Little less than a month ago, in the local supermarket, I met a friend that I rarely see. After a bit of chatting while waiting in line at the checkout, we agree that I'll photograph her apartment so that the accommodation could be advertised on the internet. As a result of that chance encounter, an apartment-related post was published here on HIVE nineteen days ago.
Today, in the same supermarket, I met another friend, a neighbor of a friend that I mentioned before ...
... and that recent encounter led to another indoor shooting and another post about tourism-related stuff.
In these opening shots, you can see the view from the terrace, the most attractive feature of that place near the main square of my hometown.
The urban layout of the buildings around the center of the old town is pretty tight and compact, so from this perspective, the rooftops create a nice brick road that leads toward the horizon.
Here you can see the church tower of Premantura ...
... the town across the bay.
As I'm zooming out, the distant town gets smaller and smaller, and in the following shot ...
... the apartment's interior has entered the frame, occupying the foreground and framing the scenery outside the window.
The terrace is roofed and enclosed, so it looks more like a living room.
I mean, yeah, calling it a terrace just doesn't sound right to me. It's a nice, well-lit living room ...
... with a great view of the town and the sea.
Since the view is the most attractive feature of this apartment and photographing the scenery was the most interesting experience for me, I wanted to start the post by entering through the terrace window. With the following photograph ...
... we are about to re-enter the same apartment from the narrow street that leads to the main square. You can see the entrance in the red-colored part of the building.
We are a couple of stairs under the level of the street now, in the small antechamber with garbage cans that get pulled out in the street when ready to be emptied by the garbage truck crew, ready to go through the door shown in the picture.
The antechamber is behind us and we are ready to climb the stairs.
About a dozen of steps more ...
... and we reached the apartment. You can see a glimpse of the kitchen and one of the two bedrooms from here.
This photograph was taken inside the room.
The apartment wasn't built and arranged with tourism in mind.
My friend lives here in the winter ...
... and watches the TV shown in this photograph.
To earn something in the summer, he'll spend four months in the ground floor room that was once a shop with clothes and souvenirs.
You can take a look at the kitchen here.
It's relatively large and comfortable. The following photograph ...
... was taken from the kitchen window. You can see a bit of the surrounding architecture in this shot.
After the kitchen ...
... I entered the bathroom.
If you enlarge this photograph by clicking on it, you may notice the portrait of a friend of mine in the mirror above the sink.
In the new apartments built for tourism, things are usually more white and shiny. You can't find small rusty details like the one on this washing machine. But in most of those fancy apartments, you can't find a washing machine either, and bathrooms are much, much smaller.
When I took a look through the window ...
... I was able to see the iconic windmill on the seafront promenade through the zoom of my camera.
I took one last look at the spacious bathroom ...
... and stepped on the roofed terrace ...
... transformed into a functional living room.
While I was photographing the stuff that can be seen from the terrace ...
... a seagull landed on the roof of the neighboring house.
The elegant seabird was a nice addition to the sunny, Mediterranean atmosphere. Some birds can be very successfully integrated into tourism-related adverts. 😃 Maybe one day I'll be able to use insects and spiders in the same way. 😂
Some pieces of furniture on that terrace date from the early seventies when my friend's parents bought the place. They are made of solid wood and still hold up fine. I like those intricate details very much.
Here you can see the wheelbarrow in the yard below, while in the following photograph ...
... you can take a look at the second bedroom.
You can hide quite a few skeletons in the large cupboard there.
After taking this third shot, I left the room ...
... and continued photographing the view from the terrace. On a sunny day like this ...
... and from this elevated perspective ...
... my hometown looked just perfect.
This photograph was taken out in the street, on the way home.
I crossed the square ...
... photographed a bit of architecture along the way ...
... took one of the backstreets that lead to my neighborhood ...
... and soon sat in front of the PC screen to organize the pictures and write this post that will be published in the evening or late at night.
AND THAT'S IT. HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY, MONDAY, AND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. AS ALWAYS IN THESE POSTS ON HIVE, THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MY WORK - THE END.
