Robin, Ilhan, and I biked from Neratovice to Dresden in 3 days. It was the first time in my life to have bike holiday with multiple days. I really enjoyed it. The nature, small villages in both Czech Republic and Germany, Elbe, food, everything was amazing. I am already looking for next parts of Elberadweg…
Robin and I biked from Berlin to Brandenburg an der Havel more than a month ago. It was my longest ride in last four years and longest one since I moved to Germany. It was full of nice surprises and stops. Summary Route See on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/15730413003 Notes
I biked from Früstenwalde to Berlin August 31st, last bike tour of this summer officially. This time I biked with Robin. Our initial plan was to go to Cottbus to start Spree-Radweg tour but the train was full. We spontaneously took next train on the station. We ended up in Früstenwalde and accidentally had a…
I biked at south of Berlin on Sunday. It was overall good but there were some hiccups. Summary Route Notes
I biked from Bernau to Eberswalde last Sunday. It was a beautiful ride. I should’ve done this before. Summary Route See on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/15480807585 Notes
I listed my favorite food spots in Berlin and put them on a map. Let me give you background for my taste. So you adjust your expectations. Firstly, I am not a foodie. I am conservative when it comes to food. I’d prefer authentic dishes instead of “fusion food”. I usually like eating what I…
I started woodworking last week as an absolute beginner. I did a bench as first project. It was fun. I didn’t develop any hand skills besides typing on keyboard fast. I wanted to change this for a while. When I was a kid, I made a small table using old woods. I remember it was…
Yaşar Kemal’in Çakırcalı Efe kitabını okudum. Çok beğendim. Efelik kültürünü, Osmanlı Devleti’nin dağılış dönemindeki Ege’yi anlatan güzel, kısa bir dönem ve kahramanlık romanı. Kitaptaki olayların geçtiği yerlere aşina olduğum için ayrıca severek, dikkatle okudum. Kitabı okuduktan birkaç şeyi araştırdım. Şunları öğrendim: Kitabı okuduktan sonra kitapta bahsi geçen lokasyonları isaretleyip şöyle bir harita olusturdum. Güzel bir…
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