting with the city rather than escape. A fascinating history. Of course this is all by my memory, so go and look it up and let me know if I'm off with the facts somewhere.This is great...but please redirect these comments to the Origins thread.
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Volume 1, Fifth Book, Chapter 3
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Classic, you are quite good-looking yourself. I am usually too bashful to tell people that they good looking, but since the topic is open...
Poetic, Chava, Classic, limajean, Niamh, Ijustmade, subT, wisp, Stargazer, Lostprincess, higley, sprinks, BeccaT, Equality, weltan, kiz_paws, andave, Cat, sleepywitch, skooter, LadyW, symphony, stephofthenight, Tiny Dancer, Annamariah, inspireMe, Poetess...well, I only went back to page 225...
You all are very attractive...
There are a couple of you that I may be partial to...but I'm too bashful to single you out....aw thanks Bien
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
Everyone is extraordinary looking. Mono, Chava, that looked like fun to visit and sight see in Denmark. And as for Istanbul...well, you are very fortunate, PoeticPassions. I long to travel! Maybe someday. "Classic"Charm, you and your horse are beautiful! And Bienvenu, your little daughter is beautiful, as is yours, Stargazer. It is a lot of fun to see what everyone looks like, and what every one is up to.
Thank you all for sharing.
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Thanks everyone for the lovely comments
And glad to see Mono and Chava are having fun! you guys are so cute
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(not jinxing myself not jinxing myself not jinxing myself)
Wow... lots of good pictures
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Wow...Chava and Mono...you're both gorgeous! I have brown eyes and am jealous of the beautiful blue eyes you both have
Poetic Passions, you're also gorgeous! Those pix of your trip are so lovely. Makes me want to go to Istanbul!!
Found a recent picture of myself in someone else's library, drinking beer . I'm a bit dishevelled in it, but hey, it is a picture.
Found a recent picture of myself in someone else's library, drinking beer . I'm a bit dishevelled in it, but hey, it is a picture.
Well, share!
share what? That's all I have at present.
I think it was a cheap beer, but good for one or two in the sunlight overlooking a harbour and backed by books.
That's you Silas?Found a recent picture of myself in someone else's library, drinking beer . I'm a bit dishevelled in it, but hey, it is a picture.
I thought you were an old man with a cane.
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No, there is only one of you on the Forum, Virgil!I thought you were an old man with a cane.
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hummm...I am I missing something here - where exactly is the picture of Silas? I don't see any links or any photos.
Yeah, Virgil, you always say the nicest things.
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