Well forum friends,
My job has taken me to the very North East corner of the Mediterranean Sea.
I've taken on a tank building project that has now made the decision for me to pursue an API 653 cert for my future career plans.

The pipeline itself has an interesting story. This is the location of the pig launching station that James Bond ("The World is not Enough") used to insert himself into Russia.
The culture here although Muslim, is not as strict as in Kuwait where I was last year at this time where the all women are blacked out in Burqas and black ninja masks while the men sport a white Man Dress with a tablecloth and fan belt on their heads.

1) The mountains in the distance are the border between Syria and Turkey.
2) Adana has it's own style and flavor of Kebaps (shish kabob).
3) The Taskopru bridge was built by the Romans sometime between 100 and 384 AD and is the oldest continuously used for vehicle traffic. Ghengis Khan, Marco Polo and WWII tanks have crossed this bridge along with countless other conquerers, partisans and merchants. Rome had some great civil engineers. Of course having unlimited slave labor helps also to be able to build infrastructure projects that will last for centuries.
4) This mosque is one of the largest in the world with a capacity for 28,000 prayers. When you consider the space required to stash that many shoes before entering, then lay down the prayer carpet, that translates into a projected seating capacity of perhaps 100,000 or more. It is also Right Next Door to my hotel! The 5:30 am call to prayer makes for a great alarm clock...
5) If you buy a fresh leg-o-lamb, you also receive a complimentary testicle...
Sorry about the size of the pix.

Very cool.

Al