The sea breeze blows across the blue sea.
The plain white rocks stand tall, and the flying seagulls chirp wantonly.
Same as Gamcheon Culture Village in Busan District.
Most of the buildings here are mainly pure white, and the roofs are the same blue as the sea and sky.
Some buildings still have ancient wooden windmills on the domes. The logs are tightly tied with linen ropes, and the middle is a bearing coated with fish oil. The sea breeze blows, and the wooden windmills creak and turn slowly.
"There is always the illusion of arriving in paradise." Li Xianghe, who was carrying a travel bag, couldn't help but sigh. Although the Aegean Sea has beautiful scenery, the transportation is still very convenient, and there are even direct flights here.
Get off the plane.
The two of them went to the hotel they had booked.
Leave your suitcase in the room.
Then pack lightly and head to the nearby Aegean Sea.
It must be the right time.
There are quite a lot of tourists going here.
The weather in July and August can already be called hot, but this place is adjacent to the sea, and the soft and cool sea breeze flows through the entire village along the long and narrow corridors.
"A Utopia should be 'the grass is fresh and the fallen flowers are colorful'." Su Yuhang quoted the original sentence from a middle school textbook. Compared with this exotic village, he prefers the cherry blossom road near Busan Bathhouse.
There are not only abandoned railway tracks full of period atmosphere.
There are also cherry blossoms that are in full bloom and falling in the wind.
Stepping onto the path stacked with petals, you will feel not only romance but also the endless yearning for nature.
"I remember this is the original sentence of "Peach Blossom Spring"." Li Xianghe said.
She had also read a lot of Chinese works, in which there were quotations describing Utopia. Out of curiosity, she read the original ancient works from cover to cover.
What impressed me most was the opening paragraph.
In just a few words, the beautiful paradise is vividly described.
"Have you read that ancient article?" Su Yuhang turned his face.
Come to this village near the Aegean Sea.
The first impression they both felt was that the local architecture had strong European characteristics.
Castle style house.
Semi-circular roof.
There are also Dutch windmills turning slowly in the distance.
While fully developing tourism resources, it also retains a lot of medieval style. For example, the wooden sailing boats on the seaside and the aroma of barbecue filling the air.
"When I was reading a book before, I saw the author quoting a few sentences, and then I ran to read the original text again." Li Xianghe said, "Although it is obscure and difficult to understand, I can still understand the author's yearning for 'Utopia' through the translation.
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"Just like us now."
"A village built on an isolated island."
"The crescent-shaped bay of love in the distance."
"Everyone has the illusion that the scenes described in the book are really appearing before their eyes."
Same as always.
Li Xianghe also did enough homework before coming.
Whether it's the myths and legends of the Aegean Sea or the recommended specialties here, she can pick them up at her fingertips. There's no need to hire locals as tour guides.
Because the plane arrives at five or six in the afternoon.
Plus a trip to a local hotel to store your suitcases.
When the two of them appeared in the East Aegean Islands, where the Aegean Sea is located, it was already evening, which means the sunshine hours are relatively long in summer. In any other season, their eyes would have gone dark, and they would have stared at the gray coastline, shaking their heads and sighing.
"Should we eat first or go to the beach to watch the sunset?" Li Xianghe asked.
The scenery of the Aegean Sea is truly beautiful.
But there are not many tourist attractions here.
Except for the sailing project, which requires a fee to experience, the rest of the windmill areas and the sunrise and sunset at the seaside observation deck are free activities that do not require money.
The only one that discourages overseas tourists.
I'm afraid the only options are expensive air tickets and a long journey.
"Isn't there this convenient grilled lamb roll and vegetable salad here?" Su Yuhang said, "If we don't have enough time, we can have dinner and watch the sunset."
For the convenience of tourists who come to travel.
The roasted lamb rolls here can be wrapped in a paper bag and eaten as you like.
The salad is also placed on the dinner plate.
Just like the burger fast food in Berlin.
"Would you like to add some fried tomato balls?" Li Xianghe asked.
The eating habits here are slightly different from those in Berlin and Paris. In addition to the common grilled lamb chops and steaks, there are also bright red fried tomato balls.
The preparation of this special dish is also very simple.
Put the tomatoes into the pan and fry.
Let the soup condense into a sauce, and sprinkle some spices before serving.
This fried tomato ball is done.
It looks pretty simple.
But judging from the expressions of tasting tourists.
It should taste pretty good.
"I definitely want it." Su Yuhang stared at the skilled operation of the stall owner and nodded in response.
He had already thought about it, and took advantage of this short queuing time to secretly learn the skills passed down by his boss for generations, and then copy the dishes after returning to Seoul.
After ordering mutton rolls and tomato balls for two people.
Li Xianghe stood in front of the stall and waited silently.
"You are watching so carefully, do you plan to steal all the skills from the boss?" Li Xianghe said in a low voice, covering his mouth.
"I must learn a few tricks secretly." Su Yuhang nodded, "In this case, even if I return to Seoul, I can always eat special snacks from Greece."
Tomatoes, the raw material, are sold everywhere.
The only thing that gives Su Yuhang a headache is the sauce and spices he adds before serving.
These two things should be the boss’s own secret recipe. Without knowing the recipe of the sauce and the proportion of spices, it would be difficult to replicate such appetizing-looking fried tomato balls.
"What do you think is in the boss's sauce?" Su Yuhang turned his face and asked in a low voice.
Judging from the color.
It always feels like ordinary tomato sauce with some added ingredients.
Although it may sound a bit unbelievable to put tomato sauce on top of fried tomato balls, many restaurants will apply a layer of tomato sauce from the same origin before serving in order to make the tomatoes taste richer and sweeter.
"It smells like the ketchup that comes with hamburger fast food." Li Xianghe said.
Her cooking skills are often criticized by someone.
But I am still very familiar with these kitchen seasonings.
She still remembers everything that happened at that time. She put too much seafood sauce before it was served, so no one cared about the bowl of seafood soup after it was served.
"I also think it's ketchup, but the color is a little wrong." Su Yuhang said, "Normally ketchup is translucent and bright red, but the sauce at this stall... is particularly rich and deep in color."
"How about I use translation software to ask the boss?" Li Xianghe suggested.
In order to deal with emergencies encountered during travel.
Before she came, she specially downloaded translation apps in various languages.
I thought it would be used to ask for directions and recommend tourist attractions, but I didn't expect that the first time I used it was to ask the stall owner for his secret sauce recipe.
Communicate through dancing and gestures.
Li Xianghe finally learned the sauce recipe from this fat middle-aged aunt.
Except for ketchup.
It is also mixed with local special seafood sauce.
He glanced at Su Yuhang who was standing behind him.
The aunt showed an expression of "You are such an enviable little girl."
Before leaving.
He also communicated with Li Xianghe in English.
Chapter completed!