"The Hittite parade
Beehive houses, Harran.
Photo: Barney Swartz
In Turkey, Barney Zwartz finds he's no match for the barber of Biracek.
By the waters of Babylon, where the captive ancient Israelites hung their harps, I had my ears set alight. Well, there is a slight exaggeration there: I was a long way north of those unfortunate Israelites 2545 years ago, and my ears weren't exactly set alight. But that's what I thought as the Turkish barber flicked his lighter, producing a long flame, and applied it to my ears."
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