il Giardino Romantico

Canterbury is the only place, other than London and Liverpool, that I visited for a second time during this trip. There were a few reasons for this: 1. my friend was still living there at the time, and if I missed out on the opportunity to visit her this time, I didn't know when I would see her again (seeing that prior to our reunion a couple of years back, we had not seen each other for 14 years...) 2. it was such a lovely place, there was absolutely no reason not to visit! 3. my friend had suggested that we visit some surrounding towns, places that I did not get to see last time. So here I was again, in Canterbury. This time, with a slightly different mood. But pleasant, nonetheless.

坎特伯里是我這次去少數有與之前重複到的地方(倫敦與利物浦除外)。這其中有幾個原因:一、我朋友當時還住在這裡。基於我們曾經分隔過十四年,若錯過這次又不知道要等到什麼時候才能再見面了!所以當然要把握!二、我本來就非常喜歡這個地方,所以沒有理由不來第二次。三、朋友建議說我們這次可以去看看上回沒見到的周圍小鎮(又更吸引我了!)所以我就又來這裡了!雖然這次心情不太一樣,但還是依然的很享受。

But before I get into the details of what I saw and ate during this second trip, I'd like to take a moment to reminisce the scenes of this gorgeous little town in Kent. 

不過在我詳細敘述我在此行所見、所食前,我想先花點時間回味一下這肯特郡小鎮的美麗風景。


Ducks by the river. 河畔的鴨子


Weavers - restaurant and pub. In the back, is where you can board for boat tours. 
這是一間pub餐廳。走到餐廳後方可以搭乘導覽船隻。


The High Street. 小鎮大道


Gate and tower. 文化遺產–塔樓與大門


Little Canterbury dwellers. 小小居民


Beautiful flower. 美麗花朵


Cute little houses. 可愛的房子


Quiet alley. 安靜巷弄


Pub sign. 特色招牌


Notice. 
告示牌:本餐廳不服務:流浪漢、盜狗者、盜馬人、流氓、壞蛋、撒謊者及領取獎學金的學生。


Pub outside the cathedral area. 大教堂外的pub。


Plaque explaining the history of the pub. 
Pub歷史介紹。坎特伯里是個非常老的小鎮,所以許多建築都有很長久的歷史。


Square outside the cathedral. 
大教堂外的廣場。正前方就是大教堂入口。


One of the many crooked houses in the UK. This one, not as famous as some others. Later on during my Canterbury postings, you will see a more famous crooked house. (for another crooked house in the UK, see Market Cross House, Windsor)
似乎許多英國房子都這樣歪歪的。不過這棟沒有很有名。在之後的坎特伯里遊記裡會介紹一棟比較著名的歪房子。(另外還有溫莎的Market Cross House)


This crooked house is a pastry shop, apparently. 
這間歪房子似乎是賣派跟甜點的。


Ubiquitous gargoyles. 到處都可見石像鬼。


Chapel no longer in service (I think). 
已不在運作的小教堂。


Clock tower. 鐘樓(沒有怪人)


Plaque about Christopher Marlowe. 
「浮士德」作者馬洛紀念碑。




Another historical plaque. 又一歷史立碑。


Telephone booths. 英式電話亭。


Tourists on boat tours. 船上遊坎特伯里。


Canterbury Tales Pub. 坎特伯里故事主題pub。


Winnie the Pooh Shop. 維尼熊專賣店。


Memorial tower hill. 紀念小山丘。


Dane John Garden 小公園(這種公園在英國真的算小了!)


Silent Table. 藝術品 - 沉默的桌子


A view of the sky. 仰望天空


Greens. 綠。


Silhouette of the cathedral from afar. 遠處觀看大教堂。


檢視較大的地圖 

天仙念:肯特郡的遊記除了坎特伯里之外,還有更精采的英國鄉村文化!敬請期待!