(歐洲之旅) 大英, 蘇格蘭 +義大利 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇹 16天驚險之旅-倫敦篇

第一張英國照 不夜城倫敦的深夜空拍 (感謝好鄰居的分享~)

倫敦是我們行程的第一站, 因為比較近辦公室的TPE-Glasgow(Edinburgh)機票稀缺而高價且班次也少, 我們退而決定從首都倫敦作為起點, 再一路向北前往蘇格蘭. 英國總人口大約6.4千萬, 人口密度約為台灣的一半(42%) 是個溫帶日夜有點寒冷而舒服的國家. 就算一年內的下雨天數可能幾乎是每天, 但是也不致於到不能接受, 每天就算戶外旅遊一直走路, 這樣的天氣反而很舒服  

London was our first stop of the trip because flights from Taipei to Glasgow (Edinburgh), where our office is located, were scarce, expensive, and infrequent. We decided to start our journey from the capital city of London and make our way north to Scotland. The total population of the UK is around 64 million, with a population density of approximately half that of Taiwan (42%). It's a temperate country with cool and comfortable nights and days, even though it may rain almost every day of the year. The weather is pleasant for outdoor activities, and even when we were walking all day outdoors, we felt comfortable.

Big Ben

英國在歷史上一直以來都是個向外的國家, 儘管人口不多但在歷史上的重大事件都有出席, 尤其在近代史打開大航海/工業/資訊/網路開創/近代科學/革命/反殖民/民主制/世界大戰....., 都有他的出現. 在這裡隨處可以看到各種文化融合的影子: 電車是世界首條地鐵(1863通車迄今) /有著各種膚色的國民/ 閱讀文化與到處可見的圖書館/還有川流不息的機場 (就算是深夜抵達也是滿滿的排隊通關人潮.....花了2小時才順利出關, 行李都已經被搬下行李帶@#^*&.)

Throughout history, UK has always been an outward-looking country. Despite having a small population, it has participated in major historical events, especially in modern times, such as the Age of Discovery, Industrial Revolution, Information Age, modern science, revolution, anti-colonialism, democracy, and World War I and II. Everywhere you look, you can see the fusion of different cultures: the world's first subway (opened in 1863), people of different skin colors, reading culture, and libraries, and the bustling airports (even if we arrived late at night, we still encountered long queues at immigration, taking 2 hours to clear customs, and our luggage had already been taken off the conveyor belt)."

因為地標與景點太多太豐富, 而又只能短暫停留周末2d(實際只有1.5d...因時差作用下, 根本沒那麼多體力可以玩....每天都覺得好累), 這邊行前稍微翻閱記憶中的英國重點, 在還沒翻開任何旅遊書單純以歷史與個人偏好排序下的排序大概是:

Due to the abundance of landmarks and attractions, but with only a short weekend stay of 2 days (actually only 1.5 days due to the effects of jet lag, which left us feeling very tired every day), we skimmed through the highlights of the UK from memory before our trip. Without consulting any travel guides, we ranked them based on their historical significance and our personal preferences, and came up with a rough order as follows:

1. 大英博物館 The British Museum(世界上許多文物收歸於這)
   
   
   
2. 格林威治天文臺 Royal Observatory Greenwich

   

   Check mark is where I been after work😂....可以讓人同時身處東西半球的 Prime meridian 本初子午線

   
   
3. 浪漫時期的文學家墓園 Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

   

   William Blake長眠於此

   
   
4. 在公園漫步觀察動物 Hyde Park
   
   
   
5. (Bypassed) 滑板公園(ex. Clissold Park Skatepark)
6. (Bypassed) 劍橋大學 (Univ. of Cambridge) ---P.S.有些資深同事是這裡的校友😂

很厚顏去拜託倫敦警察@London Bridge Station(as the fair lady in that Song)

由於我們這群同事團, 也是第一次一起出差與見面, 於是乎我們隨著大概的輪廓說出自己想去的地方, 分組行動或一起地跑各個點可能是最適合的, 就採行了我的部分建議, 同時也融合了觀光客行程的地標部分(O.S.有的同事來這邊是完全沒有甚麼想法....就集合了... 不過整體來說我們在倫敦的部分還算順利的進行, 尤其是我特別覺得該看的都看到😎). 雖然很不適應跟別人走的行程, 但是其實在沒有太多意見的情況下, 還是不錯啦(至少吃飯就不會像我一個人時都以速/素食店or能量棒解決)~

Since this was the first business trip and meeting for our group of colleagues, we each shared the places we wanted to visit and split up into groups or went to different spots together based on a general outline. We also included some of the landmarks and tourist attractions in our itinerary (some of my colleagues had no idea where to go and just tagged along). Overall, our time in London went smoothly, and we managed to see everything I wanted to see. Even though it was challenging to adjust to traveling with others, it was still enjoyable since we didn't have any major disagreements. Plus, I didn't have to rely solely on fast food/vegetarian restaurants or energy bars to eat!

King's Cross Station  

Jump into Platform 9 3/4 (Harry Porter's story)