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

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