A good start to a happy weekend! My photo essay under pen name 蓝天游 on Czech Republic’s St. Barbara's Church of Kutna Hora《圣巴巴拉教堂 捷克小镇上的建筑瑰宝》is published today! So happy to see it being featured nationwide in print! Special thanks to Lianhe Zaobao, you have made my day! Thank U so much 感谢 感恩 :)
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I got the chance to see Southern Finland for the first time in December last year during Christmas and fell in love with Finland. I spent most of my time in Helsinki, but one day I took a one hour bus ride to Porvoo, a medieval town filled with cute, colorful streets. Porvoo is the second oldest city in Finland. And if only the cobblestone streets could speak, they would tell you tales of many Finnish artists who’ve called Porvoo their home.
I fell in love with Porvoo as soon as I saw it. And not just because Porvoo is pretty – even though it is, very pretty indeed. It’s one of those places that you find on those ’10 most beautiful villages’ kind of lists, alongside a plethora of stereotypical descriptions – picture-perfect, candy-coloured houses, picturesque, cute as a button, quaint cobbled backstreets, and so on. Fact is, Porvoo really is that. It is picture-perfect. The medieval town and riverside have a happy, holiday-ish vibe which is unique in Finland. That is my favourite part about Porvoo. The time seemed to tick even slower in Porvoo. Wandering around in the enchanting town is easy to get lost back in time and feel the easy-going and historical atmosphere. 去年十二月我迎着冰雪的芬兰之旅,去寻找冬天里冻出来的美景。无雪的北欧冬天不知道会是怎样一幅萧瑟的画面,而我是幸运的,赫尔辛基以银装素裹等待着我的到来,没有雪的冬天,又怎能算是一个完整的冬天呢。我在赫尔辛基有几天的时间,就去波尔沃(Porvoo)这个童话般的小镇走走,体验了芬兰的另一面。波尔沃中世纪小镇有着完全不同于赫尔辛基的精神。 踏入古镇,首先会想到的是,我重新定义“景色如画”这个词。波尔沃是一座有着200多年历史的古,具有北欧威尼斯之称,处处美景如画。如果没有身着现代装束的居民和游人熙来攘往,我会以为整个古镇还被尘封在600多年前的某一天里。当初我为何选择去波尔沃完全是被网路照片那一整排河边红色小屋给深深被吸引了,所以决定前往追寻。我查找了一下交通方式,其实从赫尔辛基搭巴士过来还满方便的,在时间充裕的情况下,决定来个波尔沃 一日遊,享受一下芬兰第二古镇的魅力。从赫尔辛基到波尔沃车程大约只需55分钟。在赫尔辛基市中心的长途汽车站即可乘车前往,长途汽车车身上通常标有 Porvoo 字样。 波尔沃小镇上的观光客並不多,尤其是冬季。一到冬季添了些许神奇的魔力。如果说夏日的波尔沃明媚灿烂的酷似油画,那么冬日的波尔沃则更像是冰雪中的童话世界,同一个地方,相反的季节,风格迥然。 |
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