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| 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.
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)."
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