TRAVELLIVE 04-2016
Istanbul, the first days of spring… I’m warming myself in the sun on a café’s balcony in the Old Town. The sunbeams are as stunning as the fine strands of newly reeled silk. Meanwhile the old oak trees give their morning greeting to the glossy stone road as their red-brown leaves gently fall. The Old Town is still half-asleep, like a lazy girl who’s turned off her alarm after ringing the first time. Sunlight visits each street, dancing happily on passers-by’s shoulders, making the atmosphere more intimate to me – the traveler’s first time here. I feel more amorous in Istanbul. I’m enchanted by everything, from sweet lokum to the light sour ice-cream with ground ice on top, or from the gorgeous domes of hundreds of mosques and palaces to their uniquely designed windows, and from the discreet eyes of Muslim girls to the multitude of boards and posters with the images of Besiktas – the city’s legendary football team. I have fallen in love with Bosphorus Bay since the first time seeing the seagulls hovering in the open sky, creating invisible strings that connect the two continents – Asia and Europe. The clear blue sky is reflected on the deep blue sea, giving me tranquility. I drop my last Lira into the water of the Bosphorus, not to make a wish, but in hopes that they will preserve my memories here. And somehow, the water currents might bring them somewhere else to be found by me again, or might accidentally be stumbled upon by a boy who is playing with sand on a sunny beach. Tomorrow, I will go to Grand Bazzar, buy some postcards, and write something to leave beneath the sun near a mosque before sending them to some friends of mine. I do hope that these postcards, together with the coins, will inspire and attract more visitors to this land. Uhm… will you come there?
Istanbul, the first days of spring…
I’m warming myself in the sun on a café’s balcony in the Old Town. The sunbeams are as stunning as the fine strands of newly reeled silk. Meanwhile the old oak trees give their morning greeting to the glossy stone road as their red-brown leaves gently fall. The Old Town is still half-asleep, like a lazy girl who’s turned off her alarm after ringing the first time. Sunlight visits each street, dancing happily on passers-by’s shoulders, making the atmosphere more intimate to me – the traveler’s first time here.
I feel more amorous in Istanbul. I’m enchanted by everything, from sweet lokum to the light sour ice-cream with ground ice on top, or from the gorgeous domes of hundreds of mosques and palaces to their uniquely designed windows, and from the discreet eyes of Muslim girls to the multitude of boards and posters with the images of Besiktas – the city’s legendary football team.
I have fallen in love with Bosphorus Bay since the first time seeing the seagulls hovering in the open sky, creating invisible strings that connect the two continents – Asia and Europe. The clear blue sky is reflected on the deep blue sea, giving me tranquility. I drop my last Lira into the water of the Bosphorus, not to make a wish, but in hopes that they will preserve my memories here. And somehow, the water currents might bring them somewhere else to be found by me again, or might accidentally be stumbled upon by a boy who is playing with sand on a sunny beach.
Tomorrow, I will go to Grand Bazzar, buy some postcards, and write something to leave beneath the sun near a mosque before sending them to some friends of mine. I do hope that these postcards, together with the coins, will inspire and attract more visitors to this land. Uhm… will you come there?
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QUÉ KH` KH§NG NGû Y£N... Cï THÕ NGHE TI⁄NG<br />
Nï THç TH¡M KHI C•N GIï TH‡I VÄO T\ Bò<br />
VëNH QUA NH~NG DINH TH# C‡ KêNH, NH~NG<br />
QUÅNG TRòNG, MÉI VíM VÄ B`C TòNG ßÉ ß∑ tı l©u trong danh s∏ch c∏c Æi”m Æ’n m¨ ≠Ìc<br />
TR¡M MÖC CûA CÉC NG§I ß≈N. cÒa m◊nh, t´i lu´n ngh‹ Æ’n vi÷c mÈt ngµy nµo Æ„<br />
Æ≠Óc b≠Ìc ch©n vµo th∏nh Æ≠Íng Hagia Sophia.<br />
Vµ h´m nay, ng´i Æ“n thing ling hi÷n ra tr≠Ìc<br />
mæt t´i vÌi nh˜ng m∂ng t≠Íng Æ∏ loang mµu hÂng cam †m ∏p vµ m∏i vflm<br />
trung t©m khÊng lÂ. Bn ngoµi th∏nh Æ≠Íng lµ mÈt qu∂ng tr≠Íng kh∏ rÈng<br />
c„ Ƶi phun n≠Ìc xinh Æãp, nhi“u gh’ dµi cho kh∏ch bÈ hµnh nghÿ ch©n.<br />
S©n trong m∏t mŒ vÌi hµng c©y Æπi thÙ, v≠Ín c· tr≠ng bµy c∏c t∏c ph»m<br />
Æiu khæc cÊ Æπi Æ≠Óc t◊m th†y trong c∏c cuÈc khai quÀt.<br />
Travellive GUIDE<br />
KhÉch sÑn<br />
ü Levni Boutique Hotel<br />
(Ankara Caddesi No: 12<br />
Sirkeci Istanbul, +90 212 519<br />
10 19)<br />
ü Ottoman Imperial<br />
Boutique Hotel (Caferiye<br />
Sokak No 6/1 34122<br />
Sultanahmet Istanbul, +90<br />
212 513 61 50)<br />
ü Sura Hagia Sophia<br />
Boutique Hotel (Divanyolu<br />
Cad. Alemdar Mah.<br />
Ticarethane Sk. No:10<br />
34122 Istanbul, +90 212 522<br />
7400)<br />
ü Wyndham Istanbul Old<br />
City 5 star (Balabanaga<br />
Mahallesi, Fethibe, 34134<br />
Laleli-Fatih, Istanbul, 34134,<br />
+90 21 25149000)<br />
NHÄ HÄNG:<br />
ü Surplus Restaurant (Fatih,<br />
Ragip GümüŞpala Caddesi,<br />
54, Istanbul, Turkey 34200).<br />
Matbah Restorant (Caferiye<br />
Sokak No 6/1 34122<br />
Sultanahmet, Istanbul).<br />
Deraliye Restaurant (Adress:<br />
Divanyolu Cad, Alemdar<br />
Mah, Ticarethane Sk, No:10<br />
Sultanahmet / Istanbul).<br />
Sur Arnavutköy (Bebek<br />
Arnavutköy Cad. No: 52<br />
Bebek / Istanbul)<br />
Tour<br />
ü Dorak Tour Turkey cung<br />
c†p tour 8 ngµy 7 Æm<br />
cho du kh∏ch Æ’n tı Vi÷t<br />
Nam. Bπn sœ Æ≠Óc Æ„n tπi<br />
Istanbul, tham quan c∏c Æa<br />
danh nÊi ti’ng nh≠ th∏nh<br />
Æ≠Íng Hagia Sofia, cung<br />
Æi÷n Topkapi tr≠Ìc khi<br />
kh∏m ph∏ c∏c thµnh phË<br />
kh∏c bao gÂm Canakkale,<br />
Kusadasi, Pamukkale, Konya,<br />
Cappadocia vµ Ankara.<br />
Kh„ mµ t∂ Æ≠Óc c∂m gi∏c cho∏ng ngÓp khi b≠Ìc ch©n vµo bn trong th∏nh<br />
Æ≠Íng rÈng lÌn. Ki’n trÛc vµ ngh÷ thuÀt trang tr› cÒa nhµ thÍ to∏t ln<br />
s˘ hÔng v‹ vµ tr∏ng l÷. Toµn bÈ cÈt, t≠Íng, sµn Æ≠Óc tπo t∏c tı Æ∏ khËi t˘<br />
nhin vÌi mµu sæc vµ hoa v®n phong phÛ. C∏ch sæp x’p vµ ghäp c∏c vin Æ∏<br />
l∏t t≠Íng Æ” phËi hÓp hoa v®n, mµu sæc cÚng th” hi÷n th»m m¸ tinh t’.<br />
Ph∂i ln t«ng g∏c th¯ hai nh◊n xuËng mÌi c„ th” bao qu∏t Æ≠Óc khu ch›nh<br />
Æi÷n v◊ kh´ng gian qu∏ lÌn. CÚng tı vfi tr› nµy, bπn sœ nh◊n ngæm r‚ rµng<br />
h¨n hai hµng cÈt tuy÷t m¸, m∏i vflm trung t©m khÊng l vÌi c∏c h‰a ti’t<br />
chπm kh∂m c«u k˙ hay c∏c b¯c b›ch h‰a trn tr«n m´ t∂ t›ch th∏nh. C∏c<br />
b¯c h‰a nµy vµ nh˜ng g◊ bi”u hi÷n cho tinh th«n C¨ ÆËc gi∏o Æ∑ tıng bfi<br />
ph∏ hÒy vµ che l†p khi nhµ thÍ bi’n thµnh Æ“n thÍ HÂi gi∏o. ChÛng chÿ t∏i<br />
xu†t vµo n®m 1931, khi n≠Ìc cÈng hfla ThÊ Nh‹ K˙ tu sˆa lπi vµ chuy”n ÆÊi<br />
Æ“n thÍ thµnh vi÷n b∂o tµng. Hagia Sophia hi÷n cfln l≠u gi˜ vµ tr≠ng bµy<br />
nhi“u t∏c ph»m ngh÷ thuÀt qu˝ gi∏.<br />
ThÀt bÂi hÂi khi Ưng d≠Ìi hµng cÈt Æ∏ c»m thπch mµ hÂi t≠Îng v“ s˘ hi÷n<br />
h˜u cÒa nh˜ng Æ’ ch’, s˘ giao tranh, xung ÆÈt, ng≠Íi Æ’n kŒ Æi, ng≠Íi<br />
chi’n thæng, kŒ suy tµn...<br />
KEBAB, CÄ PH£, MUA S¿M VÄ DÑO PHˇ<br />
ô Istanbul cfln hµng tr®m Æi“u tÿ mÿ, thÛ vfi kh∏c mµ t´i muËn kh∏m ph∏.<br />
C„ qu∏ ›t thÍi gian Æ” t´i la cµ dπo phË, th∂ bÈ trong nh˜ng con hŒm dËc<br />
thoai tho∂i, nh◊n ngæm c∏c dinh th˘ cÚ k¸, tha h Æo∏n, ho∆c tra google<br />
Æ” t◊m xem n„ Æ≠Óc x©y d˘ng theo phong c∏ch nµo. Khi ch©n Æ∑ m·i, t´i<br />
sœ dıng lπi mÈt qu∏n cµ ph xinh Æãp, d≠Ìi b„ng c©y ven Æ≠Íng ho∆c cuËi<br />
hŒm. R†t nhi“u bπn trŒ Æang t∏n g…u vui vŒ Î Æ©y vµ kem hay b∏nh ng‰t th◊<br />
qu∏ tuy÷t vÍi. Ho∆c t´i sœ b≠Ìc vµo mÈt cˆa hµng, ngæm ngh›a vµ bÊ sung<br />
thm mÈt vµi m„n Æ ÆÈc Æ∏o cho bÈ s≠u tÀp mµ m◊nh t›ch c„p mang<br />
v“ tı c∏c chuy’n du lfich. C„ v´ sË c∏c m∆t hµng h†p d…n du kh∏ch Î Æ©y<br />
nh≠ng t´i th≠Íng chi tiu v´ tÈi vπ cho c∏c t†m b≠u thi’p cÊ, tem th≠ cÚ,<br />
c∏c b¯c h‰a chäp lπi - m´ t∂ phong c∂nh Istanbul trong qu∏ kh¯.<br />
Hºn lµ bπn sœ thæc mæc, kh´ng c„ Æi“u g◊ lµm t´i th†t v‰ng Î Istanbul sao?<br />
C„ Ɔy, Æ„ lµ kebab, m„n thfit n≠Ìng tr¯ danh cÒa ThÊ Nh‹ K˙. T´i th≠Íng<br />
m†t thÍi gian Ưng ÆÍ ra tr≠Ìc cˆa hµng kebab khi ph∂i quy’t Æfinh ch‰n<br />
m„n, bÎi trong mÈt cˆa hµng truy“n thËng, ›t nh†t ph∂i c„ Æ’n vµi chÙc<br />
loπi kebab kh∏c nhau. Vµ khi c«m m„n Æ∑ ch‰n trn tay t´i lπi t˘ h·i: Â, sao<br />
ta kh´ng thˆ loπi kia nhÿ?<br />
Ch‰n l˘a lu´n lµ vi÷c kh„ kh®n khi quanh ta c„ qu∏ nhi“u Æi“u h†p d…n.<br />
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