我们来到列支登士坦,一个实行独立君主制的小侯国。到达的时候天上下着雨,湿润的街道反射着光亮,首都瓦杜斯鲜花盛开,给人以幽静雅美的感觉。列支登士坦以邮票著名,地上三步一张邮票,五步一个方连,七步则是一个整套,集邮的儿子一定喜欢这条大街。
瓦杜斯的市政大厅用砖头砌成,像上了釉一般粉嫩的奶黄色。静谧的广场像是一个世外桃源,我与女儿迷失于其中不想走了。
市政大厅正面
市政大厅背面
市政大厅边上的砖墙
砖墙边上的小树林,让我感受到东方的道元素,不知怎地,我想起了射雕中的桃花岛。
有时候真是非常矛盾,周围的景色太美了,需要多花些时间欣赏,但是前面有着更多美好的未知。我拽着女儿继续前行,在途中一起赞美鲜花盛开的教堂,惊叹透明三棱镜反射的彩色街景。
然后真的没有时间了,我们必须往回走了。
来到列支登士坦总得买几张邮票吧,七转八拐弯,还问了一个英俊小伙子,总算摸到了邮局的大门。邮局小姐拿出了邮票本子,我翻看了一下,很是失望。
邮局小姐抱歉地解释,“邮局只出售普通邮票,买纪念邮票需要去集邮公司。”
没有时间,没有可能,只能放弃集邮公司了。就地取材吧,我挑了四种最漂亮的花色,各要了一个方连。邮局不收信用卡,还好我有欧元,让邮局小姐将法郎克换算成欧元。
“十元。”
我吓了一跳,就这么几张普通邮票要十欧?转念一想,过了这村就没有这店了,还是买吧。
邮局小姐收了钱,将邮票放进一个信封给我。
我的眼睛一亮,这个信封真漂亮,正反面都印着邮票,十欧值了。
我们继续前行,进入了奥地利。
来到因斯布鲁克的Wiltener大教堂,这个教堂还有一个美丽的名字:四大支柱的圣母(Our Lady of the four pillars)。
大教堂的背面是雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
大教堂的里面是华丽的装潢。
大教堂的对面是滑雪场,曾经于1964年、1976年举办过两届冬季奥运会。
黄金屋顶是因斯布鲁克的一个地标,位于老城的中央广场。这是一个三层楼的阳台屋顶,用2657块镀金铜瓦盖成。黄金屋顶建于1500年,是为了纪念皇帝马克西米连一世的第二次婚姻,成为皇帝夫妇观看广场比赛的包厢。为了不疏远第一次婚姻的盟友,皇帝在阳台上的两边画了两个妻子,并且将自己的画像放在中间,表明自己一碗水端得四平八稳。
其实黄金屋顶需要一点距离来欣赏的,背面是云雾缭绕的阿尔卑斯山,前面是四通八达的街道,每一条街道都有自己的特色,亦或色泽明艳,亦或造型别致。我们走了一个方阵,细细品味小街小巷的古雅,晃晃悠悠地又回到了原地。
奥地利的物价指数较低,我第一次感到了荷包的份量。单球冰激凌只要1.25欧,终于享受到了随意购物的快感。
如同女儿迷上天鹅那样,我迷上了奥地利,山景优美,历史悠久,有模有样的古城,淳朴憨厚的民风,合理的物价,品质的生活,奥地利令我神往不已。
我们继续赶路,窗外是绵延不断的阿尔卑斯山。导游指着一处崇山峻岭说,那是一个希特勒非常喜欢的地方,为了庆祝他的50岁生日,在Mooslahnerkopf 山头上建了一座茶室。我赶紧按下了相机的快门,那么的巧,车窗上有一个标记,看起来像是山头上的一轮黑日。
17 day trip – day 7Lichtenstein: three out of five
Lichtenstein is a very small country in Europe, near Switzerland. I had a short stop there in Vadus. One of the most memorable places there (for me) is the water arch. It's a strange-looking rectangular wall that has an opening that you can walk into. At least, that's what it looks like from the outside. Inside, however, you can see that the wall is hollow. At one corner, a jet of water shoots out that creates an arch made of water. Another memorable spot is the yellow brick road, a part of the street made of light yellow bricks. It's much shorter than the one in Oz, though. The last one is the post office, which is on the yellow brick road. My mom bought some stamps to give to other people.
Austria: five out of five
Now I finally know how annoying it is to not understand the official language of the country you're in. In Austria, the official language is German. At a supermarket, I was helping my mom buy food, and we couldn't even tell if the food was cooked or raw. I judged by how it looked, but got one package wrong. I had said that it was cooked, but it wasn't. (Humph!) While on the streets, I ate some ice cream. It was green apple. There were a lot of street performers. One even had a dog as part of the act.
For today, I still won't put the average score. Too sleepy.