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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ßïN BçNH MINH TR£N KHINH KHê C¡U ß” chim ng≠Ïng tr‰n vãn c´ng tr◊nh ki’n trÛc thin tπo tuy÷t m¸ cÒa vÔng Cappadocia th◊ kh´ng c„ l˘a ch‰n nµo tËi ≠u h¨n tour ngæm c∂nh bªng khinh kh› c«u. Gi∏ cho mÈt chuy’n bay ngæm c∂nh trong kho∂ng 01 giÍ ÆÂng h tı 200 - 250 USD. Nh≠ng nh≠ vÀy ch≠a ÆÒ, bπn c«n ph∂i c„ mÈt chÛt may mæn bÎi khinh kh› c«u chÿ c„ th” th˘c hi÷n Æ≠Óc vµo nh˜ng ngµy thÍi thi’t thuÀn lÓi. 86 TRAVELLIVE Chu´ng b∏o kh∏ch sπn Æ∏nh th¯c t´i vµo lÛc 4h30 s∏ng, ngoµi trÍi cfln tËi om vµ kh∏ lπnh. ChÛng t´i di chuy”n bªng xe bus tı kh∏ch sπn Æ’n n¨i tÀp k’t kh∏ch cÒa c´ng ty KAPADOKYA BALLOONS tπi Goreme. ß„ lµ mÈt khu nhµ th†p t«ng x©y theo ki”u vÔng nÛi, ph›a tr≠Ìc c„ giµn nho r†t Æãp vµ kho∂ng s©n rÈng. Trong nhµ c„ chıng 60 kh∏ch, t†t c∂ Æ“u Æang dÔng b˜a s∏ng vÌi trµ, cµ ph vµ b∏nh ng‰t, chÍ thÍi gian xu†t ph∏t. 20 phÛt sau, chÛng t´i ti’p tÙc di chuy”n bªng xe bus Æ’n mÈt b∑i Ɔt trËng. M∆t trÍi ch≠a m‰c dÔ mµn Æm Æ∑ tan lo∑ng, ∏nh s∏ng mÍ nhπt cÒa buÊi ban mai cho th†y m†y chÙc chi’c khinh kh› c«u khÊng l Æang nªm dµi trn b∑i Ɔt. Ng≠Íi ta bæt Æ«u ÆËt n„ng kh´ng kh› Æ” d˘ng c∏c qu∂ c«u, kh´ng kh› nhÈn nhfip kh»n tr≠¨ng hºn ln. Khi ∏nh m∆t trÍi Æ«u tin l„ dπng lµ lÛc c∏c qu∂ c«u khÊng lÂ, r˘c rÏ mµu sæc, ”no n vµ c®ng phÂng” sΩn sµng cho chuy’n th∏m hi”m. TÔy theo k›ch th≠Ìc, mÁi khinh kh› c«u c„ th” chÎ tı 10 Æ’n 20 ng≠Íi. ßi“u khi”n khinh kh› c«u lµ mÈt c´ng vi÷c kh´ng h“ ƨn gi∂n. MÈt khinh kh› c«u tπi Cappadocia bay trong mÈt giÍ th´ng th≠Íng c„ tÌi 20 ng≠Íi phËi hÓp phÙc vÙ. Kho∂ng 5h30 khinh kh› c«u cÒa Æoµn chÛng t´i bæt Æ«u xu†t ph∏t, vin phi c´ng khäo läo Æi“u khi”n b◊nh kh› ÆËt, ng‰n lˆa phÙt cao n©ng qu∂ c«u l¨ lˆng bay ln, xuyn qua c∏c v∏ch nÛi hi”m trÎ. Nhi“u lÛc t≠Îng chıng chÿ c«n vÌi tay lµ c„ th” chπm vµo v∏ch Æ∏. Trn b«u trÍi ngµy cµng xu†t hi÷n nhi“u khinh kh› c«u, vµo nh˜ng ngµy Æãp trÍi c„ lœ sË l≠Óng khinh kh› c«u c„ th” tÌi h¨n hai tr®m. ©Volodymyr Goinyk

TRAVELLIVE 87

ßïN BçNH MINH<br />

TR£N KHINH KHê C¡U<br />

ß” chim ng≠Ïng tr‰n vãn c´ng tr◊nh<br />

ki’n trÛc thin tπo tuy÷t m¸ cÒa vÔng<br />

Cappadocia th◊ kh´ng c„ l˘a ch‰n<br />

nµo tËi ≠u h¨n tour ngæm c∂nh bªng<br />

khinh kh› c«u. Gi∏ cho mÈt chuy’n<br />

bay ngæm c∂nh trong kho∂ng 01 giÍ<br />

ÆÂng h tı 200 - 250 USD. Nh≠ng<br />

nh≠ vÀy ch≠a ÆÒ, bπn c«n ph∂i c„<br />

mÈt chÛt may mæn bÎi khinh kh› c«u<br />

chÿ c„ th” th˘c hi÷n Æ≠Óc vµo nh˜ng<br />

ngµy thÍi thi’t thuÀn lÓi.<br />

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Chu´ng b∏o kh∏ch sπn Æ∏nh<br />

th¯c t´i vµo lÛc 4h30 s∏ng,<br />

ngoµi trÍi cfln tËi om vµ kh∏<br />

lπnh. ChÛng t´i di chuy”n<br />

bªng xe bus tı kh∏ch sπn Æ’n<br />

n¨i tÀp k’t kh∏ch cÒa c´ng ty KAPADOKYA<br />

BALLOONS tπi Goreme. ß„ lµ mÈt khu nhµ<br />

th†p t«ng x©y theo ki”u vÔng nÛi, ph›a tr≠Ìc<br />

c„ giµn nho r†t Æãp vµ kho∂ng s©n rÈng.<br />

Trong nhµ c„ chıng 60 kh∏ch, t†t c∂ Æ“u<br />

Æang dÔng b˜a s∏ng vÌi trµ, cµ ph vµ b∏nh<br />

ng‰t, chÍ thÍi gian xu†t ph∏t.<br />

20 phÛt sau, chÛng t´i ti’p tÙc di chuy”n<br />

bªng xe bus Æ’n mÈt b∑i Ɔt trËng. M∆t trÍi<br />

ch≠a m‰c dÔ mµn Æm Æ∑ tan lo∑ng, ∏nh s∏ng<br />

mÍ nhπt cÒa buÊi ban mai cho th†y m†y chÙc<br />

chi’c khinh kh› c«u khÊng l Æang nªm dµi<br />

trn b∑i Ɔt. Ng≠Íi ta bæt Æ«u ÆËt n„ng kh´ng<br />

kh› Æ” d˘ng c∏c qu∂ c«u, kh´ng kh› nhÈn<br />

nhfip kh»n tr≠¨ng hºn ln. Khi ∏nh m∆t trÍi<br />

Æ«u tin l„ dπng lµ lÛc c∏c qu∂ c«u khÊng lÂ,<br />

r˘c rÏ mµu sæc, ”no n vµ c®ng phÂng” sΩn<br />

sµng cho chuy’n th∏m hi”m. TÔy theo k›ch<br />

th≠Ìc, mÁi khinh kh› c«u c„ th” chÎ tı 10 Æ’n<br />

20 ng≠Íi. ßi“u khi”n khinh kh› c«u lµ mÈt<br />

c´ng vi÷c kh´ng h“ ƨn gi∂n. MÈt khinh kh›<br />

c«u tπi Cappadocia bay trong mÈt giÍ th´ng<br />

th≠Íng c„ tÌi 20 ng≠Íi phËi hÓp phÙc vÙ.<br />

Kho∂ng 5h30 khinh kh› c«u cÒa Æoµn chÛng<br />

t´i bæt Æ«u xu†t ph∏t, vin phi c´ng khäo läo<br />

Æi“u khi”n b◊nh kh› ÆËt, ng‰n lˆa phÙt cao<br />

n©ng qu∂ c«u l¨ lˆng bay ln, xuyn qua c∏c<br />

v∏ch nÛi hi”m trÎ. Nhi“u lÛc t≠Îng chıng chÿ<br />

c«n vÌi tay lµ c„ th” chπm vµo v∏ch Æ∏. Trn<br />

b«u trÍi ngµy cµng xu†t hi÷n nhi“u khinh kh›<br />

c«u, vµo nh˜ng ngµy Æãp trÍi c„ lœ sË l≠Óng<br />

khinh kh› c«u c„ th” tÌi h¨n hai tr®m.<br />

©Volodymyr Goinyk

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