Vourvoulos - Santorini

Last year I got married and my husband and I spend a week honeymoon in Santorini. As usually we rent a car and drive around  even though it's a small Island.

One day we did the northern part of the Island and stopped in a tiny Place called Vourvoulos beach. No human beeing beside me and my husband, a wild sea and a Lovely sun.

Amazing Little harbour

Doors into Caves in the harbour

A stranded boat in Vourvoulos

Just the two of us and our rental car

On the way back we say this funny Place. Guess where the people on the Island learn to drive the car.

And when you can't drive your car anymore, it's what you do with it.... just let nature take over!

Tourist driving a 4-wheel

Lovely landscape

SOUTHERN PART OF SWEDEN

This summer we have decided to travel around by car here in Sweden. Our goal was to travel down to Skåne and then take the Western coast upwards, this so Beautiful part called "Österlen".

So here we go some Pictures from the trip.

Åhus

Me and a fancy lady in the fountain

Two Lovely gentlemen on bike in Åhus

A Little espresso bar in the center of Åhus

Sunset in the East Coast the first night

Sunset in Komstadmölla, country side of Österlen

 

 

Evening chilling in Kivik

 

Me and my love. On the way back to Göteborg we stopped at the West Coast for a lunch and a walk on the beach

We had some really hot Days. So here I am cooling down my feet in a small river called Forsakra.

Ale Stenar - an old (really old) stonehange

Stop at the 50'es museum, where we slept over in one of those tiny houses.

 

Memories of Denmark

I found a brochure from our holidays in Denmark last year and I immediately thought...I my God, the pictures...I completely forgot about them.

So, here I share with you some of the pictures taken during an evening walk at Stenbjerg in Thy , right in the middle of the Thy's national park. Here you can find some fishermen's huts, close to dunes, ehath and forestry plantation.  People come here by bike and then take a walk on the long beach.

DOLPHIN VILLAGE

One of the places and tours we visited during our holidays in Zanzibar was the dolphin village in Kizimkazi. 5.30 in the morning they picked us up from the hotel and we drove from Stone Town to Kizimkazi. Only a few other tourist boats were outside and I am happy for that, because this was one of the few things I disliked of the whole trip. Chasing dolphins to swim with them.
Yes indeed they are free and can actually swim away from us people but I do believe they don't need a bunch of tourist boats chasing them all day long, all year long.
When the captain of our 9 persons little boat said "Now, jump" it was like a race who is first in the water, who is first at swimming, seeing the dolphin.  Yes I saw 2 of them, but I am not proud and I hope if you ever consider going to Zanzibar to not join this tours. I don't think its worse the money.

Moby dick, our boat for the trip with the crew preparing for departure.

Grap your equipment before jumping into the boat!

Captain and seaman happy after all of us guests saw the dolphin in the water

Fast they are, so this is all I got from that moment that early morning!

CASTLE MANDAWA

Today while cleaning my desk I found a brochure of the Castle Mandawa, a hotel we stayed in the heart of Rajasthan. Rajasthan is really colourful and is the reagion of the Rajputs. The little town of Mandawas is knows for it's mural frescoes in the havelis and temples.  I have to admit that normally I would not have the possibility to sleep in such a luxury place but due to the fact that I was travelling as a press photographer I had the great chance to try this kind of life as well.  Our room was amazing with high beds and a marvellous bathroom. Halv of the castle was turned into hotel while the other one was falling apart. Owned by two brothers where the one really cared about the tradition of the maharajas and the other just left it over. It was intresting to see the clear differences between the two parts.

This is one of the guards that you will meet at the entrance of the Castle Mandawa with this traditional clothes.

One evening we went upstairs and have a look of the surroundings. We felt someone was following us.

This mother with her 2 daughters catched us up on the top of one of the towers and asked us if we wanted to take a picture of her. I started to talk with her. She explained us that she had to take care of ther 2 daughters by herself. Her husband died a few years ago and the castle hired her to clean the rooms. So I thought, sure I can take a few picture of you. While travelling in India you have to be prepared that people don't do things without wanting money. In the beginning I got upset about it, but at the end I thought: "It's a job", of course they try to get the best out of it and especially here, in a luxury residence. She left with a big smile and this will always remain in my heart.

One of the tower of the Hotel. There are rooms everywhere.

Evening with buffe and music. The musicians were about 80 years old I guess, but played really good.

Our bedroom....or suite ....

The hall of the hotel

GALWAY A LOVELY TOWN IN IRLAND

Found some pictures from last year and I thought I share them with you. We were one week in Irland last Spring. For me it was the second time and I could see the new buildings and the EU money that they used to restore old houses and streets and parks.

Galway is really a special little town on the west coast of Irland. People are lovely and food in the pub, and the music is good.

Here just some street pictures.