a continuation on my craze about signs and graffitis continues on suomenlinna island.. an interesting depiction of the achtung sign..

@ suomenlinna island, finland

an unexpected touch of gothic architecture here and there throughout the city.. gives a feel of med-evil!..

@ helsinki, finland

call it an obsession, call me mad.. but i have a thing for these scandinavian roads.. undiscovered beauty in something man-made in a place where even God forgot..

@ rovaniemi, finland..

this feeling of emptiness that resides in everything, including this gas station at 9am actullay does not make you feel alone.. and its also very esthetic for reasons i cannot define..

@ gas station south of arctic circle, finland

hours and hours on road with pretty much the same view.. i would not be exaggerating if i were to say that 1 hour ago the same view, 1 hour later the same view.. all is empty..

@ a road south of the arctic circle, sweden

you might think its 4 in the morning but its more like 10am.. this sun down effect in the sky is permanent during the 4-5 hours of daylight they have..

@ a road close to the sweedish border, arctic circle, finland

inherent existence..

simplicity, minimalism and a feeling of emptyness resides in everything..

@ arcticum museum, rovaniemi, finland

and as to how to manage the cold.. actually quite simple..

absolute ice bar + vodka

@ ice hotel, jukkasjarvi, sweden

over night accommodations in the ice hotel is just too cold for my blood..

@ ice hotel, jukkasjarvi, sweden

oh are we popular or what.. santa receives some serious mail.. who would have guessed..
@ santa claus village, rovaniemi, finland

yes you guessed it right.. these rackets were made for walking..

@ a husky farm in rovaniemi, finland

this is what must be considered hot in the arctic circle.. get out your bikinis and speedos!

@ at a gas station close to the swedish border, finland

rudolf the red nosed reindeer, im dreaming of a white xmas, jingle bells batman smells...

creative xmas decorations all round london..
light fixtures on the wall in the shape of xmas trees..

(outside oxo tower, london)

row row row your boat, gently down the stream..

merrily merrily merrily merrily, life is but a dream..

(warf, london)

caution overhead hazard..

as a follow up to "mind the gap", london comes up with "mind yea head"..

(london)

bosphorus bridge is falling down?!!..

the works of fireworks for Oct 29th..

posted in memory of someone very near to my heart yet so far..

(bosphorus, istanbul)

and yes up in the sky yet again but in a hot air balloon this time..

if you have a fear of heights, suck it up.. seriously..

just wear something warm cause its chillllyy..

(cappadocia)

and since it is such a great activity, i couldnt help put yet another picture :) this is our balloon..

(cappadocia)

self reflection on water :)

ihlara vadisi..

(cappadocia)

vrrmm vrrmm.. a little atv action..

its important to let go of the gas, when you break i hear :)

(cappadocia)

what's up baby doll?!..

even though i don't seem to have one! everyone leaves nevsehir with one of these.. they have taken over.. land of the dolls..

(cappadocia)

beautiful buildings, beautiful doors, beautiful people..

all so authentic and from the heart..

(cappadocia)

cave man for a weekend..

yumak otel..

absolutely lovely place to stay.. the rooms are actually in the caves themselves..

(cappadocia)

hello!!.. is this earth?!..

(cappadocia)

signs of mankind while walking around kizilvadi..

had a lovely tour guide leading the walk.. he seemed to know his way around quite well.. didn't get lost at all that day, now did we? :)

(cappadocia)

50 ytl..
let me expand on that, cause i didnt get it when i was first told.. this is what you see on the back of 50 Turkish Lira's.. This is my version..

(cappadocia)

who is decco?

(tunel, istanbul)

i dont know if this piece.. well more like ghost-like silver bus.. belongs to bienal or istanbul modern..

check it out in the night time though..

(istanbul modern parking lot)

comforting to know!?!

this year every exhibition has some form of neon-light installation.. i shouldn't like it, but i cant help getting fixated.. and im not even a vegas-gen..

(bienal-antrepo)

don't call me depressing but this is my favorite from bienal - antrepo

the floor is completely in sand with swings attached from the ceilings.. reminds me of nazi camps in a way.. gives me the chills..

(bienal - antrepo)

uskudar'a gider iken..

(uskudar vapuru, istanbul)

the search for decent graffiti in ist continues..

(galata, istanbul)

and who dare says hip hop is dead!!

(idw, galata)

istanbul design week..

if you are a follower of these things, it was basically an extension of what you already now..

however, the location (galata bridge) gave it an umpf..

(idw, galata)

santralistanbul opens finally.. it used 2b a power plant, now a centre for culture and arts.. just simply a sight for sore eyes

http://www.santralistanbul.com/

(santralistanbul, eyup)