游完恳町后来到阿里山，入住欣欣民宿。
之前就在flickr看过了许许多多阿里山的美景，这次就终于能自己将它们拍下来了！
亲爱的导游在我们一踏入欣欣民宿就很热情地介绍阿里山五大奇观，叫我们一定不能错过哦！日出，云海，晚霞，森林，还有就是登山火车。我好像错过了云海！其实好像也没有啦，只是不太明显而已…
晚霞
日出
森林
虽然不是登山火车不过也是一个不能错过的哦！
我想我错过了云海…
阿里山这一篇就不需要长篇大论了，还是听听相片的声音吧！
在阿里山上吃泡面其实感觉非常幸福，也许是因为有一群人在身旁一快儿吃的关系…哈！大家都是穷书生…欣欣里的另一桌也在吃泡面，莫非…大家都是穷书生？
她们是从香港澳门来的旅客，和我们一样也在念书。
那天晚上，我们这两堆从两个不同地方来的旅客就在欣欣外头打起了一场篮球赛，再次应验了运动无国界！
欣欣小老板也蛮好的，嘻！他教我们怎么做爱玉冰哦！我个人是觉得还蛮好吃的啦 （只是有点不够甜…)。
走在阿里山里就觉得她好神奇，好像活在童话世界里，如果不是遇到雨天，应该就不出来了吧 。 哈！
第一次看到悲情城市这个电影名称其实是在flickr连络网里vivienne的其中一张照片。现在找不到那张照片了，只记得照片的简介说了类似九份因《悲情城市》而让人印象深刻。第一次到台湾没去到九份其实还没什么遗憾的。原因就是当时还没听过那个片子。第二次往台湾走一趟，不管怎样都不能错过九份这个地标！
《悲情城市》属候孝贤的一部影片，夺了意大利威尼斯影展最佳影片，讲述一九四五年到一九四九年的日军投降后台湾所经历的一段时期，其中也包括了在台湾人民心中不可磨灭的二二八事件。
踏足台北县瑞芳站再搭基隆客运上九份，（或者就直接从忠孝复兴捷运站搭基隆客运直接往九份）路途都是陡峭的山路，除了一些些的刺激之外就是那非常迷人的高空眺望了。往下看的景色肯定会让你说赞！
九份老街不大但很可爱很怀旧很沧桑，也因为想起了《悲情城市》而变得有点忧郁。老街的茶馆名称都是各具特色的….
老街的一角有一间已经关闭了的升阳戏院，唯一保留下来的是一张墙那么大的电影海报。海报前有一摊买黄梨酥的婆婆，因为感觉还蛮投缘的就和她买的几包黄梨酥。
第一次走在西门町的街道上就爱上她了，不要问我为什么因为本来就没有为什么，就好像踏进桃园机场那样。晚上的西门町更让我兴奋了。街头艺人，摄影家，无家可归的，漫无目的的，等着男女朋友的，看着来来往往的车辆发呆的，卖小吃的，一小群一大群等着进电影院的，年轻的，年老的，还有很多很多。如果要说的理由，应该就是西门町的多样化让我喜欢上她的吧。西门第六出口的神奇效应。
第一次能这么闲的在西门町的街道上徘徊还真是过瘾。之前在高雄街道上走着还没那么地爽。
在西门町就遇到了一位街头艺人，一个十分赞一个十分有才华的。他在弹奏二胡，演绎一些流行音乐。非常赞哦，让我停下脚步，找了一个街边的小灯柱坐了下来。
之前就觉得台湾人敢于发表意见，这次来到还是直接证实了。就有一位衣着朴素的安格来到我的面前，不偏不齐的挡住了那位让我十分欣赏的艺人。那一长篇大论就此开始。看的出他非常的为台湾能走到现今这个繁华的都市感到骄傲，而且据说在他年轻时走偏了了超过二十几的东西方国家。听了听他对各国的意见也不假啦，不过接近尾声时，突然冒出的一句‘马来西亚的高铁也非常的先进，准时，通北到南，非常方便’时，好像就有点不对劲了。马来西亚好像就没有高铁吧….而且应该也没那么的准时吧…还有…还是不说了不然又有人说我像个邻国人了。
一年以后再次踏入桃园机场，还是一样，一样的兴奋，或许我真的是很喜欢台湾吧。
第九天，在台北，一路从台大走到中正纪念堂，再从中正纪念堂走到总统府，越过二二八和平公园，台湾博物馆，来到了西门红楼。要不是有着一趟的步行，也不会因此经过一间叫金市堂书店的书店，买了藤井树的《流浪的终点》。听了三遍范逸臣的精选集三遍，终于把他一字不漏的干掉了，总算没白费。里头有一句还蛮喜欢的。
“…我们正迷惘这现在，感叹着过去，同时找着未来.. 处在人生最尴尬的一个点上面。” （摘自藤井树《流浪的终点》
干！这应该是爱情小说多过人生哲学吧！
走在台北街道上，虽然是在大热的夏天里，不过还是蛮振奋人心的。因为在台北处处都可见到志同道合的人们。单单在二二八和平纪念公园就让我碰上了三群。
说这里是个自由与富创意的世界也不会太夸装吧。
懒散的走着，待在Crown & Fancy里享受着熱帶嘉年華，覆盆莓森巴还有各类式蛋糕真是人生一大乐事。还是喜欢有咖啡味又带有酒精的蛋糕。
二十四岁的年轻人这么悠闲的走在忠孝東路吃蛋糕是一种奢侈。我是这样认为的。是这样的，人生的转捩点应该要做一些难忘有不合逻辑的事。逻辑的方式是勤奋的找份工作安顿下来，所以这是不合逻辑的。在我面前的是从中学就认识的朋友，未来大医生未来大药剂师，所以这是难忘的。一年后的我们会很棒的！嗯！
突然发觉我还真的很会走，竟然从中正一路走到龙山寺。还好路上遇上一位安迪带我从桂林路来到了那寺庙，减短了我走冤枉路的过程。其实外观龙山寺跟其他寺庙还是蛮相似的 （不好意思是我看不出他们的分别）。唯一仔细看下分辨出来的是龙山寺柱子，墙，和屋顶上那精锐的雕刻。看了看手册他们还真的是龙山寺的其一特点。也因为喜欢摄影，在没拜拜的情况下竟然在龙山寺里待了约一小时半！里里外外都被我走透了。过了这一趟参观，感叹为和他们能这么虔诚的膜拜。龙山寺，集聚了虔诚的信徒，一个富有历史背景的地方，前者应该是让龙山寺特别吸引人的特点吧。
在西门红楼的未端撞见了戴佩妮的迷你演唱会，可惜来的太迟….
也还好因为我不算是忠实歌迷…
其实在台北徐徐多多的角落都能让人对人生多加思索。淡水渔人码头的旧地重游就有这种效应。站在桥上的你眺望另一遍的迷你灯饰总会停留在那一秒，想一想未来的自己。
渔人码头永远都是那么的迷人。
The days passed quickly.. It’s almost time to go home. Basically we had already accustomed to the pace over there and for the last two days we spent our time free and easy around the small town. Had a simple breakfast at the espresso house just opposite the train station. It’s Sunday so as usual you don’t see many people wondering aimlessly around the town. My travelmate went back to the room after breakfast and me.. just wondered around the town, searching for curious stuffs to snap a few pictures.
The only place which we both thought of going again before the sun goes down was the botanic garden.
Met an old man at the botanic garden.
He was very interested to know the species of the big tree in the center of the circle of tulips. Got it! with my nice zoom lens and incredible eye-sight. In return (kind of), he introduced me a tree called Kastura, originated from Japan, whose leaves have spicy smells. I bet he must be a plant specialist. This is the beauty of Lund, isn’t it? The exchange of ideas and knowledge.
For more flowers photos, check out my facebook. :p
Took an early train from Lund to Copenhagen. I have heard stories about the Dans and the wonderful city of Copenhagen. That.. made me really want to explore the city.
The day wasn’t that good for us but slight drizzle of course wonldn’t dampen our spirit for a fun day. Yet another square outside Copenhagen train station. Plan to do a 360 degree panaromic of this square but haven’t have the time to do it yet. According to my friend, walking along the street which we were on will ultimately led us to a nice jetty. We didn’t get there in the end of course. It was wet and cold..
Went into this huge shopping mall called Illum. That’s our first stop to get some warmth from the cold drizzle. The variety of brands was just unbelievable. After a short walk in Illum, we went to grabbed something to eat. The overall design of the bar long the river was something like Clark Quay in Singapore. Understandably, a blanket was provided for each chair.
This is the first time I actually like something raw. The appetizer for this seafood platter was raw herring and I tell you it is WONDERFUL! The shrimps were nice. Cheese was nice. Everything was great. And I had a common Carlsberg.
This was one of the best moment in this Sweden trip. Thanks mate for the everything!
Visited one of the landmark in Copenhagen – the Round Tower.
Up on top of the Round Tower, I had a 360 degree view of Copenhagen. View like this is always great..no matter where you are. You just feel like you are on top of the world.
What can I say about Copenhagen.. It was such a nice city. And I think the Dans are nice too.. lol.. The only thing that I wish could have changed was the weather.
We spent a few hours in Malmo after a fruitful meeting with everyone.
Malmo is relatively more lively. About 3 minutes of walk from the Malmo central station, there is a busy market, where people sit outdoor to have meals and drinks.
Klas’s brother knew exactly which is a nice restuarant. The time is still early, not too many people in the restaurant.
Food was really nice!
We had great wines and beers too!
(hmm.. I think I am turning this blog into a photoblog soon.. lol)
We had plan to visit the Turning Torso before we came to Malmo but.. Think we will have a hard time to get pass the tight security at the torso so we gave up. Instead we took a view from far away.
So on the left hand side of the picture.. is the torso.
Picture speaks more than words in this post. 
It was conference day. This is my first time to be on an overseas conference and I must admit that it was a really good one. Here, almost everyone knows everyone and it was such a great feeling as if you were in a one big family. I met the guy who discovered the double helix structure of DNA! It was special because I am very interested in the structure of things and standing in front of me is the guy who made one of the most important discovery of the century.
So that’s the wonderful part of the first day among many other things on the first day.
The sun set for more than half an hour in Sweden. The second day of the conference ended with a poster session and we were so fortunate to be on one of the highest point in Lund. That… was the first time I wish the sun could set a bit faster.
Conference ended wonderfully and we were set to discover Sweden for the next few days!
It’s workshop day. Learned something about apoptosis in the 3-day workshop.
After work, it was all walking-around-the-city again. It is hard not to love walking when you are there. You almost won’t feel tired even after walking for 10 km around the city. Of course, great companies are important.
Went to this old church which has a 600-year-old history.
Churches always give me a different feeling which I could not really describe it. Maybe “serenity’ will be the word for now. Met an old man in the church. He spoke English to me and Swedish to my friend and at the end of the day because he switches the language so often.. I had a very hard time getting what he was saying.. lol..
It never crosses my mind that the botanic garden could be such a nice place to be in. At the entrance, we spotted our nice shadows..
We were at the right place at the right time. All the flowers are blooming. Few days later, they would not be here anymore. (which is absolutely right because we were back here after few days and the red had turned into dark red, the yellow has almost whither..most of the trees.. it’s green all over)
The city of Lund is beautiful. At the old university main building, there is a fountain, surrounded by circles of flowers.
Touched down at Copenhagan airport.
It looks like any other airport. The only difference is the we were going up and down the escalators and lifts. The lady at the ticket counter was not particularly nice. Though I did not understand even a word from her mouth, the first impression was really not memorable. It would be much better if she could at least gives us a friendly smile. Got the train ticket finally and on our way to Lund. The train got past a bridge which connects Denmark and Sweden. I spotted it from the plane. On the train, you would not see the bridge itself as the train travels underneath the bridge. But based on what was at the surrounding: sea, windwhirls and metal railing, I knew that we were ‘in’ the bridge.
Halfway through the journey (the whole journey only took us around 30 minutes), we need to switch to another train due to some reasons. We got into the wrong cabin. Sometimes here at Sweden, they have this special cabin in which you are not allowed to make noise. We were so excited that everything was new and carrying so many luggage, we accidentally made ‘a bit’ of noise and immediately a lady sitting just next to the sliding door, spoke something in swedish which is clearly not very pleasant based on the tone and the rather ‘grumpy’ look. Well, we were wrong at first so..we took our sit and remained silent for the rest of the journey. I would have appreciated if she could at least talked nicely as we were really not aware of such thing (maybe I understand why she behaved like that. There were signs on the cabin wall telling people not to make noise and yet we were making noise.. but come on we had not have time to take a look at the surrounding. We need to put our stuffs and sit down first).
Anyway, that was just one encounter which is not totally bad as I know now at least there is such thing.
Walking in Lund is such a pleasure. You will almost would not feel tired even if you walk for 15 km a day. For this period of time, the weather is not particularly cold. It is just windy. Saturday in Lund is VERY peaceful. Summer has just started and all the flowers are blooming; red, pink, yellow, white, orange. The whole street is was filled with colours. One beautiful sign of Lund is the flower pots and the very nicely trimmed tree branches at downtown.
So we walked all the way from the hotel to BMC for the first day of the workshop on apoptosis. There was really not much people in the university on weekends. Not a single soul sometimes. Well we still manage to find our way finally. yeah!
The rest of the day, we spent checking out the city, familiarising ourselves with the streets, convenient stores, restaurants in Lund. Accidentally we ‘get caught’ by a someone promoting something very passionately. They called it ‘stress test’. Basically at their booth, you will be asked to hold metal rods in each of your hands, then they will ask you questions and they measure the changes in electrical current which goes through the metal rods, generally. After a series of questions, and I knew that that girl was trying to lead me into saying I feel stressed, I finally told her, ‘I am on vacation and there is no reason for me to feel stress’. Think she finally gave up, she just took out a book and started promoting it. It is related to a concept called ‘Dynetics’. Obviously I was not interested and finished off by saying ‘I will check it out in the net first’. She must be having a hard time trying to get the books off their shelf.
Anyway after a long walk around the city, we went to this pasta restaurant and had kchyklingrulle (chicken, fries, salad). The portion is really HUGE! But I think it is just the right size for me. Weather is cold I had better eat more.
