long passed are the winter days. summer has arrived and it's time to leave :(

"those who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it."
George Santayana

while i was all excited about my solo adventure after having decided on it weeks before, uncertainty, fear and loneliness hit me shortly after i parted with the company and wandered about the streets alone, waiting to catch the bus to krakow. then i arrived in krakow and locating the hostel at four in the morning in the unpatronising rain got me thrilled again and the ensuing travel was quite an enjoyment :)
who cares about the girl who was walking alone on the streets by herself, snapping away at everything she saw, popping into random shops along the way, trying to order from the menu she didn't understand and eating by herself in the restaurants?

one of my lately successful cooking experiments - curry fried rice with tuna and onions. it tastes much better than it looks!

now who's the real paparazzi?

after visiting so many churches in europe, i was more than glad to visit mosques for a change.
other than the lustful cab driver who drove me in circles for twenty euros, i love the annoying ice cream man, the diabetically sweet baklavas, the plainly delicious turkish chicken rice, the cheap ferry rides across the beautiful bosphorous, the bustling bazaar streets, the relaxing shisha times and more :)
here's to europe's cultural capital 2010!