West Iceland
The Wonders of Snaefellsjokull-Snaefellsnes peninsula


今天去西部的國家公園。車上只有五名乘客,我們三個加兩個百慕達
來的。導遊小姐兼開車。今天的路途很遙遠,加上導遊一路認真的解說,我們一路都睡得很香(昨天和今天的導遊講話都沒啥熱情,聽久了我就去見周公了,冰島人是不是都這樣啊?)

Today we set off to the west of Iceland for the glaciers and birdlife. There are only five of us, three from Taiwan and two from Bermuda . (I didn’t know it was a country?) The driver, Ola, is also our guide for today. It’s going to be a long drive to the Snaefellnes peninsula, judging from the way she drives. Anyway, it’s fine with me. Napping on the bus is no problem, especially when there’s a guide involved. 

 

  
十二點多,終於到達目的地
Arnastapi小鎮。哇!真是美不勝收!海邊有好多海鳥,導遊一直走,我們一直落後照相。
We arrive at Arnastapi, a small harbor with a population of 15, yes, 15, shortly after twelve. The scenery is just breathtaking. We were too busy taking photos to notice which direction Ola has gone.





這個地區的地質景觀和鳥類生態都相當豐富,到處都是火山爆發之後留下的熔岩。十九世紀的法國作家Jules Verne更以此為背景寫下「The Journey to the Centre of the Earth」。據說這裡的冰河有神奇的力量,每年都有人來這裡吸收靈氣還是練氣功什麼的。

According to her, the glaciers here have mystical powers. People travel to this area to absorb the energy or something. 




我只覺得這邊的海岸線真是超美!

All I can say is that the scenery is just spectacular. Well worth the trip.




中午在這裡用餐。炸魚薯條和漢堡兩道菜就花了台幣一千五,吃完了覺得只有牙縫有飽而已。早上從旅館拿出來的東西放在車上,看來要先餓一下肚子了。

We have lunch at a café here. A plate of fish and chips and a hamburger with egg and three cokes cost NT$1,500. Barely enough for the three of us. The good thing is I brought something from breakfast this morning. The bad thing is I left my backpack on the bus.





不過吃飯的餐廳外型倒是超酷的。背後就是我們大老遠跑來看的山頭。
The restaurant is really cool, with grass growing all over it.

司機兼導遊小姐一邊開車一邊介紹冰島的歷史文化和風景。冰島人的名字很有趣,姓就是爸爸的名加son或daughter。所以如果有個人叫William,他爸爸也叫William,他的全名就會變成William Williamson。女人結婚姓氏也不會改,因為她還是她爸爸的女兒。
Ola told us a lot about the history and culture of Iceland. The name system in Iceland is different from other European countries. A person’s surname is his/her father’s name plus son or daughter. For example, if you are called William, and your father’s name is also William, then your full name is William Williamson. And even if women marry, their surnames don’t change because they are still their father’s daughter. Says a lot about gender equality in this country.

那天剛到冰島的時候就嚇了一跳,從機場接我們到市區的大巴士是位年輕漂亮的女司機,不僅剽悍地叫大家排隊,「不排隊就不開車」,還搬了所有人的行李。我想,這應該是個男女相當平等的國家吧?(人口才三十萬,應該不用再分了吧?)
Like the day we arrived. We were a bit surprised to see a blonde young lady lugging our luggage into a big bus at the airport and even more surprised to find that she’s actually the driver. I was shocked to hear her bark ‘get in line, people, otherwise I won’t drive’. Well, with a population of only 300,000, I suppose they need all the work force they can get. 


 這個女司機開車速度超慢。回到市區都七點多了,快累翻了。還要跑去確認明天去格陵蘭的voucher有沒有送到我們飯店了。

路上看到這超酷的信箱。
These are are mailboxes we saw on our way to the travel agency to confirm our trip to Greenland tomorrow. I think they are really cool design.



 


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