il Giardino Romantico

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This garden belongs to the house of friends who were kind enough to take me in while I stayed in the UK. It was the most beautiful garden I had ever seen in my life. I think what made it even more beautiful than all the other gardens I had seen before, was the fact that it was private, and that the gardener himself was the owner of the house. 

這是好心收留我住宿的友人家的花園。我覺得這花園是我有生以來見過最美麗的花園。美的原因應該是因為這不是一般開放給大家看的花園，而是私人的。再加上這花園的每一個角落都是由屋主自己親手打造的！

This is a place in High Wycombe (pronounced 'wickem') called 'The Rye'. The simplicity of its landscape is the reason for its serene and tranquil atmosphere. There are ducks, swans, flowers, plants, trees, and cute people to top it all off. 

這是在海維康的一個叫做'The Rye'的小地方。這裡極簡的景色形成了安寧平靜的氣息。除了有鴨子、天鵝、花花草草，當然也還有最可愛的人兒。

How many of you have ever heard of High Wycombe (pronounced 'wickem')? And how many of you have ever visited High Wycombe? How many of you will ever visit High Wycombe? One of the biggest highlights of my 2010 trip to the UK was that it was filled with trips to places that are not exactly tourist hot-spots. Even though I had local guides for escorts, still, I think I just elevated from being a tourist to a traveller. 

你們有多少人聽過海維康這地方啊？有多少人曾經來過？又有多少人會真的想來這裡？其實2010英國行與之前的旅程最大的不同點就是我這次去的許多地方都不是所謂的觀光勝地。雖然都有稱職的當地導遊帶路，但我還是很陶醉地告訴自己，我從觀光客升級成旅遊者了！