4 – 12 Jul 09 EU Trip

01.07.09: Pendik ROROWaiting for Oguzhan & Yigit at Istanbul tolls on our way to Pendik.

Piranhas are humanists and make friends under every circumstance.

01.07.09: Pendik ROROWe parked our kids inside the RORO. Thanks to dearest Irem’s father Ali every paper work is smoothly done. You are great Father Ali!

Adventure starts

Day 1- 04.07.09: Istanbul TriesteWaiting for the plane… We arrived a little bit (4 hours) early for the departure. It takes off at 07:00.

All that Piranhas needed at that time was sleep.

04.07.09: Istanbul TriesteLanded on time in Slovenia. Now it’s time to get to Trieste with our friends, truck drivers.

04.07.09: TriesteA praise to Trieste on the wall of the barrack inside the port.

Where the hell are we?

04.07.09: TriesteRORO will arrive 8 hours late so we relax…

We need to sleep until the RORO comes before we head for 370 km.

04.07.09: TriesteDon’t say wow looking at the AC, it doesn’t work.

04.07.09: Trieste

Piranhas is the type that is most adaptive to tough conditions within homosapiens species.

04.07.09: TriestePiranhas are social…

04.07.09: TriesteThere it is, the RORO. It is 16:00.

04.07.09: TriestePort crew are prisoners that are used by government for heavy duty jobs.

04.07.09: TriesteKids arrive safe and clean to Trieste.

04.07.09: TriesteBye Trieste. Wheels roll at 17:30 to Zadar.

04.07.09: Trieste ZadarGot to Crotia over Slovenia. Below scene is from Bakar in Crotia. It’s 19:37 and we have a lot kms to ride.

04.07.09: Trieste ZadarLucky Piranhas. It’s a fest in a small town in Crotia. Most probably the whole population of town were there.

04.07.09: Trieste ZadarNo nooo it’s not what you think, Yigit is just asking for directions to Zadar.

04.07.09: Trieste ZadarOguzhan is happy actually…

04.07.09: Trieste Zadar

Arrived Zadar at 02:30. Rode 370 kms and we are wasted. Mehmet is getting rid of the beautiful receptionist in bikini telling her that the group has to sleep as the answer to her ‘what are you guys are planning for tonight’ question and Piranhas happily fall asleep immediately.

370 km

Day 2 - 05.07.09: Zadar SplitPiranhas woke up at10:30. Oguzhan, Mehmet & Ozgur slept in one room and Yigit slept in the kitchen. Piranhas know when to unite…

05.07.09: Zadar SplitPiranhas are sensitive to nature...

05.07.09: Zadar SplitPiranhas getting prepared…

05.07.09: Zadar SplitA bungee bridge on our way to Split and nice view.

05.07.09: Zadar SplitWe leave Split at around 17:30 and head to Mostar.

05.07.09: Split MostarNature is generous among our way…

05.07.09: Split MostarPiranhas are self confident and can urinate public even in Europe.

05.07.09: Split MostarPiranhas are opportunistic, Piranhas are self-sacrificing…

05.07.09: Split MostarAnd we are in Bosnia. We are hungry and we have an hour of ride left to Mostar.

05.07.09: Split MostarWe are almost in Mostar but we lost Ozgur.

Bullet holes on the walls, traces of war are still there…

05.07.09: Split MostarWe are in Mostar at22:00. We meet Ozgur there.

Below are the view of Mostar Bridge.

05.07.09: Mostar DubrovnikSo little left to Dubrovnik… It’s 02:30… Just Piranhas on the road… We shoot a great pic with our tripod.

Piranhas shoot the best picture.

Zadar Split Mostar Dubrovnik

We arrive Dubrovnik at 03:30. Rode 515 kms.

370 km

515 km

Day 3 - 06.07.09: DubrovnikSea, sunshine, beach, no top, sleep…

3. Gun - 06.07.09: DubrovnikCity ride in the afternoon

Day 3 - 06.07.09: DubrovnikDinner in old town

Day 4 - 07.07.09: FerryWe are on the ferry, we are different. We are comfy.

Day 4 - 07.07.09: FerryAttention to the evil eye on Oguzhan’s wrist

Day 4 - 07.07.09: FerrySome Piranhas are rich, some Piranhas seem to be rich

Dubrovnik Bari

Ferry arrives Bari in 9 hours

370 km

515 km

Day 5 - 08.07.09: Bari Possitano Naples

We stop at a village in Italy.

Piranhas are stylish, they don’t use helmets but straw hats

Day 5 - 08.07.09: Bari Possitano Naples

We are very close to Possitano.

Piranhas are technical guys.

Day 5 - 08.07.09: Bari Possitano Naples

Possitano…

Day 5 - 08.07.09: Bari Possitano Naples

We sleep in Naples.

No pic shot in Naples, below is a pic from the web.

Bari Possitano Naples

Out from Ferry at 08:00 and headed to Naples.

340 km: Made our way through Possitano and it was a remarkable ride.

370 km

515 km

340 km

Day 6 - Naples Bari Igoumenitsa

We go back to Bari to get to the Ferry to Igoumenitsa.

370 km

515 km

340 km

265 km

Day 7 - 10.07.09: Igoumenitsa Thessalonika

50 kms after Igoumenitsa we have a breakfast in a small village at a tasty cafe.

Day 7 - 10.07.09: Igoumenitsa Thessalonika

Nature generous.

Bari Igoumenitsa Thessalonika

Ferry goes in 11 hours from Bari to Igoumenitsa.

370 km

515 km

340 km

265 km

320 km

Day 8 - 11.07.09: Thessalonika

Yigit gets poisoned after night life experience in Thessalonika and Piranhas get split. Ozgur & Oguzhan leave today to be able to read their Sunday papers in Istanbul. Leaving their friends behind cost them ride with waste bags on their feet.

Piranhas are not ‘all for one, one for all’ type…

Day 8 - 11.07.09: Thessalonika

Ataturk’s home…

Day 9 - 12.07.09: Thessalonika Alexandrapolis Istanbul

Great fish in Alexandrapolis and we are back on the road.

9.Gun - 12.07.09: Thessalonika Alexandrapolis Istanbul

We are 2 kms away from the border.

Day 9 - 12.07.09: Thessalonika Alexandrapolis Istanbul

And we are in Turkey…

Thessalonika Istanbul

390 km

535 km

350 km

275 km

340 km

2.500 kms, 5 countries, in 9 days

610 km

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