il Giardino Romantico

After the awesome tour of the massive cathedral, it was time for food.  I had another half-day to go, so I might as well eat well. I found this across from my next destination - the Roman Museum. I decided to treat myself for a nice dish and perhaps a pint. 
參觀完壯觀的大教堂之後，當然到了進食的時間就該進食啦！還有半天的行程要跑呢！這間正好在下一個目的地：羅馬博物館對面。當然就決定在這裡用餐以及享受一杯啤酒啦！
I think this is fish cake, but I'm not absolutely sure.  It was around this time that I realised how much I loved lemon with fish (and certain seafoods). 
這好像叫魚餅（魚蛋糕當然是開玩笑的）。不過其實我也有點忘了。大概就是在這一陣子我發現我好愛淋上檸檬的魚或是其他海鮮料理呢！

For some reason, after spending a whole day in Bath, I felt a craving for Thai food. I remember thinking how I must find Thai food, while strolling around looking for a restaurant.  Then, I stumbled upon Thai Balcony, and thought I should give it a try.  No surprise can ever be a disappointment, since you don't know what to expect.
不知道為什麼，晃完一整天之後突然好想吃泰國菜。我記得那天有股強烈的非吃泰國菜不可的念頭。於是走著走著就是為了找間泰國餐廳。之後我就看到了Thai Balcony。任何的驚喜都不會令人失望，因為你不知道該怎麼期望。
Shrimp crisps. 蝦餅。
Spicy tofu. Not very Thai, really. But quite delicious. 
辣炒豆腐。其實不是很泰國，但是挺好吃的。
Fried rice. 炒飯。
Tom kha hed. Amazing! 酸辣蘑菇湯。太好喝了！
Mind you, all of the above are vegetarian dishes! And I emptied all three dishes.
以上全部都是素食。而且我也把這三道全部KO囉～
 
Not sure how many of you would actually think about having Thai food when in Bath, but oh well... 
除了我之外，有誰會想到來巴斯要吃泰國菜！？

I must admit I have double standards. By the time I left Liverpool, I had thrown my strict vegetarian diet out the window, because my time in the UK was so limited, I thought 'I simply HAD TO try the authentic English breakfast!' So, I did.
我得承認我有雙重標準。離開利物浦之後，我把我原本嚴苛的素食主義拋到了腦後，決定利用謹慎的兩個禮拜好好享受道地的美食。我不能夠在離開英國前還沒嚐過真正的『英式早餐』！於是，我就點了非素食，正統的英式早餐。
Sausage, bacon, egg, baked beans, toast, and hash brown. The first five are the most essential parts of an authentic English breakfast. The hash brown is sometimes omitted or replaced with mushrooms and/or baked tomatoes. 
香腸、培根、蛋、烤豆子、吐司、以及薯餅。前面五項是最基本的部份。不過有的時候薯餅不會出現。代替的有可能是蘑菇或／和烤番茄。
But the most quintessential part of all English breakfasts, is the tea that goes with it. No English breakfast is complete without a cuppa tea.
不過最重要的還是那一杯茶。少了這一杯，無論是在道地，都不能稱上是正統的『英式早餐』！
 
Bon appetite! 

This was 'the last supper' in Liverpool. We came to Nando's because it was also my friend's last night in town. It was his favourite restaurant, as we celebrated his birthday here as well. READ MORE. What he loved about Nandos was, obviously, the chicken. But for me, it was the sangria. 
這就是我在利物浦"最後的晚餐"。會選擇Nando's，是因為這也是我麻吉的最後一晚。而這又是他最愛的餐廳。他生日當天我們也是來這裡慶祝的。［點閱舊文］。他當然是喜歡這裡的雞肉餐。不過我喜歡的是他們的水果調酒 - sangria。
This is a half-chicken meal, I think. 
這好像是半雞餐。
 
This is my portobello mushroom wrap, and I forgot what was the other thing I had ordered.
這是我的烤超大香菇捲。另外一盤小菜忘了名子叫什麼去了。
And this was the most spectacular - whole chicken meal. 
這就是最壯觀的全雞餐。（西方人有很多不吃的部位，而且也不像我們一樣習慣看到真的一整隻的雞，所以我想應該有很多朋友會覺得很訝異吧！？這就是文化差異囉）
 
What was left of the whole chicken meal.
挑戰成功的全雞餐。 

Soon after my arrival at Liverpool, I had the honour of seeing Pete Postlewaite play King Lear at the Everyman. Before leaving Liverpool, I finally found the chance to visit the bistro. 
在我剛到利物浦不久後，我就有榮幸到Everyman觀賞Pete Postlewaite主演的李爾王。在我離開利物浦之前，我也終於有機會到Everyman樓下的小餐館用餐。
Everyone'd told me that the food was pretty good.  But I had never found the chance to visit until this day.  When my two friends whom I had invited for this lunch date proposed the Everyman as our date venue, I was so glad to finally have the opportunity to try the food here.
所有人都跟我說，這裡的食物很不錯。不過我卻一直沒有機會自己來嚐嚐看。我約了兩個友人吃午餐。當他們告訴我他們決定要在這裡用餐時，我真的很開心。因為我終於有機會在離開之前在這用餐囉！
Very much like its name, the Everyman is nothing spectacular. But food doesn't have to be spectacular to be delicious, does it?
就跟他的名字一樣，（Everyman可譯成＂普通人＂或＂凡夫俗子＂）這裡一點都不壯觀。但誰說一定要壯觀，食物才會好吃？
Soup of the day (picture spoiled by me, sorry... not enough lighting...)
每日一湯（被我照壞了真是不好意思）
One of the foods I miss most - quiche!
我現在最想念的食物之一：去死（其實就是鹹派）
 
And there it is, a simple lunch date with me mates, at the Everyman.
而就是這麼簡單的，解決了一個美味又難得的午餐約會。
Everyman Bistro, Liverpool 

With such beautiful scenery as one seen here in Grasmere, there was just one thing missing - a good cup of coffee.  
環繞在這麼美麗的景色中，我卻欲求不滿。好像少了點什麼。原來少了的是一杯悠閒的咖啡！！
As I walked passed the shop, I knew it would make my day. Friendly service, outdoor seating, beautiful view, what more can you ask for in life?
當我經過這家店的時候，我就知道這一定是我要來光顧的。友善的服務態度、戶外座位、美麗的景色。人生，這樣應該就夠了。
Sometimes the best things are tucked away. The front outdoor seating was luring, but I enjoyed it at the back more. 
有時，最好的東西總是隱藏的。雖然前頭的戶外座位已經很吸引我，但我知道在後面無人干擾的平靜小桌，才是真正我要的。
And as simple as that, toast on eggs could also make it to the most delicious breakfast I had ever had in my entire life.
也就這麼簡單。一份吐司蛋也能讓我覺得是人間極致美味。
Although our encounter was short, the memory lasted till now, and will continue to live.
雖然是短暫的停留，但回憶卻持續至今。也一直會繼續存活下去。

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。
The weather was glorious, and it remained light till late.  It was the perfect day to sit out on the patio to enjoy the food, the Prosecco, the sunset, and each other.
這天天氣很不錯。夏天的英國天色晚的又特別慢。這天真的很適合坐在戶外享受美食、美酒、美景、以及好友的相伴。
Me mate who had worked here recommended this drink. We all enjoyed it very much. Gave a toast to our MA directors, our supervisors, our dissertations, and also to each other's hard work and accomplishments.
曾在此打工的同學推薦了這瓶酒。我們都非常喜歡。並也向我們的老闆、指導老師、論文、以及彼此的努力與成就舉杯慶祝。
Even though I can't remember any of the names of the food we ordered that day(night), it was still a very memorable night.  The pictures would certainly show how wonderful and tasty everything was.
雖然已經不記得正確的菜名。不過看到圖片，相信大家也能夠體會當晚的美食是多麼的可口～
Smoked salmon meal. This was mine, and it was absolutely scrumptious! If there's lemon on it, I'll eat any kind of fish!
燻鮭魚排。這是我點的。實在美味！！只要有檸檬，什麼魚我都肯嚥下！！
Pizza 這不用翻譯了吧
Macaroni 通心粉～
Spaghetti 義大利麵～
Forgot what this was... 忘了是什麼... 
  
 Desserts! 甜點！！
 
It didn't get dark until half-way through our meal. It was such an enjoyable meal because we all got a heavy load off our shoulders.  Although it was the end of the course, it was only the beginning of a more glorious future for us all.
當晚到了快用餐結束前才天黑。這頓飯吃的實在很滿足，也很開心。因為我們大家心中都卸下了一顆大石頭。雖然課程圓滿結束了，不過對我們來說，接下來更精采的人生才剛要開始呢！ 

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？
Despite its popularity and convenient venue, I still hadn't tried it until before I left Liverpool. My friends were all shocked, literally, when they found out that I had never been to Kimos before this time.  I had heard so much about it, and seen pictures of the food on Facebook, and now it was finally my turn to actually try it.  If you must know, I think most of the food was middle Eastern, or Indian.
雖然很受歡迎、地理位置也相當的便利，但我一直到離開前才真正的進去用餐。當我朋友都知道這天我是第一次去，他們都感到非常的訝異！怎麼可能？？！！我聽說過很多關於這裡的餐點的評價，也看過許多朋友在Facebook分享的餐點照片。就是一直沒機會親自來嚐嚐。如果你真的想知道到底他們賣的是哪一類的，我想我應該會說他們賣的是偏中東、印度類的料理吧！
The pictures all turned out blurry because of the lack of light and my insisting on not using the flash. But you can still see what the food's like.
因為光線不足、又加上我不喜歡小藍的閃光效果，因此照片都很模糊。不過大家還是可以看到餐點的特色吧？
 
Most meals cost about 5 quid, if you'd like to try it out.  Make a budget of 5-6 quid, and you'll be sure to enjoy a wonderful meal.  These are all the photos I've got off this meal because the lighting wasn't ideal, but also because I'm with a big group of people who were there to actually celebrate one of our friend's passing of her thesis.  I thought it would be impolite to focus too much on taking pictures of the meals, than focusing on actually enjoying the meal. 
大多數的餐點價位都在五鎊左右。預算可能訂在五六鎊，即可享受美味又飽食的餐點。這頓餐點的照片沒有很多。因為這天我們其實是要慶祝一位朋友的博士論文省核通過。因為人數很多，如果太專注於拍攝餐點，好像不太禮貌。所以我盡速拍完之後就趕快享受眼前的美食。 

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!
地陪問我想吃什麼？我想應該沒有比泰國菜還要適合了吧！畢竟泰國是我們認識、一起長大、一起唸書的地方。能夠在遙遠的英國再度見面已經是很不可思議的事情了。這下子，我們還要一起回味泰國味！
My mate said that this is one of his favourite Thai restaurants.  Well, it's not like there are a lot of choices, but he knew I hadn't had 'authentic' Thai food in a long time, so obviously he would take me to the restaurant that's on top of his recommendation list.
我的好地陪，知道我已經好久沒有吃到＂正宗＂的泰國味，當然就推薦到了這間他覺得是卡地夫最道地的一間。雖然遠在英國，餐廳的選擇也沒有很多啦！但是即使很久沒有吃到，但還是會認得味道的囉！（他才不敢亂帶XD）
Glass of water and glass of Sprite, a must when you're having Thai food (meaning the water)
一杯水＆一杯雪碧 吃泰國菜必備（指水）
And from here on, you are going to be so amazed, at how far I went at making this meal a major exception, for a vegetarian!!
從這裡開始，你將會看到我爲了吃泰國菜，破了多少戒！！
Seafood Salad
涼拌海鮮
Pad Thai - You M-U-S-T have it with lemon!!
泰式炒河粉 請務必要擠上一點檸檬！
Tom Yam Soup
泰式酸辣湯
Fish red curry
紅咖哩（魚）
Fried rice
泰式炒飯
 
It was such a satisfying meal!!
實在是有夠滿足的一餐啊！！ 

Before we get into the castle, I'm going to give you all a treat. This is the English breakfast that we had before we went into the castle. As we just needed some morsel to last the morning, me and my mate, shared one portion.  But you still get to see what a typical English breakfast consists of.
在進入到正式的城堡文之前，天仙先給大家一點好康的。這是我們在進入城堡之前想用的英式早點。由於我們只需要足夠的熱量供我們早上的行程，我們就決定兩人點一份共用。想知道正統的英式早餐包含什麼嗎？現在就來瞧瞧。
An egg, toast, bacon, and baked tomato.  Well, actually, 'baked beans' are missing in this version of our typical English breakfast.  But seeing that we have a good view of a gorgeous castle, what more can we ask for?
蛋、烤土司、培根以及烤番茄。其實還要有烤豆子。不過既然眼前就一座這麼壯觀的城堡，誰還會在乎少了豆子呢？
 
One more thing you simply must have in order to make your English breakfast complete is - tea! To have it the English way, you must have it with both milk and sugar.  
還有一物是英式早餐絕對少不了的—茶！記得喔！如果要喝真正英國道地的味道，請你糖跟奶精都要加喔！