Saturday, September 20, 2008

Trip to Bergen and Fjord

前言

決定乖乖用中文寫好了,除了考量到用英文寫有點懶,最重要的是我想讓我爸媽家人也看到這些網誌,要他們看英文好像有點不太好。

從奧斯陸出發

第一次的出遊,也是第一次在歐洲搭火車,我早上四點就起床了,除了整理一些食物之外,也要稍微盥洗一番,一早六點半的火車,前後左右都沒人真的很爽,可以看到我右邊的這位女性非常大剌剌的享受窗外美景。

抵達Bergen

如果真的要來挪威,Bergen會是比Oslo更好的選擇,我真的很喜歡這個城市,雖然花了半天就逛得差不多了,不過真的很美,下面是他們的世界遺產Bryggen,是在14世紀由漢撒人建立的。

接下來坐纜車登上Floyen Mountain,雖然不是附近最高的山,但是外國人都說這邊可以看到最美的Bergen俯瞰景,果然沒有辜負我的期待,以及纜車錢70NOK。順帶一提,原本想在山上的餐廳喝杯咖啡享受美景,順便吃點東西的,畢竟作了一天的火車都要餓死了,結果山上的餐廳竟然被某公司包場,超無言,飢腸轆轆的我只好買根冰淇淋就徒步登山了。
這張照片沒甚麼意義,說明我征服了這座山,這塊石頭看起來有點像最高點。
晚上我住進了位於市郊的Motana YH,因為CouchSurfing網站上沒人回我,招待那麼多人卻無法享受好處真慘,到旅館的公車很貴又很塞車,室友是一個不會講英文的法國人,還好我記得法文的晚安怎麼說。

Sogne Fjord之旅

Fjord是挪威文峽灣的意思,峽灣可以說是挪威最聞名的景觀了,遠道而來當然不能錯過,早上跟依依跟劉佳儀碰面之後就上船囉,話說他們說我變瘦很多,讓我非常在意,在這邊我幾乎天天去重訓,中間當然有受傷間斷過,不過變瘦真的是很不爽。回到正題,Sogne峽灣是世界上最大的峽灣,非常長,坐船需要五個小時,又寬又大,真的讓我感到置身於峽灣中之渺小,深度與高度各有1000公尺,寬度目測也有至少800公尺,峽灣裡面聽說有殺人鯨,不過我沒看到就是了,船外風很大實在無法久待,但是我還是盡量享受在船外吹風觀景的感覺,基本上每一刻都是感動。


再照這張照片的同時有個大陸人說:「我很肯定那是雪。」我也是這樣想的......。

從Flam坐火車回Myrdal,據說是歐洲最陡的火車之一,沿途的美景完美的深植在我腦中,由於實在太驚人了,照了幾張照片忽然覺得,與其汲汲營營的想把這片景色保存下來,還不如靜下心來好好欣賞,所以就不拍啦。


火車中途停在一個瀑布旁邊,由於我們太過興奮結果沒穿外套就跑出去了,超冷......。


Bergen深度探訪
隔天又花了半天的時間好好的再度熟悉這個城市,這是他們的一個大池塘,已經大到應該被稱作湖了,旁邊有許多小動物,我們就坐在長凳上享受舒服陽光,並且以愚弄小動物為樂.......。

這是漢撒博物館,其實沒甚麼東西,當初是因為我想知道更多有關這城市的歷史才決定要來的,比起風景我更喜歡有歷史意義的東西,不過這博物館大多是在說文化史,偏偏我對這部分不太感興趣說,所以不推薦。
畫中的小鎮Voss
當初看網路上大家都推薦這個小鎮,因此我當初排行程就排滿久的時間在這地方,一開始還受到另外兩位的質疑,不過我想現在她們應該沒話說了吧,呵呵。這個小鎮有很多的極限活動,偏偏我又是喜歡尋求刺激的人,實在搞得我心癢癢的,不過價格也令人望之生怯,不過我的旅伴實在是無法配合我的衝勁,所以許多瘋狂的極限活動只好作罷,不過當天晚上看到了我人生的第一顆流星,感動到我都忘記寒冷了,也忘了許願,非常完美的一顆流星,當下非常想跟我爸媽分享,可見我還是很想家的嘛。
隔天沒有活動,因為好玩的都要先預訂,就去所謂的Kayaking,也就是所謂的獨木舟,在湖中划真的超累的,因為這個湖實在太大了,不過真的很棒,看看這湖中央的景色,真的只存在於名家的風景畫中吧,也難怪劉佳儀一直說這個鎮是假的。

總結
這次的旅行讓我更了解了挪威這個國家,以及他所真正吸引人的地方,Oslo太國際化了反而沒有這種純粹的大自然感動,不過跟兩位來自瑞典的同學相遇之後才發覺自己真的是身處於物價的地獄之中,但是不能再瘦下去啦!

Thursday, August 28, 2008

A walk along Akerselva

In fact, I’ve posted all photos on my facebook and remarked the highlight of this trip. Therefore, I guess I just add some supplements here.


It is my first trip in Oslo. We hadto take subway to a pretty large transfer station “Majorstuen” and then took bus to the assembling point which is called “Sagene” in Norwegian. Taking public transportation is as easy as in Taiwan. You always don’t know which direction the bus in front of you is going to. Thanks to Larry’s compass, we discovered that we took the wrong bus (still). We just rushed to the point and found out that there are not many people waiting. A girl from Finland named “Riikka” told me that she had seen many also took the wrong bus. (Why don’t you let them know?) Then more and more people gathered when our tour guide was ready to give his speech. He is a cute old man named after a Viking chief but have beautiful British accent. He is authorized guide of Oslo, so he is really full of knowledge about Scandinavian history, culture, and geography. It is really impressive. That’s why I think it is always good to have a guide when you are traveling. Anyway, we just started hiking along the river. Oslo is really a peaceful city. People just lay on the grass beside the riverbank and enjoyed the sunlight. I was also immersed in such mood.


The tour ended at the Oslo fjord which is a modern harbor now. We gathered at the white opera house and asked tour guide question in turn. He also explained that why the price level is so astonishing in Norway. It is because they have plenty of oil. Therefore they have high average GDP which lift the price level.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Fell Over from Bicycle

Today is definitely not my day. I just fell over from my bike. This morning I wear my new glasses because I’ve found that it was a little bit difficult to see what professor wrote on the blackboard. Actually, I have hard time keeping up with the “Differential Equation”. It was my first time wearing the glasses in Norway. However, I just didn’t know that it was my last time too.

I just don’t remember why I fell. It seems like the lock is twisted into the front wheel. Since I couldn’t install my good shelf, I have no choice but hanging my lock on my steering panel. I happened to be on down slope. Terrible thing just happened. Everybody just gathered around me and checked if I am OK or not. But I could just remember that my face was bleeding. The blood on my face made my sight from my right eye totally red. I forgot how I get back to my dorm. I just remember that I spent about one hour cleaning my wounds.

Right now I feel my bones are going to fall apart. It is hurtful on my limbs. I guess there will be scars on my face. My watch stops walking. That is really heartbreaking. I think I cannot step outside for few days. That’s really a bad news. Here is the photo taken after I am injured. It is first time that I shoot myself in front of a mirror. (I think it is very stupid.) I protruded my lips not because I want to be cute. It is because my lips are swelling.