Sa Pa, Lao Cai, Viet Nam, October 22, 2009
2009年10月22日,越南老街沙巴
Sapa... Trekkin... across the universe...
This is my guide, Ciao./這位是我的嚮導,她的名字叫做俏。
Sa Pa, Lao Cai, Viet Nam, October 23, 2009
2009年10月23日,越南老街沙巴
Although we signed on for a trekking trip, the fact is, the main road is only 30 minutes walk away. Though we had the sense of wilderness, we also had access to cell phone signals.
This is a map of Europe, rotated 90 degrees clockwise. It appears to be a queen with Spain as the head, Italy as one of her arms... etc. The first time I saw a turned European map was by Czech Republic. Their version puts Bohemia right at the heart of the queen.
這是一幅順時針翻轉九十度的歐洲地圖。如此一來,歐洲成了位皇后:以西班牙為首,意大利為臂...我頭一次看到翻轉的歐洲地圖是捷克人畫的,他們的版本把波西米亞放在皇后的心上。不知當年這類地圖面世時,是否曾經誘發瘋狗群之集體狂吠?
Taiwanese thought our island was a piece of sweet potato, until some smart ass dug out this ancient map, and called it a whale.