south bank的BFI,跳蚤市场,路边的酒馆,滑板的少年们,夕阳下的伦敦和泰晤士河。
All in United Kingdom
此行的目的地,Isle of Skye。一路上苏格兰高地沧桑的山峦,有一种不怒自威的庄严感。
Skye的地貌的确颇为独特。Old Man of Storr,Quiraing,Neist Point,各有各自的风貌。半夜随险峻的山路,campervan扎营到Quirang山顶,独自等待着日出。
距离第一次来爱丁堡已经过去5,6年。爱丁堡在我心目中依旧是整个欧洲我最爱的城市。故地重游,没有作太多的停留。登上了上一次没有去成的Calton Hill。
北境长城。近两千年前罗马帝国疆土的极限。No sight of Night King, but there was a lost Scottish sheep…
从伦敦出发,一路开着camper van穿过苏格兰高地。途经哈德良长城(Hadrian Wall),爱丁堡,尼斯湖,最后到达Isle of Skye。
除了苏格兰高地粗犷的地貌,campervan这种开到哪里就在哪里歇脚的随性式旅行让人欲罢不能。
My only day in London was dedicated to the Tower of London. But luckily enough, I happened to run into the memorial event for WWI soldiers "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red".
My impression of London is very limited, but I generally fancy cities with rich history, and cities with a river running through it. London fits the profile on both.
I long for the day to meet you again.
Hopped onto a guided tour for Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Oxford with Adrian, Mariano and Jingnan. The tour was mediocre. Do not recommend.
I fell in love with Edinburgh on the very first sight when I stepped out of Edinburgh train station. It was dusk time, and the majestic castle was right in front of me, up there on the hills, staring down at me, at everyone in this city.
It was surreal.
I woke up at 4am the next day and decided I couldn't wait any longer to get to know her. Wandering between narrow alleys and city streets with no specific destination in mind has always been my favorite game when traveling. The city quickly blended into my blood, or maybe the other way around. I cannot tell any more.
History, as to ordinary people, is their fates and destinies being overshadowed by heroes and villains, their joy and tears being buried behind legends and glories, their fleshes and minds being inked but quickly washed away by blood, death, and eventually, time.
Stirling Castle is one of the witnesses of those histories being made for Scotland.
Heading up north from London, I made my first stop at Cambridge. Starting my day with a traditional English breakfast and coffee, I strolled across the small college town along the peaceful summer time River Cam. The campus walking tour, featuring King's College, Queens' College and Trinity College, was quite informative and yet very entertainingly engaging.
In Cambridge, time flows by as slow as River Cam. That summer morning, it feels like I had all the time in the world, all to myself.
Overall summary of my UK trip in 2014 August, covering logistics, travel dates, lodging, transportation, and links to individual posts for each city I visited: London, Oxford, Windsor, Stonehenge, Cambridge, Stirling Castle and Edinburgh.