Monday, 26 March
I’ve made considerable headway with the photo scanning project I began in December 2011. Having started with 1982, I’m already through 1994; 1995 and 1996 are organized and waiting in the wings to be scanned next. Photos after 2001 are already digital, so there’s definitely light at the end of the tunnel.
Looking through the photos we took on a 1995 trip to Turkey, I came across one that just begged to be posted here. It was taken in May of that year when we visited Bursa, where the Ottoman Empire was founded back in the 1300s. Today, the city that the Ottomans referred to as Hüdavendigar — God’s Gift — is a bustling metropolis best known for Uludağ (Great Mountain), a popular snow skiing destination.
But I digress. The reason this photo deserves a place in this blog is in the sister-city post we came across by happenstance. It’s not a great photo, but if you know the name of the maker of our Phaeton, you’ll understand why I just had to post it.
Of course, the Tiffin referred to in the post is the Ohio city by that name; it has nothing to do with our motorhome. Still, what are the chances that 27 years ago we would be pointed towards Tiffin. Call it fate; call it “kısmet” — I think it was meant to be that we would someday end up in a Tiffin-made ‘condo on wheels.’
Who would have guessed? :)
ReplyDeleteWell then shouldn't Phae's name be Sara !?!?
ReplyDeleteMy question is why would that sign direct you two Tiffin, OHIO? We are from Ohio. So strange. ~wheresweaver
ReplyDeleteTo clarify:
ReplyDeleteMs. Sara Y. Bosna, from the village of Phaetonia, in the realm of Tiffin :))
How funny. Who knew??? :)
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, Erin. That kind of makes one stop and think, doesn't it? You are making great progress on the scanning. Hurray for you!
ReplyDeleteit was meant to be!!!..funny how things work out!
ReplyDeleteWhat a hoot! Who'd a thunk it back then. Just goes to affirm your choice in a great motorhome company. ;c)
ReplyDeleteIf we could only recognize those signs along the way rather than in hindsight. Great story!
ReplyDeleteIt was your destiny. :-)
Good for you for keeping at the task of scanning. I just cringe when I think of all the boxes and boxes of photos I need to go through, organize and scan. Maybe I'll just strike a match to the whole shebang lol!!
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