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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_8'>화가의 선친은 ZULUM GRIGORYAN 이신데 1915년에 있었던 Genocide의 아픔을 대표하는 작품으로 ‘Days of Nightmare(악몽의 날들),Justice’등을 남기신 분이시다. 작품은 그날의 항전과 참상을 인물들의 표정에서 생생하게 느낄 수 있게 나타내었다.</p> <p><img alt='genocide work' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_16'>그도 그럴 것이 아르메니아는 자연적 요소인 해발고도 1000M이상인 고산지대의 구릉위에 자갈과 점토로 이루어진 토양에서 충분한 햇볕을 받을 수 있는 조건을 모두 갖춘 지역이기 때문이다. 이러한 이유로 아르메니아 와인은 세계에서 가장 오래된 와인 생산국으로 고대부터 유명했다고 한다.</p> <p class='block_4'>우리는 세계에서 몇 안 되는 와인 박물관이 예레반에 있다고 하여 생산지 와인의 직접 시음할 기회를 갖고자 방문을 하였다. 외부에서는 볼 수 없게 꾸며진 형무소 마냥 꼭.꼭. 감춰진 좁은 출입구를 통과하자 대학교 캠퍼스처럼 꾸며진 예쁜 정원이 나왔다. 정원에 놓여진 커다란 항아리토기(karas)와 오크 통을 실은 옛모습 마차는 이곳이 와인의 역사 박물관임을 확인시켜 주고 있었다.</p> <p><img alt='20200803_151325 coach' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_4'>카타콤이라 하면 내가 페루를 여행할 때 교회의 지하동굴에 수 많은 해골들로 채워져 있는 무덤이라고 들었는데… 이곳의 카타콤은 무덤으로 사용되었던 것이 아닌 저장창고를 그냥 부르는 것일까??? 그때 카타콤에서 느꼈던 으스스함은 지금도 머리카락을 세우는 듯하다.</p> <p class='block_4'>꼬냑이 아르메니아의 자랑거리인 만큼... 세계 여러 나라의 대통령이 방문할 때 429리터의 오크통을 선물하는 전통이 있다. 옐친 푸틴 메드베데프 라트비아 리투아니아 에스토니아 루마니아 불가리아 대통령 등 많은 사람들에게 오크통 자체를 선물로 주었다고 한다. 하지만 우리는 방문기념으로 한잔의 와인으로 만족했어야 했다.</p> <p class='block_4'>여담으로 아르메니아에서는 심장이 아파 119를 부르면 우선 꼬냑 30그램을 마시라고 한단다.</p> <p class='block_4'>삶의 진정한 향기를 담은 사람들.</p> <p class='block_5'><br class='calibre2'/> </p> <h2 class='block_2' id='toc_35'>34. 우리와는 다른 거리 풍경</h2> <p class='block_3'> </p> <p class='block_4'>거리로 나서면 내게는 신기하고 새롭게 느끼는 문화적 차이를 접하는 것들이 간혹 눈에 띈다. 그 중에 대표적인 것이 거리를 달리는 대중교통 중 무궤도 전차 버스이다. 버스의 머리위로 걸쳐진 더듬이를 전선에 연결하고 전기의 힘으로만 달리기에 소음도 없고 매연도 없는 무공해 차량인 것이다. 복잡하게 연결된 전선만 빼면 쾌적한 교통환경이다. 회 차를 하거나 전혀 다른 노선을 선택할 때에는 기사가 나와서 전선 갈아타기를 해주는 모습이 참 이채로웠다.</p> <p><img alt='2023-02-13_025858 bus torolley' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_8'>또다른 문화는 대중 화장실이다. 길거리나 공공장소에 있는 화장실은 100드람을 받는다. 물론 영업점이나 업소의 화장실은 아니지만…시장, 길거리, 공원, 교회 화장실 등 대부분이 사용료를 지불해야 한다. 길거리에 조그만 하게 세워져 이용료가 100드람이라고 붙여져 있다. 어떻게 볼일을 볼까??? 화장실 두칸 크기의 건물로 협소하게 사용하는가 보다하고 생각하였었는데…세워진 건물은 화장실의 입구였던 것이다. 지하로 내려가자 남,녀가 구분되며 각 5칸정도의 비교적 일반적인 공중화장실이 준비되어 있었다. 우크라이나도 그랬었지만 아마도 구 소련연방의 국가들은 모두 같은 화장실 문화를 갖은것 같다.</p> <p class='block_4'>날이 갈수록 코로나가 심해지고 있다. 버스나 지하철도 이용 할 수 있었으나 택시의 교통비가 저렴했기에 시외지역이 아니면 우리는 항상 택시를 이용하였다. 코로나 방역 때문에 택시의 앞자리는 손님을 앉히질 않는다. 일부러 앞자리의 등받이를 꺾어 놓아 못 앉게 하는 것이다. 다행히 우리는 둘만이 이용을 해서 불편은 없었지만 코로나 확산에 많이 신경을 쓰고 있었다.</p> <p class='block_4'>아르메니아에는 대부분 교회들이 최소한 몇밴 년의 오래된 역사를 간직하고 있다. 고풍스럽고도 아늑하게 세월이 묻어나는 교회…나와 종교는 다르지만 우리는 교회를 자주 찾으며 갈때마다 꼭 촛불을 밝혔다.</p> <p><img alt='20200808_174055 candle' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_4'>서로가 밝게 웃으면서 지냈던 시간이었다.</p> <p class='block_5'><br class='calibre2'/> </p> <h2 class='block_2' id='toc_36'>35. 케밥</h2> <p class='block_3'> </p> <p class='block_4'>고기와 야채를 섞어 라바쉬(밀가루로 만든 얇은 만두피 같은 것으로 크기가 다양..)로 김밥모양으로 싸서 만든 케밥. 케밥의 원래 뜻은 ‘불에 구운 고기’라고 한다. 지금의 햄버거와 같은 패스트푸드 음식으로 주린 배를 만족할 만큼 채워준다. 대표적인 서민 음식이고 무엇보다 저렴해서 부담 없이 한끼를 맛있게 즐길 수 있다.</p> <p class='block_16'>케밥은 터키 음식으로 알려져 있지만 중동지방부터 동유럽과 우즈벡키스탄 등 전세계적으로 폭넓게 사랑받는 음식이다. 종류도 천여가지에 이르고 지역마다 특색화 하고 있다니 그만큼 많은 사람들이 즐기는 음식인 것이다. 상표화하고 표준화 시켜 체인화를 하면 맥도날드 만큼이나 성공 할 수도 있을 것 같다. 하지만 대부분의 카페에서는 요리들을 팔기에 케밥만을 파는 곳을 만나는 것이 쉽지는 않다. 물론 고기를 사용한 요리들. 대표적으로 샤슬릭 등…많지만 가성비에서는 케밥을 따라올 수가 없었다.</p> <p><img alt='20200305_220042 kebab' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_4'>해저믄 시간에 공원 산책길에서 케밥이라 써 놓은 조그만 가게를 만났다. 반가움에 가게안을 들어가니 상품 진열대가 텅 비어 있고 테이블만 몇개 덩그러니 놓여 있었다. 주인에게 '케밥을 파냐 고 하니까?' 도깨비를 본 듯이 깜짝 놀라며 '있다'고 한다. 아마도 동양인을 처음 만나는 눈치였다. 나는 웃으며 '우리는 한국사람이에요.' 하고 케밥 세개와 맥주를 주문하였다. 가게 밖의 테이블에서 기다리니 5분이 안되어 케밥이 나왔다. 이번에는 우리가 놀랐다. '어떻게 이렇게 빨리 나오냐?'니까 손짓을 하며 들어와 보란다. 케밥을 미리 만들어 보온통에 넣었던 것을 다시 뜨겁게 데워 종이로 포장하여 나온 것이었다. 그동안 봐왔던 케밥의 제조모습과 다르기에 약간을 실망감을 갖고 한입 베어먹자 그것은 내가 갖은 선입견이었다. 역시나 맛은 있었고 쌓여진 라바쉬가 바싹하여 그 맛을 더해 주었다.</p> <p class='block_4'>하루의 마무리를 케밥을 찬양하며….'서울에서 케밥집을 차려볼까???'</p> <p class='block_5'><br class='calibre2'/> </p> <h2 class='block_2' id='toc_37'>36. 캐스캐이드 조각공원,카페스지안 박물관</h2> <p class='block_3'> </p> <p class='block_4'>예레반의 랜드마크는 당연히 캐스캐이드라고 할 수 있다. 캐스캐이드는 작은 폭포라는 뜻으로 572개의 계단으로 만들어졌으며 높이가 450m에 이른다고 한다. 내가 바라보기엔 마치 남미의 피라밋을 떠올렸다. 규모면에서 다양한 공간이 있기에 우리는 하루의 일정을 모두 소진하기로 마음먹었다.</p> <p><img alt='20200311_172156 cascade' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_4'>이곳 마테나다란에는 5세기에 만들어진 10,000여개의 아르메니아어 사본과 4,000여개의 단편을 포함하여 총 약 23,000개의 필사본과 두루마리가 있다. 또한 제국 및 카톨리코이 칙령 등 500,000개 이상의 문서와 종교 및 신학 작품(복음서, 성경, 성가집, 시편, 찬송가, 강론, 전례서), 역사, 수학, 지리학, 천문학, 우주론, 철학, 법학, 의학, 연금술에 관한 자료 등 다양한 주제를 다루는 고서가 있다. 또한 점성술, 음악, 문법, 수사학, 문헌학, 교육학, 시집 등 고전 및 중세 역사가 Movses Khorenatsi, Yeghishe 및 Koryun의 글과 Grigor Narekatsi와 Nerses Shnorhali의 글은 중세 아르메니아 문학의 초석을 형성하였다. 세계에서 가장 큰 아르메니아의 필사본은 『무슈의 설교집(Homilies of Mush)』으로서 크기가 가로 55.3cm, 세로 70.5cm이며 무게는 27.5kg에 달한다. 이것은 1200년~1202년에 에르젠카(Erzenka)에 있는 아바크 수도원(Avak Monastery)에서 필사되었다. 필경사는 바르단(Vardan), 삽화가는 스테파노스(Stepanos)로 603장의 양피지로 되어 있고 반씩 나뉘어 따로 보관되어 있다. 아르메니아의 필사본 중 가장 작은 것은 1434년의 교회 달력으로서, 크기는 가로 3cm, 세로 4cm, 무게는 19g이며 필경사는 아그센트(Agsent)이다. 이 필사본은 104장의 양피지로 되어 있다.</p> <p class='block_4'>마테나다란 박물관은 국제적으로 중요한 가치가 있는 컬렉션으로 인정하여 1997년 유네스코에 의해 세계기록유산으로 등록되었다. 이런 귀중한 자료가 보관되어 있지만 이곳도 우환폐렴으로 내부 개방을 하지 않아 무척이나 아쉬웠다.</p> <p class='block_8'>박물관의 입구에는 아르메니아 알파벳(AD 405)의 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_4'>세계에서 몇 안되는 고유의 문자인 알파벳을 가지고 있으며 로마자와는 전혀 다른 특이한 형상의 문자를 사용하여 접근성이 낯설었다. 우리는 단순히 인사정도의 말만 아르메니아어를 사용하고 영어를 사용한 의사소통에는 큰 불편이 없었다. 주변의 누군가는 영어를 알아듣고 도와주었기에….</p> <p class='block_5'><br class='calibre2'/> </p> <h2 class='block_2' id='toc_39'>38. 하츠카르(khachkar) 십자가</h2> <p class='block_3'> </p> <p class='block_4'>아르메니아 고원에 살았던 아르메니아인들이 지난 5천년 동안 발전시킨 아르메니아 예술은 독특한 예술 형식으로 그 중의 한가지 조각을 들 수 있다. 그 중에서도 십자가에 표현된 정교한 패턴의 나뭇잎, 포도, 석류 및 띠 모양으로 장식되어진 아름다운 십자가…</p> <p class='block_4'>그동안 내가 보아 왔던 십자가의 모양은 단순한 열십자로 단조롭고 날카로우며 공격적으로 느껴 졌었는데, '십자가도 아름다울 수 있구나!' 하고 묘한 느낌으로 다가왔다.</p> <p class='block_4'>부드러운 이미지로 미적인 감각까지 갖춘 온화한 십자가. 십자가의 모서리가 자라나 덩굴을 만들고 하트모양으로 마무리하여 예술적 풍미를 느끼게 해준다.</p> <p><img alt='20200814_162033 khachkar' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_4'>하츠카르(khachkar)는 돌을 깎아서 만든 십자가로 비석이나 기념비로 쓰인다. 초기 하츠카르는 산 사람이나 죽은 사람의 영혼을 구원하기 위해 세워졌으나 시간이 지나면서 전쟁의 승리, 교회 건설을 기념하거나 자연 재해로부터 보호하기 위해 만들어졌다.</p> <p class='block_4'>최초의 하츠카르는 9세기에 아랍의 지배에서 해방된 후 아르메니아가 부흥하던 때로 본다. 기록으로 나타난 가장 오래된 하츠카르는 879년에 조각되었다. 가르니에 세워진 그것은 '아쇼트 1세 바그라투니왕의 아내인 카트라니드 1세에게 헌정된 것'이라 한다.</p> <p class='block_4'>역사와 함께 발전된 khachkars 조각 기술은 20세기 아르메니아 문화의 상징으로 재탄생했으며 유네스코 무형문화재에 등재되었다.</p> <p><img alt='20200811_155217 khachkars' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_4'>우리의 목적지가 이곳인가???'하고 황당해 하며 야산 쪽으로 향하자 어디서 나왔는지 제복입은 사람이 제재를 하였다. 아르메니아어로 '뭐라...뭐라' 하는데…전혀 알아들을 수가 없었다. 갑자기 어디론 가 전화를 하며 기다리라는 눈치다. '혹시, 우리가 방역수칙을 어겨서 그러는가?'하며 긴장을 하고 있는데, 차량한대가 세워지며 세사람이 내렸다. 다행히 그 일행 중 영어를 하는 사람이 있었다. 내용인 즉 슨 '지금 차량을 타고 온 사람들은 이곳 유적지를 발굴하는 박사 연구팀이고 제복을 입고 우리를 막았던 사람은 경비 경찰로 우리를 좀 더 도와 주기위해 박사들을 부른 고마운 분' 이셨다.</p> <p class='block_4'>갑자기 전문가들의 가이드를 받게 될 줄이야…. 박사팀은 뜨거운 여름날 피할 그늘 하나 없는 유적지 이곳, 저곳을 이동하며 설명과 안내를 하여 주었다.</p> <p><img alt='20200806_160834 curator Dr.' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_8'>'이런 곳에 뭐 볼 것이 있을까??? '하는 실망감이 몰려왔다. 그래도 어렵게 찾은 곳이었기에 우리는 잠겨진 문을 두드렸다. 여러 번을 두드려도 집내부에서는 인기척이 없었다. 마침내 전화 통화를 하고 나서야 문이 열렸다. 유명 관광지도 아니고 찾는 사람들도 별로 없기에 문을 개방해 놓지 않았던 것이다.</p> <p class='block_4'>입구를 지나 차려진 작은 사무실에는 사진과 신문기사 그리고 당시에 사용되었던 정들과 망치, 작업복과 신발 등이 전시되어 있었다. 전시물에 대한 딸의 설명을 듣는 사이 따뜻한 차를 내오며 '찾아주어서 감사하다'며 반갑게 이방인을 맞아 준 것은 딸의 어머니. 즉 작업자의 부인이셨다. '뭐라뭐라' 하시는데 아르메니아어로 말씀을 하시기에 표정으로만 뜻을 전달받을 수 밖에 없었다. 아마도 '현지인들이나 관광객도 별로 찾지 않는데 어떻게 찾아왔냐?'는 것 같았다.</p> <p><img alt='20200807_144030 underground tunnel map' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_8'>이동하는 공간도 넓었었지만 더 놀랐던 것은 그곳들의 천장은 상당히 높았다. 사다리를 놓고 작업을 하기에는 많이 힘들었을 것 같았다. 추측하기에 땅을 파고 내려가는 작업이기에 처음부터 머리속으로 설계도를 갖고 작업을 했었을 것 같았다.</p> <p class='block_4'>무려 24년에 걸쳐 만들어진 이곳은 이제 가족들에게 남겨준 보험과 같이 관광지로서 황금알을 낳는 거위의 보물이 되었던 것이다. 집념으로 이루어진 가족보험…</p> <p class='block_5'><br class='calibre2'/> </p> <h2 class='block_2' id='toc_42'>41. 딜리잔</h2> <p class='block_3'> </p> <p class='block_4'>딜리잔…사진속의 딜리잔은 깨끗한 거리와 예쁜 집들로 이루어진 관광지로서 우리의 마음을 훔치기에 너무 충분했다. '다른 곳은 못 가더라도 딜리잔은 꼭!!! 가야 한다'고 생각하고 지내다가 마침내 딜리잔을 향해 집을 나섰다. 우리는 모처럼 떠나는 장거리 여행이어서 조금은 들뜨고 기대에 부풀어 있었다.</p> <p class='block_4'>먼저 딜리잔을 가기 위하여 예레반 남부에 위치한 터미널에서 시외버스를 탔다. 시외버스는 19인승 정도의 미니 봉고 '마슈르카'였다.</p> <p class='block_20'>우리는 한시간 30분을 달려 딜리잔에서 하차를 하자 깊은 산골의 골짜기에 들어와 있었다. 이곳은 그동안 우리가 보아왔던 고산지대의 평야와 같던 모습과는 달리 산들로 둘러 쌓인 참 아름다운 곳이었다. 산중턱에 띄엄띄엄 있는 주택들의 모습이 정겨워 보였다.</p> <p class='block_4'>딜리잔 국립공원(Dilijan National park)은 아르메니아 사람들이 여름을 보내는 피서지라고 한다.</p> <p class='block_4'>버스정류장에서 가까운 곳에 호수(Lake Parz)가 있었는데 해발 1334m의 딜리잔 국립공원의 동쪽에 위치한 곳이었다. 8월초 여름 더위가 절정에 달하고 있을 때인데 산속의 호수에 있으니 서늘함이 초가을 날씨처럼 느껴졌다.</p> <p><img alt='dilrijan small lake 1' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_5'><br class='calibre2'/> </p> <h2 class='block_2' id='toc_43'>42. 딜리잔의 카사노바 인 호텔, 레스토랑</h2> <p class='block_3'> </p> <p class='block_4'>도로 옆의 카사노바는 허름한 모습이었다. 입구를 통과하여 내부로 들어서자 아기자기하게 예쁘게 꾸며진 식탁과 정원은 이곳이 산 중턱의 비탈에 세워진 레스토랑임을 말하고 있었다.</p> <p class='block_4'>식사를 주문하자 한시간이나 걸린 단다. '얼마나 대단한 음식을 한다고 시간이 걸릴까?'하며 '손님이 없어서 준비하는데 시간이 걸리나?'하고 생각하였다.</p> <p><img alt='20200809_194556 casanova' 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style='width:100%;'/></p> <p> </p> <p class='block_4'>Casanova Inn 레스토랑은 호텔을 함께 운영을 하고 있었는데 이곳에서 바라본 전망은 딜리잔에 스위스 산악을 옮겨 놓은 듯하게 아름다웠다. 호텔의 이곳저곳을 둘러보며 ‘구석진 곳까지.. 참! 잘 꾸며 놓았네! ‘하고 생각이 들었다. 시간이 지나 음식이 나왔는데…. 정말. 대단한 음식이 준비되어 있었다. 돌마(Summer Dolma)인데 소갈비에 감자를 넣은 것은 우리나라의 갈비찜과 비슷해 보였으나 쏘스와 향신료가 다르니까 색다른 맛이었다. 레스토랑 입구 간판에 쓰여 있던 'Goumet Restaurant’(미식가 음식점)'것이 맞았다. 맥주와 맛있는 안주에 곁들인 째자 음악..밤이 깊어 가고 있었다.</p> <p class='block_4'>1인용 침대 2개와 화장실. 무척 좁았으나 잠만자기에는 그저 그냥…</p> <p class='block_4'>다음날 아침식사를 하러 테이블로 갔더니 이미 호텔 객실 사람들이 먹고 있었다. 호텔에 손님들이 없었던 것이 아니고 모두가 일찍 잠자리에 들었던 것 같았다. 준비된 우리 테이블로 가자 우리는 놀랬다. '와우!!!'</p> <p class='block_4'>우리 테이블은 둘만이 먹는 조식인데 도 많이 신경 써서 상차림을 해 주었던 것이다. 5성급 호텔도 이렇게 나오는 곳은 못 보았기에… 너무 예쁘게 차려졌고, 정말 맛있고, 분위기 환상적인 아침식사였다</p>