Merry Christmas

A band dressed in Saint-Nicholas' red suits and hats with their white beards is playing in the streets of the mall (Izmir, Forum in Bornova), accompanying a tall Santa-Klaus on stilts. The attraction surely pleased children and parents and made a great success despite the relative cold weather.

The carferry late afternoon

The late afternoon sun spreads his rays low above the steel bridge and heat enough the dark plates to make the trip with the carferry comfortable.

The fishermen

When the sun slowly lowers his rays and get closer to the horizon's line fishermen head toward the small harbour.

Last Ferry Home

Life along the sea takes romantic tones at night, nothing compare to ferries when it comes to cross a city and certainly not empty trains or deserted coaches, at least this is my opinion. Here are some pictures I took on a trip back home after some meeting I had downtown.

Pelican lunch

Pelicans wait for fishermen to return to shore after the night campaign and profit of the easy prey to feed a solid midday lunch

The Workshop

A street portraitist build up a dedicated workshop to pursue his craft even in the winter months. The painter shop is located in the Alsancak district of Izmir.