A SUPER BELATED but MUST post... about the holly jolly Christmas time! :) I was very fortunate to experience the Christmas atmosphere at three different places this year: Nottingham, Paris, and London. Why should I care about Christmas when I am not religious? Oh no no no there’s so much more than just Jesus’s birthday (sorry), …Christmas is about the happiness that floats in the air… the beautiful decorations, exciting Christmas market (it’s a shame how we don’t have this in North America!), and for most of the people, Christmas presents! We also got special activity in archery club because of Christmas – we were shooting balloons and Santa… I meant the apple on Santa’s head, it was so exciting! XD Even more, I experienced "traditional British Christmas dinner"...thrice! lol | 一個遲到超久但必須要寫的一篇網誌,關於:快樂的[註一]聖誕節! :) 今年非常幸運的在三個不同的地方(諾丁漢,巴黎,倫敦)體驗聖誕氣氛。或許你會問,沒有宗教信仰的我為什麼要關心聖誕節呢?噢不不不,聖誕節遠遠不只是耶穌基督的生日阿(對不起)!...聖誕節是有關漂浮在空氣中幸福,美麗的聖誕裝飾,令人興奮的聖誕市集(在北美沒有這個真的是好遺憾啊!!),還有對某些人來說最重要的:聖誕禮物!在射箭社我們我們還因為聖誕節有特別活動 – 真的可以射氣球和聖誕老人...我是說聖誕老人頭上的蘋果!超有趣的啊!XD 噢還有,我嘗試了「傳統的英式聖誕大餐」…前後總計三次!(大笑) [註一] holly 是聖誕節常見裝飾植物: 冬青。可是我覺得在這裡只是取跟”holy”(神聖的)諧音還有跟jolly(快樂)押運而用下去的,並不是真的再祝大家有個充滿冬青的聖誕節吧? XDD |
Nottingham –Christmas Market, first Christmas Dinner (residence hall), second Christmas Dinner (at Toffee’s), archery Christmas Fun Shoot Woohoo first time being at a Christmas Market! :D My poor vocab will just make it sound dull, so let the pictures tell the story! | 諾丁漢:聖誕市集,第一次聖誕晚餐(宿舍),第二次聖誕晚餐(太妃家(租屋)),射箭社趣味射擊 [註二] [註二]一看就知道是自己翻的吧,像是趣味競賽甚麼的(?) XD 嗚呼呼第一次去聖誕市集! :D 我貧乏的字彙會讓它聽起來很無聊的,所以我們就讓照片來說故事吧! |
Above all, the market was full of cute little crafts, stuffed animals/dolls, food and sweets... lots of sweets omg. What's that shiny dandelion-like thingy in the first picture? It's the "North Star", a ride that you can go on, and elevate up so high that you can see the top of the Nottingham City Hall roof :) Yes, of course I went on. Wasn't scary at all (disappointed), but was really really windy and cold... couldn't feel my fingers afterward lol. There weren't that many people who wanted to get on the ride so it was like a private round for Emma, Merry and I haha. We tried to call each others but could barely hear it... and just in case people down there on the ground thought we were mad, I switched my calling from "MERRY" to "MERRY..... CHRISTMAS!!" lol. ----- First Christmas Dinner (residence hall) ... it's actually just a regular banquet (hey). Well the xmas decorations set the atmosphere quite right... other than that...? AH! There's the xmas cracker!! That was something I have never seen before I came to the UK. It looks like a giant candy (gold and silver paper), but you and another person pull the two sides then some small gifts, a piece of joke and a paper crown will fall out (Imagine a lucky bone, similar idea except the gifts falling out part). As for the food: Soup + bread Appetizer: Smoked salmon salad Main course: Turkey + Veggie || Veggie casserole (veg) Dessert: Chocolate box (cake) <3 | 總括以上,市集充滿了可愛的小東西手工藝品,填充娃娃,還有食物跟很多很多的甜食點心我的天。 第一張圖那個像蒲公英一樣閃閃發亮的東西是甚麼呢? 他的名字是"北方之星" (North Star),一個可以搭乘的遊樂設施-- 他會升高到你可以看到市中心的屋頂 :) 對啦,我當然去搭了 XD 其實一點都不可怕 (失望), 但風很大又很冷...之後都感覺不到我自己的手指 XD 當時沒有太多人想要搭乘所以跟本就變得像是我和M跟E包場一樣哈哈哈! 在上面的時候我們試著要叫對方的名字可是聽不太到。以防底下的人覺得我們瘋了,我本來喊"MERRY (友人的名字,意思為快樂)到後來變成喊 "MERRY...CHRSTIMAS! (聖誕快樂!)" XDD (欸 ----- 第一次聖誕晚餐(宿舍) ...其實也就是一般的晚宴啦(喂) 聖誕節的裝飾把整個氣氛都提起來了,可是除此之外...? 啊! 聖誕拉炮!! 這是我在來英國之前從來沒有見過的東西!他長得就像是大型的糖果(金色和銀色的紙包裝),但你和另一個人從他的兩端拉開之後就會有一些小禮物、一張笑話和一頂紙皇冠掉出來(想像幸運雞骨頭[註三],差不多的意思,只差沒有東西掉出來而已)。 [註三]突然想到可能有人不知道幸運雞骨頭。其實就是雞肋啦,只是拿來兩個人互扯一邊,扯到大半的願望就會實現喔!:) 食物部分: 湯品+麵包 前菜: 燻鮭魚沙拉 主菜: 火雞 + 蔬菜 || 焗烤蔬菜 (素食) 點心: 巧克力蛋糕 <3 |
Second Christmas Dinner (at Toffee’s) This is more like a family-style Xmas dinner, felt cosy :) Dinner, xmas movie, board game... people gathering casually to have a good time. SUPER LIKE! Food: Turkey + chicken + veggie (potato, carrots...etc) + English pudding + wine Dessert: chocolate cake (handmade!) | 第二次聖誕晚餐(太妃家(租屋)) 這個比較像是一般家庭式的聖誕晚餐,超溫馨 :) 晚餐, 聖誕電影, 遊戲... 一群人悠閒的聚再一起享受一段愉快的時光。超喜歡! 食物: 火雞 + 烤雞 + 蔬菜 (馬鈴薯, 紅蘿蔔...etc) + 英式布丁 + 酒 點心: 巧克力蛋糕 (手製的喔!) |
聖誕電影的選擇: 聖誕夜驚魂 (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
----- Archery Christmas Fun Shoot I was in a excited & thrilled mode for the whole day XD People dressing up in their animal jumpsuit or something that fit the Xmas theme was funnnn. Shooting stuffs other than a target face was even more funnnnnnnn!! The moment when I blasted the balloon... gosh it felt effing good. | ----- 射箭社聖誕趣味射擊 當天我一直處於很開心很亢奮的狀態 XD 大家穿上動物的一件式衣服或是跟聖誕節有關的衣物裝飾超有趣。射擊標靶之外的東西又更~有~趣~啦!! 射爆氣球的那瞬間無比爽。(太太你的措辭... |
ParisXmas market and ice skating arena near the Eiffel Tower, Xmas market at La Defence. Xmas market and ice skating area near the Eiffel Tower We were there, underneath the iconic French beauty: Eiffel Tower, near Xmas time. It started to change colors and became sparkling at around 7pm!! In addition, there were an ice skating arena and a xmas market right across from the bridge near Eiffel tower. We didn't skate since it looked too shallow and overly carved. Beautiful was the sight, enchanted was the mood. | 巴黎艾菲爾鐵塔旁邊的聖誕市集和溜冰場, 拉德方丹的聖誕市集。 艾菲爾鐵塔旁邊的聖誕市集和溜冰場 我們曾經在那裡,在聖誕節期間,在標誌性的法國美人:艾菲爾鐵塔的腳 在橋的另一端他們還設了一個溜冰場和一個聖誕市集。因為冰看起來太淺而且太多人刻過所以我們最後還是沒有下去溜。 眼中見到的盡是美麗,心像被施了魔法一樣的著了迷。 |
Xmas Market at La Defence Being in the xmas market in the morning felt a bit different from before, but it's still beautiful and festive :) | 拉德方丹聖誕市集 早上看到聖誕市集感覺不太一樣,可是依然很美很充滿節慶味 :) |
London Xmas decoration at Liverpool station, at Oxford street, Trafalgar square choir, Bath xmas “dinner” (the third time) (they could open at lunch, but it was following the dinner-style just so the foreign tourists can have a taste of traditional British Christmas meal/tradition). Xmas Decoration at Liverpool station, Oxford street, & Trafalgar square (choir) We didn't properly stayed at Liverpool, but we went to the station to transfer... still, I shouldn't mix those two pictures with the others! (...) Listening to the choir at Trafalgar square during Christmas time can easily be a scence in the movies. So tranquil and beautiful (I think I have used this word way to often)... | 倫敦在利物浦車站,牛津街的聖誕裝飾,特拉法特拉廣場的合唱團(唱詩班),巴斯的聖誕「晚餐」(第三次) (他們在聖誕節當天只有午餐有開,可是是按照晚餐的模式準備的,就為了讓外國人體驗一下英國聖誕餐點習俗) XD 在利物浦車站,牛津街,特拉法特拉廣場的聖誕裝飾,特拉法特拉廣場的合唱團(唱詩班) 我們其實沒有好好地在利物浦旅遊,而只是因為要轉車所以去了他的車站... 可是,我還是不應該把這兩張照片跟其他的混再一起啊!(...) 聖誕節期間在特拉法特拉廣場聽合唱團(唱詩班)這個場景可以很輕易的成為電影場景阿。非常的平靜和美麗(我覺得我這個字有點用到爛了)阿... |
Bath xmas “dinner” (the third time) They could open at lunch, but it was following the dinner-style just so the foreign tourists can have a taste of traditional British Christmas meal/tradition. British xmas dinner wasn't that special anymore when having it for the third time in 1 month. But still, it was on Christmas day, and with my family ... so it still felt nice :) Food: Appetizer: Soup + bread Main course: Turkey, Bacon wrapped sausage, potatos, veggies Dessert: Chocolate Christmas pudding | 巴斯的聖誕「晚餐」(第三次) 他們在聖誕節當天只有午餐有開,可是是按照晚餐的模式準備的,就為了讓外國人體驗一下英國聖誕餐點習俗 XD 到了第三次英式聖誕晚餐對我來說真的已經沒甚麼特別了,可是這次是真的在聖誕節吃,而且是跟我的家人在一起...所以感覺上還是很好的 :) 食物: 前菜: 湯品+麵包 主菜: 火雞 + 培根裹香腸 + 馬鈴薯 + 蔬菜 甜點: 巧克力聖誕"布丁" (像蛋糕) |
That's all!!!!! | 就這樣啦!!!!! |