il Giardino Romantico

我聽人家說，好朋友就是會一起做很多很瘋狂的事。其實也不一定要多瘋狂，很多我們做過的事情，可能不太能夠得到別人的理解。你是否有這種朋友？為何這篇會從這裡開始講起？因為這裡正是好朋友約我來台南的目的：來去老房子住上一晚。住就住，是哪裡瘋狂了？如果是你，你會特地跑去你家附近的民宿住上一晚嗎？沒錯！我朋友正是住在這間老房子附近的居民。正衝著這特色老房子，約了我這天龍國人來府城住上一晚。這一個晚上的小體驗，真的是很難忘的體驗。

 I heard that a good friend is someone with whom you would do lots of crazy things. Well, I don't know about 'crazy', but together, we sure have done many things that others would never come to understand. Do you have any friends like this? Why did I start this article with this? Well, because this old house lodge was the exact reason why I got invited to visit Tainan in the first place. Then what's so special, or so crazy, about this? Answer me this, then: would you spend money to sleep at a lodge that is right in your neighbourhood? I didn't think so. But once you've scrolled to the bottom and seen the entire place, you'll see why I think it was worth the trip from Taipei, just to spend a night here.



其實這篇不只是寫得有壓力，就連拍的時候以及整理照片時都感到有股莫名的壓力。如果知道這間房子的主人是誰，我想就可以理解為什麼讓我這個毫無攝影技巧可言的小小部落客會有如此的壓力。因為這間老房子的主人，正是攝影達人 - 飛魚。

I felt a lot of pressure writing this article. Not just that, but I felt it even when I was taking these pictures, and when I was thinking through how to present this article. The reason for that is because the owner of this lodge is a professional photographer!



有時間上上他們官方的部落格看看，你會發現拍攝出來的果然每張都是藝術。最後，我在一直提醒自己我只是分享個經驗而已，的這種心態下完成這篇。

If you have a chance, take a look at their official blog. You'll see that each and every picture is a work of art. I had to convince myself that all I that I was doing was sharing this experience, in order to finish this article.



如果你看了我之前分享的神農街，相信就會感受到這整條街的氣氛就是這樣古色古香，卻又不失現代感。這間老房子何嘗不是如此。

If you have seen my previous article about this street, where this lodge is located, you'll see that the entire street is the merge of the old and the new. This old house is yet another epitome of that harmony.



平時一樓開放給大家入內參觀。不想住也沒關係，但看到房間內部，相信你會真的想住上一晚的。

The ground floor is an exhibit area, open to public during certain hours. So if you don't want to spend the night here, that's fine, too. However, once you've seen the rooms, you'll find it hard to resist.









每一層樓都有個房間。我們住的是四樓。上圖中看到的，是五樓的房客還沒進來前我趕快偷拍一張的。

There's a room on each floor. We were staying on the fourth floor. The picture above is a picture of the loft I took before the guests of the 5th floor arrived.



這是我們房間外的小客廳。

This is the little lounge outside our room.



每個角落都很適合拍照。

Every single corner of this place looks great in shots.



這也是為什麼，如果大家想看房間內部，就得再等等囉！（因為圖片真的太多了）

That's why you'll have to wait a bit to see inside our room. (There are just way too many pictures!)





讓我們再次下樓，這次看看其他開放空間的擺設吧！

Let's go down the stairs again, and see what we'd missed the first time round.

















一樓展示區裡有著這些年代已久的小物。特別拍了這張，因為讓我懷念起以前就是靠這種打字機學英打的（事實上我學英打的打字機比這個還要舊）

You'll find many old things sitting in the exhibition area on the ground floor. I took a picture of this, because it reminded me of the time when I was learning to type. But in fact, the type writer I used to learn typing on, was much older than this.







看見這串文字，不難發現這果然出自攝影師啊！

'A photo tells a story. 

A pair of hands, a grin, and the wrinkles at the edge of your eyes...

Who has lost their youth?

Whose life has just begun?'

Words of a photographer, indeed!  





夜歸時的大門。

The gate upon our return in the evening.



隔天早晨。

The next morning.



你會發現我這篇英文中沒有用"Bed and Breakfast"來描述這地方。因為他沒有附早餐。其實他也沒有電視也沒有收音機。整個夜晚，你就只聽見老房子想對你說的話，和你自己內心的聲音。

You'll notice that I didn't use 'bed and breakfast' to define this place. The truth is, they don't provide breakfast. Actually, there is no telly, nor radio either. All through the night, the only thing you'll hear, is the voice of the old house, and your own inner thoughts.



都市的吵鬧習慣了，你是否能夠接受這樣的寧靜？

Being so used to the noisy city life, can you take this serenity?





凡事充滿了精采、刺激是不錯。

It's great to be filled with colours and excitement.



但偶爾的黑白才能襯托出更多色彩。

But sometimes, black and white is the only way through which the colours will stand out even more!







這是翹翹板做的。

The shelf is made from an old seesaw.





寄張明信片給自己吧。

Send a post card to yourself.





臺南老房子，我還會再回來的！

Old house of Tainan, I'll definitely be back!


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官方部落格：http://2010muzi.blogspot.tw/
Official website:http://2010muzi.blogspot.tw/

天仙念： 好友的家人不太能理解我們這些笑年郎到底在想啥。夜深了還打來問需不需要多送條被子來（當時四月初，夜晚還算涼快）。像極了小朋友吵著要去鄰居家睡覺，去了才發現缺了什麼，趕緊叫媽媽帶來之類的。長輩一聽到這裡沒電視，要喝水還得去一樓拿，付了錢還沒給早餐，長輩們怎麼聽都覺得我們花了冤枉錢。不過，城市鄉巴佬我，覺得這真的是很享受的一晚！感謝好友這麼特殊的一個邀約。敬請期待下篇分享的房間內部囉！