Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps Medium Haghia Sofia This charming mosque is midway between the Haghia Sofia mosque and the Little Haghia Sofia mosque and is often overlooked by tourists rushing to the Hippodrome. The interior is square and measures 30 metres on each side. The central area is definedContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 4”
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Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 3
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps The Turkey Shop This shop in Sultanahmet sells only Mexican foods made with turkey e.g turkey burritos and turkey fajitas. This is all in honour of the fact turkeys are from Mexico. Gullane Park This is a huge park with a golf course, basedContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 3”
Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 2
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps The Basilica Ballcock This device in the Basilica Cistern, made from pumice polished for four months by eunuchs, regulates the flow of water into the city’s underground reservoir. It is connected to a stone lever which closes when the ballcock touches the ceiling ofContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Turkey 2”
Places not on Google Maps – Turkey
Extracts from the following book – Places not on Google Maps The Ark Park on Mount Ararat. This is a Holy Site for Christian Fundamentalists, Creationists, and followers of the NASA space program. This National Park is open only to Christians who must come in two-by-two, along a wooden plank made from gopher wood. AllContinue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Turkey”
Places not on Google Maps – Islands 2
The North Sandwich Islands When Captain James Cook sailed around the world, he must have been feeling extremely hungry. This can be the only explanation for the number of places he named after the humble sandwich. In no particular order, they are as follows: Sandwich Islands was the name given to Hawaii. South Sandwich Islands,Continue reading “Places not on Google Maps – Islands 2”
Country and Western Singing Contest
The singing of sad songs has been associated with Morecambe in Lancashire for hundreds of years. These dirges were usually sung when someone had been drowned in the dangerous waters of Morecambe Bay. These songs were sung so frequently that a competition was organized to see who could sing the saddest song of all. This contest reached its zenithContinue reading “Country and Western Singing Contest”
Stone Age Roulette
A stone ball 30 feet in diameter may provide archaeologists with a vital clue as to the real reason for the construction of Silbury Hill and the Avebury Stone Circles in Wiltshire, UK. The ball was found two months ago in a farmer’s field at the base of Silbury Hill and was believed to haveContinue reading “Stone Age Roulette”
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