2001年6月4日 星期一

London, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen 倫敦‧阿姆斯特丹‧阿爾堡&哥本哈根


Rollei 35TE, Tessar 3.5/40
Contax T2, CZ Sonnar 2.8/38 T*
Film: Fuji Provia 100 & Sensia 100



I have traveled to London, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen for business on several occasions. Although I was not able to fully enjoy the leisurely pace of travel, I always appreciate the opportunity to experience the different styles of these cities. On these business trips, I always bring a small camera to capture the sights of the streets.

London, November 1997:

I arrived in London in late November, when the sun rose at 10:30 AM and set at 3:30 PM. I took the subway to wander around the city center, soaking up the atmosphere of Christmas. I finally bought a teddy bear encyclopedia for my wife as a Christmas present, and then took the subway back to my hotel in the suburbs.

Amsterdam and Copenhagen, June 2001:

I arrived in Amsterdam and Copenhagen in early June. The two cities are very different, with different cultures. Dutch people are tall and muscular. The female taxi driver who picked us up at the airport was stronger than any of the men present. She easily lifted two large suitcases into the trunk with two hands. Danish people are gentler in appearance. They are smaller than Dutch people, and everyone I met on the street was very polite. Aarhus is a large city in northern Denmark. The houses in the city look like scenes from a fairy tale.


因為工作的關係到過倫敦、阿姆斯特丹和哥本哈根出差,雖然不能好好享受旅遊的閒適,但是有機會體會不同城市的風格總是不錯的。這類商務旅遊我喜歡帶著輕便相機,隨時隨地記錄街上的景緻。

11'97
到倫敦時是11月底,早上10點多才天亮,下午3點多就已經天黑了,搭地鐵胡亂地在市中心逛了一圈,也感染了一下聖誕節的氣氛,最後買了一本泰迪熊的圖鑑給老婆當聖誕禮物,意猶未竟的的搭地鐵回到郊區的飯店。

06'01
到阿姆斯特丹和哥本哈根約是6月初,兩個截然不同的城市,不同的人文。荷蘭人都是高頭大馬,到機場載我們的是女司機,比現場的任何一個男生都壯,兩個大行李,雙手一提就擺到後車廂上,輕而易舉。丹麥人感覺較為溫和,體型與荷蘭人相比算是小一號了,街上遇到的每個人都很客氣,是個很容易讓人親近的國家。阿爾堡則是丹麥北方的大城,街上的房子就如童話故事裡的景色一般。

2000年11月7日 星期二

New Zealand 紐西蘭


Contax T2, CZ Sonnar 2.8/38 T*
Contax RX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/28 T*
Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar 3.4/35-70 T*
Carl Zeiss Sonnar 2.8/135 T*
Film: Fuji Superia 100, Kodak Gold 200


Nov, 2000

After the hustle and bustle of our wedding banquet, we were excited to embark on our honeymoon in New Zealand. We didn't know much about New Zealand before, but we knew it was a country in the Southern Hemisphere where Christmas is celebrated in the summer. We didn't realize that it was home to a variety of natural attractions, including grasslands, mountains, geothermal areas, lakes, glaciers, and fjords. November is spring in New Zealand, with warm sunshine and snow caps on distant mountains. The temperature drops quickly at night, making it chilly. Queenstown is our favorite place, and we wish we could live there forever.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Taipei to Auckland by flight 
Day 2: Auckland to Kelly Tarlton's Antarctic Encounter & Underwater World, Auckland Harbour Bridge, Eden Park, Rose Gardens, Sky Tower 
Day 3: Auckland to Paradise Valley Springs, Agrodome, Maori Cultural Centre, Rotorua 
Day 4: Rotorua to Queenstown by Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship, fly to Christchurch, fly to Invercargill, drive to Te Anau, stay at The Hermitage Hotel 
Day 5: Te Anau to Mirror Lake, Milford Sound, cruise, Queenstown 
Day 6: Queenstown to bungy jumping, Arrowtown, shopping, Skyline Gondola, Bob's Peak 
Day 7: Queenstown to Wanaka Lake, Hawea Lake, Fox Glacier, Metheason Lake 
Day 8: Fox Glacier to Franz Josef Glacier, Fox Glacier Township, Hokitika, Lake Tekapo, Mount Cook Village 
Day 9: Christchurch to Hagley Park, Cathedral, fly to Auckland, fly to Taipei


忙完了結婚囍宴,很高興的踏上了紐西蘭蜜月旅行。之前對紐西蘭的印象不多,只知道她在南半球,只是一個在大熱天過聖誕節的島國,確不知道她蘊含了草原、高山、地熱、湖泊、冰河、峽灣等自然景觀。十一月正是紐西蘭的春天,陽光暖暖的,遠山僅存長年不化的冰帽,入夜後溫度降的很快,寒氣逼人。皇后鎮是我和老婆最喜歡的地方,我們希望能永遠住在這裡。

Day1 台北-fly->奧克蘭
Day2 奧克蘭->凱利達頓南極館&海洋世界->海灣大橋->伊甸山->玫瑰園->天空之塔
Day3 奧克蘭->天堂溪谷泉->愛哥頓牧場->毛利文化中心->羅吐魯阿
Day4 羅吐魯阿->皇后號郵輪-fly->基督城-fly->因佛卡吉爾->第阿諾胡->鐘乳石洞
Day5 第阿諾胡->鏡湖->米佛峽灣->噴射快艇->皇后鎮
Day6 皇后鎮->高空彈跳->箭鎮->皇后鎮購物->高山纜車->鮑伯山
Day7 皇后鎮->瓦納卡湖,哈威亞湖>->福斯冰河->Metheason Lake
Day8 福斯冰河->Rose Town>->Hokitika->仙蒂鎮->亞瑟隘口->高山景觀火車->基督城
Day9 基督城->哈格麗公園->大教堂-fly->奧克蘭-fly->台北