我的世界地图: January 2010

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Britain? United Kingdom? England?

I always confuse England with Britain or United Kingdom. Let's google!

Britain and Ireland (British Isles):
- Two large islands just northwest of the European mainland
- Comprises of United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
- Includes the British Crown dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK):
- Constitutional monarchy comprising most of the British Isles
- Comprises of four constituent nations : England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- The capital and largest city of the UK is London
- Republic of Ireland is a completely separate country to the United Kingdom

England:
- Largest of the four “home nations” that make up the UK
- With almost 52 million inhabitants ( roughly 90% of the total population of the UK)
- Large cities i.e. London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, and York.

OK! Done! Confused No More!

Saturday, January 30, 2010

集市场

我对逛街购物总是提不起劲。很多女生看到名牌包包，美丽的衣服鞋子，首饰都会很兴奋，想要拥有。我对这些都没什么感觉，真不明白小时候妈妈是怎样教我的。哈哈！

但是，我每到了一个地方，我一定会到当地的集市场。集市场给我一种很有活力，很有生命力，充满能量的地方。

我喜欢感受那种当地人实在生活，新鲜的蔬菜水果花卉，特色的小吃食材，日常用品，古董，穿的，家里装饰的，形形色色的人来人往，还会遇上一些惊喜。。。常常，我可以在集市场逛上一整个上午，很享受，很丰盛，很多回忆。

红萝卜可以这样卖

很可爱的蔬菜

挥一挥仙女棒，大南瓜会变成灰姑娘的马车

在荷兰的花摊子第一次看到郁金香

水果档的老板

干果豆类，看起来都好好吃，很有营养

橄榄是我的最爱的健康零食之一，芝士就看要种类，又的喜欢，有的却觉得味道太浓，怪怪的．

Big Dar 好严肃，要买面包吗？

走累了就找间咖啡馆吃点东西，休息休息．

Crepes!!! 加点巧克力, 或者花生酱就一流!!!

我要开始吃啦!!!

爸爸妈妈很喜欢的胡姬花

新鲜出炉的三文治

穿上厚厚的冬装在选水果

要买什么好呢？

小总结一下我到过的集市场，这几个都不错：
1. Portobello Market in Notting Hill, London
2. Camden Lock Market, London
3. Irish Farmer and Fisherman Market in Howth Harbour, Ireland
4. Hamburg Fish Market, Germany
5. open air market near Amstelveen Centrum, Netherlands
6. Mercado Paulistano Mercado Municipal in Sao Paulo, Brazil
7. Copacabana Night Market, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Saturday, January 16, 2010

在印度洋

美丽的早上, 明媚的阳光, 天空一片蔚蓝,白云朵朵, 凉风习习, 是出海看海豚的好日子.

从毛里求斯的码头, 我们风帆船往印度洋启航啦!

帅帅的 Big Dar

公司的荷兰老板知道我们要到毛里求斯度蜜月, 而我一直都没有一副好的太阳眼镜, 就送贴心的送了一千多零吉的 Fendi 名牌货给我当结婚礼物. 太棒了!!!

看到海豚了吗?　它们以很快的速度像冲浪般的游到水面，转眼间，又回到海底．

我们屏息专心的在寻找海豚群的踪迹，啊！它们又再出现啦！很整齐，很有规律，活泼，太奇妙了．

离开海豚的出没的海域，我们换了泳衣,　要去浮潜．　

海水清澈见底, 小鱼群穿梭在珊瑚间,真的很美, 很奇妙,很难忘...

浮潜过后, 我和 Big Dar 手牵着手, 光着脚, 在洁白绵绵细沙的海滩上, 留恋着这充满浪漫气息的人间天堂...

Autumn 2008

I'm going to blog about my 2008 autumn in Surrey, England.

Surrey is a county in the South East of England. I spent almost three weeks in Guildford, county town of Surrey and a few days in Peaslake, a village in Surrey.

Guildford situated 45km southwest of London and the travel time will be 35 minutes by train, from London Waterloo station to Guildford station or London Road (Guildford) station. I explored the central area of Guildford by foot. The Guildhall at High Street, Guidford with its 300 + years old overhanging clock!

After work, we took taxi from office to High Street for dinner because buses in Guildford were not as adequate as in London.

Again, took the taxi back to lovely Mandolay Hotel. I am lookng forward to return to this finest hotel in Guildford.

At Millmead along the River Wey in Guildford, I sat with Alice and her sister on the grass looking at the White Rabbit running towards his hole. Guildford has several Alice art works because the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" , Lewis Carroll died on January 14, 1898 in Guildford.

Near Guildford, the Newlands Corner... i like the name! There are large areas of chalk grassland and woodlands.

and large horse population...

Peaslake is a small English village in the centre of the Surrey Hills area. Although it is close to Guildford, the only to access to this countryside is by car using roads which are at some point single track and surrounded by acres of forest acres of forest.

Quiet, cosy, unique, place place for leisure...

I was staying at The Hurtwood Inn for a few nights. The hotel has been privately owned and family run since 1992. What i like the most about this cottage hotel is the open fire place and comfy sofas...