Category: locations

demirci

…i found someone to translate the phonecall. i just got myself breakfast as a man approached me asking where i’m from. the rest of the conversation went on in german since he lived in germany for quite some time. i was invited for tea while the phonecall was made. everything fine. host awaits me. i… Continue reading demirci

sightseeing

on the third day went to the blue mosque but it was closed during the praying time and so we went to the basilica cistern instead. after this interlude i went back to the blue mosque and just sat down for an hour to soak in the atmosphere.

istanbul

we tried to stay off the big roads leading to istanbul as much as we could. it took a little longer but we felt much safer this way. just inside the city i got a flat tire and  as we stopped johannes was passing by. he was working in bukarest for a few month and… Continue reading istanbul

bike & bus to india

hi from istanbul. feeling good. great city. but now some history. after thessaloniki i came across a group traveling to india as i was looking for a place to sleep. the bus you see belongs to marco. he built most of the interior himself. almost the whole bus is a kitchen and so the bedroom… Continue reading bike & bus to india

thessaloniki

after i spent the rest of the night on the promenade close to a reggae club ship like the hoppetosse in berlin i started looking for the general post office where a package from berlin was waiting for me with a couple of new copies of my album and my new credit card. after i… Continue reading thessaloniki

athens

after arriving in athens everything went a bit crazy. i was trying to organize a way to get to thessaloniki by ferry, train or bus. the ferry would have taken too long, after finally reaching the right train station i was told that it was impossible to take ones bicycle on the train. a slight… Continue reading athens

piraeus

after reaching nafplio i decided against going to corinth and see its canal because of the difficult way towards athens afterwards. so i headed east to methana to reach athens by ferry. the crossing to athens was nice and we were accompanied by seagulls. i will take a look at athens today and then continue to… Continue reading piraeus

kosmas

after a good night sleep i had a wonderful day ahead of me. diversion is important to keep your concentration and motivation up. during the morning i didn’t make much haste and soon found myself making a break for the second breakfast as 2 cyclists were passing by. it was a friendly couple from germany… Continue reading kosmas