2005-07-11

Koeln

  奇怪的是看到Neckar-Rhein并没有联想到Koblenz,那里是两河交汇处。反而想到清晨下着雨冷冷清清的科隆河岸,有人在清理船只。很喜欢科隆,具体来说其实就是喜欢那个车站。坐着凌晨的火车进站,天开始下雨,在周围晃荡了两三个小时,然后就又坐车往回走,这一路就赶飞机回来了,算是到过了科隆。
  其实还是到了Koblenz的,凌晨四点多给扔下车,因为那辆车只有夜车那节继续开到科隆,而我们没有预订。Koblenz车站在维修,又小又破,夏天的德国冷得要命,鸡皮疙瘩掉一地。因为前面已经在这城里兜过了,就再没兴趣逗留,等最早的一班去科隆。
  在科隆车站口碰到另一个中国人,在滴水的门檐下聊了会天,他也是出差,似乎是做贸易的,他的旅行更简单,就一路坐车,到个城市就下来,附近走一走,每个城市都就那么几个小时。

  Interesting enough, I didn't think of Koblenz when see the words 'Neckar-Rhein' although Koblenz is the place two rivers converge. Instead, the cool rainy riverside moring of 6 AM in Koeln came into my mind, people cleaning the boats in water.
  I like Koeln, to be precise, I like the bahnhof station of Koeln. We only stayed 2-3 hours there, walked arround the station, besides, it began to rain after train stopped. After that, it is the long trip back to China.
  At the dripping gate, we met another Chinese traveller. He's also on business trip, working for a commercial company or something. His travel is even more simple, just go along the train, step off at every city and wandering for a few hours there.


  
科隆站,第一眼就很喜欢,整个钢结构非常漂亮

I like Koeln at the first sight, the beautiful neat steal structure station.

  
小绵羊橱窗

sheep toy window

  
这个车站绝无仅有的特点,一出站台,就被眼前整面玻璃墙外无比恢弘的老教堂给震住了。这印象如此强烈,以至于真到外面看教堂的时候,反而不觉得它巨大了。

I suppose no other station has this, when you just stepp out of platform, you are overwhelmed by the huge Dom outsized the full glass wall. I am so shocked that later when I got out and saw the Dom itself, it feels not so huge any more.

  
这是我喜欢这个车站的地方,出来后以为自己在平地,走了一会绕到另一面,赫然发现下面还有一层,而且它根本不是地下层,而是象模象样的楼,再边上是川流的车道,红色的灯光也完全是没有预想到的。总之充满惊喜,好像星球大战里的房子那样。

The station is fantastic. When I got out I thought I was on the ground, but after a while, I suddenly realized there are still several floors below. And more, they are not underground at all, they are just normal on the ground. So where is the ground? Everything is unexpected. And beside the station a red car lane go through the building. It just feels like in Star War.

  
教堂背面是个博物馆,非常现代的造型,然而它和后面的老教堂十分和谐,相得益彰

At the back of Dom, it is a museum, with a quite modern shape. But the shape just goes well with the old gray Dom, as perfect as it can be.

  
跨过莱茵河的铁路桥

The railway across Rhein

  
清晨的河畔十分寂静,只有两个船员在河里清理船只

tranquil morning at riverside, only two men cleaning the boat

  
天下着雨,这个孤独的旅行者坐在河边,带着他的几个包裹。最后我还是忍不住折回去给他拍个照

It's raining, the lonely old man with package sitting on the bench. I turned back and pressed the shutter

  
到教堂躲雨,连绵的椅子和沉思的人们

no rain in Dom, people in meditation

  
穿红袍的神职人员,他脖子上挂的箱子是收钱的吗

Dom staff in red, the box on neck is for donation?

  
高高的教堂穹顶

High high Dom ceiling

  
漂亮的站台,火车正驶入

nice station, train coming in

  
站台,我最喜欢之处,一道一道车轨,立着灰色玻璃,行人走过或者坐下,层层错开,或远或近,是个活生生的舞台啊,充满了一幕又一幕的故事

my favorite place, the platform, one after another, with gray glass wall standing on, people go by or sit down, near or far, it is like a live stage, story after story goes on here everyday


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  hard to take pictures that show how HUGE the dome in cologne really is...
  
  :-)
  sebastian
评论人:dropin 评论日期:2005-7-11 19:02


  问候一声。乱看走过的地方真多。
评论人:egawa 评论日期:2005-7-23 12:26


  谢谢egawa老师,经常到你那儿长知识呢,:)
  纯属机缘巧合,暴走,:p
评论人:乱看 评论日期:2005-7-24 11:36


  最近很忙吗? 好久没写东西了
评论人:dropin 评论日期:2005-8-1 15:43


  偷懒被抓了个现行,原来还有督促阿,激动 :D
  前周搬家收拾,折腾一通,后来又去休假,这两天恢复正常了。
  照片整理好了,就要帖了
评论人:乱看 评论日期:2005-8-2 16:48

Schwetzingen

  周六一个客户是Schwetzingen的,看着标签,我忍不住想,啊,那个大花园,我去过的。看到这些遥远的地名,总会想,那是个什么样的地方,有些什么样的人,过着怎么样的生活。
  看不懂是个什么公司,只认得里面有Neckar-Rhein,让我想起那张German Pass,其中是包括这两条河的游船的,但最终也没有时间坐上去。
  事情很顺利,我喜欢在这陌生的茫茫世界里,有那么一点点极浅淡的线索是我所知道的,和我有那么一点根本算不上联系的联系

  Saturday one customer is from Schwetzingen and I can't help thinking of that big garden, yes, I've been there. Sometimes it is just interesting enough to think about those places far far away, a place you know something and more of it you don't know.
  I don't know what bussiness they do, only recognize 'Neckar-Rhein'. This reminds me the German Pass, on the back it prints the ticket also covers some boats on Neckar-Rhein. But till the last minute, I didn't make to try it.
  Everything goes fine. It is just good enough when you think, ah, there...



有烟囱的房子,它很奇怪,因为周围没有一个是这样的

A house with chimney, different from others


大花园前街上的铭牌,当时想照下来查查说的啥,所以还很不情愿里面倒映了许多街景,现在看来,牌子里的那些房子十分有趣,因为最后我到底也没去查它究竟说的什么

The board on the street. I shot it with the intention to make out what it says. So at that time, I am not so happy with the strong reflection. But now I see it is nice with the street houses in it because at last I didn't read the words at all.


夏日里街上的恋人

Lovers on summer streets


典型的房子,窗口里缀满了天竺葵

The typical house, with windows of genarium


这街上有一个有趣的雕塑,一位老妇人卖芦笋,很久以前的事。当时我很奇怪为什么她只卖芦笋呢,也许不是芦笋?后来看Denise做饭,她用青白两种芦笋,我问为什么有白芦笋,她说就是芦笋一直盖在土里长的,感觉有点象我们的韭黄。

The interesting sculpture, a lady selling asparagus, should be long long time ago. I wondered why she only sells asparagus (or is it asparagus?) Later I see Denise cook green and white asparagus, so it is.


雕塑边居然就是个自由市场,人们在这里买鲜花水果蔬菜,感觉十分熟悉

Just beside the sculpture, the live version of vegetable market.


卖的花,海棠吧

looks like begonia, o yes, it is written there


水果摊,很奇怪,他们不少狗都没有尾巴

People buying fruits, strange, quite some dogs have no tail


大花园里怒放的花朵

flowers in the garden


色彩艳丽,小径是白色的石子

flowers


花园

the big garden


里面有个小宫殿

palace inside


池水里的鸭子和神旨

ducks in the pond and the god


溜达的天鹅

swan


苍鹭吗

hern?


泉水

fountain


草地

grass land


晚上会有活动,到处在布置,好奇的孔雀

the garden was preparing an event at night, the curious peacock


门口巨大的磨坊

big mill at gate


一个饭馆底下层,神秘的美酒聚会厅

underground of a restaurant, a secret gathering place


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Yes, the lady in the sculpture is selling asparagus - it is the typical vegetable of this region.
  The dog without tail: it was a kind of 'dog fashion' to cut both tail and ears. It is forbidden in Germany since 1997.
  
  Funny, I never have been in this garden in Schwetzingen. To view it I had to wait for your photos ;-) When I see the 'grass land' picture , music comes to my mind: Brian Eno, 'another green world'.
  
  Denise
  
评论人:dropin 评论日期:2005-7-12 2:54


  The word on the sunshade is 'Regenbogen' = rainbow (advertisement for a radiostation with that name).
  The curiously looking peacock might think: 'You claim to be a rainbow? - Huh, I'm much more colourful than you!'
  ;-) Denise
评论人:dropin 评论日期:2005-7-13 5:11


  Yesterday at lunch, one guy just discussed with us about 'the perspective of traveller and resident is different'. :) I suppose quite some local people won't go to those turist attraction spots. I just don't go Pearl Tower in Shanghai or the big gardens in my hometown, maybe will never if not to show my friends arround. O, for a resident, it just sounds not interesting at all, besides, the enterance fee is so high that makes the idea even more stupid. ;p

  And on the other hand, carry a tourist's eye may be very helpful. When we are back from Singapore, Georgia thought out a very nice advertise words for our pictures: For those have been to SG, you may think you've never been; for those never, as if you have.
  :-D We are very good at praising ourself.
  At the same time, this idea comes in: maybe we should look at our daily life with an eye of tourist, to discover the beauty.

  Yes, I like the grass land very much. Actually it looks more beautiful than my photo. It is on the back of a summerhouse with a golden god sculpture in, in front of the house is the fountain with two goddess sculptures and some deer sculptures.

  So it is rainbow, I didn't know I made such a good shot. :D
  
评论人:乱看 评论日期:2005-7-13 9:02


  Actually, I've 'almost' visited this garden in Schwetzingen.
  While writing my diploma thesis (2001), the institute planned its annual works outing to some sights in the surrounding. Unfortunately I had a stomach flu and couldn't take part.
  I also would have had a beer in this 'Brauhauskeller'on your last photo.
  It seems to be fate who wanted me to wait for your photos ;-))
  
  Denise
评论人:dropin 评论日期:2005-7-13 13:26

2005-07-10

太强了

  奈何作贼
  网络实在是太好的东东,强人辈出,否则就只好奈何作贼了

2005-07-02

船长2号

  通常我们都搞不清楚为什么公司或领导-请-吃-饭(做中国人真累啊,写什么都很困难,不允许),一般来说收到很上层的信,感觉上基本等同垃圾邮件,偶尔周围有人叫‘有饭吃!’于是眼睛一亮,赶快打开点接受。有时也怀疑,应该是别的部门的吧?最后一想,先接受再说,谁让它到底进了自己的信箱呢。有一次更过分,吃完了也不知道为的是哪出。席间倒是有领-导说过话的,当时大家躲在一角忙着嚼腮帮,私下问,说啥?听不清……这个味道不错,你试试。
  这把来的是老板的老板的……的老板,所以干脆吃到船上去了。
  饭前当然是有领-导-讲-话的,哪儿都一样。听得不甚了了,但大家还是很快抓住了要点,要点是,我们这把还是来蹭饭的,其实并不怎么相关。
  船很不错,很有戏的那种,我很喜欢。

Big boss comes, so we have dinner on Captain Sailer over Huangpu River Friday night.
  

楼梯

Stairs


开会

Meeting before dinner


黑包粉红包和椅子

Black bag, pink bag with paper and chair


窗外的灯火

Lights on river out of window




Lights


空水杯,烟灰缸,纸巾和同事的笔记本

Empty glasses, ashtray, tissue and colleague's notebook


冰啤酒

Icy beers


空吧台

Empty bar desk


红栏杆

red bars


休息的厨师

Chefs in rest


楼梯2

Stairs 2


Captain Sailer


霓虹水面

Neon in water


绿顶的和平饭店

Peace hotel with green top


金莲花

Golden lotus head


夜晚的SHY

SHY in night


钟楼

Bell tower


还是和平饭店

Peace hotel again


甲板上的人们

People on deck


两个楼

Two buildings


霓虹船

Neon boat


浦东

Pu Dong


东方明珠、海关、香格里拉、金贸

Pearl tower, customer tower, Shangri-la and Jing Mao


码头

Dock


船顶的蓝光,喇叭和一个草球

Blue light on boat, a broadcaster and a weed ball


水岸

The Bund


船舱

Inside boat


两杯啤酒和两杯雪碧

Two beers and two sprite


啤酒雪碧可乐和操作台

Beer, Sprite, Cola and the working area


可乐和酒瓶环

Cola and wine ring


倒悬的杯子,嘉士伯,仪表和酒瓶环

cups overhead, Calsberg, meters and wine ring


仪表们

meters


倒悬的酒杯们

Cups
  
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great!
  especially ruth. i love that picture.
  regards,
  sebastian
评论人:dropin 评论日期:2005-7-3 7:11


  Which one is ruth?
评论人:乱看 评论日期:2005-7-3 10:18


  the pic is now titled "SHY in night".
  :-)
  em, need to add, i like all of these pictures. but for some reason i am more attracted to pics where people are seen (or almost seen).
  
  s.
评论人:dropin 评论日期:2005-7-3 14:27


  Yes, I agree picture with people is more interesting. But it is not good to put their photos on. Actually I hesitate a lot when put this one, I should ask SHY first (ask her tommorrow)... But I like that photo very much and then told myself it's dark and side view, maybe ok...not a good way. ;p
  
评论人:乱看 评论日期:2005-7-3 20:02


  actually i even hesitate to take picture.
  btw, HY seemed at least not to be upset .. i had a little chat with her. :-P
  
  here in DE there is a law: you MUST ask for agreement before publishing a photo of someone. exception are ppl in public interest (politicians, stars ...)
  
  s.
  
  
评论人:dropin 评论日期:2005-7-4 2:54


  I can understand. Actually sometimes I think it is not so polite to take picture of others. When click the button, a tree, a flower, a glass, a person is treated the same way, it is a object to shoot, a subject of interest. (Maybe that's wrong attitude and the perfect path to bad pictures...:-)
  And think about those terrible failed photos, too impolite.
  People want to live peacefully, un-disturbed. Me too. I don't like to be photographed, but I take photos... :p not good
  
评论人:乱看 评论日期:2005-7-11 17:08