点评:Meeting Naoe and her husband, Yakup was serendipitous and unique. It's the kind of encounter that you will remember for a long time. My wife and I were strolling in the Pergamon Covered Bazaar, late in the evening, when all stores were practically closed, except for Naoe's. Naoe is Japanese and Yakup is Turkish: it's a delightful combination. Their cordiality is sincere. Her shop is tiny, charming, well organized, a pleasure to the eye. And the goods she sells are beautiful, in good taste and good quality. What puts you at ease is that the prices are set: no need to negotiate. As a bonus with your purchase, you get an origami creation ( beautiful and exceptionally tiny!) made by Naoe herself. My situation was unique: Naoe has studied the art of rug making, and I have a hand-made, over 70 years old rug which I have been struggling to repair for the past several years. Yakup and Naoe invited a lady from the town, a master rug weaver. We met, and I had to wake up my daughter (7 time zones apart!) so she could send me pictures of my rug. I finally understood the sequence of knots that I needed to make the repair. This will take me a few months, but once the work is complete, I will send pictures to Naoe and Yakup, which they surely will forward to the master rug lady. Thank you Naoe, thank you Yakup, sincerely, from both my wife and me.
翻译:遇见直江和她的丈夫雅库普,真是一次巧合又独特的际遇。这种邂逅会让人久久铭记在心。那天傍晚,我和妻子正在佩加蒙室内集市上漫步,此时几乎所有的店铺都已打烊,只有直江的店还开着。直江是日本人,雅库普是土耳其人——这样的组合真是妙不可言。他们待人真诚热忱。她的店铺虽小,却充满魅力且井然有序,看着就令人赏心悦目。店里的商品也格外精美。品质上乘且做工精良。最让人放心的是价格已定:无需讨价还价。购买时还会附赠一个由直江本人制作的折纸作品(精美绝伦且极其小巧!)。我的情况比较特殊:直江钻研过地毯编织工艺,而我有一块手工编织、已有70多年历史的地毯,过去几年里我一直努力修复它。雅库普和直江请来了镇上一位精通地毯编织的女士。我们便见了面。我不得不叫醒远在7个时区之外的女儿,好让她帮我拍下地毯的照片。最终我弄明白了修复时需要打的绳结顺序。这项工作大概需要几个月才能完成,但一旦完工,我会把照片发给Naoe和Yakup,他们肯定会把照片转交给那位制作地毯的大师级女士。Naoe,Yakup,感谢你们!这是我妻子和我发自内心的谢意。