前兩天在加班時看到這部影片，片中休閒的氣氛和音樂讓我不禁想逃出公司跳上飛機衝到大峽谷去看看。希望有一點我也能休閒地開車在美洲大陸上閒逛。
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Monday, December 18, 2006
Sunday, May 28, 2006
軍艦耶！
今天又去了北海岸（好像每次短程出遊都跑去那，不過台北也沒什麼地方可以去的），本來是要和阿列克去鼻頭角試用他剛拿到的 120 相機的，不過在路上剛好碰到軍艦參觀日，我們兩人都沒到軍艦內看過，就跑去參觀了。
其中還看到了潛艦，還可以去裡面參觀呢，可是好像要等很久，又怕兩個肥仔卡在裡面出不來，只好放棄了。
回程時，跑到個不知名的山頂看海。（想不起來那兒的名字，好痛苦啊！）
Sunday, March 26, 2006
A Trip to the South
上個禮拜趁著二二八假期和Олег、Сима還有Нина一起到中部旅遊，開了三天的車，很累但也很有趣，這是我第一次開長途（但也沒多長，到南投而已，下次要試著開到高雄）。
Day One:
雖然前一天約定八點要出發，不過依慣例，我們還是延遲半小時才上路。八點半接了Олег和Сима後，便直奔新竹找大忙人Нина。沒想到Нина雖然忙，倒也沒忘了給我們買早餐，而且還是我的最愛：麥當勞豬肉滿福堡加蛋餐再外加蘋果派一份。在新竹停留一會後，就直接沿國道三號南下到埔里。
進了埔里，路旁除了檳榔樹外，就是水果攤了，三個饞鬼受不了，於是便停下車來買了兩盒草苺（雖然Олег沒叫我停車，不過照他掃光草苺的速度來看，他才是大饞鬼）。在我們惠顧二家草苺攤之後，就進入山區，往清境農場前進。
開了又開，彎了又彎，山路真他媽的難開，最後開到了一間7-11買了泡麵、關東煮和飲料（又是吃，不過說真的，這三天我車上從來沒少過食物，路途上都是吃吃吃）。吃飽喝足後，就開往今晚投宿的民宿—香格里拉空中花園，這是一座建在山坡上的木造民宿，雖然頂有味道的，不過在裡面走起路來會嘎吱嘎吱響，還頂讓人害怕的。這是我成年之後，第一次到清境農場，放下行李之後，當然就到處看看了。現在的清境農場和我印象中小時候的清境有很大的不同，現在上面有許多店家和民宿，不過除了民宿外，好像大部分都是賣吃的店呢，連Starbucks都有。
找了家店吃了晚餐後，沒什麼雅興的我們，就回到民宿去看電視了。那天晚上，由於開車實在太累了，我睡得和死豬一樣，聽說睡在我旁邊的Олег都沒辦法睡呢。
Day Two:
第二天我們六點就起床了，平常都沒這麼早，倒是出去玩時不會賴床。起床第一件事，當然不是刷牙洗臉啦，是衝出去抽煙，由於民宿有開門的時間管制，就只能從側門溜出去抽煙了。可惜的是，一衝出去，迎接我的居然不是山中和煦的陽光，而是傾盆的山雨。真是，有沒有搞錯，難得出來玩耶。不過雖然很不爽，早餐還是要吃的，把Сима和Нина敲起來後，就到樓下用餐啦。早餐樣式並不多，不過和上次去宜蘭比起來有好吃一點。
吃完早餐，即使雨還是一直下，我們還是直奔青青草原去尋找羊的蹤跡，不過就沒有綿羊脫衣秀可以看了。青青草原比較符合我心目中的清境農場，不過真高啊，爬得我累死了。不過爬到一半，天就放晴了，雨後的青青草原還頂美麗的，如果沒有人工建物的話。雖然沒有看到脫衣秀，不過我們最後還是看到羊了，不過在清境的羊，還真是一種愛吃又愛拉的生物呀，一點都不可愛，毛也醜醜的。只要有人拿吃的，牠們就會像狗一樣衝過去，真是可怕極了，尤其是當剛下過雨，牠們腳上都是泥的時候。
逛完青青草原，Олег表示他們家老大說山上有一個很漂亮的地方，所以我們就繼續往山上開去。開到一半，就開始看到雪啦，原來那天天氣冷，合歡山開始下雪了。不過我的車沒上雪鍊，所以愈開愈害怕，就在武嶺停了下來。在途中我們看到下山的車上都有雪人堆著，真是可愛。在武嶺看看貴死人的雪鍊價錢，順便光顧薑母茶攤和廁所後，我們開始往上走，希望能走到看得到下雪的地方。不過走了不過一二百公尺，我們就後悔了，但是Олег 和Нина說什麼都想要雪人，所以他們就在路邊開始收集零零星星的雪。不過落在地上的雪看起來真髒，不是雪白色的，而是一種髒髒的黃色。
他們把那一坨髒雪堆到我的車上，不過怎麼都弄不成一個好看的雪人。這時Сима剛好瞄到從山上下來的車上有很多雪，於是馬上厚臉皮地衝去和他們要雪，果然山上的雪比較白，可惜沒加鍊，不敢上山。我們就和這坨偷來的雪人拍了幾張照片。
由於當天我們還得開到日月潭去，拍完照我們就下山了。這時一堆人看到合歡山下雪新聞，正衝上山來，結果使我們在山上塞了好久的車。下了山，我們先到埔里酒廠去，不過這時我的腰突然痛了起來（是開太久車的後遺症嗎？）我只好在外面等他們，所以不知道裡面是什麼樣子，真可惜。
到了日月潭，第一件事當然是去找我們的旅館啦，這次終於不是吱吱叫的木屋了，還有面湖的景色呢。不過住了一晚後，我還是得承認，還是吱吱叫的木屋比較有味道。丟了行李，趁著天色還亮，我們就跑去搭船遊湖，落日時分的日月潭景色真的很美麗，不過更吸引我的是那座美麗的涵碧樓，而不是小小的光華島，我要什麼時候才住得起這種旅館呢？
晚餐後，有昨晚的前車之鑑，Олег他們決定去買酒，看喝了酒，晚上會不會好睡點。對我來說是很有效啦，不過Олег聽說兩點就被我吵醒了，這次是整個人抱過去，所以他還是沒睡好，就在椅子上坐了一晚。
Day Three:
睡了一晚好覺（單指我），第二天又是起個大早，這次飯店沒有門禁，真好，當然要出去抽根煙啦。不過今天飯店的早餐，只有炒蛋比較合味口。之後在日月潭旁的涼亭拍了幾張照後。我們就離開了。因為說實在，德化社碼頭這邊，實在沒什麼好玩。
我們早上先去埔里蛇窯玩，不過裡面實在太商業化了，但是蛇窯本體倒是頂特別，值得一看。我們還跑到蛇窯內部拍了幾張照片。不過最討厭的是，外面的停車場其實是要錢的，我本來以為不用錢，一下車就有人和我要五十元，真是頗讓人不爽，不過附近要找到一個合法車位也不容易，就只好付錢了。接下來我們就去埔里市區填肚子和看火車站啦，這是這次旅程的最後一站。車站內部本來是不可以進去的，不過有人開了車門，我們就從那裡溜進去，不過後來車站人員發現門開了，就把他給關了起來。
這次去南投，印象最深刻的，還是滿山的檳榔樹，到處都有，真是可怕。
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Sunday, January 08, 2006
New Year
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Sunday, December 25, 2005
Friday, December 16, 2005
North Miami Beach
Sunday, November 27, 2005
A Trip to Yilan
Last weekend, I went for a trip to Yilan with my friends: Олег, Сима и Нина. Originally, I wanted to drive there through the Northern Costal Highway, but instead, we drove the Taipei-Yilan Highway due to Нина's opposition. And the reason why she was against my idea is that she wanted to eat some luwei (a kind of meat or fowl that stewed with soy sauce and strained before serving) in a roadside store on the Taipei-Yilan Highway.
Our first stop is Jiaoshi hotspring, which is my first time to bath in a hotspring. We spent a nice afternoon in the hot water. People say that bathing in a hotspring can improve your health and skin, but I find that bathing in a hotspring makes me feel sleepy. And it is very horrible to drive when one is sleepy. So our second stop is our hotel in the National Center for Traditional Art.
Forte Dong-shan Villa locates in the National Center for Traditional Art. It was originally only for traditional artists to stay, but opened to the public later. Forte combines Chinese traditional exterior and modern interior, which is very special even in Taiwan. The interior is not as good as five-star hotels, but we was very satisfied about the space of our room, which is big enough for 8 people to sleep in if you want to save some money. But Forte has no restaurant or convenience store that open after 8:00 p.m. So it is very inconvenient for dining. We drove to Yilan city to buy food that night.
The next day, we spent most of the day in the National Center for Traditional Art. It features a Chinese old-style street. You can find many nostalgic stuff from childhood. And also, my favorite, Starbucks. And we took the Northern Costal Highway home in the afternoon after I finished my Starbucks coffee.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Jingua Rock
It's a place near Jingua Rock, Taipei County, Taiwan. Jingua Rock used to be a gold mine, but deserted right now. It's near Ying-Yan sea at the northeast of Taiwan.
Saturday, April 02, 2005
CKS Airport
I went to the CKS International Airport to see my professor in college off to Russia. He went there for advanced study, which made me feel shame about myself. Maybe I should work harder to make myself into a better man. Just "maybe". And going to the airport reminds me that I havn't be abroad for such a long time. I miss the feel of taking flight and being a total stranger in another country. I should start to save money for a flight ticket. Or better, I can buy a bunch of Lonely Planet books and check in a hotel, faking I'm a stranger here in Taiwan.
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Old Style Vending Machine
Last Sunday, I went on a tour with my friends to a water dam. The scenic spot has nothing special to see. But on the way, I found this old style coke vending machine. I haven't seen this kind of vending machine which is usable for like 15 years. It was my fav when I'm in elementary school. It reminds me the good old carefree days. So I gave it a shot. And the coke still tasted as good as it was before. It also told me how time flies and I'm not any younger ... and unaccomplished.
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