Spain gives rise to a desire to stay. It is so clear and open Ukrainian, which is attached in a few days.
recently returned from a trip to Spain with a group of Ukrainian artists. We drove to draw Spain in order to put the picture in the Spanish-Ukrainian Center in Madrid in Ukraine's Independence Day. To Spain was a day in Verona. The medieval Italian town, there are no modern buildings, all made of stone and many plants. Verona has become famous thanks to Shakespeare. The house where she was Juliet, the queue stretched tourists. First to be photographed with a bronze Juliet and fortunately for her share to rub the right breast. Balcony under which Romeo waited lover, is quite high. This ordinary Italian house operates as a museum and shop with cheap Chinese souvenirs, mainly in the form of hearts. The walls around him were living book lovers. There is almost no room left on the inscriptions in all languages of the world, who loves.
In Barcelona one day not have time to see much. This city in Spain is something such as Lviv in Ukraine. Is the capital, but if you want to dive into the architecture - go to Barcelona. First Gaudi, the legendary Catalan architect actually "made a person" of the city. For your convenience during daylight hours shuttle buses that make stops at each location, which is worth seeing. Special route stops at homes and facilities, designed by Antonio Gaudi. In the fairy-tale park Goel open house of the architect. Initially planned as a park-the-art new quarter, but the life of the architect who admired his little wavy buildings or sculptures set out a multi-colored glass. Gaudi was forced to move into one of the newest buildings himself.
artists lived for a week at the famous Spanish resort Valencia . Instead of the promised apartments on the beach, the whole group are housed in a house in the city center in the quarter, which is famous for low-cost housing and prostitutes. Part of the group slept on mattresses on the floor. Next to us is also home to the Moldavians, Armenians, Romanians. Morning the Spaniards, at first glance, begins with a dog-walking. Walk on a leash here are some that shoot in Ukraine. During the stay in Spain, we did not see a homeless dog or cat. In fact, the day begins with a Spanish coffee. Houses do not drink coffee. Pokavuvaty, read the morning newspaper and smoke converge in a cafe near his house. Sitting in a cafe surprisingly noisy. The Spanish actively gesture and does not slow down their loud voices.
Valencia Summer - this is not Spain. Indigenous Valencia rent accommodation to tourists, while they themselves go on holiday even better Resorts - Majorca, Ibiza and the Balearic Islands. Heat sends everyone on the beach. The Spaniards came to bathe in the afternoon during siesta. After a siesta is difficult to get to the shops, because most of them are closed and opened at their own pace, a break can last for 13.00 to 17.00. At this time the Spaniards have dinner and sleep. Dine mostly in cafes. Throughout eat jamon - jerky cows, deer or deer. Bar "Museum of jamon" is one of the cult. Any guide in Madrid will show it to you. There's beer to offer jamon and olives. On the walls of hundreds of huge dried calves. All bones, sticks, wrap in a cafe, as a rule, thrown to the floor. The most popular cafe is on the floor in some more garbage.
Sun brings forth so that travelers fall asleep right on the benches and lawns. Most often heard speaking Russian than Spanish. Valencia - one of the most accessible resorts in the Spanish coast. Tradeables summer - the fans, hats and sunglasses. They offer black salesmen at every turn. Senegalese Simon comes to the summer trade in Valencia for the fourth consecutive year. He says he knows in person almost all the tourists who were in Valencia, though time will certainly come back for more. The guy is learning in Frankfurt, and wages in Valencia, just enough to pay for accommodation and food here. This "white" black trade in Spain. In Barcelona and Madrid Africans bring to the sale of counterfeits of famous brands. Bags, watches and sunglasses from Versace or Louis Wheaton sold directly from the ground. All the treasures spread out on quilts, which are tied to the corners of the rope. There was a police - tightened the rope, a sack on his shoulders and ran. Another option years part-time work - massage. Taiki offer "masses" on the beach. And in the central square of Madrid secretly massaged feet in just one euro.
Our guide and guardian in Madrid is Yuri Chopik, chairman of the Ukrainian community in Spain for the rights and dignity of the Ukrainian. In Madrid, their less than 20 thousand in Spain - half a million. This is the second time in his invitation to Ukrainian artists to organize exhibitions of the diaspora. Pan, Yuri takes part at home Frankivsk group. We have nowhere to live, although in agreement with the organizer of the trip, the chairman of Arts Fund "The Coast of the Motherland" by Christina Beregovo, for the whole of the Ukrainian delegation must be booked a hotel in the heart of Madrid. Yuri Chopik so hospitable that he is forced to sleep on the balcony.
Already later learn that he recently became a "victim of bullfighting." According to an ancient Spanish tradition, before the bullfight the bull carried through the streets and anyone can irritate the animal. Bull tease and run away. Yuri Chepik not managed to escape. The bull lifted his horns, tossed to the ground and pereyshovsya hooves on your chest. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries. Soon after the bullfight can prevent the whole of Spain. The EU insists that such a cruel tradition is unacceptable for a modern society.
celebration of Independence Day and the opening of the exhibition takes place on August 23 in the Spanish-Ukrainian Center. Come to some Ukrainian, who live and work in Madrid, their children and Spanish friends. Yuri Chopik asks us to "zasvistaty" when the director of the Center, a Spaniard, to show your presentation on a bad egg and say Ukraine, the Ukrainian celebrate May Day. Spaniard cheerfully talked about the outstanding people in the history of Ukraine - Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev. Did not mention any of princes, nor the Cossacks, or hetman. Prominent writers in Ukraine, there were only four: Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, Taras Shevchenko and Lesya Ukrainian. Then fourchette "Ukraine treats." The poster, invitation to celebrate Independence Day in the Ukrainian style - stuffed cabbage. On the table: chips, crackers, sandwiches with ketchup, sausage, olives and Coca-Cola.
closeness and the "home" Spain should explain. Other country too. Everywhere palm. On the streets of ripe oranges, and tangerines. Along with pigeons flying parrots. The Spaniards are very nice, but sharp and impulsive. We could live well and be like them if you lived in Spain. This country - as an unrealized possibility of eternal holiday.