Random – Page 14 – Sid and Doris Bonkers and their Epic Journeys

What do you think about when not cycling? – part 2

July 11, 2019 Doris EuroEpic19

1. Coffee OMG we are back in the Land of the Latte. Brits drive the Italians mad by calling it a Latte, obviously it is a Caffe Latte otherwise you will only get a funny look and a glass of hot milk, but ever since maybe Hungary we haven’t had a decent cup of coffee. In Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey…

Mosaics and museums and me

July 6, 2019 Doris EuroEpic19

As I mentioned, I got a bit philosophical while cycling across the Danube plain, and I decided it was time to focus on something other than war. 1. Mosaics I have always been fascinated by mosaics. I had “Mini Mosaic” as a child, fun to make the mosaics but a terrible challenge to prise the little tiles out of the…

More poetry

July 6, 2019 Doris EuroEpic19

The mosaics in the Chora church were really fantastic and inspired Doris to Poesy: I am a Pasha With a hat I wear my turban Just like that Some people say That it’s too fat But I am THE Pasha And this is MY hat.

Balconies

July 5, 2019 Doris EuroEpic19

In which Doris considers balconies.

What do you think about when not cycling?

July 4, 2019 Doris EuroEpic19

1. Domes “We in Turkey love domes. We can make any building shape you like out of domes. We make big ones then smaller ones round the edge, then smaller ones to fill in the bits. Some people build their religious buildings with sloping roofs with straight edges but they are wrong, and we must kill them. Other people build…

What do you think about when cycling? – Part 6

July 2, 2019 Doris EuroEpic19

Holiday Money – Reasons not to compete in the Tour de France – Crusades – Gypsy Kings – Skin colours – Wiry Old Gents – Reasons to Hate Other People – Poetry