四月中旬，到西班牙的巴塞羅納自助玩了五天四夜，親睹聖家堂的壯觀、高迪的風采，還有加泰隆尼亞現代主義（Catalan Modernisme）的建築文化，真的不虛此行。
In April, we have a wonderful 5D4N tour to Barcelona. In these five days, we visited a lot of famous places in this beautiful and cultural city.
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繼續第二天的照片。
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今年五月假期特多，我們挑了個週末，到Texel特塞爾島來個兩天一夜遊，一來慶祝巴特五十歲生日，二來體驗高空跳傘。
We decided to pick a weekend in May for a 2D1N trip to Texel, to celebrate Bart’s 50th birthday and to made a tandemjump.
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每當看到別人跳傘，都會跟巴特唸唸，說要是我也能跳一次、體驗下跳傘的感覺，那該有多好。於是，去年生日收到了巴特和家人合送的驚喜禮物－－雙人高空跳傘。我們挑了五月底的週末，到Texel來個兩天一夜遊，目的就是兌現這份期待已久的夢想。
Everytime when I saw parachute jumping, I would have an idea to try it myself. Last year, I got a surprise from my family for a tandemjump at Texel. This weekend, we arranged a 2D1N trip to Texel and made my dream come true. Continue reading
今年母親節，和公公婆婆一起渡過。趁著風和日麗的好天氣，我們去森林公園走走。之後，婆婆還為我們準備了應季的蘆筍大餐。
This year, we celebrate Mother’s Day with my parents-in-law. We went to have a walk at forest area in the afternoon. Then, we’re invited to have a white asparagus dinner at their home.
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大地回春囉！
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在恩荷芬的市中心，開了家意大利快餐Happy Italy（官網連結）。在朋友的推薦下，我們去過好幾次，挺滿意的，尤其是它的沙拉，意大利麵和批薩，份量大且便宜，上餐速度快，吃不完還能帶走，唯一的缺點是常常要排隊等位子。
Since the opening of Happy Italy (website) in Eindhoven, we have visited this Italian fastfood restaurant for several times. Their food is delicious and cheap. No matter you order salads, pasta or pizza, you can expect a large portion that you, mostly, cannot finish in once. So, they also provide Happy Bag for you to take away your food. To visit this restaurant, you may need to have patient to queue for a seat, but once you get a seat, you will be served immediately like their slogan “The Fast Italian”.
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巴特這幾年在家最大的愛好就是玩飛行模擬，趁Roermond的Flitesim（官方網頁）有半價優惠，就買了一個小時讓他去試飛Airbus320。去Roermond的那天，正好是嘉年華時節，城裡狂歡氣氛濃烈，辦完正事，就在城區小逛一圈，再到Outlet走走，就結束了短短的一日遊。
Playing flight simulator game at PC is Bart’s hobby for few years already. It’s time for him to fly an Airbus320 with real simulator. Flitesim at Roermond (official website) offered a special price at Social Deal, and we bought a ticket for an hour to try for the first time. When we were in Roermond, it was carnaval festival. Beside visiting Flitesim, we had a short walk in the city area and, of course, to the famous Roermond Outlet.
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餵飽五臟廟、從餐廳出來，路上黑麻麻的一片，但抬頭一看，竟是一片漂亮的星空。在光害嚴重的城市生活久了，看到星空是興奮無比的事。跟巴特爬到酒店的屋頂，用手上僅有的小腳架和大光圈鏡頭，開始摸索怎麽拍星空。這系列處女作，就是盲目地用手動拍下來的。因為拍不出壯觀的feel來，小試了會就變成純賞景了。那現場的感受真的難以形容，也該說是這輩子難得有緣這麽接近銀河和星空，此次的旅行真的無憾了！
On the way back to our hotel after dinner, we saw the wonderful starry sky in dark. As human being who live in city with a lot of light pollutions, we were so excited to watch the stars and to feel the loneliness in the Milky Way.
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重頭戲來了，梅里雪山全景。從離開麗江往香格里拉起，我們走的就是著名的三江並流地帶。德欽飛來寺是我們此行最北的目的地，在這可以欣賞梅里雪山（太子十三峰）的美景。
Here we’re, the view of Meili Snow Mountain. Since we left Lijiang to Shangri-La, we entered the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas. Feilai Temple at Deqin was our northest destination of this journey, one of the best locations to see the great view of Meili Snow Mountain. Continue reading
經過奔子欄，我們開始翻越白馬雪山的路程。首先，到金沙江的月亮灣休息一會，再去參觀噶丹。東竹林寺，接著翻過雪山往德欽。白馬雪山，或稱白茫／白芒雪山，位於雲南省德欽縣東南部，是瀾滄江和金沙江的分水嶺，海拔一般在五千米以上，主峰拉扎雀尼。G214國道穿過中部海拔4.230米的白馬雪山埡口。
After passing Benzilan, we have a short stop at the Moon Bend of Jinsha River, then we went to visit Dongzhulin Monastery, and then keep up- and downhilling to climb over the Baima Snow Mountain. Baima (or Baimang) Snow Mountain, also named as White Horse Snow Mountain, is located in between Jinsha River and Lancang River, most of the peaks are higher than 5km. The G214 National Road is passing here at the point of 4.230m.
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到了香格里拉後，我們的旅程就剩下三天了。接著的兩天，只攻香格里拉（中甸）－梅里雪山（飛來寺）－香格里拉，是此次雲南行中海拔最高、沿途景色最優的一段。這一篇是從香格里拉出發，到奔子欄的沿途景色。奔子欄，藏語的意思是“美麗的沙壩”，位於雲南省迪慶州德欽縣的白馬雪山腳下，在金沙江的西岸，214國道從這穿過。自古以來，奔子欄是交通要道，是“茶馬古道”的必經之路，是從雲南北部進入西藏或四川的咽喉之地。
The coming two days, we travelled from Shangri-La to Meili Snow Mountain and turned back. This was the most beautiful part of our Yunnan tour. This article shares the pictures form Shangri-La to Benzilan. Benzilan is located in Deqin County, at the foot of Baima Snow Mountain and the west side of Jinsha River. Since ancient times, Benzilan has an important place for the transport from North Yunnan to Tibet or Sichuan. The G214 National Road (main road from Dali to Tibet) goes through here nowaday, and was also a must pass through place of ancient “Tea Horse Road” or the South Silk Road thousand years ago. Continue reading