back and better than before

Hey there,

The first thing I want to do is apologize for my bad blogging. I haven't been myself since the beginning of summer but now I'm back and way better than before.

Right now I'm at Zermatt, Switzerland. I am definitely at heaven on Earth. Unlimited skiing, photography, dogs, cute Swiss men and the most delicious food from all over the world. Even though racing is forbidden for me, I'm able to ski after the accident I had last year. Unfortunately, I'm leaving Zermatt tomorrow :( I'm going to miss this place a lot. I took many photos and Dad recorded plenty videos with his helmet-cam. I'll upload them as soon as possible.

By the way, I had written "It will be a picture of me next year, just like that one, count on that" at the entry I wrote on 13.01.2010. I haven't forgotten it. Even though I don't have a picture "just like that one" I've got videos that I took while I was skiing. Those are way better than photos right? ;)

Tchüs for now!

surroundings and cheap photography

exploring roundabouts

while the sun sets...

Hey there! I'm still on vacation at Çeşme. I really don't remember the last time I had this much fun. My favorite part of the day is when me and my friends go to the little island 800 meters away from the shore. We swim there together and climb on the island first. Even though climbing on the sharp rocks with bare feet is really hurtful we don't really care. After finding the perfect place to get on the island, we walk all the way around the island and explore our surroundings. Yesterday we found a bat nest between the rocks. Today we found 2 bird nests. After the tour around the island is done, we sit on flat rocks and search for sea urchins. When we find one, we place it in our palms. It's such a funny feeling, the sea urchin tries to stick on our hands and it feels ticklish. We spend at least 4 hours of the day in the sea. It's quite tiring however the unforgettable memories are worth it.

Last night there was a full moon. The view at the beach was breathtaking but I've only got the images of the moon, sorry :(

btw: the image on the top is the island I'm talking about

my biggest fear of all time

Oh boy, the things I did to get this close to this tiny fella... I still can't believe I had the guts.

relaxation

Hey there! I'm having the time of my life right now. I'm at my grandmother's summerhouse at Çeşme. Çeşme is located at the Aegean part of Turkey, it's a heavenly holiday area. I've been here since the 16th of July and I won't be going back to Istanbul until the end of the first week of august.

Anyway life is great over here, it's so simple. The nature is so pure, so untouched. I go swimming first thing in the morning. Even though it's really hot over here, the sea is really cool. I can feel the steam coming over my head when I jump in the water. The day passes quickly, it's the nights that I love.

I've never seen so many stars before. They are like colorful candy particles on a chocolate covered donut. At nights me and my friends go to the beach, watch the stars and the flickering lights of the houses at the other side of the bay. The small talk is really entertaining. I love the way none of us have real worries at all, during summer at least.

Everything is great, except one thing, this place is full of frogs and insects. I wasn't irritated by frogs when I was little. In the previous years when I came to Çeşme, me and my two other friends used to capture frogs, put them in a water bowl, add some grass and pretend we were preparing frog soups. I don't know what made me become so irritated by frogs. I guess now they are getting even with me, taking the revenge of the frogs me and my friends tortured, well, kind of. The thing about insects is that they are everywhere. I see some kind of 6-or-more-legged-beast anywhere I turn. I'm not scared of them but I hate seeing one on my towel when I get back from swimming.

I've been talking too much again haven't I? Well that's all for today. Enjoy the photos I just took. Have a nice holiday y'all!