http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/ en-us Copyright 2008 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:04:44 -0800 Sat, 17 May 2008 10:49:13 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I went to Greece for a week or so. Here are some of the pictures... http://picasaweb.google.com/hrolfkrake/Greece08... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000961.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000961.php Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:04:44 -0800 Ms. Bhutto was killed today. I was informed thanks to an early phone call from a telemarketer who woke me up and then I ended up watching the TV. It was interesting to see how CNN was presenting the news.... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000956.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000956.php Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:29:29 -0800 Well, finally after a false start and after six months of immersing myself in archaeology and economic history, I finished my PhD exams, namely its oral section. Now I am ATC, ABD, C. Phil. or whatever else you might want... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000954.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000954.php Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:02:02 -0800 In the olden times, when the geographical and geo-political knowledge was quite limited, "hegemony" was itself a geographically (and idealogically) limited term. The Chinese knew little about the world beyond Yaxartes. The Iranians considered Xuuenires (the Greater Iran) to be... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000952.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000952.php Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:42:14 -0800 Absolutely no time to write blogs. Meanwhile, these are some of my pics from Tehran. I shall upload photos from Shiraz and the rest of Iran as well. Enjoy... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000949.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000949.php Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:58:20 -0800 Funny that this year, I planned to document my travels thoroughly, but the lack of proper internet in Iran, prevented me from doing so. I am going to write a summary and then provide some highlights of all the things... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000946.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000946.php Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:55:40 -0800 I am still in Iran. Not writing the weblog mainly because the internet connection is too slow (I have been spoiled by T3's and DSLs!) and also because there are so many things to do and so many places to... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000943.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000943.php Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:05:39 -0800 Iran (i.e. dial-up internet) is coming up, so here are a few more additions to the Istanbul and Antioch pictures... Even more interesting stories about meeting two Kurdish guys who are studying history and archaeology and are dying to go... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000940.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000940.php Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:50:20 -0800 Here are some more pictures from Antakya and Samandagh (Seleucia Pieria). Antioch is officially called "Hatay" in Turkish, although Antakya is much more commonly used. One of my Turkish friends had told me that this has something to do with... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000937.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000937.php Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:24:38 -0800 Writing these from Antakya, 50 km from the Syrian border in Turkey. I am so excited I can barely control myself. I don't think I have ever been so happy about being in a city before. I am in Antakya,... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000935.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000935.php Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:52:30 -0800 I took over 500 pictures, of the city, the museums, pottery, statues, everything. Here are 43 of them, tell me if you want more!:P... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000933.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000933.php Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:53:04 -0800 German Train Strike: 200 km driving to get to the airport Istanbul at 4:30 pm, immediatly proceeding to the Hagia Sophia (Justinian's church of the Holy Wisdom)... People watching for three hours, enthusiasim preventing self from getting back to the... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000931.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000931.php Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:04:30 -0800 I am learning how to work with Picasa so I can upload my photos easier and hopefully also faster. So far, 14 of them. Tell me how it is and I am also going to upload more soon...... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000929.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000929.php Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:49:34 -0800 I usually don't take many pictures from the places I travel. Somehow I get a bit fed-up with groups of tourists taking pics of the same monument and feel a bit embarrassed to do so myself. On the other hand,... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000926.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000926.php Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:47:55 -0800 A few pals of mine who read these things have been worried about me and my determination to go to Iran this summer. Just to set your mind in peace, I shall tell you that I am indeed going (that... http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000924.php http://www.vishistorica.com/brain/archives/000924.php Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:31:42 -0800