Monday, April 14, 2014

Nuestra Señora del Pilar



Eger sizlerde gittiginiz her yerde turist ve  turistik olan her seyden kacip, bir lokal gibi sehri kesfetmeyi tercih edenlerdenseniz Aragon'un Zaragoza'sina ugrayin derim. Burasi az turist ve bir cok guzel sey bulabileceginiz Ispanyanin dorduncu buyuk sehri. Basilica Pilar ise bunlardan en guzeli ve ozeli. Ebro nehri kiyisindaki heybetli gorunumuyle guven, aydinlik tavan suslemeleri ve muhtesem ana sunagiyla da hangi dine ait olursaniz olun huzur veren bir yapi.

If you are one of those, while traveling, escape from tourists and everything related to them and prefer to discover the city as if you are local I highly suggest you to visit Aragon's Zaragoza in one of your Spain trip. This city is a place you can find less tourist but more beautiful things. According to me Basilica Nuestra Señora del Pilar is the most beautiful and special one. It inspires your confidence with its solemn prospect on the bank of river Ebro and inside with the light color domes, incredibly beautiful altar and organ, doesn't matter which religion you have, it's enough to make you feel peaceful. 


Cathedral La Seo  






Are you tired ? So it's better to stop for a coffee and cheesecake in Gran Cafe Zaragoza 



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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Madrid



Baskentler oldum olasi hep sikici gelmistir. Paris'i bile sevmek zaman aldi. Madrid ise gitmeyi erteledigim sehirlerden birisiydi fakat gidince gordum ki benim gibi muze ve park tutkunlari icin, bu sehrin listenizin daha yukarilarinda bir yer hakettiginden emin olun. en azindan Hemingway der ki "Madrid butun sehirlerin icinde en Ispanyol olanidir". Bu cumleden yola cikarak diyebilirim ki, bazi sehirleri rehberler yerine orada yasamis ve eserler vermis yazarlardan, onlarin kitaplarindan ogrenmek ve gittiginizde hayalinizde o satirlari canlandirmak gibisi yok. Ben de Madrid e vardigimda tum on yargilarimi bir kenara biraktim ve uzun yillar once okudugum Hemingway'in kisa hikayesindeki " The Capital of the World" un baskahramani hayalperest Paco gibi, acaba Madrid sadece iluzyonlardan ibaret mi diye kesfe koyuldum. Sonuc mu ? Paco kadar haksizlik etmek istemesem de bu sehre, bilirim ki her sehir aslinda biraz iluzyondur. Onemli olan da sizlerde biraktigi izlerdir.

In my estimation, capital cities always has a boring part. Even it took time to love Paris. And Madrid was one of the cities I always put back. But I see that for the people enjoy museums and big parks like me, this city deserves upper places on your list. At least as Hemigway says "Madrid is the most spanish of all cities". Evolving out of this sentence I can say that sometimes writers are better city guides than official ones. So, when I arrived there I left aside all my biasses and I focused on just one question in my mind;  if this city is "full of illusions" like the protagonist Paco says in the short story of Hemnigway´s "The Capital of the World". So ? I don't want to do wrong to Madrid as Paco did, but on the other hand I know that every city has its own illusion. The most important is how it made a mark on you.









Let me introduce you with my lovely life saver Josefina !!!




















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