TRAVELLIVE 07-2016

TH TOÄ SOÑN
LÛc nh·, t´i th≠Íng Æ≠Óc ´ng nÈi Æ≠a tÌi tr≠Íng mÁi s∏ng.
Hai ´ng ch∏u Æi sÌm rÂi tÌi hµng b∏nh ng‰t g«n cÊng tr≠Íng.
§ng g‰i b∏nh ng‰t vµ s˜a cho t´i rÂi mÈt phin cµ ph cho
m◊nh. Trong khi ®n, t´i th›ch Æ’m tıng gi‰t cµ ph s„ng s∏nh
r¨i vµo ly cÒa ´ng, t m kh´ng bi’t th¯ n≠Ìc s…m n©u kia
c„ v th’ nµo. C„ l«n, tranh thÒ lÛc ´ng sang Æ≠Íng mua
b∏o, t´i Æ∏nh li“u nhÛng mÈt ng„n tay vµo ly cµ ph rÂi Æ≠a
ln mi÷ng. ßæng nghät. ß„ lµ l«n Æ«u t´i bi’t, th¯ th¯c uËng
ng≠Íi lÌn yu th›ch kia lπi c„ v Ææng Æ’n nh≠ th’, cÚng khi
†y, con nh„c t´i ngh‹ rªng sœ chºng bao giÍ yu nÊi cµ ph.
Nh˜ng n®m h‰c c†p 3, hµng ngµy Æπp xe tÌi tr≠Íng t´i
th≠Íng Æi qua mÈt ti÷m rang xay cµ ph. ßoπn phË Æ„ chÿ
cho phäp chπy xe 1 chi“u, lÛc v“ sœ ph∂i Æi lËi kh∏c. VÀy nn
s∏ng nµo Æ’n tr≠Íng t´i cÚng Æπp xe thÀt chÀm Æ” Æ≠Óc h›t
hµ mÔi th¨m tı ti÷m cµ ph n‰. L«n Æ«u tin t´i quy’t Ænh
“n’m” lπi cµ ph cÚng bÎi mÔi h≠¨ng nÂng th¨m mÁi s∏ng
Æ„, t˘ nhÒ kh´ng nn v◊ sÓ mµ b· lÏ nh˜ng Æi“u mÌi lπ...
Nhi“u n®m sau, t´i cÒa hi÷n tπi lµ kŒ lu´n bæt Æ«u ngµy mÌi
bªng cµ ph. C´ng vi÷c vµ sÎ th›ch giÛp t´i c„ c¨ hÈi Æ∆t
ch©n tÌi nhi“u mi“n Ɔt mÌi. ô Æ©u, t´i cÚng lu´n dµnh
chÛt thÍi gian buÊi s∏ng Æ” th≠Îng th¯c mÈt ly “n≠Ìc n©u
s„ng s∏nh”, khi th◊ tı mÈt qu∏n cµ ph c„ hµng gh’ bn vÿa
hà l∑ng mπn, lÛc lπi trong mÈt kh∏ch sπn, khu nghÿ d≠Ïng
sang tr‰ng. MÁi n¨i, mÁi mi“n Ɔt Æ“u khi’n cµ ph n¨i Æ„
mang h≠¨ng v kh∏c nhau cÚng nh≠ c∏ch th≠Îng th¯c kh∏c
nhau. T´i ch‰n cho m◊nh c∏ch ring Æ” kh∏m ph∏ v®n h„a
Æa ph≠¨ng qua vi÷c th≠Îng th¯c cµ ph Î nh˜ng n¨i m◊nh
Æ∆t ch©n Æ’n.
Bπn ÆÂng hµnh th©n m’n, s∏ng nay bπn Æang dıng ch©n Î
mi“n Ɔy nµo vÀy? Vµ... bπn Æ∑ cµ ph ch≠a?
TÀn h≠Îng
kh´ng gian
th≠ gi∑n tπi
nh˜ng kh∏ch
sπn, khu nghÿ
d≠Ïng cao
c†p hay kh∏m
ph∏ nh˜ng
homestay ÆÈc
Æ∏o.
Enjoy
relaxing
spaces at
luxurious
hotels and
resorts or
explore
unique
homestays.
My grandfather often took me to
school in the mornings when I was a
little girl. We left earlier and stopped
by a bakery. He ordered cakes and
milk for me and a cup of black coffee
with filter for him. When eating, I loved
counting the drops of coffee falling
down through the filter, wondering
how they tasted. Once, when my
grandfather was buying a magazine,
I surreptitiously dipped a finger in his
cup. Bitter! It was the first time I tasted
it, realizing the drink that many adults
love was so bitter. That time I felt like I
would never like coffee.
At high school, I passed a coffee roasting
shop every day. It was a one-way street,
I could only went through it once a day,
so I always tried to ride slowly to sniff
the aroma from the shop. The fragrant
smell of coffee that time encouraged
me to try it again. We should never be
afraid of new things!
Time flies. I now always start my day
with a cup of coffee. My work and
hobbies allow me to travel a lot. No
matter where I am, be it a romantic
cafä or a luxurious hotel, I always spend
time enjoying that “brown drink”. Each
place boasts its own way of drinking
coffee. Trying coffee in different lands
is a license for me to explore the local
culture.
My dear readers, where are you
travelling? And have you tried out
coffee in that new land?
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TRAVELLIVE
Th∂o Nguy‘n
Managing Editor