il Giardino Romantico

到了墾丁，找到民宿之後就迫不及待地跑出去兜風。結果我都忘了從早上到現在我都沒有吃東西！不過等真的該吃東西的時候，又餓過頭了，根本不知道該選什麼來吃。墾丁大街上吃得又那麼多，真的不知道該如何選起。最後還是衝著這間有異國啤酒而選擇了在這裡進食。

After putting my stuff down at the lodge, I couldn't wait to go exploring around Kenting. I was so excited I had forgotten that the only thing I ate that day was a tiny breakfast the hosts at Hualien prepared for me. When it came around to dinner time, I was starving! So famished that I didn't know what to eat! There were so many choices on the main street of Kenting! Too many choices! In the end, I chose a place that served exotic beer! 



店內布置得很特別。當時還不知道食物怎麼樣就是了。

The restaurant had an interesting interior. At that point, I didn't know what to expect of the food.



我當時是抱持著這樣的心情：反正食物不好吃的話，我至少還有啤酒可以喝。

But I thought: at least I had beer! So no matter how the food turned out, I'd still enjoy myself.



種類說多不多，但也不算少了！

Abundant choices of beer. Not too many, not too few.



這些啤酒實在難選！常常到最後都只能依照包裝樣式選～ 噗！

But exotic beer is so hard to choose! I often end up choosing from the design of the bottle!



倫敦熊不讓我喝～哭哭！

There's London Paddy getting in my way... 



食物來了！我點了蛤蠣麵。味道其實還不錯！麵的軟硬度比較偏國外口感，不像台灣口味煮到軟綿綿的。

不過好不好吃是一回事。前頭說過了，因為餓過頭，所以本來吃剩四分之一時，我已經覺得很難在嚥下去下一口了。此時老闆娘見狀，便過來關心我怎麼沒吃完。是不是吃不慣？還是口味不合？甚至不好吃？我急忙解釋：很好吃！只是餓過頭了，反而覺得有點吃不下去了。

沒想到老闆娘聽到這樣，馬上去幫我到了杯水，並且說：那你慢慢吃，別急。剩幾口了，把它吃完吧。

老闆娘都這麼說了，我怎麼好意思再剩下來丟廚餘呢？

And here's my food. I had speghetti with clams. The pasta was very western - Taiwanese like it soggy. 

The food was more than fine! But that wasn't the issue. I was over-starved, so when I made it to the fourth quarter of the pasta, I couldn't continue any longer. Or so I thought. Then, the lady owner came around, and became concerned. She asked me what the matter was - was I not used to the slightly solid pasta, or was there something wrong with the food. I told her my condition, and the next thing I knew, she was off to get me a glass of water. As she placed the water on the table, she said soothingly: you've only got a few more bites left. Take it slow. It'd be a pity to leave it unfinished.

Well, how could I not try and finish the plate after that! 



最後還是把這盤啃乾淨了。

So, eventually, I finished it!



等餐點的時候，見到老闆娘的女兒（小混血兒）便跟他聊了起來。很可愛的小女生，一點都不怕生。說了一口流利的中文，卻似乎不太會英文。（孩子的母語終究還是跟著媽媽）

During the wait for my pasta, I met the daughter of the lady owner. She was a cute little girl, being a half caucasian, she spoke perfect Mandarin, and very little English. (I guess I now know the origin of the phrase 'mother tongue'!)


檢視較大的地圖 

天仙念：  雖然過了一年，不過每次想到這窩心的一餐，嘴角還是會忍不住上揚。