re-discovering Istanbul

Since last september, I started to write a new blank page in my life.

The first thing is that, I re-started to discover about Istanbul. Last week, I was in exhibion about Galata district. 

Here is some historical pictures...

Galata Bridge

Galata Bridge

Galata Bridge (It's the army of Revolution who are walking)

Arap Cami

Galata Tower

Ford motor company factory in Tophane

Karakoy Port. The mosque in the picture has an interesting story. it is called "Kayıp Cami" - The Lost Mosque. They'll rebuit it soon:
http://www.sabah.com.tr/Yasam/2012/09/10/kayip-cami-54-yil-sonra-karakoy-yolunda

Tophane-i Amire

Tophane-i Amire (this picture could be better if I waited the sunset)

Graphitis in Kadıkoy (Yeldegirmeni)

The man who walks toward to sun (Yeldedegirmeni)

things which make me angry

In business life, I learnt to handle some challenges.

But these things are still making me angry:

1- When people decide and do application without notifying me about something which
concerns me .

2- When people make stress about small things

3- When people care about other people excessively

4- When people talk like they're an expert about something that they don't know.

5- When people insist on something which I explicitly say that I don't want

Near but far districts of Istanbul

Last two week-end, I made very nice trips with motorbike to near but far Istanbul.

My last similar trip was at 2009, I remembered that I like it a lot.

Since 2-3 years I was very focused with business; now I want to focus more on my hobbies.


So, Here is some pictures I took during the trips.

star maps and zodiacs

I think you can understand the meaning of life better when you look to the sky in the night.

If you're curious for stars like me, an android application called Google Skymap would be very usefull to learn about them.

Below, you can see very nice zodiac maps.

Here is the original link with their mytologic myths in turkish:
http://www.didimli.com/efsaneler.htm

camping

I think, camping is one of the best kind of holiday for me. You're in
the nature, in a social environement.

I made 5 times camping, first in France (2004), then two times in
Marmaris (2006 and 2007), in Yedigoller (2011) and in Assos (2011).

I hope I can do it more and more. I'll do it at first opportunity


Two places for camping. (It's just a not for future)

bozcaada
http://www.campingbozcaada.com/

marmaris
http://www.shivacamp.com/

Ramadan month

Ramadan month started 3 days ago.

We try to keep ourself from our pleisures since the sun up till the sunset. In summer it means about 18 hours of starvation.

During ramadan month you feel relaxed both physically and mentally. Its a test drive for your self control. 

Ramadan cuisine is special, it's really worth to be hungry for all the day. Not only the meals, but chatting after the  meal also is special

Montenegro trip. It was LEGEND wait for it : )

Hey, Last week I was in Montenegro. I visited Budva (3 days), Kotor (1 day) and Herceg Novi (3 days). And it was Legendary : ) Maybe it's the trip that I had fun the most.

I was with a good friend from university, Hakan, and we made lots of things: swim, visited beaches with motorbike (sveti stefan, jazz), partied every night and met lots of new people.

In summary, Montenegro is a beatifull country. I have many stories to tell of course, lets talk about it in private : )

City Of Kotor

Kotor Bay

This was my sixth last minute trip. I bought the flight ticket 1-2 days before, make small plans and just go. Acting spontaneously is really awesome sometimes, here is the list of other trips:

Wien (June 2008)

Prag (2010 April)

Athens-Rhodes (2010 September)  

Sofia-Plovdiv (2011 September)

Belgrade (2012 April)

Montenegro (2012 July)

driving bicycle

I didn't make bicycle trips in the city since one year.

It's something that I miss..

Maybe the reason is that, I got some phobia after passing two accidents. One of that is because of these drain inlet seen in the picture..

I had a terrible memory with that.

The other accident I passed, is when I was in a park. A ball just trown near me, and I tried to hit it  : ) 

Then, when I take up my head I saw an old man with bicycle. So, at that moment I wanted to make a soft stop, and used front and back brakes together. Then, I was upside- down  with bicycle... I don't forget this moment, I was lucky. Neither me, neither the old man has an injury.

Problems and Solutions

Everytime we got a problem, this makes us embrassed : )

But, it's also a fact that, its by the help of these problems we learn things.

And solving problems make us happy : )

So, be curious, energic and faithfull, we'll all find the solutions!!!!!

holiday - trips

Hey, I made a list for my self, and decided to share with you. 

Places I lived:

Istanbul, Erzurum, Konya, Amiems

Places seen during holidays:

Ankara, Bursa, Efes, Paris, Bodrm, Ayvalık, Marsilya, Marmaris, Kıbrıs, Kapadokya, Fethiye, Kartalkaya, Palandöken, Kıbrıs (Girne, Mağosa), İzmir,  Etretat, Rouen, Amsterdam, Brussel, Brugge, Lille, Gant, Wien, Grenoble, Lyon, Geneve, Annecy, Torino, Thesaloniki, Konya, Kütahya, Brno, Prag, Assos, Troy, Çanakkale, Yedigoller (Bolu), Belgrad, Bansko.

Places I want to visit: 

St Petersbourg, Moscow, Kiev, Venice, Rome, Munich, London, New york, Chicago, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Phuket, Vietnam, India, Cairo, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Mecca, Medina, Barcelona, Madrid, Dubai, Croatia-Montenegro.

life is going onnnnnnnnn

Yeah.

I noticed that  i'm in a mouse wheel since 1-2 years. 

It's a classic, only some of people can get out of this system.

Here is the steps of it:

1- Start to work 

2- Have your salary

3- Spend money

4- Go holiday sometimes, have rest

5- Work untill you retire.

They say, this is called life.

I would like to find a way to brake this routine.

: ) the first thing is to find enough money, time and energy. Also luck.

Then we can be free!!!!!