il Giardino Romantico

在撥放下集之前，先插播午餐食記。我們到了小琉球其實也差不多該吃午餐了。因為知道午餐過後會走很多的路，又加上回程票遺失事件，真的很需要來點精神安慰。走到一條很多餐廳的路，也拿不定主意到底要吃哪一間。不過後來決定吃這間中將海鮮。有的時候旅途上遇到的人事物，總是充滿了驚喜。我們只有兩個人，來這種海鮮店點餐其實會有點麻煩。菜不能點太多種類，怕份量太多吃不完。但只點個一兩樣又吃部過癮。還好老闆很貼心。看我們只有兩個人，就跟我們建議說可以放心點想吃的，他們可以幫我們做小份的，價格也會算便宜些。就甘心。

Before posting Part II, I'd like you to take a look at our lunch first. It was already lunch time by the time we arrived. Knowing we would spend a lot of time walking in the afternoon, in addition to the incident of losing the ticket, food remedy was badly needed. We walked to a street with a lot of restaurants to choose from. We then decided to have our lunch at this restaurant. It was a great decision. Sometimes you get surprises like this during a journey. It can be quite awkward for two people to dine at a restaurant like this, as you won't get as many varieties of dishes. And only ordering one or two dishes can also be quite boring. The owner was, however, extremely kind. He suggested that we order whatever we wanted, and he would make a smaller portion for us, with a lower price for each dish, of course. 

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嗚呼！出海囉！天仙好久沒有坐船惹！想想最後一次坐船是在利物浦耶！「讀舊文」不過那次是在河上，這次可是出海耶！其實小琉球是讀者在粉絲專頁上建議的。我沒有想到當我把這個提議說出來的時候，同行友人絲毫沒有疑惑的就說好！咱們就去那！而且前一天晚上在高雄的時候還跟我說：我們隔天就坐最早的一班渡輪去吧！喂喂喂！最早的一班是八點！而且是從東港出發耶！*汗*

Whoopee! Off to sea! It's been such a long time since I've been on a ferry! The last time was in Liverpool! [See old article] However, that was a river ferry. This time I'm off to sea! This trip was actually recommended by a reader on my Facebook Page. I didn't think that my companion would look so much forward to it when I suggested it to him. The night before the trip, he even suggested that we take the first ferry. What he didn't realise was that the first ferry was at 8am, but it wasn't departing from Kaohsiung! It meant we had to be at Donggang before 8am!  

 
Photo taken in Miramar, Taipei
攝於台北美麗華

Dear readers, 

平常沒事也不會跑道高雄去（高鐵票貴，其他方式又太耗時），可是偏偏得去高雄的這兩個週末卻是連著。第一次投宿的旅館相當滿意。這第二次則是來到了鼎鼎大明的八五大樓。這真是個很奇妙的經驗。

Normally, I wouldn't go to Kaohsiung unless there was a special purpose. The High Speed Rail is too expensive, and any other way of getting there is too time consuming. However, it just so happened that the two weekends I had to go to Kaohsiung were back to back... I was quite pleased with the first place we stayed at. This time, we came to the popular Building 85. It had been a rather interesting experience. 

台北車站樓上的微風，我想大家應該都略有所聞了。其實我並不是很喜歡來這裡用餐。其實是跟餐廳沒問題的。問題倒是"人"。這裡比一般百貨公司的美食街還要擠。要不要排隊等還要碰運氣。好不好吃倒也就不這麼重要了。不過話雖如此，當你拿不定主意想吃什麼時，這裡卻又是一個不錯的選擇。畢竟他有各式各樣的餐點。從西式到中、日、韓、泰... 

The Breeze Center above Taipei Main Station has now become quite famous. I don't actually enjoy eating here. The problem is not the restaurants, but the people. I often find it even more crowded than the food courts in other department stores for some reason, and whether or not you have to wait in line, all depends on luck. Thus it hardly matters whether the food is good or not. However, when you haven't decided what to eat, it does become a pretty good choice... as it does have a variety of cuisines for you to pick from. 

而這天的選擇，則是鐵板燒！

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據說六合夜市，已經成為一個只有觀光客會去的夜市。上一次我來已經是大學的時候了。這次因為住的地方離這裡很近，就趁機來逛逛。因為這次是為公務而來，所以其實到了晚上已經有點無力。所以也沒時間去拚更遠的地方。還好這裡步行幾分鐘就到了。雖說夜市其實都大同小異，但是高雄的夜市跟台北的比起來，海鮮類的食物實在是多到不行耶！望眼一看，近乎八成都是賣海鮮。

I've heard that Liu-he night market has now become exclusively for tourists. The last time I visited this night market, was when I was still in uni! This time, it was because the hotel I stayed at was very close by, allowing me an excuse to revisit it. However, because this was a business trip, so by the time I got back to the hotel, I was too exhausted to go outside the neighbourhood of where I was staying. The night market was within a walking distance. Although people say that night markets are all similar, however, I find that Kaohsiung night markets varies quite significantly from those in Taipei. For one thing - there are a lot more seafood stalls here! 

I have to admit I don't really know much about Kaohsiung. I usually go straight to my grandma's in the countryside during my visits to Kaohsiung. So each time, I depend a lot on my local tour guides to show me the unique places here. After our little seafood dinner, we picked up another friend, and went straight to an ice-dessert place, apparently very famous and popular. This was one of the few places that remained open after 10, so it was the perfect place for some morsel before calling it a night. 

我必須承認，其實我對高雄真的很不熟。因為以前每次到高雄都直接跑去鄉下找我啊嬤。因此每次來都得靠地陪才會知道哪裡好吃好玩。吃完好吃的海鮮之後，我們又去接了一個朋友，之後就馬上跑來吃冰。因為這裡開得比較晚，所以很適合十點以後，填飽肚子的地方。（可是我明明已經吃飽了啊！）

There are no pictures of the shop, only the food, but apparently this is the restaurant that the crew of the popular television drama 'Black and White' like to visit. Well, I don't know if the food here is really good, or whether it is because the seafood in Kaohsiung is a lot more fresh here, but it was absolutely delicious! 

雖然沒有店裡的照片（只有食物的），不過據說這間餐廳呢，就是「痞子英雄」劇組很喜歡來的地方。其實我不知道這裡的食物是真的好吃，還是高雄的海產隨便點都好吃，總之就是超級好吃啦！

I stayed here for a business trip down to Kaohsiung. I was really lucky to have found this place. It was within my budget, new and clean, and best of all, the service was excellent! 

因為洽公南下而找到這間旅館。其實相當的幸運，因為不只是符合我的預算，裝潢新乾淨，而且最棒的是服務真的是一級棒！

Initially, I had asked for a single room. However, there weren't any more single rooms left. They asked me if I wanted a double room instead, but I said the double rooms exceed my budget. When they heard this, they told me that they had a smaller double room within my budget, and asked if that was acceptable. I gladly accepted, because of their thoughtfulness.

I guess you could call this the Christmas present I got myself. It is very difficult to find a studio flat with kitchen, so it's been very difficult for me, as I really do enjoy cooking! But one day, I saw on TV a multi-purpose mini pot, designed for single and nobles like me (hahaha). I then sought online, and found the exact same pot, with the exact same offers as the TV offer. Without hesitation, I bought the pot! 

我想這也可算是我買給自己的聖誕禮物吧！台灣很難找到附廚房的小套房，所以對我這種喜歡亂煮一通的人來說真的很痛苦啊。不過有天在電視台看到在賣一台專門為單身貴族設計的迷你的多功能料理鍋，上網找了一下，跟電視台供應的折扣都一樣！當然二話不說就買囉！