I love this picture of a man and his art.
We all know that the Mediterranean area is famous for Baklava.
Ask a Turk who makes the best and they’ll say, “Turkey!”
Ask a Greek who makes the best and they’ll say, “Greece!”
Ask an Egyptian who makes the best and they’ll say, “Egypt!”
Now, as an Armenian, I would say they have a point but they don’t.
Armenia makes the best Baklava.
However, I am a lover and not a fighter so I love baklava from everywhere and from anyone!
Baklava brings the world together and creates peace!
Jill and I were walking around Istanbul and just drooling with desire over the many different types of desserts and sweets in the windows.
There is, of course, lots of baklava, with different ingredients, but so much else to eat in both Turkey and Greece.
As you know, we are both vegetarians, and were sorely tempted to eat meat or fish, but stayed strong and kept our way.
As much as we would have enjoyed the momentary taste of it, we knew we’d feel guilty about killing something for our own pleasure so we supported each other and just ate more dessert.
We both think it was a fair trade off.
By the way, this may be a bit of a give away but I gained about 10 lbs on this trip.
Jill, somehow, didn’t gain an ounce.
I look like a Michelin man and she looks beautiful.
I’m a very lucky man.