When Dafne and Levent visited Mersin from
Gaziantep back in February we had to go to the beach. Dafne comes from the Colombian coast and, living in landlocked Gaziantep, she was missing the beach.
I took them to the beach near
Soli
, just west of Mersin. There, the setting sun provided fantastic light for photography. The following photo of my boss's Volkswagen Beetle shot on location is the favourite photo I've taken so far in 2007.
The light and backdrop help turn an average, old car into a beautiful, superb machine.
-------------------
Labels: photos of mersin
On Sunday the 26th of November I borrowed Levent's bike and rode down the coast with Peter and Michael Can to the new Marina complex for the Mersin Car, Commercial Vehicle and Motorcycle Fair (Mersin Otomobil, Ticari Araclar ve Motosiklet Fuari). The weather was brilliant - sunny and mild, like most of the past month.
2.50 YTL each later we were inside the exhibition. As the names suggests, the fair was divided into 3 sections: motorbikes, commercial vehicles and cars.
MOFO'6 sounds better than MOF'06 (Mersin Oto Fuari 2006), doesn't it?
Peter and Michael Can's dream family bike
Earlier this year, Mersin's government-run bus system entered the 20th century, introducing new buses containing electronic signs and air conditioning.
A slightly better sound system than my 1979 Chrysler Sigma's (R.I.P.) AM radio
I heartily endorse Coskun's automotive supplies and services. To get this photo I played the foreigner card :-)
Looking down the car hall
No Ferraris, Rolls Royces or Lamborghinis were on display but EUR 178,000 for a Mercedes 4WD is still impressive.
I don't know how effective this backdrop for the Skoda display was
Peter accidentally set off this Ford's car alarm
The gorgeous sunset, automobile styleOverall, a great day, except...
Part of the way home, we stopped at the park next to
Cep Sinemasi for a kick of soccer. Unfortunately, at some stage my
Canon A710 sustained damage to the
lens cover. The camera is now at the
Canon service centre in Istanbul and I'm waiting to find out how much the repair will damage my wallet. In theory, the replacement lens cover part should only cost a few cents. An alternative option is to fly to the US and get the camera repaired under warranty. However, the return flight
maybe more expensive than the repair in Istanbul.
-------------------
Labels: gadgets, mersin, photos of mersin
Here was Muftu River looking upstream from work
two weeks ago:
And, here was Muftu River today:
A prize for anyone who notices a difference.
-------------------
Labels: photos of mersin, weather
