布拉格日記- 第2~3 天 城堡與橋 之城 (圖多)
DAY 2
When one is in a completely new environment, with craving for necessities, but won't settle with normal stuff, where do we go? Ikea of course!
That is where the journey begins on the second day of my life in Prague.
當一人在陌生的環境，但又需要必需品時，會去哪? 當然是宜家囉!
在布拉格第二天的生活就從此開始!
Office of ISC (International student club).
The ISC is CTU’s volunteer organization that deals with international students to CTU. After joining this club for 500 crowns, you get a vodafone prepaid card, a ISC Tshirt and Erasmus card. They also promise lots of parties and trips!
第二天首先是到ISC (國際學生社) 辦公室用500克郎(捷克錢幣) 加入成為會員。已經有人邀請我進去當攝影志工了!! (在這裡強調我不是宅男! 哈哈)
國際學生社是捷克當地學生組成的volunteer社團，加入後會給我們vodafone 易付卡，Tshirt, erasmus 卡 (歐洲的交換學生網) 還有很多很多的party 及 trip.
Early morning of CTU
faculty of architecture under renovation 建築學院整修中
and a weekend fair came before my sight in the school campus
在校園內就有假日市集 (可見校園與城市的結合程度)
look at that cheese!
THE CITY 城市的容貌
遊客區外的城市才是真正的城市!
前面那就是地鐵站 Entrance to a metro station
我個人覺得這裡的公共運輸比台灣發達的多，他們有三種公共運輸交通工具: 輕軌(Tram), 地鐵 (metro) 及 巴士。速度是地鐵(metro)>輕軌(Tram)>巴士。
There are three forms of public transportation here: Trams, Metro and Buses. Personally I think it’s much more advanced than Taiwan’s public transportation system.
Now, some pics of the city:
我真的必須稱讚捷克人，他們超級尊重行人的。連計程車司機也 超尊重的。 當駕駛人看到有人要過馬路時，即使是紅燈，他們也會停下來讓他們先過。所有的交通號誌也有按鈕。不僅如此，交通號誌也會發出"te te te" 的聲音給身體有缺陷的人，當紅燈時，發聲的頻率比較快，相反的，綠燈時就比較慢。
Japanese store in Prague?
even Sushi!
Now for a formal introduction 再來介紹一下人物:
這位是讀建築的可愛女生Heidi, 北科交換來這已經半年了，是我們剛到時的最好的幫手，整個就是歐洲通! 太感謝您啦 Heidi!
Metro Station
There is a note to be made on public transportation in Prague that i think is very special. You don’t show your ticket to go on or off a metro, tram or bus. It is like they’re testing your conscience and peace of mind. There is no gate in the metro station.
Instead, they have a professional ticket checker on trams and metro stations that check your metro pass, and if you don’t have it, you get fined 700 CKZ.
I have personally been checked (I think because i had my DSLR on me, and looked like a dumb tourist), and i have seen someone getting fined on trams. What is funny is that they take so long to write the fine, that it was two stations before he finished. Any ticket jumpers with sense would have gotten off that Tram!
講到捷克的公共運輸，有一點很有趣。 上下捷運，公車及輕軌是不看票的。捷運站也沒有閘門。有點像是良心與自知的考驗。
但，也不是沒有人在管。有職業的驗票員，通常都穿便服，在車上或站內徘徊。當被驗到沒票時，會被罰 700克朗。
我則是真的也被查過(我想大概是因為身上背單眼，一看就知道是笨遊客吧)，還好我有買三個月的票了。我有次在輕軌上坐車時，看到有人被查到過。但扯的是，驗票完要開罰單時就開了都過兩站了。任何其他逃票人早就逃走啦!
no ticket gates 無閘門
ㄉㄟˇ vi 吃尬 (我們campus 車站的發音)
Another formal introduction: 這位是Thomas, 中山大學交換到這，比我們早到一禮拜。大概是這次台灣交換學生裡最搞笑的吧! 他自稱醉了以後會做出不可思議的事情，我還在等這實現!
Ikea 大概就不用介紹了吧!
First Beer Night with “old Czech style” dinner!
Having walked a whole day makes one really tired and thirsty. And in a city where beer costs less than a bottle of water, you’d be crazy to drink anything other than beer!
With another wave of exchange students coming from Taiwan, Heidi decided to take us to a restaurant near the school with good beer and nice food! HODALA!
當走完一整天後，真是又渴又累。在一個啤酒比礦泉水貴的國度哩，不喝也好像不行。
當又有一波台灣的交換學生來時，Heidi 就帶我們去一家有好久與道地食物的捷克餐廳共用晚餐。
人物合照時在介紹!
不是開玩笑的好喝! cheers!
學弟，妳還好吧?
Another formal introduction: 台灣科技大學的交換生 Sky。 他吃的這一餐就是cheese大餐。
來到捷克，當然要點最道地的 "Old Czech Style” (老捷克式餐點)。 mm… 只能說可能還沒有習慣。好鹹喔!!! (應該是配啤酒的)
白色那部分叫做 bread dumpling 還不錯。原本以為香腸會很好吃，結果吃下去…mm…..大概了解。 有點像是泥狀的香腸。
DAY 3
We decided to get up early in the morning to visit a second hand marketplace first, then visit the city center, where the infamous Charles bridge and Prague Castle (flooding with tourists) is located.
大家一大早起來後打算先去捷克當地的二手市集再去人滿為患的查理斯橋與布拉格城堡。
Now another formal introduction:
有左至右: 1. Alex, 我的flatmate, 新加坡來的新朋友。 2.修白, 北科學弟 3. Jackson 台灣清華大學的交換生 4. Amber, 台灣科技大學的交換生 5. Li En 我的roomate, 新加坡來的新朋友 6. 佩君, 中山大學的交換生 7. Sky 8. Heidi 10. Yvonne, 台灣清華大學的交換生 11. Thomas 12. Emma, 中興大學的換生 13. Lilian, 中興大學的換生
照片裡沒有的還有我及其他四位中華大學的交換生。改天拍到在介紹!
這次台灣來的共有16位! (目前遇到的)
今天有帶定焦鏡，當然要來拍美女囉!
What?
again!
有美女也要有帥哥!
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二手市集 Second Hand Marketplace
To know the secret of a city, go to it's second hand market!
要發現一城市的秘密, 去他的二手市集吧!
當前面這樣的人跟你說裡面不能拍，妳還敢拍嗎?
敢!
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Yummy!
Sorry, only dared to take two photo’s.
I’m a Shoo La.
Thoughts
After coming to this market, I learned 3 things: 1. Czech don’t speak a lot of English 2. You can find treasures in this place where people simply drive inside with their old things and start to sell it. 3. It is in these kind of places that you can see the real “life” of the Czechs, away from the tourist areas.
來到這裡學到三件事情: 1. 捷克人不太講英文 2. 來這已真的可以尋寶，這裡幾乎都是假日開這車載家裡舊東西來賣的平民。 3. 真的可以感覺到當地人的生活，而不是遊客區的假象。
那我在這友尋到寶嗎? 當然有! 我找到最想要的東西!
Castles, Bridges and statues
接下來就是到布拉格的中心
1. National Museum
右邊是捷克歷史上占有重要地位的宗教改革者Jan Hus，詳情請案
捷克當地得化妝用品品牌，聽說很好用
這不是童話裡才會出現的, 整點會有玩偶跑出來的天文鐘嗎?
NO!
Look at all the smiling faces
Now for some art:
A place with great ice cream!
Oh my, what do we see in sight? is this?
Noo!
It can’t be……
yep, it was the Karluv most, Czech for Charles Bridge.
A theater opposite Charles Bridge.
King Karluv! long live the king
查理斯國王
That me friends, is the Prague castle! 那就是布拉格城堡!
the castle encompasses the cathedral, and the (white) complex below it. 城堡是包含教堂還有底下的白色建築群。
After seeing all these photo’s, are you still unconvinced that Prague is the city made by artists? There will be more photo’s to come, and it is my job to convince you!
Because there is a limit to capacity of internet traffic on the school dorm. I will post more blogs & photo’s in another day!
看了這些照片以後，還是無法說服你布拉格是藝術師建造的嗎? 以後的文章會有更多照片及介紹，敬請期待!
因為宿舍網路有容量限制，而我的圖又太多了! 在下去今天就沒有網路用了! 所以查理斯橋及城堡留給下次介紹吧!
Today was a good day for photography! Sunny, with few clouds in the sky!
今天拍照真是太好了，陽光非常的充裕，也沒甚麼雲!
Thoughts of the day:
“It is all in the details!”
"一切都在於細節"
All pictures taken with Canon 400D+ Sigma 18-200mm with optical stabilizer+ Canon 50mm normal lens.
Post forecast: Details and statues on Karluv most.
預告: 查理斯橋及橋上雕像的細節
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