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    November 24

    A trip to Galveston

    趁着少得可怜的感恩节假期,FrankJoyce还有我在Black Friday实现了赴美后的第一次自驾游——浅游GalvestonMap of Galveston (From: http://map.google.com)

     

    我们是幸运的,首先,预定的经济型小车被租完了,免费升级成 PT Cruiser;其次,狂风暴雨并没有在旅行途中眷顾我们,而是选择了等我们回家以后的时间;而且,我们竟然在harbor看到了海豚!天气虽然有点冷,但并没有减退我们的热情——连Frank都开始尝试吃川菜了,还即兴到餐馆门外跳了个舞 : )

     

    其实这次来Galveston,功课做得不是很足,回来以后,通过文字再一次了解了她。先介绍一下Galveston,这是一个位于休斯顿南面约32miles53km)墨西哥湾上的一个海岛,其东部拥有长达33miles的幼沙海滩,岛上多为19世纪的欧式建筑。

     

    我们到达Galveston后第一站是Seawall Blvd,顾名思义,这是一条沿海的观光大道。海水并不漂亮,在珠海长大的我,却是第一次见到那么多的海鸥。他们在陆上的时候身子胖如企鹅,飞起来却是异常矫健。我从小就不喜欢鸟,海鸥是为数不多的我愿意接受的鸟类。当天温度大概4摄氏度,海边的风很大,站在长堤上的我突然有种回到家的感觉。

     

    离开Seawall Blvd,我们继续在岛内的东南部活动,我们走进了Galveston的街道,有如来到了欧洲。商店的招牌和广告除了英语以外,还有不少意、西、法语。而真正让我们奇怪的,是一座古典的建筑物,顶上挂着英国国旗。回来后查到,这是the Hutchings Sealy building,是德州最早的钢筋建筑之一,190098,一场世纪大飓风横扫Galveston,房屋几乎全毁,而这座Hutchings Sealy building却得以幸存。因此,她就成为了Galveston历史的见证者。

    the Hutchings Sealy building

     

    我们怀着初次进城的心情继续玩游,继续四处观望、拍照。这真是一个曾经辉煌的童话般的城市。在19世纪末,从西岸的San Francisco到南部的New Orleans这一广阔的地域里,Galveston是最有实力的银行和金融中心。而今,我相信旅游业已经占据了这座城市经济的相当一部分。不过,她仍然保持着曾经辉煌的痕迹。我喜欢这里的马车,喜欢这里的铁轨,喜欢这里的欧式建筑(Victorian),还有石板路,街头艺术,可以看到海豚的港口,当然,还有海的味道……

     

    我就是一个属于海的孩子。

     

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    Picture of Anonymous
    Dec. 5
    Picture of Anonymous
    开怀一少 wrote:
    照片很美,生活很甜~
    Dec. 2
    志深 黄wrote:
    哈哈~google map~很注意版权哦~
    Dec. 2
    Kelly Tongwrote:
    很不错啊~难得轻松一定要好好放肆
    希望下一年可以碰面啦~
    Nov. 30
    u too
    Johnny
     
    Nov. 29
    最近有点忙~~又不是太忙,日子依旧~只可惜物是人非~呵呵~
     
    在美国似乎过得很不错哦~~人生嘛~~~人生呐!!(越飘越远....)
     
     
    Nov. 27
    faery wongwrote:
    喲~海哦~
    Nov. 25
    Ericwrote:
    欢欢..生活不赖嘛..呵呵..好好加油
    Nov. 25
    莺 张wrote:
    那你到古巴来吧。这里感觉到处都是海~~~~~
    Nov. 25
    斌 袁wrote:
    哇 在美国自驾游,真爽!
    Nov. 25
    BO DENGwrote:
    有欧洲的味道
    Nov. 25
    DAVID CHANwrote:
    正啊!南部美景.~
    我成个假期都在家无点出去。
    Nov. 24
    mia Cwrote:
    我也好想在水族馆以外的地方看海豚哈~
    我们感恩节都没假~不过感恩节当天早上睡过头了赶不及去上课,倒算是给自己放假了~哈哈哈哈哈
    Nov. 24

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