旅行迷你记事本 ：Salzburg (Austria)

Hello everyone! I am back! Like finally.... hehe :p

 This time I will talk about Salzburg which is located in Austria. 

Salzburg is the birth place of Mozart, and the born place of Christmas songs (eg. Silent Night and Holy Night). The city is full of attractions due to the great musician and also The Sound of Music.

 (Please forgive me I am lazy to write in Chinese this time.)

 It is as beautiful as what I had expected. It is a must-visit place! You can feel the warmth/friendliness of people, the sunshine, the musical atmosphere and the beauty of historical architectures surrounded by the breath-taking natural geological features (e.g. great mountains, lakes, etc.).

Salzburg (Austria), my first official solo-travel destination and also the born place of the Sound of Music.

My friends always asked: "Why are you so excited and determined to solo-travel to Salzburg even without any companion?"

Well, I am quite flexible and sometimes people will mistake me as a person with no or less thoughts or own stand, however they are wrong. I will do things that I strongly want to do, like solo-travelling. My friends who dumped me (and joined me later at Vienna Austria) and went Budapest regretted their choice not to follow me instead hahahaa...

 Another main reason of course will be The Sound of Music! The hills are alive....with the sound of music...la la la.... My favourite childhood musical and the first one as well.......

In Salzburg, I found my childhood memories by following the footsteps of Maria (Julie Andrew in reality) and the Von Trapp family. If you are a crazy fan too, you will know what I am saying :)

 These are the reasons why Salzburg Austria is so important to me until the extent where I hope that there will never be bad memories which will affect my feelings towards Salzburg during future visits (which is a must to visit it again during summer time). 

Why summer time? Because you can swim and dive in the lake! Sounds so excited right? And take the old "tu-tu" train up to the historical hotel at Salzburg’s mountain (which I forgot what the name is) located near an impressively gorgeous lake, etc. All of these are impossible during winter time. However, I am pretty satisfied with my experiences in the educational salt mine tour. Thanks to our friendly tour guide who had introduced the lovely Salzburg music to us too! The places outside city area are even mesmerizing with the beauty of nature like mountains and lakes.

 Salzburg’s houses are also cosy-looking with small plants on the surface of their walls. The houses are either colourful or wooden wall with woods piled up in their gardens, well not forgetting about the signature little bell hanging under the roof  of each of the house. The tour guide told us that the bell was used to ask their family members back for lunch or dinner; he also told us another version which is the bell is to alert neighbours about theives, not sure which version to trust though. In whole, Salzburg's houses gives a natural or greenish touch just like those drawn in our childhood’s story books. I love it so so so so much! J How good if I can own one!

Last but not least, the final message here is:

I love Austria! :D Salzburg is indeed a place which makes me want to bring my family here for a healthy and relaxing holiday :)

 

Bratwurst! Yummy!!!!

Mozart

Following the footsteps of Maria and the Von Trapp Children singing Do Re Mi

Heavy? or not? :p

Horsieeeeee

Amazing lake with the graceful swans and ... erm... me hehe

Mirabell Palace

The Sound of Music classic scene

Random big tree

Cute decorations everywhere in Salzburg 

旅行迷你记事本：Bath（英国）

**English version will be written upon request because…. I am a bit lazy haha… too many places…

Bath, 是一个充满罗马气息的一个地方，那里最出名的就是古时代的澡堂。我不清楚他们是不是源起于罗马，可是浏览了那些大大小小的冷热澡堂和看了那些详细的讲解后，我基本上可以确定一样事情，他们的衣着和风俗习惯是极其相似的。

在那里，你们可以想象到故事里，那群出了名开放又纵情纵欲的一群罗马人；那些原本穿着白色尼罗布衣着的男女们，毫不羞涩、赤身裸体地在那个露天开放式的罗马风情澡堂里坦诚相对的那种情形。当然，现代的我们当然看不到啦！哈哈。。。。虽然如此，男女之间的基本礼仪他们还是会守的。

这种奢靡之风在那时候是极为普遍的，也可算是一种交际。听说，那些身份尊贵的贵族们自家里还有澡堂呢。话说回来，原来泡澡也有一大堆次序，我也忘了是先泡冷的还是泡热的，去了大澡堂，又回去小澡堂等等，真令人头大！@.@

除此之外，那里有许多关于巫士巫女诅咒的故事流传下来。事实上，我相信那是真实历史的一部分。看着那些被历史学家发掘出来的诅咒纸张，真是让我恐慌又兴奋！在众多澡堂之中，有一个被关起来的澡堂，听说士人们把他们求巫女写下诅咒的纸张丢进去，我们也听说过一些关于那个澡堂离奇的事件。

英国的城市面貌呢都大同小异，一定会有教堂和博物馆的旅游景点，建筑风格几乎都一样。我觉得稍微有趣和不一样的地方有 Scotland苏格兰（尤其是郊外）、Wales、Ireland爱尔兰, 还有就是 Bath 了。可惜，Ireland 和Wales 我去不成。。。。。 

由于这个旅行是跟随旅行团的，所以除了Bath, 我们也去了另外两个景点，那就是 Stonehenge 和 Windsor Castle。

Stonehenge ， 就是那个世界闻名的几块的大石头，就是那个旧版Windows 能看到的无加工纯人工搭建，可是却几百年不倒的那几块草原上的大石头。

 
这些古人可真厉害，随便搭几个石头竟然能神奇地支撑了这么久。话说回来，当天的我们真的超可怜，风雨交加，要披着冬装上阵避寒，英国的风雨可不是盖的，相信我！可是和一大班朋友在一起，风雨也不算是什么，哈哈。。。我们还上演了一出“风雨访问”和 Runningman的戏码，而且还录了起来，超搞笑的！

至于Windsor Castle 呢，也是一个不错的城堡，治疗丰富，不是只是个空壳，如果慢慢浏览、仔细聆听，将会得到许多知识。喜欢宝剑的朋友们，大大小小、奇形怪状的剑就在那里哈哈。。。:D

虽然在Bath感受到对亚洲人的偏见与歧视，可是也是值得一游的。顺带一提，我讨厌那个澡堂扮演角色的阿姨，对亚洲人的歧视太明显了，而且让我这个旅客吃了闭门羹。。。。想起我那时那个傻呼呼的样子就气！

I don't like her... :(

A street at Bath (In front of the Fashion Museum)

旅行迷你记事本：牛津（英国）

My Little Travelling Diary: Oxford (England)     

**not directly translated （不是直接翻译的双语文章哦^^）

Oxford is a place where history lies. It is one of the oldest cities in England. 

牛津，是一个能让你感受到古老气息的城镇。

Once I stepped out from the Oxford train station, initially it was not that kind of smoothing-quiet feeling that I expected if compared to Cambridge, until I reached the street where the famous Blackwell Bookstore is located.

当我一踏出牛津车站，感觉到与剑桥的氛围差异，稍稍有点失望，只因剑桥那里那强大的气场让我印象深刻。可是，当我越靠近市中心时，看着那些历史悠久的建筑物和学院，才感觉到它的魅力。若说剑桥是现代的图书馆，有着宁静的读书氛围；那么牛津就是个古代的藏书库，有着不逊于现代的古老智慧，尤其是到了出名的Blackwell 出版社的书店时，丰富的书库简直让我们流连忘返，真想干脆坐在那里看一整天的书。若比较起来，我会比较喜欢牛津，它令我以寻宝的趣味儿来阅读书籍，而剑桥只令我想努力温习功课。

Other than the world-known Oxford University which has its branches and campuses scattered all around the town just like Cambridge University, there are also other attractions such as the Christ Church, Oxford Castle, Oxford Word Press, Blackwell, and others that you can easily searched on the internet. The old building that I felt is interesting is the Oxford Castle, which was actually earliest recorded as a old prison used to imprison misbehaving students. The most interesting incident is that the famous murderess Mary Blande was hanged to death at this castle.

除了那世界闻名的学府----- 牛津大学之外，那里还有许多历史悠久的建筑物。让我最印象深刻的古建筑是Oxford Castle。很久以前，那里其实是一个与历史密切相关的监牢，让我最难忘的故事是，从前有个令人闻风丧胆的女杀手是在那城堡里被处于上吊的死刑。

Well, what I enjoyed the most during my trip is to walk along the long old historical street where all the famous historical churches and colleges lie.

牛津有一条尚保存着一些古老面貌的街道。根据历史，那条街是一条有着丰富历史的街道。我心想：从前陪伴着它的也许是无数位名留青史或遗臭万年的人物，更别忘了旧时经常在那里行走的学者们，还有坐在马鞍上金发碧眼的英俊小生、卖水果或报纸的小贩、穿着华丽的贵族小姐们、带着醉意在那儿高谈阔论的平民等等。。。。。。

On that particular Sunday, I had no idea what was happening when I saw so many Oxford students wearing tuxedo and some kinda modern “tuxedo-dress” walking along the old street, which I suspected might be their graduation day. This phenomenon just making me felt even more that I had time-travelled back to the old centuries of England, watching those educated smart person walking along the busy old street, or maybe riding on horses and carts.

当天，我们看到许多学生穿着被现代人改进过的西装，匆匆忙忙的走在街道上，我们猜测应该是出席毕业典礼的学生吧，这个时代，应该没有大学制服才对啊。。。不知不觉，我走在那古老的街道的当儿，仿佛回到了几世纪前的英国，看着每位知识学者在我身边穿梭而过。看来，这个地方，从古至今，亦是如此啊。。。

Another memorable tiny bit is that when my travel mate, Siaw Wee, and I were sitting on the grass in front of one of the attraction (it is an old building that I can’t remember its name ><), we watched travellers passing by, some Oxford students taking photos, and a bunch of cute kindergarten kids passing by with their innocent talking voices, wind breezing, sun shining…. Everything was just right, except more food for our random lunch picnic hahahaha :)

为了节省开销，我和我的朋友（小薇）就随便买了一些面包薯片，就这样找了一个宽阔的草场坐下来野餐。我忘了那草场前的景点叫什么名字，只是喜欢我们身后不远处的一个小木屋。不知为什么，我非常喜欢在树林里看到小木屋的感觉，很有神秘感哈哈。。。那时候，阳光柔和，风儿吹拂，看着来来往往的人们，听着孩童天真烂漫的欢笑声，一切是多么的写意。我们俩在不觉中噤了声，只是默默地在享受着那美好的一刻。

1 day is enough for a visitor, however if I have the opportunity, I will like to explore more shops in Oxford, and travel to the palace at the outskirt of Oxford.

Last but not least, the Bicester village near Oxford is worth-a-go if you are a brand-lover, as it is cheaper. However, for a “noob” person like me, I don’t know any brands and prices, went there whole day but bought nothing and just felt that it is expensive compared to normal brands like Primark, New Look, Republic etc.

And yes, remember not to choose Sunday to travel as shops and attractions will close earlier. Saturday is always the best choice to do everything.

1 天，而且刚好是什么都早关门的星期日，只能说是走马看花，刚好能了解到牛津表面的一面。若说有时间，我或许会呆在书局里一整天，或在那些小巧的商店中寻宝似的到处窜窜。顺带一提，牛津附近有一个叫作Bicester Village （比斯特村）的名牌商街，听说那里的价格是以出产的价格来打折的。但是，当我这不知名牌的傻人，又没做市场调查，看着那些比普通牌子贵的衣服和包包，充其量只能当个空手而归的游客。爱好名牌的人，或许需要一天哦J

跷课的星期五

在今天这晴朗的中午，我跷课了。

当然，不是因为天气炎热、懒惰去上课，而是因为我要去复诊。起因是，在上个星期，本人很不幸地，踩空梯级，扭伤了脚，结果现在走路就一跛一拐的，可怜~~~~TT 

那个跌打师傅还说我跌倒的部位较难痊愈，加上我走动较多（大学太大啦。。），更加要复诊多几次；更可悲的是，要好得更快，要擦得更大力啊！TT。。。现在想到都冒冷汗。。。

好了，病情交待完毕，重头戏要上咯！

我的大学是位于Semenyih，而复诊的地方则是Hulu Langat。因此，从Semenyih 去到 Hulu Langat, 必须经过一条弯弯曲曲的山路。第一次使用这条道路的我们，看到一路上，车子两旁都是森林、树等大自然的景色，其中一个经过的地方就是一个面积庞大的钓鱼场（听说是水坝）。

不知为何，今天是我们两母女幸运的日子呢，还是上天想安排一个短短的郊游给我们，竟然让我看到了一个脱俗的景色！就在钓鱼场那里，有一片很大很大的湖（听说名叫“冷河”），我们行驶着的山路对岸是一排高山，湖就在这中间。

那一刻，烈日当空，没有丝毫的微风，无聊的我，当然是望着窗外咯，就这样，让我看到了这“不食人间烟火”的美景。湖的水面静得没有泛起任何波纹，光滑明亮得像一面镜子，真的能清楚映照到高山和大树的倒影，甚至是那片蔚蓝天空都清晰可见！在那一刻，我是真的真的体会到，什么叫作“水平如镜”。我并没有夸张，这是100%真实的记录和感受。那种“镜子”的美，并非三言两语所能形容的。这面大自然的镜子所带给我的感动和震撼，是有别于看见清澈见底的海水时的那种感觉。这种特别的景致并不是那么容易就看到的，每当有微风拂过、或细雨落下时，水面就会泛起鱼鳞似的波纹，也就欣赏不到这种大自然的静态美。为什么我会这么说呢？因为我们在相隔一小时后经过那里时，那片如画的风景已不复存，湖水由水波不兴变成波光粼粼，也许是阴天快要下雨的征兆吧。

最可惜的是，车辆无法在路上冒然停下来，令我无法把这短暂的美丽拍下来。哦！还有路上的猴子们呢？只能匆匆地和它们说Hi。那几只猴子，眼睁睁地望着我们放缓速度，看着本人隔着车窗跟它们招手打招呼，会不会想着：“匆匆的你走了，正如我匆匆地来，你挥一挥手，不带走一片云彩” 呢？哈哈。。。（把徐志摩的诗词改了。。）

总而言之，有幸在马来西亚见到这未被人类染指的地方，真是感恩啊！^^

那刹那的回忆将成为我心中的永恒。

新年2011

今年是兔年哦！我这只猴子的生肖今年可是运势第一哦！哈哈哈。。。

话说回来，今年我的家乡的新年好像不是很热闹，家人之间也是，好像少了一份热情呢。。。。至于我们家呢，我也较懒打扫啦，因为想到反正初四就打道回大学了嘛。在新年生病的我，可是力不从心的哦。。。唉，最可怜的是新年饼干都没得吃啦！！T.T

今年的烟花，也不够灿烂，不过我也看闷啦。。。每年都看，当是一个新年的意思吧。。。

我还是比较喜欢清明节呢，因为那天绝对会比现在更热闹，全部亲戚都回来拜祖宗啦！

惨了，我前几天头疼得一直想不到东西。。。现在能想了，却又忙着过新年。。。我的歌还有一点没写完呢。。。T.T。。。加油吧。。我自己。，，

无论如何，在这里，我希望我家和和平平，家人健健康康。我也祝福我的亲朋戚友身体健康，事事顺利，也愿浏览过这个部落格的人们在新的一年里，心想事成！

新年快乐！

WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Happy New Year!!!^^

周末-- 算了吧、乱命名

今天是一个凉快多雨的星期日。星期日到底是周末？还是“周始”？

我到现在都不知道在东方和西方这两个观念之间如何拿捏。。。算了吧。。。就把他叫做“休闲日”或“自己日”。。。嘻嘻。。。

这几天都好夜睡，因为本人要赶两份 lab report，而且还要复习考试的东西。

今天早上“一早”11am起床，不知吃早餐还是午餐好，结果就算了吧，等到12pm 和对面的邻居一起到厨房去煮“早午餐”。

以下就是我们的杰作啦！嗯。。。应该是简作吧。。。哈哈。。。

瞧！可爱的爱心笑脸“早午餐”。“鼻子”是紫菜哦！

看到了吧？胃口又大开吗？哈哈。。。。