A Year in Pictures – Interior of the Hagia Sophia

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The Hagia Sophia is unfortunately not in the best of condition, and when we were there, fully a quarter of the interior was filled with scaffolding as they worked to conserve and restore the site. Still, I was able to get this shot of the medallions that ringed the chamber, each bearing an Arabic inscription; you can also make out some of the other decorative elements.

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Supernatural Re-Watch: “Nightmare” and seeding metaplot

For the record, I will talk about things other than Supernatural pretty soon. It’s just that I got some way into Season 1 before deciding to make a blog series about this, which means I have a backlog of things to say. And I don’t want to get too far ahead in my watching from where I am in posting.

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