Mint-tea Time

Taking photography trips is something I really love about P. And his forcing me to pose for him is something I dislike almost with the same passion :D I do not do modelling nor will I ever do, so we always... and I mean ALWAYS argue about that. However, he is so bloody stubborn I ALWAYS give up for his happiness and smile he gave me afterwards :)

Day 205: Go hiking.

Not many people in my life know, that I really love hiking. It´s something I probably inherited from my parents for sure. They used to hike a lot and when I was little, my daddy taught me to love it. He used to take me with his friends to various trips, where we had been sleeping under the stars and carrying just one backpack on the shoulders.

Okay, I lied. Sorry for that. I haven't really done that on purpose. I've told you, that I was able to try out my new camera for the first time during the trip to Pernštejn, but this was actually the very first time. My Big Bro came to visit me for a weekend and brought me two boxes from my last job in Megapixel.

Another family trip to Austria joined even by my godparents. The first stop was a baroque abby of Melk. It was the perfect example of how quickly is one able to forget everything he learnt for exams. Ehm... yeah... I though I'd never ever heard about Melk, but when I saw it from a car-window, I realized what it was, I even added it to my list of places, I would love to visit. Ehm.. yeah.

Tell me, who would expect this friendship to last so long in this bloody cyber life? I wouldn't. I had my reasons, though. And my pesimistic self. Moreover, you annoyed me so much ten years ago :D Therefore I am truly happy to call you my best friend, Michael. You are the one, who inspired me to explore the possibilities of life beyond my comfort zone. Your hashtag #zivotjakfilm was one of the main motivations to do something new, something different, and something I had used to be doing once, but forgot how it felt.

Day 110: Collect shells on a beach. 

Right after our clapping games we hopped back on the truck and drove to the renown shore with a shipwrecked ship called Santa Maria. It became one of the most significant symbols of the islands of Cape Verde and mainly of Boa Vista. The truth is, the ship is not as old as it might appear. It is the work of the salt and waves, that made it look really old, although it shipwrecked forty years ago if I remember it correctly.

Day 134: Go on a photography adventure.

Our first trip was to the little village next to the airport where the manufacture of a ceramic was located.  These few buildings were left there by the builders of the hotel complexes and the airport. Throughout few years they became inhabited by immigrants from Senegal or the locals from the islands of Cape Verde.

Day 220: Sip on a poolside beer.

The hotel complex of Karamboa was almost the same. A bit prettier and smaller, though. There were no cockroaches and there was huge sandy beach. With waves, that could be easily handled. So we were actually swimming after all, not just trying not to drown. :P

We got a room which was exactly the same, except for one missing sink and we could finally unpack our suitcases! And had to wake up really early to catch at least some sunbeds, because everyone was gathered on the beach, not scared of the sea anymore.

Day 148: Put your feet in the ocean.

AFRICA

My first time there. It wasn't what I was expecting. It wasn't hot and it wasn't as sunny as you are used to see in movies. The sun set at five o'clock and most of the time it was kinda cloudy. Not every day, but still, the sky wasn't clear the whole time.

It was also the first time in my life, that I had been in two hotel complexes throughout the holiday. The Touareg was the first one, from which are these photos. There were little problems, like a cockroach on the terrace, the room at the farthest end of the hotel or huge waves where I sank my awesome sunglasses :( anyway, these were the problems we could live with, but when you have the opportunity for a change, you would be stupid not to take it. 

So after three days we moved to the second hotel in the bay on the other side of the island. Which will be a part II., 'cause I have SO MANY photos.

My beloved dad was celebrating his fiftieth birthday... the whole family came, even those from the far east of Slovakia, so we could try how is the sleeping under the roof because there weren´t enough beds for everybody. But I loved the lair I shared with Michell and Alen. We had the best air and temperature than other rooms.

I really appreciate I could become a part of such an important moment in Maggie´s life even if we weren´t in touch for a long time. 

She was a beautiful bride and I decided to just watch everything, not to be annoying with the sound of clicking mirror inside my camera. So just a few photographies...

Congratulation Maggie! I wish you to be happy at least as much as you were with John before your wedding day.

Day 134: Go on a photography adventure.

Three things need to be said about this fairy-tale-ish castle: it does look like some kind of medieval place with wooden table ten times bigger than any of the holes in the wall (it had to be placed inside the kitchen before the roof, hell yeah)... it is really romantic... however, it is sort of a collage of many architectural styles and sometimes it feels too odd. You look at one side and see combination of a gothic rooftop next to a romanesque wall. You look inside the gothic building and find exactly the same ceiling as it is inside of the Vladislav Hall within the Prague Castle. Strange as it was, it was kinda beautiful mess.
It was reconstructed under the leadership of Jan Nepomucky after it was destroyed by the Swedes. He reconstructed it as sight-seeing castle on purpose. Well... it works till now.

Yeah and these three Chihuahuas where the highlight of the trip ;) too cute to be left unphotographed.

´Cause I´m such a bad and selfish person, I decided to annoy and tease my dear friend a little bit more since it´s the last time for a longer period I really can. It was the Earth day, so I drag him up to the top of hills, across the lawn and around the trees, even more! I forced him to take pictures, and even more, I convinced him to do a selfie, actually :D The worst part of it is, he had brand new shoes. Beautiful, by the way. However this wasn´t just ordinary city tour... so I truly believe, he must hate me for this and it might be the reason of that shadow of guilt I feel while looking at these photos. I´m so sooorry, Mikey! Hopefully, your sneakers made it without any scratches!

Well, she is not exactly a puppy anymore however, she acts like one sometimes. It was just yesterday I was looking for a honey to my oatmeal but I found this tiny round cakes dog-owners used to reward their pets with.

Neither me, nor Jenny, could possibly remember when she had it for last time, so I decided to give her one for a change. What was her reaction to my kindness? She took it to her chops and ran away with it to her place and in five seconds she was back. Jumping and romping like crazy.

Day 103: Go for a long walk.

It was a matter of coincidence, that exactly throught that few days my friend stopped by on his journey to Budapest, was such a beautiful weather. We enjoyed it to the fullest when I took him to Eurovea. As I mentioned in one of the older posts I think this project is really amazing. It successfully resolves the connection of town and river which no one did before. Except of PKO that is going to be destroyed if it didn´t happen altready.

Okey so, eh, here it is, I guess? I snapped this picture before really finishing the pattern, but it is 90% completed. And so you know, I´m not in stress, it´s just really funny and peaceful and the gold pen is shining against the light :)

I have to admit I tend to be very critical when it comes to architecture in Bratislava. There is so little of which I can say I like and just three building I love. First is the house I live in, the second one is Eurovea, I'm gonna show you pictures later, and the third one is this brand new building for fresh markets. 

 Day 356: Get a box of doughnuts.

 

Long time ago, that long I can´t even remember it more specifically, I´ve promised my best friend I will come visit him. He is from Ostrava and I´ve been there just once at night. And since then there wasn´t opportunity convenient enough to go and honour my promise. Until now. I had a great time eating doughnuts and pasta, watching movies, walking around Ostrava and exploring new city. I do enjoyed this adventure. However I´ve became sick and it was too bad that I had to go home sooner we both expected. It is a reason to come back though.