il Giardino Romantico

雖然過生日的那一整天老天很給面子的只下了幾滴雨，到了隔天，終究還是下了雨。因為是機遊，雖然穿著雨衣，不過這雨水透過騎車的風速打在臉上還真是疼啊～ 所以決定了這天的行程不要排太多。早點回台北好了。只是，原本預計要去蘭陽博物館，但到了才發現兩個人身上都沒現金了！一問之下得知也不能刷卡。於是我們用信用卡買了杯咖啡，喝了之後就準備去覓食了。沒想到餐廳也是只收現金的！只好就先騎車去找個最近的提款機先領錢再說。領了錢之後決定還是回到烏石漁港那兒去吃好了！也懶得再找別間了。我說少了那麼點兒人情味的意思，就是原本第一回拉客的時候，感覺還挺熱情的。怎麼看我們特地跑去領錢還願意回來，卻一點都沒有被我們感動到耶！唉！真是千金難買早知道啊！

It had been nice all day during my birthday, and for this, I was sincerely thankful. We weren't so lucky the next day. Since we were on our scooter, with the speed of the scooter, the raindrops were quite painful when they hit your face. We decided to curtail our second day and return to Taipei sooner than we had originally anticipated. However, when we got to the Ilan Museum, we realised that we had used up all our cash, and that they didn't accept credit cards... So we paid our coffee with our credit card, and decided to head to lunch. Little did we know, the restaurants didn't accept credit cards either! It was enevitable that we had to get some cash. So we hopped on the scooter, found an ATM, and got some cash. Then, we went back to the restaurant, thinking they'd be so touched that we came back. Well, they weren't at all touched. If I had known they were such ungrateful dudes, we should've just went to the one next to it... 

某人知道我喜歡草莓，便提議了晚上可以買個奶凍來吃。不說我還不知道，原來諾貝爾奶凍很有名喔？還沒看到店裡招牌時還不知道奶凍到底是什麼東西。一看才知道，果然會是我喜歡的東西。

Well someone knew about my craze for strawberries. It being my birthday, afterall, he thus suggested that we get this strawberry cake for celebration. I didn't realise how famous this Cake Nobel was. I didn't know what the fuss was about, until I saw the sign with a picture of the cake. Then, I knew that it was something I'd like.

其實午餐已經很晚吃了，可是晚餐不吃又不行。看到滿條街都是窯燒雞，愛吃雞的我實在很難抗拒這樣的誘惑。不過實在不是很餓，若點了一整隻雞，會吃得下嘛！？還好，現在身邊有了個大胃王，可以幫我吃掉我吃不下或是不想吃的。讓我不用在害怕哪天可能會因糟蹋食物而遭天打雷劈～

最先看重的其實不是這一間。說實在的，其實沒吃過還真的不知道該怎麼選。後來因為首選那間人實在太多，也找不到哪裡可以停噗噗，所以就改吃他斜對面的「福哥」。我瞧這裝潢還蠻有意思的，心想應該會還不錯吧！

We had a late lunch, but we weren't planning on skipping dinner. There was a whole street full of grilled chicken restaurants, and as a chicken meat lover, I couldn't resist the temptation! But since I wasn't that hungry, I wondered if we could finish an entire chicken. Thankfully, I now have someone with me to clear up what I can't and don't want to eat! So I won't have to feel guilty about wasting food anymore!

晚上的住宿安頓好之後，我們就要來開始趴趴走了。不過有個問題！我們還沒吃飯啊！所以就騎著租來的車車，到處亂晃找個地方解決午餐。後來我們找到了這間鵝肉，看起來還不錯！就決定一試。

After settling in our logdge for the night, it was time for adventure. But there was one problem - we had not had lunch yet! So we rode around on our rented scooter, and searched for food... We came across this goose place. Seemed quite okay. So we decided to give it a try.

本周的周五，是否因為前一天才放了一天颱風假，反而感覺像周一呢？自花蓮遊記開始至今，走的都是抒情哲理風。獲得少數朋友的讚賞，天仙心懷感激。曾經有些朋友對天仙說，我是一個很有智慧的人。其實我不覺得捏。老子說：知者不言，言者不知。會有那麼多廢話，其實都是因為天仙想要勉勵自己。說出來了，希望可以讓大家跟天仙一起努力。不過這篇看看抬頭就知道，今天不是來分享什麼大道理，而是要來分享一碗大蓋飯！

The Friday this week seems more like a Monday, probably because of the typhoon holiday the previous day. Since the beginning of my Hualien artilcles, I have been writing in a more lyrical and philosophical style. Some friends have paid their compliments, which I gratefully appreciate. Some people have said to me that I seem to be a very wise person. Well, I humbly reject this description. Note that Lao-Tzu said, 'Those who know, don't talk; those who talk, don't know. Since I talk so much about everything, I know very little. The reason why I talk so much, is only because I wish to learn these ways myself, and by sharing them, I am hoping people can learn with me. However, as you can probably tell already, that this article is not very philosophical, but instead, salivating...