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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MóT ߣM ô KHÉCH SÑN HANG ßóNG<br />
Lµ ng≠Íi lµm b∏o du lch, t´i Æ∑ may mæn Æ≠Óc tr∂i nghi÷m nhi“u kh∏ch sπn, resort<br />
thuÈc c∏c th≠¨ng hi÷u, tÀp Æoµn nÊi ti’ng xuyn quËc gia. Nh≠ng cave-hotel Î<br />
Cappadocia Æ∑ l≠u lπi trong t´i nh˜ng †n t≠Óng ÆÈc Æ∏o, thÛ v<br />
T´i kh´ng chæc c∂m gi∏c c∏ nh©n cÒa m◊nh c„ ch›nh x∏c hay<br />
kh´ng ÆËi vÌi bπn, tuy nhin cave - hotel qu∂ lµ mÈt loπi h◊nh<br />
dfich vÙ kh∏ch sπn v´ cÔng ÆÈc Æ∏o. Nh≠ Æ∑ n„i, Cappadocia<br />
lµ vÔng nÛi Æ∏ m“m h◊nh thµnh tı nham thπch nÛi lˆa, ng≠Íi<br />
d©n Æfia ph≠¨ng tı xa x≠a Æ∑ khoät s©u vµo nÛi Æ” lµm nhµ Î vµ<br />
loπi h◊nh kh∏ch sπn ÆÈc Æ∏o nµy Æ≠Óc h◊nh thµnh ch›nh tı c∏c ng´i nhµ<br />
hang ÆÈng.<br />
T´i Æ’n Uchisar, mÈt thfi tr†n thu hÛt kh∏ch du lfich thuÈc Cappadocia<br />
vµo lÛc x’ chi“u. Kh∏ch sπn t´i sœ nghÿ lπi Æm nay lµ Uchisar Kaya Hotel<br />
- mÈt kh∏ch sπn phong c∏ch hang ÆÈng Æ«u tin, Æ≠Óc c∏c ngh÷ nh©n<br />
trong vÔng tπo t∏c tı Æ∏ vµo nh˜ng n®m 1960 - trn d∑y nÛi nh◊n xuËng<br />
thung lÚng Guvercinlik. Khu v˘c lobby kh∏ch sπn nh· nhæn, xinh xæn bµi<br />
tr› †m cÛng theo phong c∏ch Æfia ph≠¨ng, t†t nhin lµ kh´ng th” thi’u c∏c<br />
t†m th∂m hoa v®n truy“n thËng Æ∆c tr≠ng cÒa ThÊ. Qu«y l‘ t©n Æ∆t mÈt<br />
gi· lÌn t∏o t≠¨i th¨m ph¯c, kh∏ch tÔy ˝ th≠Îng th¯c mi‘n ph›. LËi Æi duy<br />
nh†t ln khu phflng nghÿ lµ mÈt c«u thang bÈ d…n Æ’n c∏c hµnh lang Æ∏<br />
dµi vµ hãp.<br />
Tr∏i vÌi h◊nh dung ban Æ«u, kh∏ch sπn kh∏ lÌn vµ nhi“u phflng, mÁi<br />
phflng Æ“u c„ view Æãp: ho∆c nh◊n ra h b¨i ho∆c nh◊n ra thung lÚng. Khu<br />
v˘c terrace vµ h b¨i ngoµi trÍi lµ nh˜ng Æfia Æi”m tuy÷t vÍi n’u bπn muËn<br />
th≠ gi∑n ngæm c∂nh, Ɖc s∏ch, th≠Îng trµ hay ƨn gi∂n chÿ lµ h›t thÎ kh›<br />
hÀu trong lµnh vÔng nÛi. N¨i Æãp nh†t Æ” ngæm toµn c∂nh m∆t trÍi m‰c<br />
trn thung lÚng lµ khu v˘c balcony cÒa nhµ hµng. Ki’n trÛc vµ nÈi th†t<br />
kh∏ch sπn mang ÆÀm phong c∏ch Æfia ph≠¨ng mÈc mπc, †m cÛng. T≠Íng,<br />
sµn tr«n, c«u thang, lËi Æi trong kh∏ch sπn... m‰i th¯ Æ“u Æ≠Óc tπo t∏c tı<br />
Æ∏ cho c∂m gi∏c d‘ chfiu c∂ khi ngæm nh◊n hay chπm tay vµo.<br />
ThÀt th≠ gi∑n khi k’t thÛc mÈt ngµy di chuy”n lin min bªng li÷u ph∏p<br />
tæm truy“n thËng cÒa ThÊ Nh‹ K˙ tπi khu spa kh∏ch sπn vµ cuÈn m◊nh<br />
trn chi’c gi≠Íng †m ∏p trong mÈt “c®n phflng hang ÆÈng”.<br />
UCHISAR KAYA HOTEL<br />
ü No.15 Uchisar Nevsehir<br />
ü<br />
ü<br />
Tel: +90 3842192007<br />
Fax: +90 3842192363<br />
ü Web: uchisakayaotel.com<br />
ü Kh∏ch sπn c„ 77 phng, nhµ<br />
hµng, bar, spa, b” b¨i ngoµi<br />
trÍi vµ b” b¨i trong nhµ.<br />
ü Kh∏ch sπn nªm trong lµng<br />
cÊ Uchisar r†t th›ch hÓp Æi<br />
dπo, ngæm c∂nh vµ t◊m hi”u<br />
cuÈc sËng ng≠Íi b∂n Æa.<br />
ü<br />
ü<br />
ü<br />
ü<br />
Travellive GUIDE<br />
Tı kh∏ch sπn chÿ m†t ›t phÛt<br />
Æ” di chuy”n Æ’n c∏c Æi”m<br />
tham quan kh∏c nh≠ thung<br />
lÚng Chim BÂ C©u - Pigeon<br />
Valley (0.3 mi / 0.5 km), L©u<br />
Ƶi Uchisar - Uchisar Castle<br />
(0.4 mi / 0.7 km), L©u Ƶi<br />
Roman - Roman Castle (2.8<br />
mi / 4.4 km), thung lÚng<br />
T◊nh Yu - Love Valley (3<br />
mi / 4.9 km)<br />
The hotel features 77<br />
rooms, a restaurant, a bar,<br />
as well as outdoor and<br />
indoor swimming pools.<br />
The hotel is located in<br />
the ancient village of<br />
Uchisar, a great place to go<br />
sightseeing and learn more<br />
about local life.<br />
It takes just a few minutes<br />
to travel from the hotel to<br />
the Pigeon Valley (0.3 mi /<br />
0.5 km), Uchisar Castle (0.4<br />
mi / 0.7 km), the Roman<br />
Castle (2.8 mi / 4.4 km),<br />
and Love Valley (3 mi /<br />
4.9 km)
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