LUGR Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Lots of these on the Istanbul skyline. ... I dig the ceilings. ... Little history lesson. Where am I going? Empty streets in this part of town. Empty lots in this part of town. I don't think anybody in Istanbul has a clothes dryer. Finally made it up this hill to this Mosque. ... Time to head back down. Turkish parking spot. Got back down off the hill and saw this guy cruising the night. Next morning I went to the Blue Mosque. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Ahmed_Mosque Ceilings! Went in side. Stain glass inside. Blue tiles = Blue Mosque. ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Still at the Blue Mosque … … Walking away from the Blue Mosque. Passed by this Egyptian Obelisk. This is the base of it. A little history lesson. Walked to the Hagia Sophia which was originally a church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia It was first a church and then converted to a Mosque. Inside. … The main dome. … … Interesting that when it was converted to a Mosque the Catholic mosaics were not destroyed but covered up. … From the second floor. … Went to Taksim Square to walk around. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taksim_Square Black Metal Mafia Massacre turf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Saw some writings on the walls. Turks seem to really like ice cream. Didn’t ride the street trolley. Didn’t go inside the church. All these people in Taksim were dancing and singing and reppin their footbol teams…game night. For this team. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K. They won. Break out the flares, it’s time to party. ... … Climb everywhere. And light more flares. … … … Lulz. Traffic at a stand still. So people can dance on cars. And dance in the streets. Meet you at Club Ghetto. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ink face Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 looks like a really rad trip dude. Dubai looks like it's a gigantic abandoned city in florida though. Seems like no one's in any of the pictures, at the beach, on the highways. just for how nice it looks, and how many buildings there are, i'd expect more people to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 ^Dubai did feel pretty empty. Especially when the sun went down and you could see that most of the residential high-rises only had a handful of lights on/tenants. But I also did hear that the month before I was there it was jammed packed with tourists, so maybe it's just a seasonal thing? Walked around to check out some Turkish street art. ... ... ... This is the Turkish sticker king, stickers everywhere. It's apparently advertising pest control. Next day hopped a cab to check out the Grand Bazaar. Is he buying or selling? Lots of traffic so I got out and walked the rest of the way. I really needed this. The entrance, it "is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with more than 58 covered streets and over 4,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and half a million visitors daily." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Bazaar,_Istanbul Outside. Inside. ... Stopped by the Cat Cafe to pet the kittys! Realized I was right by the Hagia Sophia again. Also, the Blue Mosque. Finally found a cab and took the road by the water. Had a view of the Galata Tower. Unfortunately, I never made it any closer to the tower. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galata_Tower Chilled until nightfall, and went for a very long walk. Polis be posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Walking around still, people stay out on the streets pretty late. Worked up an appetite so checked out the late night food options. Works for me. Passed out and woke up with a major hangover and had to catch a flight out. Thankfully I was able to access a lounge at the airport that had a self serve beer tap and a fully stocked bar so I could keep the good times rollin. Bye Istanbul, hope to see you again sometime. Back to Dubai International, spent the night at an airport hotel. Everything in this airport is open 24/7...it's awesome. Flew back to Bahrain from Dubai and waited in traffic. Heading this way. More traffic. These guys were still posted around what used to be the Pearl Roundabout. ... What a job. Lots of American hardware out there. Probably the most visually striking building in Manama. Imagery of the King everywhere because he rules! Out of the city and driving by the Arabian Gulf Decided to stop by The Royal Camel Farm in Al Janabiya, Bahrain. They seemed nice. ... This one liked the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Ahh shit, son! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Back on the road, glad to not be in this line of trucks waiting to cross the border. Driving around Khobar. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Stopped by a grocery store and noticed this large ad. I was surprised. Also, bought some ground camel meat to make some burgers. They were excellent. Noticed this while driving....WTF. This is supposedly the restaurants story?? I'm utterly confused on this one, any Chicago heads know what's up with this? "Chicago c1988 The Chicago graf scene starting was really taking shape back in 1988. Baggy clothed, hip hop listening crews were bombing up the city with their art everywhere from the north to the south side…they'd get real creative in every aspect of it....what they'd write, how they'd write it, what they'd write it with, how they'd climb up or over whatever it is they'd write it on...got a bit nuts!! We mostly concentrated along each of the train lines, red, brown, orange, blue... alleys all over, under overpasses, along the expressways, any big wall that’s blank, billboards easily accessible, roof tops... These two graf writers, Staine and Chaos set up their sub sandwich/pizza shop outside Robert Cliemente School where we’d go to lunch, hang out, listen to the hip hop of the time, share drawings in our black covered sketch books with each other.. we’d sit and draw and refine our tags (our nickname in a stylized writing) using markers, shoe polish sometimes, home made ink things.....a deodorant case with some cotton or something in it and a whole mess of ink… We’d work hard on our designs, called ‘throw-ups’ until we could spray ‘em up on the walls… and if we were good enough Chaos invited us to throw something up on the wall of the sandwich shop. They gave us a place to do our thing… in an attempt to legitimize the art form of graffiti, keep us kids off the street and out of trouble…a noble cause and one that is very nobly being kept alive at Graffiti.. kudos to you --Brian Pazwalt, Class of 1992." So the next night I was leaving. Ended up going to the airport a few hours early to chill at the Irish Pub in Manama Airport. Nice random group of thirsty people hanging out there. Many soldiers, sailors and contractors there in transit. Finally boarded my flight. Flew Gulf Air for the first time. Nice airline except for the carpet and interior of the plane. Overnight flight, here we go. Woke up to this. 1 of 2 nuclear power plants we flew over coming into Frankfurt. The nuclear power debate was/is a hot topic with Germans after the Japan crisis. Landed, hoped in a waiting BMW and rolled out. Was pumped about how green Germany is compared to the desert. Straight from the airport I drove to the town of Speyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a mutant rancor Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 thanks for taking the time to put these up so great seeing others trips and experiences, getting so excited for my trip at the end of the year after seeing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReackOne Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Nice thread, man. Dope photos, looks like a fun trip. Mmm, camel meat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Speyer is actually a city and one of Germany's oldest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speyer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speyer_Cathedral I knew nothing about the town and decided to walk around and check out the buildings. Nice weather. The King was out on his razor. So Euro. Even more Euro. #SWAGGA#NAAAAAW Really enjoying the change of scenery. Ate lunch by this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Gate More than a few churches in Speyer. Memorial Church. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ged%C3%A4chtniskirche_%28Speyer%29 ... Walked by this. On the way here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technikmuseum_Speyer This place was amazing. ... ... ... ... ... ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Oh ya, forgot to mention that Graffiti Urban Restaurant does sell cheesesteaks. Don't think they would be DAO approved though (Philly Cheesesteak - Steak, provolone, cream cheese, sautéed onions and mushrooms). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 After spending hours at the Teknik Museum I drove to another city and headed to this festival in a park. These guys were rocking some heavy metal for the masses. This one was ready to party! Rock on. ... Kids were not feelin it. Seen this in the park. Decided to walk around town. ... Some kind of public library? Uknowit. ... Crushed this, amazing. Then went to another festival! Woke up the next day and drove to the race track. For champagne. And breakfast. ... ... Then drove to the town of Baden-Baden. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baden-Baden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Walked around town...nopedo. What's showing at the theater? LOLWUT?! Nice little city. ... ... ... ... Wanted to make it up to these castle ruins. Listened to these guys play for a bit. The black ninja was not impressed with Euro trash. Finally found the way up. http://www.baden-baden.de/en/tourism/c/content/content/01049/indexen.html&nav=857 ... ... ... Wind harp sounded nice. ... ... ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Sorry for the delay, A few gliders were cruising overhead. Not really sure how these things took off? But the stayed up there for a long time. I was really tempted to walk out on this, but decided it was not the smartest idea. View out one of the windows. The rental whip. Had never driven a BMW before and loved it. So much fun on the Autobahn, got it up to 124 MPH. Next day, took the train to a small town for a festival. Arrived. Ate some sort of German dough ball. Did not ride the bull. Walked around. Noticed this and had to try it. Did surprisingly well. Hit the yellow every arrow but one. Bulls eye every time with the crossbow (targets on the left). Did not ride these either. Watched this guy roll his dough. Ate this plate of wild game. Tasted amazing Fun for all ages. View from the top of a little museum the town had. Old folks still know how to have a good time. Headed back to the car. Parked on a dirt road in a field. Next day went to another festival. this band was pretty cool, classic rock and country with a serious German accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 After the band, chilled in this little park close to the house. Next day rented another car and headed out for a road trip. Not a fan of the Benz compared to the BMW. Stopped to get coffee and saw this. Don't forget to eat your Negros On the way stopped by this castle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenzollern_Castle ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Back on the road. It was really nice driving around Germany. GPS made it a breeze. Kept driving and ended up driving threw the town of Ulm. It looked nice so decided to stop for lunch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulm Birth place of Albert Einstein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Parked and started walking around. Checked this place out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulm_Minster ... ... ... ... ... ... ... The Town Hall. Fountain in town. Cool clock on a building close to the Town Hall. The Ulm public library. Germans seem to really like pyramids. Back on the road. Passed this. Awesome to see castles/ruins randomly while you are driving. ... Couldn't figure out what was in these huts. They were everywhere though. Didn't seem like they were for people? Oh shit, we're in Austria! GPS was acting up in Austria so we got a bit lost. But we ended up passing this interesting building. Finally found the town we were looking for. It is a tiny skii town. Welcome to: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakeenyc Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 damnnnit why is this in untitled! i barely ever check anything outside of ch0! anyways dope pics. thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600ASA Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Dope shots, seemed like a great trip, bout to take one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 damnnnit why is this in untitled! i barely ever check anything outside of ch0! anyways dope pics. thanks for posting Yeah, probably should have made this in Ch.0 but was trying to boost content in Untitled. Oh well. So this town is tiny and really chill. Supposedly, during the ski season the population doubles or triples and it turns into a pretty happening place. Walked around town. Checked out the houses. ... ... These things were everywhere. Dug this mural. Fog started to roll in. Woke up the next day to clear skies. ... Checked out of the hotel and drove to a spot to take a hike. ... Hiked up to here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehrenberg_Castle Explored the ruins. ... ... ... View from the top. Austria is beautiful. ... ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 This was the drain in the kitchen of the castle. Nice view. The castle had an exhaust vent. Good bye castle...on to the next. Arrived here late in the day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein_Castle We did not realize you have to book a tour and that they only do a certain amount of tours a day. The line was huge so we decided to drive on to Munich and on the way back stop at the castle and do the tour. Arrived in Munich: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich I was surprised how many people I saw wearing these. Uhhh. I guess American football is popular? ... ... Munich had a cool vibe to it. Lot's of people out on the streets and lots of people playing music day and night. Dude on the right looks pretty satisfied. Checked this out. Peep the bronze statue dude, he was on point. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marienplatz ... Plenty of beer bikes around town. ... Crushed another one. Walked to this park. And watched people dance. Didn't get a chance to go inside: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Frauenkirche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Chilled by this fountain when it got dark. Listened to this band play for a bit. People were feeling it and the music was great. Then off to a beer garden before heading back to the hotel. Waiting for the train home. Trains in this city felt very old. Next morning went out and about. Checked this out. Went to lunch. really wanted to try the octopussy pizza. Or the horse meat, but settled for something else. Walked by this church. ... Went inside. Interesting stain glass. Realized we were by a river. Clothing was optional. ... This guy knew how to chill. The same church by the river. COPS---> Always nice to find some SEEMSOE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 So we were walking around this park: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englischer_Garten ... ... Randomly stumbled upon this surfing session. Only person without a wet suit. This chick ripped. ... View from the bridge. Walked out of the park to a street fair that was having a skate demo, didn't see anybody ripping. They were also having these guys doing some live artwork. And a Capoeira demo. The guy with his arm extended seemed to be the leader of the group. It was cool that they really encouraged little kids who had no knowledge of Capoeira to get involved. ... ... ... Then caught the train to the Olympiapark: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympiapark,_Munich Noticed the BMW headquarters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Headquarters In the park. ... lolwut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crime stoppers Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 happy i stumbled on this thread. good shit man, once you catch the travel bug you cant stop. ive done a few of the places you have and by the looks of things taken flicks in the same places you were standing. strange feeling but keep it up, ive subscribed to the thread and hope to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 That is funny about the pics but I guess that's how it goes in certain cities. Thanks for checking the thread out, definitely been enjoying your travel thread as well. All the different teams were posted up in the parking lot camped out cooking, drinking and having a great time. It was getting late in the day. But the race was still going on. Was waiting for somebody to forget to turn and head right into the drink. ... ... ... Found this little cast of the city before leaving. this was not in the Olympic park. Booked the tour for the castle and drove out of the city. Stopped by this church(?) out in the country. This is an adjacent castle to the one we were going to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenschwangau_Castle I figured these let people know what is available in the town or identifies who lives there? Amazing countryside. So clean and green. ... Caught the bus and hiked the rest of the way to Neuschwanstein Castle. ... The view. Waiting for the tour to begin. ... The view of the other castle down below. Noticed this bridge and decided that after the tour it would be a must. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 View on the way to the bridge. View from the bridge. View under the bridge. ... Enough of the castle, time to get back on the road. I am co-pilot. Get back home, return the car and get ready for the next adventure. Off to Hungary. Get there late in the evening. take a stroll around to see where I am. I find out I am by a river. Seen this statue. Mexicorn! Walked around until the sun started coming up. ... ... ... The next day, explored the some of the same areas. ... Seen this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doh%C3%A1ny_Street_Synagogue ... ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Stumbled upon a little skate demo, a few rippers getting down. Sat at a cafe in this alley to plot the day. Outside the alley. This was interesting. Decided to check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen%27s_Basilica ... Lots of stairs. Great views. ... View of Parliament. ... They like gold. ... ... ... ... ... Hungarian parking job. Strolling by the Danube. I really like this pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.