Dungans at Penn - https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=71832 fascinating culture. here's an amazing #Dungan mosque - that looks like a pagoda - which I saw in Karakol, #Kyrgyzstan last year - https://moodysbnn.blogspot.com/2024/06/2024-kazakhstan-and-kyrgyzstan.html

2025 #Istanbul - moodysbnn.blogspot.com/2025/10/2025... Alongside the famous sights – Hagia Sophia, the Basilica Cistern and Topkapi palace – and the mosque masterpieces of the world's greatest architect, Mimar Sinan, a host of out-of-the-way gems I saw recently #travel #turkey

2025 #Istanbul - https://moodysbnn.blogspot.com/2025/10/2025-istanbul.html Alongside the famous sights – Hagia Sophia, the Basilica Cistern and Topkapi palace – and the mosque masterpieces of the world's greatest architect, Mimar Sinan, a host of out-of-the-way gems I saw recently #travel #turkey

2025 #Brescia - https://moodysbnn.blogspot.com/2025/08/2025-brescia.html a day trip to a hidden gem of North #Italy, rich in #Roman remains #travel

2025 #Azerbaijan - https://moodysbnn.blogspot.com/2025/07/2025-azerbaijan.html a trip I made recently, including a memorable concert by a mugham master, and an amazing stay in the ancient Caucasian hilltop village Khinalug, at 2200 metres (with 40 pix) #travel #music

2025 #Azerbaijan - https://moodysbnn.blogspot.com/2025/07/2025-azerbaijan.html a trip I made recently, including a memorable concert by a mugham master, and an amazing stay in the ancient Caucasian hilltop village Khinalug, at 2200 metres (with 40 pix) #travel #music

2025 #Toronto - https://moodysbnn.blogspot.com/2025/06/2025-toronto.html a short trip I made recently, involving the Group of 7, Inuktitut syllabics, puce cocktails in a Mies van der Rohe skyscraper, and hummingbirds #canada #travel

2025 #Sarajevo - https://moodysbnn.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-sarajevo.html a short trip I made a couple of weeks ago to this unique city, which deserves to be better known for its pleasures, not just for its pain; with a few #photos #travel #bosnia

2025 #Sarajevo - https://moodysbnn.blogspot.com/2025/04/2025-sarajevo.html a short trip I made to this unique and memorable city a couple of weeks ago; with pix #travel #bosnia