BOLU PHOTOGRAPHY TRIP AND CAMP (YEDGIOLLER,CUBUK GOLU AND GOYNUK)

Hello again everyone! I haven't been a long time around here because I wanted stand apart from here. Anyway finally I 'm here with a new article!

First of all, I've been these three place for first time. Our trip tooks 2 days between 7-8 November 2015. As first, bus departured night 6 November at 23:30pm because travel takes 6-7 hours from Bursa. We were unlucky unfortunately because that time Bolu way was road work consequently travel was a little bit long also very narrow road and we went there by a big bus. I still can't believe how driver, drove that big bus and time was 05:00am and every second there was a fear in me. I wasn't sleeping these times also my eyes were opening and closing and tiredness but we arrived our camp place at Yedigöller in the end (witouth forgetting, I didn't stay at camp because didn't have any camp stuff and weather was cold). So where I stayed? Details are behind this article :=)

Well, when we arrived first Yedigöller, our friends who was finding a campground but it was hard to find it because everywhere was so crowded but they found a place! Some friends and me, we will go a village home. It was my first stayed at foreigner village place. I can say it kind of couchsurfing! Anyway, everyone settled to some corne and had a good breakfast with clean weather in autumn nature. After breakfast, our photography members had a shooting tours but an incredible crowd, I mean everywhere was photographer, childrens,youngs,matures and elders! I didn't think, this place would be amazing with its waterfalls, autumn leafs, clear weather and long trees! Our photographers were focus on their shooting works and our trainer Mr. Mustafa İpek, who was teaching some photography technics like ''long exposure, reflection, close-up shoot'' etc. Of course we were using this technics and discovering new photos. Approxiamately we worked on photography total 4-5 hours. Other friends who came there just camp, they were hiking and fun, also we had a fun time too.

After 18:00pm, everyone who was making dinner and dinner was sausage party but amazing taste and pure I mean natural.

It was looking so good. Wasn't it? After dinner, our trip members were together around fire and started sign songs also a person who is a singer at Turkish art or folk music I don't remember very well but she was so good when he sang songs, everyone accompanied to her. Everywhere campground was so crowded like I said and sound was coming all sides. Time was off for who will stay village at home also me. Twelve person went to a village home for stay. I have never been stay at village home with twelve person and other foreigner people. Accommodation was at Zonguldak's county, place was a little far away from Yedigöller likes 25 kilometers. The house host Mr Şafak and his wife who so interested in us, prepared good foods (dinner, breakfast) also good and clear sleep rooms. It was so strange but fun, I said strange because there were different people all over the house. Not only our members. After day stay, we ate an amazing breakfast and everyfoods
(cheeses,eggs,olives,village breads,biebers,natural and other types) were natural! Time is back to Yedigöller because we would leave from Yedigöller. After reaching Yedigöller, we were waiting other members because of going to Çubuk Gölü. Our Yedigöller trip finished and got in bus and started to second travel to Çubuk Gölü. It tooks a hour or two if I remember correctly.

Çubuk gölü was about composed of old mill and so quiet and calm place.
After photographing, time is leave from Çubuk Golu and go to last trip called Göynük. They were close to each other I mean It tooks a hour or half and hour. Göynük which kind of a village like Safranbolu if you saw there. My opinion is Göynük was good place, It likes old houses, and old houses. That's it. We stayed there for two hours with dinner time. First, we had dinner then took photos.

After a tiring trip, time to go back home! I love house word :=) Which means comfort :=). Return was simpler for us because we back to Bursa on Bolu road and I said you, when we came to Bolu, Bolu road had some problem and workers were working on same road but when we back, road opened and arrived Bursa earlier. I would like thank to my all of friends at Bakut! New trip are waiting for me! 

SANSARAK CANYON

Canyon, when I first heard it, I was thought it likes a dangerous place. Bakut (Bursa Seach & Rescue) had a hiking last sunday and I was there with Bakut but it wasn't for hiking, it was for take photos. Well, our meeting place was at a park for go there. Departure time of bus was 08:30 way will takes total two hours from Bursa to İznik county because ''sansarak canyon'' was at İznik. As approximately we were there like 10:45am. We had a small problem, like I said I have come there for take photos but everyone came there for hiking so I had to join them. We started to hiking at 11:00 from first etry.

As first, it was like easly but I was wrong because in the next racecourses are would be so hard. We were walking on small lake and jump to slippery stones. some hikers weren't walking because their were first time on hiking (like me).

I came unprepared to this event so I didn't get foods, waters etc.. I was hungry lot but Mrs.Necla and Mr.Eray who help to me as give me foods so it was awesome. 

Without forgetting, The hiking event's the best thing is definetely Bakut's ''musician'' Mr Nail (yellow t-shirt). When we have a breaktime, he was playing a like flute (I don't know this instrument's name).

Also some members were swimming on small lake but water was like dirty. Who cares, people were enjoying! They were really cool members, funny, crazy and youthful spirit.

We were still going on canyon and everyone were asking ''When will it finish!?'' Haha! Because members were like exhausted, especially new members (including me). I was feeling terrible because many times slip feet, legs, elbow and waist injured, 

Finally, we came to last part of hiking, Last part wasn't on lake, It was in trees and small way but so dangerous. If we hadn't attention our way, it could be fall on heavy stones. I didn' take photos on last part because like I said, everywhere was thicket and vision distance was so low. Anyway, eventually we finished canyon hiking and it took our eight hours. My all clothes were dirty and wet. On the one hand I was lucky for my photo camera, it was near me and safely. Hiking on canyon was my first experience, it was bad luch for my first time on my body but had fun.

So I would like to thank BAKUT FAMILY! We had a really good,dangerous and adrenalin time! 

SOGANLI BOTANIK PARK BREAKFAST VIA GORUKLE YOUTH CENTRE

First of all, I would like to explain Soganlı botanik park. That is totally peaceful environment for meet,breakfast,relaxing,cycling and many social things. Many photographers are taking photo in there for natural beauties, wedding, animals, kind of flowers or in other words ''The source of oxygen''. Our youth centre had a breakfast event in there last sunday also it was my first time was there. A month ago our centre's members was preparing this event and I was so lucky because that day was my holiday. Normally I am working shift time and sometimes I cannot join this social activities. We met at botanik like 10:00am and weather was so cloudly so we was thinking if there rain, how can we make this breakfast but rain didn't came and we got a sigh of relief. Anyway, everyone brought some foods

''cheeses,cookies,jam,breads,bagels and I don't remember another foods''. In addition definetely ''fruit juices'' for health. Girls were preparing breakfast and as we men, helped them. Finally started eat and many foods were on table also I was so hungry. In addition, we met new people and we were talking, laughing, singing song. Also we had two new person, Gökçe and Mervin. Gökçe is a exchange student and will stay in Bursa for a year. Another person Mervin is a worker. Mervin found our youth centre on website. Two friends were first met with our members. Two friends were so happy for met and fun. It was very nice to hear from them. I always say, when you meet new people, your  friends environment can grow and feel happy!

Without forgetting, we had a some foreigners from Algeria,Syria and Russia. It was pretty good breakfast for them because we saw them as so happy and crazy. I was satisfied for they came our event. Hasan who is my Syrian friend and normally we meet sometimes but other foreigners I didn't see them before so we met first time at breakfast and they are really so fun guys. I hope we will allow time for do some social things.

Do you know penguin dance? The dance style is coming from Balkan countries and so fun. Our members were dancing and it was so funny :). Especially this dance style is so popular at the moment and people are enjoying when they dance it.

Approximately 3 or 4 hours later, we started to cycling actually I didn't cycling because I was taking photos but other members were cycling. About cycling, you can rent it for a hour or more time. I was cycling between 5-10 minutes but I was tired because I wasn't cycling long time and felt like old person lol.

Lastly, I would like to thank who came to our breakfast event. I was so enjoyed and happy. I am sure we will more event because we need this! If you like our event, we will always be proud and happy. Alright then, see you our other events! Don't forget us! Bye!

CUMALIKIZIK VILLAGE TRIP VIA GORUKLE YOUTH CENTRE

As first I would like to explain ''Cumalıkızık village'' because which is so famous in Bursa from Turkey. Old houses and some films recorded in there. In fact when films recorded there and then the village was famous. So two weeks ago on sunday, our youth centre that is called ''Görükle Youth Centre'' had a trip at Cumalıkızık village. I was lucky because that day was my holiday and I went to there too. In addition, we had some little problems so I will explain it below on my articles. So now Our organizer prepared this trip and rented a minibus. When I got in minibus, I saw many people from our association and also some foreigners so I thought this trip would be awesome. Okay we started to travel but the big problem was our driver didn't know where are we going... We were a few minutes late but our new friend ''Neslihan'' Who knew way of Cumalıkızık so everyone took a sigh of relief but another problem was our organizer who made a reservation but we were late a few minutes so boss of a restaurant said her ''sorry we got a new group so your reservation canceled'' We were on way when we got this call. A few minutes our friends were shocked but then the problem was solved by boss again. Anyway, we arrived Cumalıkızık village finally and as first, we had so cool breakfast, warm bread, cheeses, jam, honey, olive, butter and I don't remember lots of breakfast varieties were on our table. We were really hungry...

After breakfast, we started to roam around of village and took more photos. I saw lots of traditional stuff of village like foods, dress, accessories, potteries etc. They hand made by local of village people.  Definetely they were awesome and many foreigners visit to village everyday. This is so important for us and terms of promotion. The first photo was about ''cin aralığı'' it means ''gin range'' we were stuck but took cool photos lol. Second photo was our crazy volunteers were making interview with video camera. Last two photos was about in village.

Of course without forgetting, people of Cumalıkızık village so supporter to animals as you see,

I have been in there second time and I would like to say, we don't know our city's beauties. We should share our city's beuties photos to world because we are living here. The trip was total between 5-6 hours so in this time we had a good time, met new friends, tried new foods, saw new places etc. I would like to say thanks Görükle Youth Centre and we are waiting new trips!