COWS

The Cow Parade is in town. The cows are gathering around shopping malls, major squares and attractions around Istanbul including Şişli, Nişantaşı, Harbiye, Beyoğlu, Bebek, Ortaköy, Sultanahmet and shopping malls; Kanyon, Akmerkez, Profilo, Metro City ve Cevahir. The cows arrived on August 1st and will leave on 31 October 2007 (1 Ağustos – 31 Ekim 2007). People seem to be intrigued by them, both locals and tourists. The last time I saw cow parade was in Athens, most of the ones on central Athens were trashed, partly due I believe to the student riots that had been taking place around the city last year.



Continuing the cattle theme, it has been reported by the BBC today that Gordon Brown has been called back from his holiday because of an outbreak of foot and mouth has been reported in Surrey, England.