Thursday, January 14, 2010

TURKEY TRIP (DAY NINE)

Day nine! happy day! My wai wai found its long lost friend! We saw two konica wai wais sitting in the display cabinet of our hotel’s souvenir shop! the last two! but the whole day ytd the shop wasnt open due to a festival.. and the festival lasts 3days! and we’re only staying at the hotel for 2nights.. hahaha.. but Thank God! the owner came in and we ran to the shop! getting our beloved cameras! :)F1100032

So well, the start of day nine:)F1100028

We left the hotel, and saw the day’s balloon trips lifting off! :) F1100033 F1100034 F1140026 F1140027 F1140028 F1140029 F1100029 F1100030 F1100031 F1100012 F1100013 F1100014 F1100015 F1100016 F1100017 D1060010 D1060011 D1060009

Visited this pottery making place.. so obvious that its only meant for tourists…-.- F1100027 F1100026

the potter with his manual pottery wheel… he has to kick it himself..pro.. F1100024 F1100025 F1100018 F1100019 F1100020

water jars…of the past.. I got one.. love its rawness.. may just turn it to a piece of art! :) F1100021 F1100022 F1100023 F1100011 F1100010

Next Stop: The masoluem of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkish Republic..It houses the tomb/grave of the turkish founder..like a memorial D1060012 D1080008 F1100006 F1100007

Soldiers all over the place… A hand on his rifle, Another on his bayonet..  F1100008 F1100009 D1080009 D1080010

Wall relief D1080011 D1080012F1000001

The flag pole there is uber tall! abt 33m! weighing i think close to 5000kg! haha F1000002 F1000003 F1000004 F1000005  F1000008 F1000009 F1000010 F1000011 F1000012

Then we headed to the Anatolian Civilisation Museum. No pictures inside… so… this is the ONLY pic of the outside! hahaha sorry..-.- F1100005

Dinner time.. ryan gets drunk on Turkish beer! haha F1050036 F1050037

Handsome to the max.F1050038

Tried shooting some long exposure shots from my room… F1100001 F1100002 F1100003 F1100004

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