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April 30,2008

『英倫行』永無止盡的馬鈴薯

雖然已經離開英國很久了
但我還是要紀念一下那連續吃了一個月的馬鈴薯軍團
真的是沒日沒夜的馬鈴薯呀!!


星期一: 奶油起司焗烤馬鈴薯片


星期二: 奶油馬鈴薯泥


星期三: 水煮迷你馬鈴薯


星期四: 炸馬鈴薯條


星期五: 炸馬鈴薯餅 (This one is my favorite! I can eat two of them  everyday!!)

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April 25,2008

『英倫行』Trendy Oxford Street

入夜後
倫敦市的氣溫急速下降

Oxford Street上依舊熱鬧
薩克斯風的樂聲在街道上優雅的舞動著

Trendy London it is.

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April 5,2008

『英倫行』Portobello Road Market

這個世界就是這麼奇妙
你會因為A的關係而認識B
然後時空轉換
你不再和A聯絡了
但B卻變成你的好朋友之類的...

Roxanne是跟我同一天生日的女生
很久很久以前我們在溫哥華認識的
在倫敦的最後一個週末
她帶我到倫敦很有名的古董街逛逛

據聞位於Notting Hill Station附近的Portobello Road Market是很高級的住宅區
五顏六色的公寓是當地最顯眼的地標
樓下綿延好幾個block的就是骨董街和二手跳蚤市場


古董街上什麼的有
大至傢俱雕像小至鍋碗瓢盆
比較特別的還有十八或十九世紀的世界地圖
然而這裡的貨色真假不一
如果不是真正的行家實在很難說會不會被騙...


整面牆的海報
一張要價十幾英磅


對於喜歡在雜貨堆中尋寶的人來說
這條街可能整個下午都逛不完
因為實在太多店太多攤販了
  



這一區還有一間二手書店
爆滿!
如果以前光華商場樓下的二手書店生意也這麼好的話就發了~


Roxanne在倫敦已經住差不多五年了...... 感覺起來她很喜歡這個城市
她和她的男朋友(sorry I forgot his name... @@)也過得很甜蜜
不過倫敦對我而言
還是一個旅遊就好不會想要長住的城市... (物價實在是太貴了!)
  


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March 12,2008

『英倫行』辛棄疾的中國城越夜越美

在Bricket Wood吃了兩個星期的馬鈴薯後
我們終於在倫敦的中國城打了牙祭享受道地的中國晚餐

茶足飯飽後走出餐館
晚上九點的中國城竟有如白晝般熱鬧

漫天的紅燈籠
五光十射的商店招牌
熙來攘往的各國遊客
來唱KTV的華人學生
整個中國城就是一座不夜城...

那景象
讓我瞬間想起宋朝詩人辛棄疾的詩 - 青玉案 元夕

東風夜放花千樹
更吹落 星如雨
寶馬雕車香滿路
鳳瀟聲動 玉壺光轉
一夜魚龍舞...

白天看起來灰灰髒髒的中國城
在大紅燈籠的照耀下
越夜越美......


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March 11,2008

『英倫行』走馬看花燈 3

The time is too short for me to take decent tour at each of the sites, but I sensed the history, the people, and the diversity in this city.

London is simply amazing...


Shakespeare's Globe - originally built in 1599 and it was where the opening show of many Shakespeare's palys, such as Hamlet, took place.  The site was burnt down in 1613 but rebuilt in 1997 by an Amercian actor Sam Wanamaker. 

  
(Right) London City Hall - designed by Norman Foster with a height of 45m. This is a GREEN building constructed for enviornment sustainability that its round shape can reduce energy required.


The legendary British Museum - admission by free donation. This world famous museum was opened in 1759 with the collection of tens thousands of historical pieces that the British Empire "collected" from her colonies and other countries, including the scary "Mummy" from Egypt.


King's Cross Train Station - became very famous after the movie "Harry Potter".

  
(Right - Chinatown in London.)


The Tower Hill subway station after sunset.


Fashionable Oxford Street and UK's no.1 department store - Marks & Spencer (M&S).


Oxford Circus - As one of Europe's largest shopping street, there are over 300 stores and shops along the 2.6km long Oxford Street.

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March 10,2008

『英倫行』GGDP - Final Week

結果轉眼就到第四週了
再過不到五天, 這裡的人就要彼此說再見, 回到現實世界裡

過去三個星期的天氣幾乎都是像這樣的藍天白雲好天氣
除了食物有點單調乏味外
對於台北辦公室來的人而言這裡簡直就是世外桃源
像加拿大的鄉村一樣寧靜悠閒

如果有一天我從台北的辦公室走出來時可以呼吸到這樣新鮮的空氣
該有多好...


Premier - My room. It is right beside the classrooms so it only takes me 30sec to walk from my room to the classroom.


The Cyclone.


Syndicated Building - This is where the admin office and most of the classrooms are. Inside there is also a "Hexagon Bar" which serve fresh cool beer every night.


Lakeside Lecture Hall - The largest lecture room in the whole campus, which can fit in 100 people together.dd

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March 8,2008

『英倫行』走馬看花燈 2



The National Gallery which collects over 2,300 art pieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Van Gogh, Monet, Holbein, and Cezanne, etc.


The Horse Guards - two Queen's Life Guards riding on their horses.
The Household Cavalry was formed in 1661 under the direct of King Charles II and now consists of the two senior regiments of the British Army: The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. One of its key role is to protect the Queen on ceremonial occasions in London and across UK.

  
(Left) The close shot of the Life Guard.  It is actually a difficult job because so many tourists are trying to take photo with the guard and the horse tends to move around... so the Life Guard has to control the horse while maintaining his coolness on the horse~

(Right) The actual armed police guarding the Buckingham Palace.  Looks more lethal and serious than the Life Guard on horse.


The Horse Guards and the Household Cavalry Museum.


Buckingham Palace, the official residences of the Queen. If you see four guards in front of the palace and there is a UK flag on top of the roof, that means the Queen is in the palace at the moment... What a great way of telling the enemies when to attack the place.


St. James Park beside Buckingham Palace. It was once the hunting ground and party venue for King Henry VIII and Queen Victoria I. 


Another landmark of London - The Tower Bridge. It was the ONLY bridge on Thames River before 1750.  The bridge can open up for ships to go through and it only takes 1 minute to open the bridge.


Tower Bridge opening up for ships to go through.


St. Paul's Cathedral, built between 1675 to 1708 by Christopher Wren.  This is where Prince Charles and deceased Princess Diana hosted their wedding. 


The front side of the St Paul's Cathedral.

  
Westminster Abbey Church, one of the most holly place of UK. Many members of the royal family were buried here including Queen Elizabeth I, Kind Edward I, King Charles II, and King Henry III, etc.

(To be continued...)

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March 7,2008

『英倫行』走馬看花燈 1

The early spring of London is actually warmer than we expected.
It is historical with all the classical architectures but yet it is morder with the modern buildings...

   
The most famous landmark of London, Big Ben, located at the north corner of the Parliament. If you look at Big Ben closely, it is huge! The size of the clock itself is bigger than a person for sure. 


Looking at the Parliament and Big Ben from Westminster Bridge.
有看過電影玻璃之城的朋友, 這就是電影一開始黎明帶著舒琪開車過橋要去參加新年倒數的場景.


Also part of the Parliament.

   
Lions decorating the gate of the Parliament.


Statute on the bank of Thames River for the memory of WWII.  During the war German bombers air raid London over and over again and the Royal Air Force (RAF) bravely defended their homeland during the Battle of Britain.


The Thames River flows through the heart of London dividing it into two banks.
There are many classic buildings along both sides of the banks, including the most famous tourist attraction - London Eye.


The  Millennium Bridge - connects St. Paul's Cathedral in the north bank of Thames River and Tate Modern in the south bank. With a fancy modern look, the bridge is designed the pedestrians only and it is 325m long and 4m wide.


One of the quiet alley in the Newestminster area of London. On one of the Sunday afternoon, the street is so quiet and so empty that you wonder if anyone actually lives in this area.

(To be continued...)


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『英倫行』新世界之都

在我出發之前, 剛好天下雜誌出了一刊有關倫敦市的介紹
文中稱呼倫敦為: "新世界之都"

所謂世界之都
你可能會想到現在的紐約市
或是唐朝時的長安城
甚至是古中東地區的巴格達
就是那種會有來自世界各地的商旅爭相聚集
街道上總是人聲喧嘩車水馬龍的城市

而倫敦在二次世界大戰中德軍瘋狂的轟炸後
在山姆大叔搶走他近一世紀的風采後
正悄悄地爬回世界之都這個位置

星期日走在倫敦最西區的街坊小巷裡
安靜地像是整條街的人都出城似的
但當你走到馬路口轉個彎站到Oxford Street上
擁擠的人潮立刻會將你淹沒...
來自印度的移民, 法國的遊客, 中國的留學生, 澳洲的外籍金融人才
各種膚色的人種帶動著近年來倫敦市的蓬勃發展

由於寬鬆的移民以及外籍勞工政策
這座城市充滿了生氣
遍地都是機會等著你來挖掘
儘管倫敦的物價可說是世界第一
但來自全球各地的人還是前赴後繼地蜂擁而至
想要在女皇的腳下大賺英鎊

不管是白天還是夜晚
倫敦的主要街道總是塞車總是聚集著人群
通宵達旦不醉不歸

倫敦市越夜越美
就算是遠離家鄉的人也不準寂寞
這個新世界之都正重新崛起
成為真正的日不落帝國......


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March 1,2008

『英倫行』Hungerford Bridge上的中國男人

入夜後
本就寒冷的倫敦刮起刺骨的風
令人瑟縮

橋上的小販紛紛收拾離去
只剩一個穿著厚外套的中國男人
還在稀疏來往的遊客中席地而坐
專注地用老虎鉗和鐵絲彎曲變化出許多可愛的造型......



走過他身邊的剎那間
我想起了很久以前自己曾經走過的所謂的移民這條路...
當然那時候我不用出去派送報紙或是幫人除草鏟雪
沒有那麼苦

但一個人在陌生的異鄉求生存的感覺
我還記得......

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