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Random Street Photography from Krakow, Poland (Archives date back to 2007)

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Archival images from Krakow, Poland during my visit in June 2007.  

poland 2007 checking the archives

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travel to poland in june 2007 various frames from my 2 weeks of stay in this beautiful country

fairystanbul

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June ..

Istanbul Street Scenery

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June 8th Istiklal(Liberty) Street Istanbul 2012..

Holden Gorn

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golden molden holden horn ...May 26th 2012 Istanbul wandering around the same place for few moments..

Hıdırellez Festival May 5th 2012

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Hıdırellez Festivali Ahırkapı,Istanbul 2012 enjoyed very much with friends drinking, dancing, singing here are the few info from wikipedia regarding the festival:) Hıdırellez or Hıdrellez ( Turkish : Hıdrellez or Hıdırellez , Azerbaijani : Xıdır İlyas or Xıdır Nəbi , Crimean Tatar : Hıdırlez , Romani language : Ederlezi ) is celebrated as the day on which Prophets Hızır ( Al-Khidr ) and Ilyas ( Elijah ) met on the earth. [1] Hıdırellez starts on May 5 night and falls on May 6 in the Gregorian calendar and April 23 in the Julian calendar . It is celebrated in Turkey [2] and throughout the Turkic world. It celebrates the arrival of spring and is a religious holiday for the Alevi as well. Đurđevdan is the Christian variety of this spring festival throughout the Balkans , notably areas which had become under the control of the Ottoman Empire ...