糊里糊涂地最终要签证了, 然后开始感叹时间的流逝之快.也加紧珍惜这里养老院的环境.                

 接着又是些考试, 虽然不是那么的重要,毕竟也是在这里最后的战役了, 稍微地认真对待一下. 最头疼的是马哲, 政治课需要一定的扯淡工夫, 也需要一定的内涵.

  11号BBC广播乐团的苏格兰交响乐团来深圳, 我特意买了张四等票, 坐在音乐厅比较顶上的座位, 果真那里效果很好, 声音和余音是回旋上升的, 坐前面中间相当于自动拦截了刚刚颤动出来的声波, 就让人有咽不下去的感觉.   

   英国的交响乐跟欧洲大陆虽然不能相提并论, 但是还是有自己的优雅高尚的品位.岛国的定位还是不同的嘛.他们的音乐就没什么修饰音的,喜欢气派. BBC自然少不了要演奏英国的贝多芬, 埃德华·埃尔加的交响乐, 傅华萨序曲Froissart和E小调弦乐小夜曲E minor Serenade for Strings. 这两首并不是他的成名作, 我还是比较喜欢他的《帝王进行曲》（Imperial March), 进行曲《威仪堂堂》也叫《威风凛凛进行曲》（Pomp and Circumstance, 强烈推荐D大调第一军队进行曲, Op. 39), version for orchestra《爱的致意》和《星光快车》（The Starlight Express)传说他的伟大之处在于他能把高雅脱俗的陈述与流行风格相结合... 去年暑假去英国经过Coventry, 看到好多纪念他诞辰150周年的brochures. 深受世人爱戴...

    后面还有门德尔松的A小调第三交响乐和西贝柳斯的D小调小提琴协奏曲, 没什么印象, 后者真的有点异国味道, 芬兰味道吧. 那位解说在开场有简单地介绍, 这点音乐厅是很周到的.西贝柳斯是芬兰人, 带有有瑞典血统, 算是最伟大的作曲家、指挥家. 最出名的就是悲伤圆舞曲了, 之前有推荐过. 还是可以从哀忧郁中汲取力量的, 某些时候还是藏了希望曙光的音符和旋律.芬兰颂也很感人的,有种悲愤的力量.

        有个让人蛮尴尬的镜头, 中国听众很热情的, 有时候忽略国际惯例, 音乐停顿下来就马上鼓掌, 大家等等嘛,指挥会提示的.乐章之间的空隙你就好好缓下神啦.

       本周推荐: 乔治·比捷Bizet, Georges 之 阿莱城姑娘 Larlesienne Suites Nos.尤其适合正在学跳舞的人或者眼下不如意的孩子们.  电影的话, my blueberry nights，不知道你吃过了没那个批~. 时间够长,可以恐吓自己,看下Shining,小库８０年代的恐怖片不会过时的．

心系灾区，珠海校区举行降半旗仪式

新闻中心珠海校区记者站 

为响应国务院5月19日至21日全国降半旗哀悼汶川地震遇难同胞的决定，我校5月19日早晨在南门校碑前举行降半旗仪式。二百多名同学在风雨中自发前来参加了仪式。

早晨6点37分，国旗徐徐升到旗杆顶端然后下降，全体同学齐唱国歌，行注目礼，并进行了三分钟的默哀，过程庄严而肃穆，整个仪式在早上7时结束。

在同一天的下午2时28分，也就是一周前四川地震发生的时间，我校在南门国旗杆前举行了学生集体默哀仪式，以悼念地震中遇难的同胞。

今天的珠海风雨交加，到了2时28分，在大雨中，自发前来的300多名同学收起雨伞，为逝者低头默哀。三分钟过后，同学们全身都湿透了。

同一时间，下午第一节有课的同学也提前来到了教室，进行默哀仪式。

自从四川地震发生后，同学们都感受良深。而这位受采访的同学则说出了许多人的心声。她说，这次突发的灾难让她意识到，当我们的亲戚朋友还在身边的时候，就应该好好珍惜他们关心他们。

这是一篇新闻短讯。这两周，我们都是在悲伤和感动中度过的。

周一晚上我几乎就没睡着过。辗转反侧地，因为明天大早就要去拍大家的默哀，心里很紧张，怕迟到。估计两三点才睡的，五点多就醒了，看表吓了一跳，还以为6点过了。一整夜都是精神极度紧张。

可是，我还是迟到。到了南门的升旗台附近才发现，开始升旗了。（不敢走到前面去拍特写了。惭愧.。）我远远地站在草地上，看着国旗上升到半空。这时天飘起了零星的小雨，毅然飘扬的国旗，人群庄严的默哀，A180记录下这个沉重的镜头。几分钟后人群，开始挪动了。跑上前去也无济于事。我感觉A180突然变得很重，我不敢对焦那一双双红肿的眼，紧锁的愁眉和那些沉重的步伐。继续GUILTY。

一直都有人在CANTEEN门口抱着募捐箱等待着一点一点的心意。他们总会跟你说谢谢，跟你微笑，跟你投去一种感激的目光。一站就是2个多小时。好感人的。他们就是做着我们能做到的最基本的事情。

今晚大家自发的来到榕园广场，每个人手里拿着一根蜡烛，，为灾民祈福。然后把蜡烛放在广场中央围成个爱心，中间是汶川两个字。

关于他们的话语和泪水我不想过多描述。烛光映在每个人悲痛的脸上，还是可以看到希望在摇曳中。 远处宿舍若隐若现的灯与广场的烛光，让我感到有种教堂里点满灯的庄严而神圣的感觉。

我没有做到什么。连镜头记录的时间和内容都很有限。作为一个中国人，作为一个记者，严重失职了。

地震后发短信联系我们高三一班在成都的同学，太好了，他平安无事。上周就开始正常上课了。他说，他觉得自己很幸福。活着是一种偶然的赏赐。现在有点担心的是一个哥们儿，他今年才去四川服役。春节还有电话问候，后来基本没有联系。他只有一个没有固定号码的宿舍电话。很难联系上。希望他平安，在战斗前线或者在战营里，在救人人的同时，好好活着，为大家也为他自己。

悲情的音乐，可以感受一下。

布兰诗歌：噢,命运女神 Carmina Burana: O Fortuna   Orff, Carl

第19号弥撒, K. 626,安魂曲 Mass No. 19, K. 626, Requiem    Mozart, Wolfgang

波特：“深切的悲痛”交响曲  POTTER: Sinfonia De Profundis 

布兰诗歌：噢,命运女神 Carmina Burana_ O Fortuna

西贝柳斯：悲伤圆舞曲

Fou Ts'ong (Chinese: 傅聰, pinyin: Fù Cōng) (born 10 March 1934) is a Chinese pianist.

Born in Shanghai in 1934 to a cosmopolitan family of intellectuals (his father was the famous translator Fu Lei). Fou first studied piano with Mario Paci, the Italian founder of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. In 1953, Fou moved to Europe to continue his training at the Warsaw Conservatory, where he amazed his professors with his intuitive grasp of the mazurka rhythm. His mastery was confirmed when he won the special Mazurka Prize at the 1955 Chopin Piano Competition.

Fou had been based in London since 1960, whence he embarked on a performing and teaching career that has taken him throughout the world and been distinguished above all by his authoritative interpretations of Chopin; indeed, Hermann Hesse proclaimed him to be the only true performer of the composer's work. Among Fou's closest friends are the fellow pianists Martha Argerich, Leon Fleisher, and Radu Lupu, who, acknowledging his influence upon their musical development, were "obliged to Fou Ts'ong for all his new ideas and for opening new musical horizons for all of us."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fou_Ts%27ong 

照例推荐一下音乐，这次还有两部电影。如果阁下可以上到教育网的KUKE音乐网，就可以免费试听了。

小施特劳斯 奥芬巴赫的轻歌剧序曲/OFFENBACH / STRAUSS II / SUPPE: Famous Operetta Overtures

《蝙蝠》序曲Die Fledermaus: Overture

《地狱中的奥尔菲斯》序曲Orphee aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): Overture

《轻骑兵》序曲Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry): Overture

《吉卜赛男爵》序曲Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron): Overture

《美丽的加拉蒂亚》序曲Die schone Galathee (The Beautiful Galatea): Overture

浪漫钢琴曲

〈F调行板〉 Andante in F major, WoO 57, Andante favori  路德维希·范·贝多芬/Beethoven, Ludwig van

降A调圆舞曲》 Waltz in A flat major, Op. 39, No. 15 约翰内斯·布拉姆斯/Brahms, Johannes

小浪漫曲 / 第10曲：快乐的农夫 Album for the Young, Op. 68  罗伯特·舒曼/Schumann, Robert

《火星》 Etincelles, Op. 36: Sparks 莫里茨·莫什科夫斯基/Moszkowski, Moritz

磨坊工和溪流 Die schone Mullerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 19. Der Muller und der Bach (The Miller and the Brook) 弗朗茨·舒伯特/Schubert, Franz

〈天鹅〉 Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (arr. for piano solo) 卡米尔·圣·桑斯/Saint-Saens, Camille

卡米尔·圣·桑斯/Saint-Saens, Camille  费利克斯·门德尔松/Mendelssohn, Felix

〈维也纳随想曲〉 Caprice Viennois, Op. 2弗里茨·克莱斯勒/Kreisler, Fritz

 《练声曲》 Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (arr. for piano solo by Z. Kocsis)谢尔盖·拉赫玛尼诺夫/Rachmaninov, Sergei

〈回旋曲〉Rondo in D major, K. 485   沃尔夫冈·阿马德乌斯·莫扎特/Mozart, Wolfgang

〈邀舞〉Aufforderung zum Tanze (Invitation to the Dance), Op. 65, J. 260卡尔·玛里亚·冯·韦伯/Weber, Carl Maria von

〈小鸟〉Little Bird, Op. 43, No. 4  爱德华·格里格/Grieg, Edvard

〈船歌〉Les Saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37b: No. 6. June: Barcarolle 彼得·伊利奇·柴科夫斯基/Tchaikovsky, Pyotr

〈前奏曲〉3首3 Preludes 乔治·格什温/Gershwin, George    （有点兰色狂想曲的诡异风格，JAZZ）

〈F调旋律〉Melodie in F major  安东·鲁宾斯坦/Rubinstein, Anton

〈和谐的铁匠〉 Suite No. 5 in E major: Air with Variations, Harmonious Blacksmith

乔治·弗里德里克·亨德尔/Handel, George Frideric

上次推荐过斯美塔那的伏尔塔河，可以试下他整部交响诗   “我的祖国”/SMETANA: Ma Vlast

电影：天使艾美利

不知道你什么性格的，但是我看了就觉得自己都入戏了。

BRAVEHEART

由 梅尔吉普森导演和演绎的WILLIAM WALLACE，里面的音乐，苏格兰的BAGPIPE，你会被MELT DOWN的。

刮台风，听着雨声，想起了一个鸡蛋。

每一个高三的中午，傻瓜都可以在中午吃到鸡蛋。

这颗蛋会在课间操时候准时降落在他桌子上，或者抽屉里。偶尔自动剥落几片蛋壳。

鸡蛋总是变化着。昨天是一句名言，今天是一只毛毛虫在上面爬着，明天一只小鸡在上面摇摆着，后天一片树叶摇曳着。。。但是总少不了两个字：加油。

傻瓜在蛋香中度过了早上剩下的2节课，舍不得吃掉它。

他中午总是吃不饱的，幸好有这颗鸡蛋，不然下午的体育课就会不知道什么叫向右转。

一天，他中午忘记吃掉这个鸡蛋。留到晚上，他突然才想起来-吃了那么久为什么自己都不知道是那只母鸡送给自己的。

他把鸡蛋放在床头，等待着第二天的课间。

间操一过他就奔向教室，鸡蛋早就投递到他桌上了。

  傻瓜放弃了。因为他傻啊。

但是他还是很开心的。因为有一种默默的鼓励。

  鸡蛋陪伴着他迎来了高考。

在大学，没有人再送过鸡蛋给阿傻了。

但是傻瓜每当他回想起鸡蛋上的毛毛虫，他就会很想起那个故事，然后自己去买个鸡蛋画上一只母鸡。

开篇的万鸟飞翔回让你怀疑, 这是不是CGE,但这绝对不是,它就是在加拿大北部的候鸟在进行他们一年一次的集体迁徙.震撼就此开始:

带您深入体验 您所熟悉却又陌生的地球

‘我们每隔几年都会看到一套精彩绝伦的影集，使其它节目相形见拙。
这套大制作影集的每一秒钟都让人赏心悦目…很不可思议…’ 每日镜报影评
‘棒得超过你的要求…从水底的海象，鸟类堆积如山到雪豹的攻击模式无所不有
…终极品味…’卫报影评

以空前绝后的大预算拍摄和制作四年， “地球脉动”扩展了自然史电视的领域。
动用高画质摄影，革命性的超高速摄影机，以及细腻的空中和卫星画面，使我们这个影集能够捕捉到最神奇的画面。

这一套惊人的电视经验结合罕见的动作，无法想象的规模，极难到达的地点
还有跟地球上最可爱，最野蛮，最难得一见的动物的亲密时刻。从最高的山到最深的河，这套畅销影集要带你看四季变化的挑战，还要到环境最恶劣的栖息地看一些动物每天如何挣扎求生。准备赞叹地球的美丽吧。

以上是广告词。

有件很让人郁闷的事情，在大陆买的正版竟然没有中英双声的，就中文的。而且那个念普通话的大叔绝对是台湾人，好明显的口音和腔调。听着觉得怪别扭，后来还是去EMULE下了2G一集的记录片。汗，刻了5张DVD。实在是HDVD的不一样。听David Attenborough的旁白，你可以找到自然的感觉。壮观, 你心潮澎湃的那一瞬间, 你看到生命的旋律.

     PIXS转载于WWW.VERYCD.COM

给我印象最深的是，他们不仅跟帝企鹅在寒冬里一起保护着孩子,还潜进地洞里拍恶心的蟑螂和可怕的蝙蝠，你是无法想象自然是怎么孕育这些让人唾弃的生命。

买正版的好处是,你可以方便地看到幕后花絮,当然EMULE上也有. 花絮里, 你更加叹为观止. 出动了军用飞机,军用设备,借用了外国的卫星轨道…还有就是伟大的摄影家, 在极地和地心, 他们默默潜行,用不放弃.为了等到雪豹, 在Himalaya Mountains附近蹲点4年,等待着奇迹和神的显灵.

To cut my crap, watch it. Worthwhile . Indeed.

近来天气很不好，人先是莫名的感伤，然后迎来真正意义的感伤。

暂不谈其因经过了。那些就像地里的番薯一样，拔了头还有好多茎须看得都费劲了。

多亏有Chopin陪伴，阴森的潮湿和连绵的雨声已经变成内在感伤的旋律了。找到抒发的地方。

这几天很痴迷他的《别离曲》（12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E major, Tristesse (Sadness)），反反复复听，越来越有味道。可能某方面共鸣了吧。宁愿这不是真的。Chopin送给他初恋的这首圆舞曲，一直被他自己收藏直到他过世才出版，曲调中充满着忧郁、愁闷的回忆，最终不欢而散。

还记得小学中午午休，总是会响起他那首经典的Nocturne（Op. 9, No. 2Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2）作为午睡的催眠曲。回旋的曲调，想象船外的小树林在夜晚的景象。有那么个中午，窗外下着雨，我就是睡不着，在桌子上翻来覆去的，因为我的班主任在外边走廊里拖着地，汗涔涔地沁了一背。我们的脚印脏兮兮地画了一地。

下雨的春夏天，花坛里最多的就是蜗牛。可能也是觉得闷得荒，一个个大田螺一样洒遍了花坛所有角落。我的小同学们就喜欢踩，然后又画了满地的尸体。友人说是法国蜗牛拌土豆泥。

小学的音乐课，我知道了写这个催眠曲的作曲家的名字，还有他另外一首歌小狗圆舞曲（Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64/1, Minute）, 开始了解这个音乐家。

听着听着，知道很多耳朵熟悉却不知名的曲目属于他。

很喜欢他的钢琴，特别是夜曲。虽然他只用钢琴创作，但是，黑白琴键足已。夜曲，总是抹着一层淡淡的忧伤，他无以言状的悲痛与怜惜用音符唱起来，心灵最深处的创伤由旋律的诗意表达。夜曲，就是身在黑夜里心在白昼。先是咏叹般的严整旋律，然后此起彼伏的八度与三连音，最后的延长音，沉重的心绪还是无法被溶解。

被爱情和亡国困绕着，他坚强地活了39年。c小调练习曲《革命》（12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C minor, Revolutionary）因革命而著名。离开故国多年的肖邦，于返回祖国的途中，在德国斯图加特得知了波兰的华沙革命失败，俄国军队已占领华沙的消息。 于是他在悲愤慷慨之余， 写下了这首练习曲。 悲愤的音符代表着失望与愤怒的上下行音节，似狂浪波涛般滚动，犹如同仇敌忾的热血在沸腾；同时壮烈的八度和音旋律，似号角般铿锵有力，仿佛是肖邦自己在呐喊着“波兰不会亡! ”钢琴王子的浪漫主义在爱国情怀里体现得淋漓尽致。

葬礼进行曲Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, Funeral March: III. Marche funebre，他在爱人故乡写的，虽然内心刚得到舒缓，但是她并无觉察到他内心潜藏的压抑，爱情，或者根本不是爱情，日益侵蚀着他。10年后，它再次响起的时候，他安详地躺在土地里，用莫扎特的《安魂曲》和肖邦自己的《葬礼进行曲》送他下葬。根据肖邦生前的意愿，他的心脏被送回华沙，葬在一所教堂里，变成传说中的天鹅之歌。

这位外表纤弱的钢琴王子，一个女性化的王子，让人不禁叹息。

LXF借过给我一盘他的CD。到现在还没还给人家。

在深夜听他的钢琴，灵魂可以出窍，it’s feel like consigning my soul to his nocturne. 听着听着，想象着他依偎在祖国的怀抱里，华沙的故乡里。

后来才知道，原来我跟他是同月同日的。

还有很多故事，可以慢慢听。听着听着，你又会觉得怎么小时候好像在哪个故事带子里也是这个背景音乐。

另外推荐:

华丽大圆舞曲（Waltz No. 1 in E flat major Op. 18, Grande valse brillante：给予一般音乐爱好者很亲切的印象。正如曲名所示，这首曲子是肖邦的所有圆舞曲中，最华丽、最轻快的一首，也是为数不多的能够实际用于舞会的圆舞曲。所以舒曼才会说："这是肖邦的肉体和心灵同时在舞蹈的圆舞曲"以及"把舞者卷入波心，越来越深"等类话语。以前我的铃声就是这个，所以，每次接电话都有很好的心情。

升C小调幻想曲-即兴曲 , Op. 66Fantasy-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66:好象几年前是7级的考试曲目。听了容易控制不住自己，跟着范特西。

降A大调第六首波洛奈兹舞, Op. 53,英雄Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53, Heroic：气宇宣扬，气势磅礴，一气呵成，简直就是一首波澜壮阔的交响诗。因此有人认为本曲是作者用来描述十七世纪的一位波兰民族英雄抵抗外敌入侵的光辉史诗，肖邦在这一形象中倾注了自己全部的爱国热情，把自己的钢琴化身为信念和希望。

Hello Australia

The name Australia comes from the Latin word australis, meaning southern.

Australia is a thinly populated country (only 20,000,000people),and is renowned for its vast open spaces and bright sunshine. It’s a one of the world’s advanced developed country, and also a place where human beings live harmoniously with the animals…..

第一站：HK—Brisbane

After 6.5hours flying across the equator and oceans, finally we reached the 1^st stop-Brisbane, the Capital of Queensland, the 3^rd largest city in Aussie. By 8:30, we began our journey on the ground:

South Bank Parklands: used to be site of the 1988 world expo. One Nepal temple still remains there as a gift to Aussie. Have a good view of the city.

Story bridge : no story. But built by a British named Story

Kangaroo point: no kangaroo either, but the best viewing spot for the city and river bank.

Paradise Country: lying beside the lazy kangaroos, taking photos with the koala/wombat (考拉=树袋熊), watching Aussie cowboys making Billy Tea and Decker (tasty bread), training horses, herding sheep with dingo( a breed of dog indigenous here) and shearer shearing wools from Merino, Lincoln…

Gold coast beach: the wind is so strong that you can see the sand moving in clouds around your feet. Nice beach, soft melting sand.   

At dusk, we checked in the sea world resort.

The Aussie call Qsl the sunshine state. I can tell that from the car plate. Aussie don’t have many heavy industries, they have to import cars from other countries, especially from Japan. Holden, is the only automobile manufacturers here. People tend to buy second hand cars, because they are cheap and well-maintained. Luxury cars are mostly driven by young dudes.

Btw, the Australian dreams are: a big villa near the beach; a luxury yacht; a brand-name car.

p.s. the airliner we took was Qantas- flying with "The Spirit of Australia". QF747-400 international flight; Aussie greet people with ‘good day’ G-day

Warner Bros movie world:

Thrilling and amazing! Spooky Coaster (interior roller coaster),Escape, wild west(falls adventure ride), Shrek 4D adventure, the show stage where you can watch part of the movie live, also I found the Charlie’s chocolates factory here but no chocolates made by Willy Wonka.

But the buffet wasn’t very pleasant. The canteen was filled with Chinese and people showed no manners and courtesy. People swarmed into the trays without anything left.

Cairns

A small town in Qsl.(many Japanese live and vacation here) We got up at 4 in the morning and flew there around 12 at noon.

Rainforest and Aboriginal cultural village: watch the aborigines making sounds, like birds and kangaroos, from their special instruments; dancing A-shake-leg, and finally I shot a nice dart!

We traveled around the forest in an amphibious tank left by the Americans. In the legend, if you catch a glimpse of the blue butterfly, you will have your luck soon.

We stayed in the Rydges Esplanade.

The next day, again I had another early rising at 4, coz the hot-air balloon was waiting for me to watch the sunrise. Around 6 o’clock, I was right in the balloon. It was a spectacular view from here. I spotted 2 timid kangaroos springing and leaping into the bush. Very fascinating indeed.

Then, about 8:30, we were carried by the big cat on our way to one of the marvelous islands of the Great Barrier Reef-the green island. Fearing for close intimation with water, I didn’t go snorkeling under the sea. Instead, I explored the sea world in the glass bottom ship and submarine. Crown fish and shark like swimming attaching to the glass, coz they know they can have a bite from the ship- the crew will throw food from now and then. 

It was a great pity that I hadn’t book the ticket for the helicopter or the aquatic flight (I thought it was too expensive , 125dollars). The I spent the rest of the day roaming about the national park, feeding the birds.

Melbourne

Fortunately, we had enough sleep to catch the noon flight to Melbourne—the capital of the state Victoria, where all car plates read The Place To Be. I could smell the proud of being a Victorian.

It used to be the capital of Aussie in the 1920s. the city is tainted with a blend of classical features and modern styles. It was also famous for its well-bred horses and the Melbourne Cup.

The Royal botany, St.Patrick Cathedral, James Cooks house, the university of Melbourne and the symbol of architect the Federation Square. The Australia open is held here annually. High percentage of greenery coverage has won its name as The Garden city .Around 7p.m., we were on the airliner again and started to cross the border.

Auckland, Rotorua, Auckland

(4hours later)The city of sail, also the biggest city in New Zealand. I had to set the clock forward by 3 hours, then it was 5 hour jet lag from the Beijing time. It was a bit difficult for me adjust myself to the time difference now. 1st I encountered the insomnia in the hotel (Copthorne Harbor city ),even it was 4 o’clock at the local time.

  The next day, we drove all the way to Rotorua, a place where most Mario’s tribe used to live. It was no doubt that nz has more sheep and cattle than Aussie. The most amazing animal is alpaca, like a hybrid of sheep and camel. The Mario culture didn’t seem to attract me, anyway, but the natural wonders here were gorgeous. Not only the rare animals like kiwi bird, alpaca, but also the way nature exhibits itself. Rotorua’s turbulent past is evident in the many geysers, mud-pools and thermal reserves sprinkled around the town.  You can view the awesome Pohutu Geyser, spouting up to 20 times a day often to a height of 30 metres. Rotorua's geothermal wonders is a visually spectacular expression of the power of creation of nature!!!!! There isn’t a single snake in NZ, coz the sulfur smell has already drown them to death. That night, we lived in a decent hotel Park heritage(far better than the harbour city).

     Morning, we drove back to Auckland. The city was beautiful, but to be frank, not so modern as I had expected. But still neat, anyway. The best place to gain the view of the city is on the top of the Eden Park. List some famous attractions: skycity, queens street, harbour bridge…

Sydney Canberra Sydney

   We caught an early flight for 3^rd time, to Sydney. However, we didn’t visit Sydney but head to Canberra the moment we landed…the capital, with only 110,000 people living in. It is a place for conference and politics. No entertainment around. Anyway, it’s sort of boring. Almost forget to mention that, on some part of the motorway, you can see the corpses of kangaroos lying here and there. Poor creatures, they bumped onto the land at night and became motionless when beamed at.

3hours later, we went back to Sydney, accommodated in holiday inn near the airport.

   The last day, Sydney : opera house, great outside, lol~ the interior is not so good.

Another harbour bridge on the Darling harbour, madam Macquarie’s seat, the rocks, the Queen Victoria Building-the most beautiful and classical shopping centre in the world(plz visit its toilets,awesome!), st Maria cathedral, Sydney tower (This is the gem at the top of Sydney’s crown. It's the best way to appreciate the contours of the Harbour and the spread of the city; OzTrek is another attraction here-the largest simulated ride in the southern hemisphere and the only one of its kind in Australia. OzTrek takes you on an amazing virtual adventure across Australia’s cultural history and geography, where diverse Australian landscapes are brought to life with a unique integration of 3D holographic technology, animated models and scenic art…), the bondi beach, Kings Cross red-light districts, casino star city, Oxford Street (the one in London is the hottest shopping street)famous for gay bars and nightclubs and gangsters. Be careful~

We left the state of New South Wales for hongkong the next morning, this time it took us 8 hours to come back..

el fin~

 花絮:在途中寄明信片，犯了个不可原谅的错误：我把所有的地址写成了REPUBLIC OF CHINA。很有可能邮递员会把投去台湾。。。以后还是老老实实写PRC了。。。。

tips:

one australian dollar=6.6 rmb   1 nz dollar=5.5 rmb

In aussie and nz you 'd better pay tips when stay in the hotel.

internaional stamps: aussie 1.25   nz 1.5 for postcard

if u wanna dine out and save money, hungery jack,subway,Red Rooster are places of choice. 

a bottle of water is expensive.18rmb.

do purchase at the last duty free shop.

donate your changes at the end of Qantas flight.

take care of your belongings all the time,esp in nz, in case marios rob of you~

if you cant spend all your aussie dollars,don't worry,take them back to china and open a time deposit.you surely gain much over years.

remeber to take sunscreen lotion with you. 

第一天,坐了13小时飞机BUTT都麻了的就晕晕忽忽得来到HEARTHOROW机场,过海关.一路上发现很多黝黑粗气的印度人或英印混血人在机场工作…

行程的第一站是到WINDSOR温莎,离市区20英里,还好没堵车30分钟就到了.起初它是William the Conquer在1080年建造的一条环城防御工程, 这个Norman王朝的城堡后来被Edward the Second改成歌特式宫殿.Lower Ward 后来还在这里创立了the college of St.George. 最有名的就是圆塔－Round Tower 和富有中世纪风情的长街Long walk. 1992一场无情大火烧毁了许多建筑.从那时起,皇家一直在酬款重修.在此不远就是Eton, Wellington公爵和各贵族曾经上学的地方.

在alley里,我买了10张明信片,一些玩具和一只熊(我姐爱熊). 结帐时才发现又是印度妇女人.进第二家买水再次是个印度人…汗, 可能英国人比较要面子,印度人就把摊位全买了.

最汗的地方

很多人对这个狂失望,因为它经常有参加世界古文明奇观的评比.我们俗称它石头阵…当导游说看那就是巨石阵,坐在车上的我们发现它怎么跟旁边的牛羊一样小…进去听audio guide讲述它的历史: 其实也挺有内涵的只不过它保存得太好,没有在石头群旁写些注释, 具体地展示给人们看它有关的星相节气功能. 我只能说, 高中课本的照片把石头照得太大了,给人以错觉,而且它的故事我们也确实无法欣赏.比如说它是天文实历,能标出夏至的的日出位置…所以很多中国人说,它还不如中国的石林, 几块破石头又没造型和美感,浪费我购物的时间.

最后补充一下, 这个地方叫Salisbury, 著名Avon河.相传Stonehenge与King Arthur有关.

伦敦城 the city

St.Paul’s Cathedral(1675-1711):由Earl Christopher Ray设计的(历史上第一座完全由一位建筑师自主完成的), 位于伦敦主教区专设立为伦敦人服务的教堂,西敏寺是面向全国的. 一座Baroque教堂,带穹顶的,在19世纪宗教改革时期产物.

最有代表的就是十字走廊和穹顶,科林司直柱和回音廊.(我看书说的, 那天修馆没进去)

1806, Nelson的葬礼和1965Chruchwill的葬礼,1897Victoria女王60周年大典和1981Prince Charles and Diana的婚礼在此举行.

WESTMINSTER: 威斯敏斯特宫

维多利亚时代的哥特式河滨宫殿,1834年大火烧毁了凌乱不正的老宫,从WILLIAM到 HENRY8世,一直都是住宅, 维多利亚塔,举行会议,塔上就会有一面旗帜飘动…大本钟…

BUCKINGHAM  PALACE

皇室的宫殿.由BUCKINGKAM在1705建造.真的相对朴实!貌似是罕见的没有CATCH FIRE的君邸之一.广场上的 VICTORIA MEMORIAL …周围是象征她美德的寓言, 求实进取,还有高耸的胜利女神神像..周围环绕象征大英帝国,四面门分取名加拿大,西非,中非,澳大利亚. 一直前行,穿越换岗阅兵场的宫殿正面是1913年用波特兰石装修的杰作.1826乔治2世扩建. THE CHANGING OF GUARD还不如天门的爽.

其实没想象中的GRANDE~

TRAFALGAR SQUARE N SOHO

SHAFTESBURY AVENUE   LEICESTER SQUARE  TROCADERO 娱乐中心 NATIONAL- GALLERY  SOHO… 懒得写了, 只是坐车经过, 这边鸽子很多.

东伦敦

Tower Bridge 塔桥:建于维多利亚时代,却是Gothic风格.用于疏散交通,虽然现在已经很少吊起来. 上下两用.

 Tower of London(1066):

William the Conquer时代建造的,一直为皇室服务. 它有很多诡异冷血的故事.白塔和绿塔分别是动物园和死人最多的地方(比如亨利8世处死过自己的2个老婆). 还有比较吓人的Bloody Tower,查里三世这个欲望狂悄悄杀害他的两个会威胁到他王位继承的6岁和11岁的侄子.

这里比较有趣的是白塔上专饲养Ravens, 英国人认为他们能驱邪, 是吉祥的象征,而且尤其地崇拜他们嘶哑的声音…

OXFORD

自Tudor王朝以来,这里就没太大改变.建于1264年, 最古老的有Merton, Balliol, Magdalen, Christ church (哈里拨特吃饭的大教堂就在这里拍摄的), University College等等. Clinton就在此读过书.在街道两旁都是小店铺和各学院或宿舍在交替着,有些贴了好多上映广告,歌剧戏剧音乐剧等, 还有不少我叫不出名字音乐厅. 我跑到一家教堂里参观了一下,拿了一本LIYRICS的书,打开一看全是做礼拜要唱的歌.看到楼上的管风琴开始演奏了, 我就跑了.

总体来说,这里比较闹,基本应有尽有的购物.

CAMBRIDGE: 只走了一个小时,而且我在一个书店就停滞了20分钟. 感觉没有牛津那么COMMERICAL, 没有那么杂乱热闹,很有学习生活的氛围.传说中的康桥,几何桥-兜星星月亮的河上有人在悠闲得划船.开始羡慕能在这里读书的同学了…

MANCHERSTER

MEGASTORE里花我一整张最大NOTE,买了一箩筐以__.99结尾的STUFFS.球场没时间进去参观.

EDINGBROUGH

城堡比伦敦的强(个人之见),它分新旧两城区,旧城区的古老建筑很能震撼人心,有个教堂不得不看,叫SCOTLAND MONUMENT,远看象在INFERNO里烧黑的的碳化石,走到塔尖真的感觉到DIZZY. 8月正好是他们的SCOTLAND FESTIVIAL, 你到处都能看到穿着KILT 和TARTAN的中年男子吹风笛(BAGPIPE),或者印加INCA民族的风情歌舞…在PIRNCE STRREET上飘扬着几幅鲜明的刀叉旗—苏格兰自己的旗帜, 现在才懂了为什么米字旗上的兰色和X的来历.

大多数旅客喜欢这个城市超过英格兰的城市, 可能我运气不好吧,买东西时,店员总是感觉我会顺手牵羊, 那种对我很不放心的眼神让我被感不爽.

YORK

教堂YORK MINSTER~没太多好说的, 进去竟然要TICKET~ 传说中英国第二大的. 城市的一半被城墙围着,这里我只买了张明信片和一只蜡烛…

BATH

同上, 不过还有罗马浴场在旁边点缀一下,这是我们去到的最南最西的城市.所以最热.最有趣的是中午这顿旅游团定不到地方,所以我自己找唐人CANTEEN.好的,一碗白饭2镑, 一碗玉米羹3磅…我跟店主说点菜了,他说WAIT A MINUTE,然后跟我讲CANTONESE,说我是马来人…

坐飞机回家,这次我看了SPARTA,太震撼了,长短慢镜头把血腥和动感发挥到极至.PERISH真的被丑化得极恶心… 这趟没蹭到哈跟达斯, 谁叫我们是晚上的飞机呢.有8个小时都是黑夜,没人想吃东西~ NEW ZEALAND航空还是不错的,每次都回有个中国空姐或者男乘务员, 感觉还是中国客人多,怕招呼不好~谁叫他们不学MANDARIN!

preface:

TRANSFORMERS是指生活在塞伯坦(Cybertron)星球上的超机器人生命体的总称。主要角色是以擎天柱率领的“博派”(俗称“汽车人”)与威震天率领的“狂派”(又称“霸天虎”)，“博派”崇尚正义和平，而“狂派”则手段残暴侵略成性。这一正一邪两大机器兵团长久以来争战不断，两军之间进行了长达数百万年的战争，几乎耗尽了塞伯坦星球上的所有能源。正义领袖擎天柱决定率领族人前往浩瀚的宇宙中寻找新的家园，但邪恶首领威震天却尾随而至，双方战舰意外地坠毁在地球上。数百万年后，因火山爆发而重新启动的主计算机，分别依照汽车和飞行器的形象改造双方。于是，战争重新在地球上展开……

这是网上对电影的简介，不过其实它与正统的漫画或者电视剧是有很不一致的...这里不点明了.

G1 Autobots

China's Great Wall and the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro are among the modern day seven wonders of the world in a poll of 100 million people online, it has been announced.

The other five are Petra in Jordan, Peru's Machu Picchu, the mountain settlement that symbolises the Incan empire, Mexico's Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza, the Colosseum in Rome and the Taj Mahal in India.

The seven winners were announced in Portugal after an online poll by New 7 Wonders of the World.

The Pyramids of Giza are the only remaining wonder of the ancient world.

The traditional "seven wonders of the world" all existed more than 2,000 years ago and were all in the Mediterranean region. The originals were selected by one man, believed by many to be ancient Greek writer Antipater of Sidon.

However, only one European site, the Colosseum, was picked for the new seven wonders.

The Eiffel Tower and the Acropolis had also been contenders.

"I am happy that for the first time in history the world was able to vote and decide," said Jose Freitas do Amaral, commissioner of the New 7 Wonders of the World and Portugal's former foreign minister.

Some critics, including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), have said wonders of the world should not be chosen in a popular vote.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/08/wonder108.xml 

RECOMMENDED BY MAX:Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro (1931)
With arms outspread in a wingspan of 100ft, this art deco-style figure has become an iconic image of Brazil                           http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2007/05/31/wonder/wonder4.jpg

THIS IS THE 'MAS GUAPA' ONE!