14. The Sounds of Eskisehir
Eskisehir during the day is full of life. I live on the most quiet side. In the very early morning and during the day the ‘call for prayer’ is coming from the mosques. You won’t notice them anymore after one or two days, but when you wake up you will probably hear the man selling bread and shouts for buying his bread while walking down most of the roads.
If you go outside and take a walk from my house to the city center you will hear birds in the background as a nearing kalabak water car plays it’s own tune in the distance.
While entering the small park their will be probably two people on the bench having a conversation in Turkish. Further on to the road where cars are driving and the Eskitram is passing by. In the meanwhile fighter planes flying over towards the military airport.
After buying a ticket for 1 lira 40 you can enter the tram. A pre-spoken voice in the tram is naming every station it’s passing like the Hava Muzesi (airforce museum), the Anadolu University and Baglar (speak as balar) as city center point near Espark, you will notice the fantasy arpeggio’s after the announcement. Getting out you hear the crowded city center and maybe some traditional music if it’s a special day.
Another tune can probably be heard and can be recognized as Fur Elise from Beethoven, it’s coming from the car selling gas. Walking straight past Espark and Kanatli you will pass the train crossing and a cargo train flashing over it.
Walking on to the next tramstop you see Glow on the left hand, locally famous of it’s good band performances. After a long walk you get on the outside bazaar of Eskisehir with salesman shouting to buy their fruit, vegetables or clothes.
During the evening you can go to Serdivan, this is a place you can smoke waterpipe like mint and marshmallow flavored. Tea or coffee is served on a low table with cushions. In the meanwhile you can listen or dance to traditional Ottoman folkmusic.
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