During his 2003 visit to Dublin, the Monkey rambled through a few of the city’s historic squares. He also dropped by one of the capital’s leading universities. Fancy a brisk autumn walk?
No stranger to the corridors of power, the Monkey felt right at home in the lavish surroundings of Topkapi Palace, once the heart of Ottoman imperial power. These shots are from the Monkey’s September 2002 visit to Istanbul.
Possessed of refined taste and a certain panache, the Monkey is no stranger to museums. In this set of photos from July 2010, the Monkey examines a few of the treasures at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.
During his 2002 travels in Romania, the Monkey had something of a religious experience visiting the painted churches and famed monastery of Horezu. He also checked out some Romanian wheels.
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