Istanbul

Some pics from our time in Istanbul

Aytun and her sisters

Life is hard sometimes....

Dressed up for our second wedding anniversary.

Rize

In the summer we went to Rize. It's in the northeast of Turkey, close to the Georgia border. It's where Aytun is from - they moved to Istanbul when she was about 3 - and her dad has a house there. The family were so welcoming and we are both so pleased that we went there.

Ismet taking part in some traditional dancing

The village is called Findikli - meaning 'with nuts' - guess what they grow a lot of....

It's also tea growing country. Lots of it.

Steve Perry and Mark Sears

Steve Perry and Mark Sears. The best men at my wedding, and quite simply the best men. Even if they are like a bag of monkeys.

Drinking baijo - Chinese rice wine. Awful, awful stuff

Post baijo

World Cup 06 - random pics from the Celebration of Life

World Cup 06.

When will we bring 'it' home.....???

The final - about 5am in Macau

High hopes prior to the Portugal game

What the wife thought of the final....

Manatee, manatee, manatee, manatee, manatee, manatee, manatee, manatee, manatee.....MANATEE!!!!

Me, the missus and Digger have got the world in motion

The beautiful game

The beautiful game 2

Summer in the UK - family

Summer seeing the family - so good to see everyone.

Buy that man a new hat!