there's nothing like barbeque with friends, but if you're in Brussels and it's March, then make sure you're not one of those unlucky ones waiting by the barbeque for the koftes to be ready and suffering in the cold. If you are, then jump to keep warm, race with the neighbors' German shepard along the fence, and photograph your friends inside (also think about the advantages of living in Cairo)
I came upon this bonsai first at the gare du midi market. Months later we meet again. This time at our friends' house.
Just outside my favorite museum in Istanbul, Istanbul modern. We decided to spend some time here, visiting the photo exhibit and afterwards drinking lemonade while enjoying the Bosphorus. Just like this teyze..
I guess in the past, the gates of a city wall looked kind of like this. Today, it's the gate of a factory.
to be successful in life, you need to be extroverted and not be afraid to take risks. Focus on your target and get closer step by step...
I've been to a place in Turkey for the first time this weekend. Beautiful location by the Black Sea. Amasra, aka cesmi cihan...
I finally got my 10x neutral density filter. Here's the first try which doesn't look like much, but I hope to experiment with it soon...
It's good to still have a car somewhere that I call mine. It means that I can leave essential stuff in the trunk for survival. This would mean a jacket, some sweaters, and a coat which I normally don't carry around with me in my travels. I only need these in Brussels. In Egypt, only Egyptians wear coats. Foreigners can get away with t-shirts.
I was used to photographing the arches of mosques in Cairo. These days while spending more time in Brussels, my eyes immediately drifted to the modern versions.
More than the belly dancer, what I remember from this night is the weird stuff I ate. I still don't know what part of the lamb it was and I'm not sure I want to find out.
means the mosque of light and it was really filled with light as I was passing by on 6 October bridge, the traffic slowed down and I stuck the camera out of the window....
I didn't get to listen to music while waiting for boarding the plane. First, the airport cat came along and I took its pictures as it walked around the passangers and lay on the floor as if it didn't care about anything. Then my curious friend came. I gave him a piece of my brownie, then we played a little with my ipod. Finally, I took his photos. In the last photo, he was complaining that I wasn't giving him the camera. And he kept on saying "yo, yo, yo..." How could I when he was giving me such great shots? I was torn between 3 photos today, one of the cat, the other my friend smiling and showing me his matchbox car, and finally him being upset with me. When his mother asked him to leave me alone, he said I was "mi amigo". I got to polish my rusted Spanish tonight, gracias mi amigo...
the surf season's finally opened up and I can't wait to head to ras sudr for some wind action. this weekend, there's no wind. waiting for the next one.
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