2015年4月22日 星期三

Finding the Footprint of Mark Twain(發現馬克吐溫的足跡)

Finding the footprint of Mark Twain
On the way home from Yellowstone National Park to California ,we were so excited to find the footprint of Mark Twain at Virginia City in Nevada.  
In my pupil time ,"The Adventures of  Tom Sawyer." "The Prince and the Pauper." and
"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."were popular comic books. The interesting stories attracted me to read the literature of Mark Twain. And then ,every characters actives in Japanese cartoons which keep company with my children and grandchildren's childhood time. 
A signboard was curved the golden words on a building,"Mark Twain who creatly enriched the literature of the west, started his career as a writer in this building in 1862 on the editorial staff of the territorial enterprise. " Mark Twain ( November 30,1835- April 21,1910 ) was an American author and humorist.
Following the footsteps of Mark Twain, we visited to Virginia City where was known of early gold and silver mining town ,there are many original buildings, in my deep imagine that the jades put in a Rock Shop,though in Taiwan a beautiful Jade is regard as a Jewel .
It's a silent little town nearly abandoned. People are hardly to remember the past glorious time.
發現馬克吐溫的足跡
從黃石國家公園回加利福尼亞州的路上,我們很興奮的發現馬克吐溫的足跡,就在內華達州的維吉尼亞小鎮上。
在我還是小學生時,湯姆歷險記,乞丐王子和頑童歷險記是非常流行的漫畫書,有趣的
故事吸引我去讀馬克吐溫的文學作品,後來毎一個人物都活靈活現的出現在日本卡通影片中,它們持續陪伴著我的子女和孫子女的童年時光。
一塊刻著燙金字體的金屬牌釘在一幢建築物上,寫著「馬克吐溫創新豐富了西部開拓時代的文學,他的作家生涯始於這幢建築物,1862年當時他是州報業的編輯工作人員。」馬克吐溫生於1835年11月30日,卒於1910年4月21日,為美國幽默作家。
我們踩著馬克吐溫的足跡拜訪維吉尼亞小鎮,這裡曾經是早期金鑛銀鑛區的市鎮,迄今仍然保有許多原始建築,我印象最深刻的是玉放在名為石頭店內,在台灣,美麗的玉是被視為珠寶的。
它是一個沉默的小鎮,繁華落盡似乎被遺棄,人們很難回憶起它往日的榮光。








2015年4月20日 星期一

Visiting to Napa Valley(拜訪納帕山谷)

Visiting to Napa Valley
Last year ,we were shocked by the news in Taiwan that Napa Valley had an strong earthquake at 3:20 August 24 ,and lost lots of the wine which was estimated over US one billon dollars. 
Relaxing in Napa Valley Winery and enjoying to taste red and white wine was an amazing time,and appreciating the grand view of the vineyard with a birds eye from the cable car was unforgettable. Napa Valley is located in Northern California, since 1885 developed into many wineries and a large town attractively to the tourists and people expert in wine ,especially red wine famous in the world.
 Going down town Napa is a historical experience, though there are full of Victoria styles building ,beautiful and elegant standing for over hundred years. Napa Valley Wine Train run around the area still steaming ahead.
Today, we visit the famous scenery once again and admire the beauty recovering soon from earthquake.
拜訪納帕山谷
去年,我們在台灣聽到納帕谷地在八月二十四日凌晨三時二十分發生強烈地震,酒莊損失估計超過十億美元,極度震撼。因為曾經輕鬆的旅遊納帕山谷的酒莊,享受品嚐紅葡萄酒和白葡萄酒,是很美妙愉悅的時光,從纜車上鳥瞰欣賞整個山谷壯麗的葡萄園景觀,令人難忘。納帕谷地位於加利福尼亞州北部地區,從1885年就發展出許多酒廠酒莊和大城鎮,吸引了許多遊客和精於品酒的人士到訪,尤其它的紅葡萄酒世界知名。
到納帕市中心逛逛感覺彷彿走入歷史,這兒充滿維多利亞風格的建築,美麗典雅的挺立了超過百年歲月。納帕谷地的酒鄉火車仍吐著蒸氣努力繞著酒鄉跑。
今天我們再次拜訪這著名的景點,欣賞它從地震後迅速復元的美麗。