Showing posts with label travelling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travelling. Show all posts

autumn memories: Trakai.

As I didn't make some photos from our trip last weekend, I've searched my computer for some old ones and I have to say - I have tons of photos I haven't shared yet. 
Here's what I've found - some beautiful photos from the trip to one of the most wonderful towns in Lithuania, Trakai. I was there with my parents and my sister last September celebrating her birthday.
Take a tour!

München.

As I promised before, a bit late, but still I'm sharing the photos from Munich.
Lovely lovely city!
I don't have much to say about it, except that somehow it reminded me a bit of Riga - but I'm too in love with Riga to say that Munich was more beautiful:).
Anyway, usually I say something more, but this time - I don't know - maybe it was because I knew I was leaving home in two days, maybe it was because of Thursday or maybe it was only the weather in the air..

good company.

photo via Pinterest
Since I came here, to Germany for five months, I still can't really, with all my heart, enjoy my time here, because I miss my family and my friends so much.
And before coming here, I was thinking about it, I knew it's going to happen, but I was telling myself that new places, new people, new adventures will be so inspiring that it won't be that hard.
But now, I must say, although these new things are really inspiring, the heartache sometimes seems unbearable.
And at these moments I start asking myself - why I came here? What I was willing to find? The grass is always greener, isn't it?
But I really thought this new place will help me to find myself, to find some different parts of me that can't be reflected in my usual environment, when everything around me has some expectations on me.
And then the answer was given me:
There's no way of knowing for sure, where the safiest place is, so the best you can hope for is to have some good company.
xoxo,
Ak.
P. S. yes, that's me on the right :).

Bamberg & Bayreuth.


Last weekend we had a trip to two Bavarian cities - Bamberg and Bayreuth. The most photos are from Bamberg - it's an incredibly charming city - take a look!
And also it is very interesting that Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that wasn't destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from getting near!
I recommend you to visit it yourself - it's absolutely lovely!
xoxo,
Ak.

[..] doesn't mean I'm lost.

photo via Pinterest
Crispy leaves and sun beams flashes through my eyes as I'm wandering once again in the street, which I do not know (one thing I always know about it - it's not the street I need. I mean, seriously, how does it always happen like that??), and yes, it's already 3 weeks since I'm here on my own in Germany..
It's just the way it goes. I've always depended on the kindness of strangers :).
But the strangest feeling that I'm always carrying out here with me since my arrival is that I'm somebody.
A man without the past. It's like we don't have anything with us. Hand luggage only.
Have you seen How I met your mother episode about our personal baggage? This is the main idea I want to tell you now.
photo via Serialmente
I lost my baggage. I lost my studying WTF sciences, my laughs at everything she sees, my the best story teller (perhaps it's due to a language barrier..) and my has a depresion every 2 months baggage.
And perhaps many ohers.
It's some kind of freedom, some kind of eliminating yourself or it's better to say what you've been.
It's time to become somebody you can be.
Man is an onion made up of a hundred integuments, a texture made up of many threads.
(~ Herman Hesse, one of my favorite books - Steppenwolf)
And the first layer is always brown, because it reflects the surroundings mostly.
But you have to find chances in your life to become another layer.
So my hugest wish in life is perfectly defined by Katherine Mansfield - I want to be all that I am capable of becoming.
You know where I found this quote?
This summer when me and my parents where staying at my mother's hometown (which is small & absolutely lovely town!), we went to a cafe for lunch and there was a book of quotes on the table. While we were waiting I've turned some pages and accidentally read this.
You never know what you can find. Serendipity :).
Have a nice week, my lovelies!
xoxo, 
Ak.

travelling + fashion photography.

photo via Style Popcrunch
One day a wonderful idea for one of my dream jobs came up to my mind - to travel around the world and to make fashion photos in historical places or in breathtaking nature backgrounds.
I can only dream of that, but yeah, it would be wonderful :).
xoxo,
Ak.

getting lost is not a waste of time.

I've never been away from my home for such a long time and for me it's like the cold cold water (like the wonderful song of Damien Rice) - it's somehow awakes me, makes me catch the breath of my life. I know I needed it, I know I somehow had to reverse my life, cause in some parts it was missing.
But still there are some moments, when I'm wandering in the streets alone, trying to find the shop I need and I don't know, where the f*** am I going, I hear people talking in other language and it kind of reminds  me of the movie Lost in translation.
I can't answer to myself, what am I doing here. I don't know. And I probobly won't know. But I know one thing for certain. You must search in order to find something. And geting lost is never never never a waste of time.
 xoxo,
Ak.

P. S. this is just what I need sometimes, thank you, Anna!

hope floats.

photo via Pinterest
photo via Pinterest
Here it is, I'm leaving and my head is full of thoughts I'll never thought I'll have when this moment will come.
You know what? I can't believe that I won't have an iron for 5 months! 5 months I will be wearing wrinkled clothes. 5 MONTHS. Jesus.
AND I'm going to a country, where they say hand-shoes (die Handshuhe) for gloves! (??) Hm..
Anyway, I'm feeling a bit melancholic. :) I couldn't help but wonder: how many times in life do we leave something behind? Old places, bad times, forgotten friends, bad habits, issued lovers.. But it's always not about the end - it's about the beginning. Even if it sometimes mean the return. It's the middle that counts the most.
The next post will be from Nuremberg! I still can't imagine it. And as for now, here's the most hilarious goodbye kisses:
photo via Pinterest
photo via Pinterest
goodbye, my lovelies!
xoxo,
Ak.

Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria.

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photo via Pinterest
photo via Pinterest

 
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This castle in Bavaria looks absolutely stunning - it's like from fairy tales! I've definitely would love to travel there and see it myself! It looks fascinating in all seasons, although my favorite is winter. :)
xoxo,
Ak.

move, learn, eat.

I couldn't not share it with you!!
Rick Mereki spent 44 days taking 18 flights to 11 countries and traveled 38 miles, while seeing stunning views, eating different kind of food and learning different kind of things. And finally he made three short films about... a trip of a lifetime :). Amazing idea!
xoxo,
Ak.