London is a
different city. Before moving here, for us, London was a European capital city
and UK was a European country. But after living here, we saw that Brits are
Brits and Britain is clearly different than European culture. London also is
quite different than the other European metropolitans for lots of things.
There
are pros and cons of this differences
but one of the good things is that you can find little countrylike
escapes inside of the city, like walking along the canal or being next to a
windmill in the middle of the city. Sitting in a old pub and feeling like you
are in a inn in the countryside. (How many ins or inns we can put in a
sentence?)
When we first saw this 15 m. windmill in Brixton last year, we
felt like we had one of the surprise gifts that London was hiding behind. Brixton Windmill was built in XIX. century
and served as a windmill until 1934. Since then was restored few times and
today, is open to the public for visits on special open days through the year.
Britanya`nın farklı olduğu kesin. Almanlar İngilizler için "ada kafalı" derler:)
YanıtlaSilBizim evin iki numarası (4 kardeşiz bu arada) İngilizle evli ve Liverpool`da yaşıyor. Yıllardır orda, gitmedim henüz.
Biz Türkler halk olarak kendimizi onların kendini hissettiğindenden daha Avrupalı hissediyoruz hatta :).
YanıtlaSilFrankofon kültürle büyümüş iki Galatasaraylı tip olarak, başlarda buradaki birçok örnekte "Hadi canım" deyip şaşkınlık yaşadık bu "ada kafası" ve yaşam tarzı karşısında. Öğrendik, alıştık ama hâlâ "hiçbir şey bizi şaşırtamaz artık" diyemiyoruz.
E madem kardeş Liverpool ellerinde, size de Beatles'ın memleketine bir yol görünüyor o zaman falda :) .