恶人谷

如今我的人和我的心总算是都从意大利回来了。回到我的自动化养鸡场的生活，名正言顺拉长了脸，对着屏幕一坐一整天不动窝。你别说，度假什么都好，就是照相的时候老被人要求甜蜜的笑；加上某人的风格是，先让你笑，然后他开始左右移动照相机和他自己，等他终于下定了决心，你的脸已经快要抽筋，然后就听他很不满的说，太假，再笑。 照完了，还评价，嗯，怎么笑得好像中了3笑逍遥散。!@##$ 如是度过2周，你就会明白，能想拉长脸就拉长脸也是一种幸福。

或者说大部分的心吧。那真是一个美丽的的地方。我没有把握我把我的心完整地带了回来。我以前相信人一生只能谈一次真正的恋爱。可是我几乎爱上了我在意大利拜访的所有地方，感动一次又一次从各个意想不到的地方击中我，而每次都是这样、这样的真实和强大。恋爱，大概也是这样吧。我说几乎，是因为中间我曾经被菲冷翠汹涌的旅游团和丑陋的奶油蛋糕教堂打败过，但是当我在小雨中走在铺满了鹅卵石的小巷，当我在黄昏中面对那条著名的河上著名的桥，当我在小提琴和手风琴合奏中俯瞰暮色中的菲冷翠的时候，我的心还是一点点的被她征服。 不用说在面向大海，空气中满是橘子花和柠檬花香气，岩石上长出水彩色小房子的Cinque Terre； 不用说我们在sienna路边吃西瓜，看见拖着深绿色水壶出来浇大红花的胖老太太; 也不用说有着那么多美丽磅礴的古建筑和让我们热泪盈眶的牛排的罗马；还有湖水全部染成蔷薇色的威尼斯日出，水晶般明净宁静的清晨6点的水道； 还有阿尔卑斯山下系着铃铛悠闲吃草的牛群；美丽的意大利婚礼，葡萄美酒和鲜美的salami. 唉。
可是除了这一切，更让我怀念的是那里寻欢作乐的空气。大多数在路上都是笑嘻嘻或者嘴巴是“O“型的游客。当地人穿得时髦而不过分，个个身形苗条，态度和气大方。吃饭的时候大家纷纷要酒小酌，然后喝咖啡，吹牛皮。
唉，怎么办，我的假期都用完了。

Cinque Terre





菲冷翠


san Gimignano

Rome




Venice







Asti, looking out from the castle we stayed

怎么照相那一段跟我老公一样啊。握个手先。

最近谷里到处都是在欧洲度完假的文学青年。嘻嘻，等我去了那边回来，我也要唧唧歪歪，我也要大吐酸水，我也要噙着泪水哀怨的说，咱身子回来了，心却留给了翡冷翠

tty wrote:可是我几乎爱上了我在意大利拜访的所有地方，感动一次又一次从各个意想不到的地方击中我

常有冲回意大利 再感受一遍的冲动。真的，昨天几乎定了从米兰回北京的机票。但我对感动过的地方都心有忌惮，总想再去，但又总怕下次去了感受截然不同。 希望陷在恋爱的甜梦里不要醒来

好在最近有意大利足球队的帅哥看。

空气中满是橘子花和柠檬花香气，岩石上长出水彩色小房子

gigi wrote:最近谷里到处都是在欧洲度完假的文学青年。嘻嘻，等我去了那边回来，我也要唧唧歪歪，我也要大吐酸水，我也要噙着泪水哀怨的说，咱身子回来了，心却留给了翡冷翠

gigi wrote:最近谷里到处都是在欧洲度完假的文学青年。嘻嘻，等我去了那边回来，我也要唧唧歪歪，我也要大吐酸水，我也要噙着泪水哀怨的说，咱身子回来了，心却留给了翡冷翠

想当初我去意大利的时候也这么想来着，觉得，有这么好么，引无数英雄竞折腰这样。 我拭目以待gigi同学回来的感想。

照片真好看。 我在rick 同学的DVD 上看到Cinque Terre土了吧唧一点也不好看，特特把Cinque Terre去掉了。不过rick的DVD 上看什么都难看。他还特别喜欢自己上镜头。我看了3个小时之后，看见他的大头讲话就不自觉地把头往边上扭。深深觉得，演电影的找长得好看的是非常有道理的。不过他的书还是很有实用价值地。第四张我有一个一模一样的1000块的拼图。送给人了。

1000片？还好还好，不会拼死谁。

我也觉得Rick 同志的DVD 实在不咋地，以至于我们每到一个地方都觉得很惊喜。不过他的书还成，有的地方甚至挺幽默的，比如说警告读者，现在意大利有不少贼手持Rick steve的书伪装成游客。
真的有和第4张一样的拼图啊，什么地方买的？我要去买一个，以后就可以吹牛皮了。

照片真漂亮！ Vernazza那张跟卖的明信片是同样的角度，在海边的山路上照的吧。

我在一般的超市买的。好久以前了。

karen wrote:照片真漂亮！ Vernazza那张跟卖的明信片是同样的角度，在海边的山路上照的吧。

是啊，hiking了2多小时翻山从才从上一个小镇吭哧吭哧走过来。沿路碰到的大姑娘小姑娘统统bikini top,某人可乐了。

你用的什么相机，什么镜头？

最喜欢水面像镜子的那两张，还有画廊。那两张偏蓝的威尼斯刚多拉加过滤镜么？怎么可以那么蓝。

从Monterosso到Vernazza那段山路真是又陡又长，一上一下的，有些地方路口还特别窄。 幸好路边树多，橄榄树柠檬树figs树什么都有，又香又荫凉。 时不时透过橄榄树枝可看见闪闪亮的海水。 哗，真是美。

I was so sick of Rick Steve. The streets and museums were flooded with American tourists holding the familiar book with blue covers. He is so naggy and often wrong about museums and arts. He is heavily biased in certain respects. The restaurants he recommended were not nearly as good as some other stores we hit on our own (and more expensive). I recommend "Let's Go Italy" as a guidebook.

我们带rick steve去的意大利。某人对他们家rick的评价是：重点就是怎么省钱。他推荐的低价东西，比如冰激凌店就是真好。高档的，他自己说不定就没进去过。进去了也只吃菜单上便宜的，就不用听他的了。我觉得他推荐的guid tour 挺好的。

重点就是怎么省钱。

Let's Go series of books are better at recommending cheap places that have good value.

Rick Steves gives too many opinions about art, which I frequently disagree with.

我很小心翼翼地问一句，难道美国人民不用Time Out和Lonely Planet么

Time Out I have never seen. Lonely Planet is used but not nearly as popular.

I think Rick Steves' guide is very good for someone going to a place for the first time. Jun, you travelled to Florence more than Rick did, and probably stayed longer too, so of course you know more about Florence by now. For first timers, his guide is honest and reliable, and is surely better than the tour bus. And what's wrong with his guide being personal? He likes Siena better than Florence, he never claims to be objective.

The first time I went to Normandy and Loire, I really relied on his France guidebook. The hotels he recommended were good. Some were just clean and efficient, some others were furnished with antiques and draperies. You can't expect everything he recommends to be a hidden gem, or a best value. It's just a guide, with a few places he likes. He never says do it my way or you will have a lousy time. Very often we went off on our own, with hits and misses. Well, that's travelling.

For the last vacation I took in France, I didn't use his book. The places I wanted to go are not in his book anyway. The place was pretty, the hotel was charming, and we had good food. There were no other American tourists, so perhaps it's a blessing Rick didn't write about it.

All in all, I mean to say Rick Steves does a good job. Jun's sentiment is understandable. You love Florence so much, that you just can't stand sharing her with all those people.

True. My friends brought Rick Steves' book and I brought Let's Go Italy. After a few days we pretty much used Let's Go exclusively.

I'm just annoyed by his amateur art commentary.

On the day before we left, we stopped by an English bookstore near the river and accidentally found a guide book about the works of the major artists, called "Where to Find ... in Florence" I think. The ... include Michelangelo, Massacio, Giotto, Donatello, etc. There's another book in the series "Where to Find ... in Rome." It's fantastic in terms of giving a longitudinal overview of the life and work of each artist and their interactions with each other. I highly recommend it. It was a GREAT departing souvenir. It may be a bit nerdy for the average tourist though. I find it enormously informative.

And, to add to our favor of this book over other books, the author (a woman) is also not a huge huge fan of Michelangelo's David. She thinks it does not particularly represent M's style. My friend and I totally agree!

笑嘻嘻 wrote:你用的什么相机，什么镜头？

我用的是sony F717.

就是原厂的那个镜头，据说是马来西亚（？）产的蔡斯镜头。
嗯，我很不情愿的意识到笑嘻嘻你已经是第3个看完照片问我用什么照相机的人了；还有一个更狠，看完照片说，意大利真漂亮啊，随便照照就都是风景。
---总是用照相机自动挡的摄影爱好者留

camellia wrote:最喜欢水面像镜子的那两张，还有画廊。那两张偏蓝的威尼斯刚多拉加过滤镜么？怎么可以那么蓝。

没加滤镜，那两张一张从叹息桥背光，一张是黄昏时分，我那F717在这种光线不足，又不是彻底天黑的时候总是偏蓝。

karen wrote:从Monterosso到Vernazza那段山路真是又陡又长，一上一下的，有些地方路口还特别窄。

哈，karen可不是么。由于路口特别窄，某人因为让对面一个英国胖姑娘通过，滑下了山崖。好在胖姑娘和我手疾眼快，一个箭步左右捉住然后滴溜了上来。胖姑娘很气愤地走了。

tty wrote: karen可不是么。由于路口特别窄，某人因为让对面一个英国胖姑娘通过，滑下了山崖。好在胖姑娘和我手疾眼快，一个箭步左右捉住然后滴溜了上来。胖姑娘很气愤地走了。

你家某人白白骑士精神了。 不过不让，可能更惨。 那种小山路，一粒胖姑娘绝对会是bottle neck里的塞子。

Every photograph of The Bridge of Sighs I've seen is this blue tone.