@ Brighton for fish and chips

Instabul March 09

We both look very happy.



Now, that's not how I should behave inside a palace.



Agia Sofia from the Gran Palace



By the Galatasarai bridge with Rowan


Shopping:

@ the back of the grand bazaar (got no idea if there is the front) there are a bunch of shops selling wholesale (which are happy to sell retail @ their wholesale prices!) You can still haggle of course!

How to get there?

Once you are at the bazaar ask for direstions to:
Yorgancilar cad. Mektep Sk
No.2-7 Kapalicarsi, Instabul

Don't get discouraged if some say they don't know it. Keep asking...
One of the shops there has also a website:
www.kehribarci.com

Nice Sep 2009

The city center, if you can call Nice a city :)



"Room with a view"



The coastline



Someone's posing



Someone is feeling thirsty



Someone turned the lights on



And someone is afraid of getting wet



Goodbye Nice


Where to dine:

Vegetarian cuisine
La JuccaMagica - 4 Quai Papacino
Socca
Chez Pipo - 13 rue Bavastro
French
La Maison de Marie


Museums:

Marc Chagall
Henri Matisse

Feng Shui

Over the last years the principles of tao (feng shui) have gained big popularity in the western world. While reading the book "One man Caravan" by Robert Fulton I received a first introduction on the subject, even though that's far from the book's intention.

"In China evil spirits have the convenient limitation of being able to travel only in straight line... Feng-shui... , rules of counter-magic capable of discouraging any black-magic ever invented. No wall in China is ever built straight lest an evil spirit raze it from end to end; no two gates of a city are in line lest some evil, entering at one, make a clean sweep of the place and escape at the other. In the middle there is always a jog around which he cannot get. Into the bargain, there are bells which, when you ring them, will be heard by your most distant relatives and start them racing home; and no child must ever sleep except with a tiger-pillow to scare away spiritual marauders."

The book finishes with following words of the author:

"One measure of a man is what he does when he has nothing to do"

Mexico July 07

7th of June @ Bayswater


Mexico City


Catholic church


Zocalo


The pyramid of the moon (from the top of pyramid of the sun)


Hiking the pyramids makes you feel a bit high.


Puebla (Unesco is protecting the snake)


Cholula with the underground pyramid


Could soccer player be the second oldest profession?


On the way to Hierve el Agua


Hierve el Agua 1


Hierve el Agua 2


Mitla


Tule tree


playa San Agustin (close to Huatulco)


The beach culture


Cascadas


Having breakfast on the beach. A single picture cannot pay justice to the Mexican cuisine.


In the lagoon looking for the crocos. The true monsters though were the mosquitoes.


Religious (?) ritual in Mexican beach close to puerto Angel.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXJSryNOCkY


Zihuatanejo, where middle class Mexican families will go on vacations. Much nicer than the neighbor port Ixtapa, where you are more likely to come across yachts.


Acapulco! If you make it there look for "el Zoritto" restaurant.


At playa la Angosta every noon and every night there is a show. Divers jump from the cliffs while crowds gather to applaud after every attempt.



These are the heroes for tonight. The one on the top will jump last after he we'll pay a quick visit to the church at the top of the cliff. At the end all the divers will visit the crowd holding a bag each, for tips.

London - Corsica Aug 09

Have safe roads guys...




1.20 mins later @ Folkstone




In the eurotunnel with Anthony from Australia. Heading back to France to join wife and son.




Lille day and night. As the Chinese say Yin and Yang.




Outside Reims cathedral looking for the labyrinth.




Reims cathedral from inside.




Launching the summer collection. The dress above named "Tomato" is expected to become very popular among badly equipped bike rides.




Rue Sala & Rue Victor Hugo, Lyon




Lyon, the old city




A nice restaurant at the edge of the old town.




8:00 am 8th of Aug leaving Lyon




With Michiel from NL. It took him only 10 days to ride his pushbike 2,600 khm from Utrecht to Marseilles.




Marseilles 20:45 9th of Aug 09




Lily the navy girl.




Bastia at 7 am




I was afraid for swine flu. The doctor later said it's normal all the baby needs is some rest.




Whatever the situation try to see the bright side. Isn't that a great scenery to die?




The island is not short of fish, fish restaurants or fish markets.




With Marika and Alesandro from Torin @ Plage de Lodo. The guys on a monthly long visit to the island, with a car having a tent attached on the roof.




Last evening in Corsica 12th of Aug 09




As you can imagine we had to leave quickly after causing such a damage.




Ship outside Genoa's Aquarium (tasteless) The sloppy roads in Genoa though have a strong Mediterranean taste.




With a cell phone camera the greenest view can look grey. Mont Blanc (excuse my bad accent)