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Biking Lake Leman

A leisure bike around the lake
 3rd June 2007


Lake Leman (Geneva lake) is one of the most pleasant routes for cyclists. There's a fine course all around the lake. Though I only cycled only a portion of it, I think I've got the spirit of Lake Leman route.

These are my experiences of my trip from Geneva to Nyon.

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 		On the way to Nyon
On the way to Nyon

Journey to Gruyéres - Switzerland
24th October 2006

When you visit Switzerland, you have thousands of one-day trip choices. Gruyéres is just one of them.

If you love trains, journey to Gruyéres becomes a magnificent occasion, and an "always to be remembered" event.

Also, this medieval town has many temptations waiting for you. It's my first time in a medieval town. After I've read Micheal Crichton's Timeline, it was one of my dreams to wander inside a castle and to look upon the plains from castle towers.

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Cesária Évora - touches deep in your heart

Evora

Cesária Évora - [from wikipedia.org]
 It was  the spring of 2005 when I first listened one of Cesária Évora songs : Sodade.  She was singing a duet with Eleutheria Arvanitaki. As I'm a real fan of Arvanitaki, this simply was enough reference for her.

In the live version of Sodade I've listened, Arvanitaki was singing Greek and Cesária Évora in Portuguese. I don't know even a word in Portuguese. Even though I was shocked and compelled with her deep and touching voice.

Being one of the three F's of Salazar (football, fatima,fado), fado is really an emotion intensive music that shakes your heart and soul. For most aspects, it's like traditional Greek music rembetika.
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Portuguese and Turks


Read -> Portuguese and Turks Throughout History

Portuguese culture from a Turk's point of view.

Although the two nations seem to be indifferent to each other, Turks and Portuguese have lots of common points, today and in history.

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Bicycle in January

 

Bicycle in January


Impressions after a bicycle tour in a warm January Sunday (!). On the bicycle routes of Istanbul and Bagdat Caddesi.

Bicycle in January
Crumpler Wee Bee

 


My Crumpler Wee Bee


For my quest of the ideal notebook bag and my review of Crumpler Wee Bee, click

Wee Bee review
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