悠遊自在的魚

Date: July 20th, 2013

After learning / working and living in Barcelona for almost two months, I’m in the mood to start traveling again. Then I got a chance to visit my friend in a little medieval village Peradallada, located 22 KM east of Girona.

[[ Peradallada, Girona ]]  A Historic-Artistic Picturesque Monument

↑ The venerable 13th century Romanesque church dedicated to Sant Stephen stands outside the village walls of Peradallada.

↑The imposing antiquity main entrance gate.

Date: June 21, 2013 / Barcelona

My dear friends,

It’s been three weeks since I left London for Barcelona on June 1st. From the messages you sent me, I know you are rather worried about me and wondering if everything’s going all right. Some of you even want to accommodate me in London if I am treated improperly in the Barcelona restaurant. Knowing you are the ones I may really count on, I’d take the bold step fearlessly towards my next exploration.

I’ve been hankering for learning the Mediterranean cuisine and am drawn to the glamour and excitement of Barcelona where I’ve visited twice with Richard. Nevertheless, the backbreaking working in the restaurant was quite difficult though. During the first week, I’d been worn myself to a frazzle trying to help the chef in the kitchen. Fortunately, the talent Italian chef, Gabrielle, has been very tolerant to me – a novice apprentice.

[[ Italian Cusine ]]

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Date: 2003, May in Seville, Spain

在西班牙這南部小城賽維亞Seville生活了這一個多月以來,

深深覺得,人的一生之中最少要有一次,
能夠依著河水或海洋生活過,才叫人生!

河流每天看似無聲安靜地流動,

但仔細觀察,其實河水從早晨,黃昏,到夜晚都有不同風貌,

無論是色彩啊質地,或是流動的速度,時時刻刻都在變化著。

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Date: May 8, 2003

最近身體感覺比之前更好了
品質良好的睡眠,持續不斷地運動,
每天沿著河岸慢跑兩小時,
力行生機飲食, 三餐攝取大量五穀蔬果,
早晚兩杯蔬果汁(還有超奢華草莓果汁耶 ~)
雖然體重計數字還是沒啥進展,
但兩位朋友離開Seville一陣,再次回來看到我,
都覺得我看來氣色紅潤, 說話中氣十足,
不似之前氣若游絲 隨時都要倒下的虛弱模樣,

Date: April 23th, 2003

在西班牙的新生活每一天都充滿驚奇!

抵達Seville時正是Holy Week聖週期間,
所有塞維亞居民放下工作,
傾全力參予每一天的天主教節慶及遊行,
狂熱的宗教情懷令人動容...

來Seville的每一天,已漸漸習慣領受當地人們的各種善意 ~
朝聖的遊行隊伍中,才舉起相機要取景,
就聽到身旁老人家直嚷嚷著"讓開點! 讓開點!"地為我開路;
昨兒個在Tapa Bar酒館裡, 除了啤酒,只點馬鈴薯泥當小菜,

   



這些年來我們在西班牙各地欣賞過很多場Flamenco舞蹈,
在Flamenco Guitar鏗鏘有力節奏分明的演奏,伴著眾舞者的唱喝聲中,
舞者以極其優美而充滿力量的肢體語言傳達人生悲喜,
不需語言,時而溫暖柔婉約,時而蕩氣迴腸,或充滿深沉憂傷的詩意,
是情緒性非常情強烈的一種舞蹈,
每次欣賞都深深地勾動著我的靈魂,牽動著思緒,讓人為之沉醉不已 ~

Flamenco大師各自以不同的生命經驗詮釋舞作,也帶給我極為不同的感受!

Date: April 22, 2003

結束了台灣科學園區近十年的工作,
我選擇了第一次來西班牙時, 我和小孩都極為喜愛的塞維亞, 展開旅居三個月的新生活!

落腳的公寓,就座落在Seville瓜達幾維河畔,
這張照片便是家門前的 River Guadalquivir早晚的光影幻化,
橫跨其上的橋, 有個美麗的名字叫" Puente del Isabell "~ 

清晨的河面, 天空總是萬里無雲,一片湛藍,
光站在暖暖的地中海陽光下呼吸,就讓人覺得幸福無比;