Saturday morning we headed North to visit the Nijo Castle, another Unesco World Heritage site. At the entrance, we saw a procession of some sort, which I have no idea what for.
Cumartesi sabahi Nijo Kalesi'ni ziyaret etmeye dustuk yola. Bu da Unesco Dunya Mirasi listesinde bir yer. Giriste ne oldugunu bilmedigimiz bir merasim gorduk.
Honestly, this is the most beautiful castle I've ever seen. It's like a palace, but not a palace (after linking to Wikipedia, I've found out that the building is indeed a palace). It is where war business is discussed...more like a war office.The floor literally chirps (actually squeaks) to let the inhabitants know that there's an intruder. The room walls and inner doors are gilded with gold leaves and beautiful scenery painted over them. The inner building is all wood, complete with paper windows. Taking pics was not allowed inside, so I won't be able to treat you.
When you think that Shogun walked those corridors, in his exquisite silk garments, you get a shiver.
Acikcasi benim simdiye kadar gordugum en guzel kaleydi. Daha cok saray gibi (maalesef Turkce Vikipedi baglantisi yok ama, Ingilizce baglantiyi verirken gercekten de saray oldugunu ogrendim) Burasi duvarlari ve ic kapilari altin varaklanmis, uzerine muhtesem manzaralar boyanmis bir "savas isleri muzakere dairesi" daha cok. Ahsap yerler resmen kus gibi sakiyor (aslinda gicirdiyor tabii). Onu da habersiz giren cikan var mi bilmek icin oyle insa etmisler. Ic bina tamamen ahsap ve kagit pencereli. Iceride fotograf cekmek yasak oldugu icin maalesef paylasamiyorum.
Shogun'un o koridorlarda, muhtesem ipek giysileri icinde yurudugunu dusunmek de tuyler urpertici.
It was allowed to take pics outside the inner building...complete with its beautiful gardens. It has an additional garden area, which we didn't visit because we were tight for time.
Ic binanin disinda fotograf cekmek serbestti. Bahceleri de harikaydi. Gerci kale alani kadar baska bir bahcesi daha vardi ama bizim zamanimiz az oldugu icin oraya girmedik.
Out in the garden, a Japanese couple approached us to practise English. Apparently their teacher gave them a " Go to Nijo Castle, find couple of tourists and practice" assignment. They didn't understand English very well, but we managed pretty alright in Japanese eventually.
Kale bahcesinde bir Japon cift yaklasip bizimle Ingilizce pratigi yapmak istediler. Ellerinde de bir kagit, belli ki ogretmenleri "Gidin Nijo Kalesi'ne , bulun bir iki turist, pratik yapin' demis. Bize sorular sordular. Bizim Ingilizcemizi pek anlamadilar ama Japonca iyi anlastik neticede.
After the two-hour visit to the castle we headed to Karasuma-Oike station, North ticket gate to meet a Japanese friend and her daughter. This was for the second feast of the day. That will be the next post.
Iki saatlik ziyeretimizden sonra Karasuma-Oike istasyonu Kuzey cikis gisesi onune, bir Japon arkadas ve kiziyla bulusmaya gittik. Gunun bundan sonrasi benim icin ikinci ziyafet oldu. Onun da arkasi yarin artik.
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