Fruity!

These are the kind of pictures that inspired the name of this blog (along with the fact that I like colourful pictures)! Apparently the grapes sold really well that day ...

Along with the beautiful colours of the pears - just a hint of pink on the yellow in some of them, with the abundance of pink pomegranates in the background - I absolutely adore the "font" of the prices! You can really see that they make an effort to present their produce nicely. The average weekly market in my part of the city on a Saturday, along with the more fancy bazaars in the city centre, were definitely some of my favourite places to go while I was in Istanbul!

Soft and sunny

Light blue and a brownish orange - I'm absolutely loving this combination at the moment! It reminds me of summer! The pictures were taken in Florence, Italy - and along with the green hills of the surrounding landscape of Tuscany, they are definitely the dominant colours there.

The above is the Palazzo Vecchio, with a replica of Michelangelo's David (at least I'm assuming they wouldn't let the original stand around unguarded ...)

Bosporus Light

One of the best things about Istanbul is definitely the light, it's very soft and makes everything look very dreamy! This is most obvious on the shore of the Bosporus, with its sparkling water and dust-shaded Asia (or Europe) on the other side.

But even Istiklal Caddesi, the "main street" of Istanbul, looks almost as if taken from a fairytale!

Fun

Flowers

The above is a picture of tulips in front of a stand selling flowers in Amsterdam - was really tempted to buy some! But what I'd really love to have:

This is the front of a bike (just in case it's not recognizable...) - I don't know if you can still use that bike easily, but these are the most beautiful fake flowers I've ever seen!