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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72<br />
<strong>TRAVELLIVE</strong><br />
Travellive GUIDE<br />
MUA Gç ô ISTANBUL:<br />
ü C∏c m∆t hµng l≠u ni÷m,<br />
ÆÂ thÒ c´ng truy“n thËng,<br />
c∏c loπi gia v, qu∂ kh´ vµ<br />
Æ∆c bi÷t lµ Æ gËm, th∂m, ∏o<br />
kho∏c dπ, ∏o da.<br />
ü Turkish Delight lµ loπi<br />
kão truy“n thËng cÒa ThÊ<br />
th≠Íng Æ≠Óc mua Æ” lµm<br />
quµ.<br />
M—O SHOPPING:<br />
ü ßıng vÈi tr∂ gi∏ khi mua<br />
sæm, h∑y xem k¸ ch†t l≠Óng<br />
vµ tham kh∂o gi∏. Khi quy’t<br />
Ænh mua, h∑y bæt Æ«u tr∂ gi∏<br />
tı 30% so vÌi gi∏ ng≠Íi b∏n<br />
hµng Æ“ ngh.<br />
MUA THÅM VÄ ß¤ GˇM<br />
ü Th∂m vµ ÆÂ gËm cÒa ThÊ<br />
lµ s∂n ph»m thÒ c´ng nÊi<br />
ti’ng trn toµn th’ giÌi v“<br />
ch†t l≠Óng vµ hoa v®n c«u<br />
k˙, tinh x∂o. Hai m∆t hµng<br />
nµy b∏n r†t nhi“u tπi Istanbul<br />
vµ c∏c thµnh phË du lch<br />
kh∏c. Tuy nhin gi∏ c∂ tπi<br />
mÁi cˆa hµng c„ th” r†t kh∏c<br />
nhau phÙ thuÈc vµo 3 y’u<br />
tË: ch†t li÷u, k›ch th≠Ìc s∂n<br />
ph»m, s˘ tinh x∂o vµ thÍi<br />
gian s∂n xu†t, cuËi cÔng lµ<br />
kh∂ n®ng tr∂ gi∏ cÒa bπn.<br />
ü MÈt t†m th∂m thÒ c´ng<br />
d÷t tı sÓi t¨ tªm c„ th” tËn<br />
tÌi c∂ n®m lµm vi÷c cÒa 2<br />
phÙ n˜. Th∂m ch†t l≠Óng<br />
tËt c„ gi∏ tËi thi”u tı vµi<br />
tr®m USD Æ’n vµi chÙc ngµn<br />
USD, kÃm gi†y b∂o hµnh<br />
vµ ph› vÀn chuy”n. ß gËm<br />
cÚng c„ gi∏ c∂ vµ ch’ ÆÈ b∏n<br />
hµng t≠¨ng t˘.<br />
Istanbul lµ mÈt Æi”m nªm trn con<br />
Æ≠Íng t¨ lÙa, v◊ vÀy tı x≠a th≠¨ng<br />
mπi Æ∑ ph∏t tri”n thµnh ngh÷<br />
thuÀt. Nh˜ng ng≠Íi b∏n hµng Î<br />
ThÊ Nh‹ K˙ n„i chung vµ Istanbul<br />
n„i ring Æ“u lµ nam giÌi vµ r†t<br />
chuyn nghi÷p. Sau vµi c©u chuy÷n<br />
trfl x∑ giao, ng≠Íi b∏n hµng th≠Íng<br />
mÍi kh∏ch dÔng trµ, h‰ ›t khi n„i<br />
ngay v“ gi∏ c∂ mµ sœ giÌi thi÷u<br />
tr≠Ìc v“ ch†t l≠Óng m„n hµng.<br />
GRAND BAZAAR<br />
Theo ti’ng ThÊ lµ chÓ cÚ vµ lÌn<br />
nh†t th’ giÌi, vÌi h¨n 4000 gian<br />
hµng, thu hÛt 250.000 - 400.000<br />
l≠Ót kh∏ch tham quan, mua sæm<br />
mÁi ngµy. ChÓ c„ tÌi 21 cÊng trÊ<br />
ra 60 Æ≠Íng phË. Grand Bazaar lµ<br />
mÈt m cung khÊng l c„ s¯c hÛt<br />
gh gÌm vÌi c∏c t›n ÆÂ shopping.<br />
ß∆c bi÷t lµ nh˜ng ai yu th›ch,<br />
s≠u t«m ÆÂ trang tr› vµ thÒ c´ng,<br />
m¸ ngh÷. ChÓ b∏n t†t c∂ c∏c m∆t<br />
hµng tı nh˜ng m„n qu˝ hi’m,<br />
tı gia vfi, qu∂ kh´, kão b∏nh, gπch<br />
men trang tr›, trang phÙc mÛa<br />
bÙng cho tÌi th∂m thÒ c´ng, trang<br />
s¯c tinh x∂o... M„n hµng nµo<br />
cÚng mµu sæc vµ h†p d…n, ng≠Íi<br />
b∏n hµng nµo cÚng th©n thi÷n vµ<br />
The Taksim - Tunel Nostalgia Tram trundles along the<br />
streets of Taksim in Istanbul, Turkey.<br />
chuyn nghi÷p. Bπn chÿ ≠Ìc cho<br />
qu¸ thÍi gian cÚng nh≠ ti“n bπc<br />
cÒa m◊nh lµ v´ hπn vµ mong sao<br />
m◊nh kh´ng bfi lπc Æ≠Íng vµo cuËi<br />
buÊi mua sæm.<br />
ßAë Ló THòI TRANG<br />
TAKSIM<br />
Kh∏c vÌi Grand Bazaar, khu v˘c<br />
Taksim Square lµ mÈt Æπi lÈ tÀp<br />
trung chÒ y’u c∏c cˆa hµng thÍi<br />
trang vµ phÙ ki÷n. Vµo chi“u tËi<br />
hay c∏c ngµy cuËi tu«n, Æπi lÈ<br />
rÈng lÌn nµy lu´n t†p nÀp ng≠Íi<br />
dπo ch¨i vµ mua sæm. T†t c∂ c∏c<br />
th≠¨ng hi÷u thÍi trang nÊi ti’ng<br />
th’ giÌi Æ“u c„ m∆t tπi Æ©y, bn<br />
cπnh c∏c nh∑n hi÷u thÍi trang cao<br />
c†p vµ xa xÿ cfln c„ nhi“u hµng<br />
may m∆c ThÊ Nh‹ K˙ ch†t l≠Óng<br />
tËt vµ gi∏ c∂ ph∂i ch®ng. ß©y cÚng<br />
lµ khu phË ng≠Íi ThÊ Æ’n dπo<br />
ch¨i, mua sæm Æ´ng ÆÛc nh†t vµo<br />
ngµy nghÿ vµ c∏c dfip l‘, t’t.<br />
C∏c Æi”m shopping Î Istanbul:<br />
Ngoµi Grand Bazaar vµ Taksim<br />
Square, du kh∏ch nn Æ’n th®m<br />
chÓ Gia Vfi (Spice Bazaar) hay cfln<br />
g‰i lµ chÓ Ai CÀp.<br />
N⁄U KH§NG<br />
ßû BÅN<br />
LèNH, Cï<br />
THÕ BÑN Sâ<br />
TI£U SÑCH<br />
TOÄN Bó<br />
Sˇ TI≈N<br />
NGAY TÑI<br />
C^A HÄNG<br />
ß¡U TI£N.
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