049 1028 路过哈利·波特的诞生地


标签:
爱丁堡城堡老城格子裙哈利·波特旅游 |
分类: 苏格兰行记—格拉斯哥/爱丁堡 |
爱丁堡是除伦敦之外最受游客欢迎的英国城市,受欢迎自然有其道理,自然、人文、历史、科学、艺术,这里一应俱全。但对于俺来说,这可不是什么好消息,因为俺必须在6个小时后再次从旅馆出发去赶机场大巴。不过,这倒也好,在这样一个几天都看不完的城市,现在所有枝节都可以除去了,俺唯一的目标就是穿过Royal Mile去看爱丁堡城堡。
似乎英国的每个城镇都有自己的High Street,这条街往往是最繁华的商业街。Royal Mile就是爱丁堡的High Street,位于爱丁堡老城,这里还留存着很多中世纪的建筑。后来随着人口的增加,老城住不下了,于是爱丁堡人开始招标建设新城,中标的方案来自一个22岁的建筑设计师。根据他的方案,新城与老城对称建造,爱丁堡火车站出口所在的王子街是对称轴。所谓新城,建造的时间是18世纪后期,人们至今仍对其规划设计赞不绝口。1995年,老城、新城一起成为了世界文化遗产。
1. 站在旅馆门前
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从火车站出来的时候,等车去看福斯铁路桥的时候,还有昨晚去考察麦当劳的时候,俺都曾路过王子街,也算是到了新城。在苏格兰的最后这几个小时,就留给老城吧。
所谓Royal Mile,其实是人们约定俗成的名字。早上登上亚瑟王座山头的时候,可以看到在苏格兰议会的旁边有座建筑,那是英国王室在爱丁堡的行宫——the Palace of Holyroodhouse。从行宫到爱丁堡城堡,途中行程正好是1英里零107码,后来人们便将这1英里称为Royal Mile,它其实是由四条大街组成的。
对俺来说,Royal Mile也不算陌生了,四天前去高地游旅行社门前集合的时候已经走了一段。早上10点多街上还是没什么人,看来秋天算是这个城市的旅游淡季。其实爱丁堡人是相当能玩的,每年4月到9月,爱丁堡国际科学节、国际电影节、爵士和布鲁斯节、军乐节、国际图书节、嘉年华会轮番上演。而每年元旦前后的四天,王子节到Royal Mile一带会举行各种音乐会、焰火晚会、艺术巡游活动,1996年曾有30万人挤到这里来参加元旦前夜的狂欢,后来组织者不得不将入场券数量限制在了10万张。
当然,以上这些活动没俺啥事,俺只是在一个寒风吹拂的秋日上午,在略显清静的Royal
Mile路过一下而已。已经很难得的是,今天总算看到了蓝天和灿烂的阳光。
2. 街口就是Royal Mile了
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3. 来到Royal Mile
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4. 墙上装着一个大烟缸,有不少人喜欢在路边抽一根再继续溜达
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10. 胡同里
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11. 在胡同里回头看Royal Mile
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12. 很多巷口都有该胡同的历史介绍
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16. 又见到了高地游出发地点前的亚当·斯密
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17. 市议会
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19. 约有900年历史的St. Giles Cathedral,它被认为是新教中苏格兰长老会一枝的母教堂(the mother church )
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21. 1819年的St. Giles Cathedral(网上图片)
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21. St. Giles Cathedral顶上的半只小烧鸡
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Royal Mile店铺林立,胡同杈巷也不少。经过每个巷口时,总不免有一股阴风拂过。1645年圣诞节期间,在爱丁堡附近港口靠岸的货船从欧洲大陆捎来了鼠疫。在其后一年半的时间里,鼠疫从爱丁堡向苏格兰西部和北部蔓延,苏格兰人损失惨重。
爱丁堡被山峦环抱,城区难以展开,人们只得向空中发展。1645年时爱丁堡人已经建造出了14层高的石头楼房,后来人们将其称为摩天大楼的祖宗。当时有7万居民挤在Royal Mile,卫生条件极差,传染病传播迅速就毫不奇怪了。据传说,因为当时人们以为鼠疫是通过空气传染的,为了阻止疫情蔓延,当局曾下令把病人众多的胡同两端封死,这也是如今老城的一些地方鬼魂频频出没的一大原因。不过传说只是传说,当时患病的家庭会被隔离在家中,他们住宅的门窗外挂有标志,人们会定时将食物、药品等放在门前。
24. Mary King胡同很有名,胡同地下完好地保存着建于17世纪的地下街区,现在全年开放参观。关于瘟疫流行的年代把胡同出口用砖封死的传说,指的也是这条胡同,据群众反映,如今这里时常还能见到幽灵出没,最常见的是一个小女孩,她总是在焦急地寻找自己丢失的娃娃。大家给这个孩子取名叫“安妮”。现在胡同里有个房间,里面放满了游客们给安妮带来的礼物。
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25. Mary King胡同展览馆里面陈列的17世纪卫生防疫人员的防护服(网上图片)
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26. Mary King胡同内部的样子(网上图片)
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27. 这大概是Mary King胡同的鬼魂之一?(网上图片)
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33. 爱丁堡人大卫·休谟坐在高等法院门口
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35. 暂时拐个小弯,离开Royal Mile一下
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37. 这条街叫作“乔治四世大桥”(George IV Bridge),一个建筑工人在街边吃东西
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38. 苏格兰国家图书馆在这条街上
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41. 不愧是山城,街道之间落差够大
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43. 拐到这条街上来,就是为了寻访这个地方
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44. 乔治四世大桥街21号,哈利·波特的诞生地——大象咖啡馆
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46. 在写作《哈利·波特与魔法石》时,因为家里又小又冷,J·K·罗琳经常到这里把灵感写在小纸片上
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47. 进去瞅瞅
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48. 本想向侍者打听一下哪张桌子是罗琳常坐的,但他很忙,俺也很忙,于是就算了
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53. 此时阳光正好
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57. 回到Royal Mile
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60. 当年的Royal Mile上有很多集市
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62. 当年的Royal Mile街景(网上图片)
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63. 19世纪在Royal Mile卖鱼的妇女(网上图片)
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67. 来到the Hub门前,早上在亚瑟王座山上看到过
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68. 1845年时的样子(网上图片)
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74. 在这个胡同可以眺望到福斯湾
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75. 这种环境闹一闹鬼实属正常
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80. 1647年爱丁堡城堡附近Royal Mile的俯瞰图,如此稠密的街区真是传染病的天堂
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81. 一家纪念品商店内
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87. 一家苏格兰格子呢展销中心
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93. 很多旧织机
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94. 不同图案代表不同家族
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100. 高地姓氏都齐了
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102. Kilt就是苏格兰呢裙,里面是一个展销中心
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103. 其实,穿法比呢裙本身更带劲儿
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105. 有的还能穿出些特别的味道
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108. 一个将1便士硬币压成纪念币的机器,投进1便士和50便士硬币各一枚,1便士就会被压成图中那个椭圆形模样。根据英美法律,出于欺诈目的而毁损本国硬币是非法行为,这种轧纪念币行为不属于欺诈,因此是合法的,但加拿大、澳大利亚等国则禁止此类行为。
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(纺织品中心视频片断,01:10开始可以看硬币是如何轧成纪念币的)