il Giardino Romantico

其實早在2010年12月貼出【坎特伯里】Canterbury Cathedral一文時，我早就在當年的七月造訪過第二次了！這兩次的感觸非常不一樣。第一次因為是一個人單獨進去參觀，所以花了很多時間看透每一個細節。第二次，除了再次享受這華麗教堂的內外部，其實我最主要的目的是用新的相機把這座美麗的教堂，再做一次紀錄。

When I posted the first article on Canterbury Cathedral in December, 2010, I had already been there a second time. These two visits were very different, though. I was on my own the fist time, so I took all the time I needed to steep myself in the cathedral atmosphere. The second time round, other than enjoying everything for one more time, my most important agenda was to make a second recording of this magnificent building. 

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經過了一兩周的台灣食記轟炸，我想大家看食物應該看的也累了！所以我們再來把焦點轉移到英國吧！由於我是英國台灣這樣穿插的再貼文，在這裡我想我必須再次提醒讀者們，其實這次是我第二次造訪坎特伯里。第一次來的時候，花了許多時間參訪博物館以及大教堂。整個時間被占去因此有許多其他的事物都來不及嘗試。既然有機會能夠再來第二次，我就想說要嘗試一些第一次來的時候無緣參與到的事物囉！這個河上導覽就是其中之一。

After a few weeks of Taiwan food articles, I'm sure you're getting a bit sick and tired of looking at food, food, and not thing but food articles. So here we are again, back in the UK. Since I'm sort of overlapping Taiwan and UK articles, I feel obliged to remind you again that this was my second time to Canterbury. The first time round, I took a lot of time in museums and the cathedral itself. Because time was a valuable asset, I had to be selective of what I did. Since I was lucky enough to come back for a second visit, I decided to try things that I did not try the first time round. This river tour, was one of them. 

 生活茶 張光文博士著

自古至今，中華文化裡就少不了「茶」。相信身在台灣，對很多人來說「茶」是日常生活中不可缺少的要素。就連天仙熱愛的英國文化也是跟茶少不了關係。但是天仙到底對茶瞭解多少？其實跟大部分的人一樣，我瞭解的並不多。

前一陣子在部落格中看到一則留言。那是一則活動的邀約。邀約者挑了我數年前為「小熊維尼的道」這本書寫的心得文章留言。這個活動是要我讀一本與茶相關的書籍。我思考了很久，猶豫該不該參加。畢竟自己的中文能力有限。畢竟今年讀過得中文書，除了友情捧場的兩本以外就沒了！。但接受邀約一方面也是為了自我挑戰一番。

書寄來後，翻開就傻眼了：好多國字（廢話！）此時此刻的心情，應該跟各位看到原文書差不多心情。當時因為正處忙碌期間。雖然時間是有，只是因為內文用字太深，講得也都是我不太熟悉的領域，所以需要播出有足夠精神可以看懂他的時間才能夠下手（後面寫到內容的時候你們就會知道為什麼我看的那麼吃力了！）。

好不容易看完後發現這心得還真不好起筆！因為我不太會寫與現實相反地文。我身邊友人也常說，看我的文章最有「feel」的都是那種我最用「心」寫的。而我最用心寫的，一定是最誠真的！但缺點就是，要用「心」就得靠靈感。靈感不來，怎麼寫都寫不出來。

It's quite hard to believe that in the midst of Taipei City, there would be such a cost efficient restaurant. These fry-up restaurants are the perfect place for a quick meal and a few beers. I guess, as opposed to pubs, this is as close as we can get to the English pub culture. 

實在很難想像，台北市中心裡會有這麼一間經濟實惠的快炒店。上面英文中解釋到，我其實發現台灣的快炒店是最接近英國pub文化的部分了！可以吃飯可以小酌，只是有時醉漢會讓這些地方吵了點。

Dian Shui Lou offers Shanghai and Zhejian cuisine. We owe this meal to a visit of a former teaher of ours. My friend who recommended the place was pretty familiar with the menu, so we took no time to fuss over what we wanted. He took care of it all. The only request I had, was that I wanted "drunken chicken". This is a dish where the chicken is soaked in Chinese wine, and eaten cold after it's been prepared. My friend told me that they had another chicken dish that was also quite unique, and asked me if I might consider that. I replied, that although drunken chicken is more ubiquitous, decent drunken chicken is difficult to come across. When I saw the restaurant, and my friend's continuous approval of the restaurant, I knew that they would definitely have decent drunken chicken. 

點水樓是融合上海以及浙江佳餚的餐廳。其實要不是託以前的老師來訪的福，天仙才不會有機會吃到這一餐呢！帶我們來的大哥呢，很了解這裡的菜色，所以點菜我們都不用煩惱。我唯一的要求就是要有醉雞。大哥說他們還有另外一種雞也蠻有特色的，問我不考慮試試看另外一種嗎？因為醉雞哪裡都有。我回他說：我堅持要醉雞。原因是醉雞很容易找沒錯，但好吃的醉雞真的很難找！我一進門看到店內裝潢以及大哥他一在地強調說這裡真的很不錯，我就相信他的醉雞一定很棒！

Hi Sushi is one of my favourite sushi joints in Taiwan. It is a lot more pricey than Sushi Express, but the quality of the food is, of course, incomparably better, too. We got together a group of six this time, to try out their new set meals. 

海壽司是天仙最喜歡的連鎖壽司店了！雖然比爭鮮貴很多，但品質上當然也比爭鮮好很多！畢竟爭鮮走的是平價路線嘛！這次我們聚集了六個人，來嚐嚐他們新推出的套餐系列！

這間可愛的小餐廳，是我們利物浦大學茹素的同學找的。這間賣的素食不是一般葷食者容易反感的油膩無味的素食，而是美味健康輕食的素食。這次的小聚，其實就是三兩好友相聚。天仙也一再強調，每次與朋友的聚會，在哪裡、吃什麼都不是重點。因為通常有歡樂，平淡無味的食物也可以變得很美味。服務不佳的態度，也只會變成我們的閒話家常。更何況是美味的食物，優良的服務品質呢？

This lovely restaurant was the recommendation of a vegetarian friend of ours. The vegetarian food here is unlike what most people think of vegetarian cuisine. While many vegetarian restaurants are bland and greasy, this one sells delicious healthy light meals. This was an unofficial small gathering of a group of Liverpool alumni. I often say that when I meet up with friends, the quality of food and services in restaurants is the least of my concern. 

This is the new Chinese restaurant on Academia Sinica campus. Reviews of the old restaurant can be seen here and here. The contract they signed ended around the end of September. Many of us were very distraught by this, as we thought they offered very decent food. Fortunately, they moved to somewhere else close by. But since this new place started, we thought we might as well try it out. Even though I had been quite disappointed with the lunch boxes they sold, the restaurant might be another story. Well... 

這是中研院新的中餐廳。約今年九月底的時候原本的餐廳合約到期。聽到此消息很多同事與我都非常的失落。因為原本的餐廳還不錯！還好他們只是搬到附近的其他地方去營業。但既然新的餐廳開了，沒有理由不去試試看。因此同事們相約到此聚餐。雖然對他們出的便當感到極度失望，但心裡抱持著：餐廳可能不一樣的心態去嘗試... 結果... 

This place was first recommended to me by a colleague of mine, for their huge dumplings. But you see, there is pork in dumplings, so I had to pass on them. I'm sure they're great! The reason why I felt obliged to come back so that I could write an article on it, however, was because of their noodles. I had never, ever had noodles spicy enough that I had to give up the last few bites. Their noodles really took me down. 

北大荒是我同事介紹的地方。他推薦的主要原因是他們的大顆水餃。不過水餃有豬肉啊。我就得pass。我相信不錯啦！但我會想回來為了寫食記多吃幾次，原因倒不是因為水餃（廢話）而是因為我從來沒吃過一碗辣到我吃不完的麵！他的辣是真的把我給KO了！

Hot chilly noodles, braised veggies, dumplings, and hot and sour soup.

**The following article is in Chinese (Traditional) only.
**本篇文章僅以繁體中文撰寫