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Birthday Girl
Eloïse turned four a few days ago and we held a big party last Sunday to celebrate it. The weather cooperated to make it an outdoor event and we had borrowed a bouncy castle for the occasion, so between that … Continue reading
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Magic Carpets
I forgot to mention that the carpets we purchased in Istanbul turned up last Friday afternoon and no import duties had to be paid on them. That was quite a relief. Both carpets are now brightening the areas in which … Continue reading
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Waiting Room
I’m blogging at the Audi dealer, while our car is fitted with a new starter relay. This will hopefully solve the problems we’ve had recently when starting the car. Outside, it’s rainy, the first rainy day we’ve had in a … Continue reading
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Don’t Be Alarmed
Breakfast in Istanbul, lunch in Amsterdam. That’s the kind of jet-setters we are. Dinner was also in Amsterdam, though, of course, which sounds less impressive. It was an early start today, at 06:45 EEST. Sabiha Gökçen, Istanbul’s second airport, is … Continue reading
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Bye Bye, Byzantium
Our sixth and final day in the tireless metropolis of Istanbul draws to an end. Fireworks were exploding in the sky overhead a few minutes ago, but they were probably not for our benefit, although benefit, we did. We were … Continue reading
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