il Giardino Romantico

It's quite rare for Liverpudlians to not hear about Zizzi's. This Italian restaurant is located in the semi-outdoor shopping complex - Liverpool 1. The quality of their service and the food were both extremely satisfying. It was the perfect place for us to hold our 'dissertation hand-in' celebration.

利物浦的人應該很少沒有聽說過Zizzi's的。這間義大利餐廳位於半戶外的購物中心Liverpool 1。對於他們的服務以及食物品質，我們都相當滿意。因此我們選來這慶祝我們論文交出，應該是非常正確的選擇。

This is a popular place among uni students. The reason is because, other than it's delicious food, the price is affordable to most students. I'm not sure what kind of cuisine you'd categorize Kimos as, but does it really matter? So long as the food is great, I think you're missing the point if you become too obsessed with categorizing the food they sell. 

這間餐廳在學生群裡面很受歡迎。幾乎沒有人沒吃過，沒聽過。除了好吃之外，當然也是因為價位不高。對於無收入的學生來說想要外食，又不想花太多錢，這裡其實是個不錯的選擇。至於這裡賣的到底是屬於哪一類型的餐點，其實我不太清楚要怎麼去歸類他。但這有很重要嗎？好吃不是就好了嘛？

ㄟ～ 本來是不想浪費版面的。不過有人說我沒自信，也有人說我＂太強＂。（強在哪裡我不知道。）只是我有的時候真的是激不得的。因為被激了一下我就會馬上行動。不過實際上想了想，既然等了那麼久才終於拿到一隻倫敦熊（還是格友兼噗友辣媽相送才得到的）所以好像還挺直得一貼的啊！！


可愛的倫敦熊，依靠著可愛的英國風郵筒存錢筒。

會有這一餐的誕生，其實都是拜我那三位超級熱情的台南朋友所賜。因為要不是因為他們的＂熱情＂招待，我恐怕連晚餐都沒著落啊！！怎麼會這樣呢？

This meal would not exist, if it hadn't been for my extremely high-spirited friends who had so 'considerately' forgot that their visiting vegetarian friend had not yet had dinner...

I'd seen pictures of 'Salt Mountain' before, and I had never imagined it to be so 'yellow'!! What we saw before our eyes was so disappointing, especially since we had driven for so long to see it, AND almost got lost on the way.

曾經看過鹽山的照片。從來沒想過自己看到的鹽山會是黃色的！眼前的景象實在是很令人失望。尤其是我們開了很久的車才找到，沿途還差點迷路。。。

Someone said to me, ages ago, that the people that you go to college with, will be your friends for life.  At the time, the idea was pretty elusive.  After graduation, I still found it hard to believe, as everyone was dispersed into different parts of the country. How is it possible to remain friends with people who live so far away from you, and have different jobs?  Well, after this day, I understood.  It really depends on your definition of 'friend'.  You don't have to meet regularly to call someone a friend.  You can meet a person every day, but only consider them an acquaintance.  But the people with whom you share common memories, who you think of every now and then, THEY are the friends that will always 'be' with you, because they remain in your heart until the end.

很多年前，曾經有人對我說過：你大學的朋友，將會是你終生的好友。當時我不太明白這句話的意思。直到畢業後，我也一直很難相信這句話。畢竟大家為了討生活，分布至不同縣市。要如何與這些距離這麼遙遠的同學們維持友誼呢？不過這天之後我明白了。其實重點在於自己對＂朋友＂這兩個字的意思界定。你不需要定期的去見一個朋友才稱他為＂朋友＂。你可以每天都見到同一個人，卻指稱他為＂泛泛之交＂。但與你一起共有一段回憶、你經常不經意的想起的那些人，這些才是你的＂朋友＂。因為他們會同你一起直到永遠。

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This gorgeous piece of art work, Dome of Light, by the Italian artist Narcissus Quagalita, stands in the midst of the Kaohsiung metro, Formosa Boulevard Station.  There are four parts to the work: water, earth, light, and fire, all of which depict the process of the universe.  Seeing that the Chinese name of the station literally means 'Beautiful Island', I believe there isn't a better place for this artwork to be displayed other than here.

相信台灣的讀者對這作品已經不陌生。義大利藝術家水仙的作品：光之穹頂，位於高雄捷運美麗島站。此作品分成四個主題：水、土、光、火。象徵著宇宙的過程。因為位於＂美麗島＂站，我想應該沒有比這個更適合展示此作品的地方了吧！

Photo of Central Park Station.
攝於中央公園站

Since the completion of the Kaohsiung Rapid Transport, this is the first time I'd ever been on it. Compared to Taipei MRT, I think they were fortunate to have a model preceding them.  The whole system seems clean, spacious, and comfortable.  Probably because it was constructed after Taipei MRT, they made a lot of 'improvements', if you will, to the system.  I actually enjoyed my ride on it very much, despite the inevitable faults that every system is doomed to have...

Almost anywhere you go in the UK, you can be sure to find some interesting history behind the place, the area, or the building.  Bute Park is a large area of parkland in the core of Cardiff.  Situated amidst a whole range of historical sites, including Cardiff Castle, it seems to be the perfect place for an easy weekend getaway.  

英國真的是隨處可見歷史的遺跡。即使是公園，也是一個充滿歷史故事的地方。Bute公園位於卡地夫市中心。環繞著這個公園的正是一＂堆＂具有歷史性的建築物，包含卡地夫城堡在內。這裡看似非常適合週末短暫休閒放鬆的好去處。

After one whole day of cruising around Cardiff, we both got hungry, for obvious reasons. Keep in mind that everything you have seen so far on Cardiff, were all done with in 'one single day'! So imagine how hungry we must had been by the time the day had ended! 

逛完一整天的卡地夫之後，當然我與地陪肚子都餓了。別忘了，至今你看到所有關於卡地夫的文章，幾乎都是在同一天完成的！！所以你能想像我們到了這時候有多餓了嗎？

So my mate asked me what I felt like having, and I thought, the best cuisine to have would be Thai food, seeing that we met, grew up, and went to school together in Chiangmai!  It's already a miracle that we were meeting in far away UK.  To top it all up, we are going to reminisce the taste of Thailand together!