Schwetzingen – 德國的秘密城堡花園 Schwetzingen – Secret castle garden in Germany

德國海德堡可能對去過德國嘅朋友仔都會唔會陌生，海德堡附近有個叫Mannheim嘅城市，十個有九個去過嘅人都話個個地方無嘢睇，筆者由於探朋友嘅關係留咗係呢個地方好幾日。

絞盡腦汁去邊之際，朋友嘅同屋介紹我哋去呢個叫Schwetzingen嘅地方，話好靚好靚！我哋入到去城堡花園之後，即刻「嘩」咗聲！然後發現個花園大到好似行極都行唔完，結果就係度玩咗一日啦！呢個城堡花園一d都唔出名，連我個係Mannheim讀書嘅德國朋友仔都唔知呢個地方，你話係咪秘密啦！

Heidelberg in Germany may not sound strange to many travelers. However, its nearby city – Mannheim, most of the people go there just for the sake of having cheaper accommodation when visiting Heidelberg, because that is a city which is not too much to see. Yet, I stayed in Mannheim for a few days because of a friend.

While my friend was worrying where she should show me around in Mannheim, her housemate suggested we can go to Schwetzingen. She said we would definitely love it! We were shocked after we enter the castle garden, and then we realized the garden was realllllllllly huge! This castle is so secret that even my German friend who’s been studying there didn’t know about that! What a big discovery!

噴泉 Big Fountain!

放塊樹葉，就會跟住水流走 Put a leaf, and it will flow along the water

小橋流水 little bridge

五顏六色的秋天 colourful autumn

城堡內的清真寺 Mosque in the castle

遊完花園嘆下蘋果餡餅 Enjoy apple strudel after the visit

3個倫敦吸引我的地方 3 things that London attracts me

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很多人喜歡倫敦的英倫氣息，典雅的英式下午茶，歐洲的時裝大都會，還有那些紅色的巴士、郵筒、電話亭，對於來自曾是英國殖民地的香港人，更別有一番滋味！很多朋友也告訴我，他們喜歡倫敦的繁華熱鬧，但對於我這個來自寸金尺土、人出山人海的香港人來說，以下是倫敦吸引我的地方！

1. 棟篤笑

在朋友介紹下，發現了一個很有趣的棟篤笑表演，他們的表演是免費的，就是在結束時讓你隨意給他們一些報酬，是隨心的，不喜歡可以不給。我喜歡的那個組合是做即興的表演，跟觀眾有很多不同的互動，向觀眾問問題，再從答案取靈感。他們的表演是每星期定期演出的，雖然我沒有太多錢給他們報酬，但我可以做的是介紹不同的朋友去一同欣賞他們的演出！

2. 音樂劇

倫敦處處也有很多不同的音樂劇上演，平則十多鎊也買可以飛觀看，聽著聽出耳油的音樂和精彩的演出，實在令人目不暇昅！我最喜歡的還是這種會看音樂劇的氣氛！

3. 四周綠油油的地方

閒時我喜歡到綠油油的郊外下，享受一下大自然！當春天一到，我已急不及待到城內的Hyde Park一遊，或是到Richmond Park親親小鹿和其他小動物，又或是到格林威治時間的起源地Greenwich，在草地上午睡片刻！

Many people like the British culture we can find in London: British High Tea, a fashion hub for Europe, the red bus, post-box and telephone-box! Many of my friends told me that they like the liveliness and busy-life in London, but for a girl coming from a place which has the highest population density in the world, these are what London attract me!

1. Comedy Show

Recommended by my friends, I was introduced to a free comedy show. They will ask you to give them some money as you wish in the end of the show. It’s okay if you not give any, but usually I will give a bit, because they did a good show and they deserve some appreciation and reward. Though I can’t afford a lot, I will recommend the show to my friends and spread the words around. One thing I like their show is it’s an improvised comedy, so there are quite a lot of interaction between the audiences and the comedians.

2. Musical

There are a lot of Musical shows around London! Sometimes when they have offer, the ticket can be as cheap as GBP12. Listening to the great singing and watching the awesome acting are really great, but what I like the most is to feel the atmosphere and the culture that people like to go to these shows!

3.Green-area around the city

I like to enjoy the nature very much, just to chill and forget about our busy life. Thus as soon as spring comes, I try to indulge myself in Hyde Park – the biggest park inside the city, or going to Richmond Park – a park with deer and other little cute animals, or an afternoon in Greenwich – where Greenwich-Mean-Time are from is also nice to relax for an afternoon!

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不知道是外國人比較有創意，還是他們既大無畏對精神，在外地旅遊時不難在街上發現一些「藝術品」，有些還真的頗有趣的！

Don’t know if it’s the daring attitude of westerners or if they are more creative, it’s not too hard to see some funny street art on the street! Here are some of my collections!

Brussels, Belgium

Berlin, Germany

London, Great Britain

Rovaniemi, Finland

Budapest, Hungary

Prague, Czech Republic

Venice, Italy (Hmm. maybe this is not really an art…)

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Kamnik – 斯洛文尼亞的天然仙境 Kamnik – a natural fairyland in Slovenia

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斯洛文尼亞不算是香港人常去的旅遊熱點，也許是因為沒有方便的交通、沒有特色的美食、沒有琳羅滿目的商店，但斯洛文尼亞卻擁有仙境般的自然境色！讓我以為只有在圖畫才看見的景色，能活生生的呈現在我眼前！

今次跟大家分享的並不是一般的熱門旅遊景點，當時沒有特別把地方名記下來，所以記得大概是Kamnik的地區！我也是剛好和朋友碰面，他駕著車子載我們去的，要是靠公共交通，應該也是去不到吧！

Slovenia is not a popular travel destination for Hong Kong people. Perhaps the place doesn’t sound too attractive without convenient public transport, delicious delicacy, or world-known branded shops here, but Slovenia owns some of the most beautiful natural scenery that I thought I could only see it in the portrait.

Kamnik is not one of the most popular attractions in Slovenia either. In fact, when I was there, I didn’t really jot down where I was, so I just think that’s where we were. Kamnik is not easily accessible without a car. I am just fortunate enough that I was meeting a friend, and he drove us to this fairyland!

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杜布羅夫尼克 -克羅地亞的海邊古城 Dubrovnik – an old city by the seaside in Croatia!

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另外一個被城牆重重包圍的小鎮，紅紅的小屋，加上蔚藍色的天空及海景，杜布羅夫尼克讓您好像去了宮崎駿的童話世界一樣！走上城牆繞著走一圈，把全個杜布羅夫尼克城以全方位360度看得清清楚楚！遇上好天氣，真的沒有一刻想把相機放下來！

Another city surrounded by the city wall! In addition to the little red house, the blue sky and sea view of Dubrovnik makes you feel like entering a world of fairytale! Go up to the city wall and walk around, see the historical city from all angles! With the amazing weather, you just can’t find any moment to leave your camera behind!