Some interesting shop I found in Clermont-Ferrand!

Miss Boll, an chest platform artist. Her shop is behind the black cathedral.  She collects old chest platform and chest and repaint it. The price of her creations is not higher than my imagination. A beautiful moody box is around 15-25 euros. I really want to buy one! But I can't bring too many stuffs when travelling. pity... Miss Boll is talkative. She answers every question. If your french is not good, don't worry! She can speak English  :)

Bubble Break, a bubble tea shop which surprises me at first sight. Bubble tea is from Taiwan. Seeing this, not just Asus, Acer these technology product makes me feel more like home. I' m happy to see that it has many customers. I waited aside and took this picture with less customers. The bubble tea tastes great! But I still miss the tea shops in Taiwan.  In Taiwan, we can adjust the ice, the sweetness as you like. I don't like too sweet drinks. But the one, Mocha bubble tea, I ordered there is really good! Not too sweet, not too hot. If you never drink this, go try it! You'll love it or get a different experience toward drinks! You won't lose anything.

Ps. Bubble tea is milk tea with tapioca balls, original one is like this. If you think tapioca balls are strange to chew with tea, there are many good tea from Taiwan. Take a look of eco-cha. Even Google office can find Taiwanese tea :) The tea is from small tea farmers in Taiwan. It's handmade. With less hard to environment and wonderful taste, how can you miss it?
Recently, I heard some good news about the wines made in Taiwan. They win some international prize, red wine winning the International Wine Challenge etc. Why I'm abroad now... one is Kavalan Whisky, the other is red wine.This red wine doesn't have enough amount to sell now. Now, we only can book it and wait. I only find the Chinese information and the English news. So, sorry. When I go to Taiwan, I will tell you the taste. haha It takes time but I'll definitely get one!

Eco-Cha: http://eco-cha.com/#
Kavalan Whisky: http://www.kavalanwhisky.com/en/
2015 wines of the world: http://www.digitalnewsroom.co.uk/iwc/2015-wines-of-the-world/

Depot-vente. If you see this word showing in the shop and want to find new owners for your clothes, give it a try in that shop. It's a second-hand clothes shop with nice look shop appearance. You can put your clothes there and wait for its new owners. After some days, go back to the shop and get the money and the clothes which don't sell out.

Buibui is my favorite Asian shop in Clermont-ferrand. It's clean and organised. You can find the products from Taiwan, Korea, Japan and south-east Asia. In Taiwan, we eat Nougats, too. Frankly, I always think nougats are traditional snack in Taiwan. But  I also see them a lot in France... My another different culture shock. The Taiwanese  nougats selling in Buibui is not the best but acceptable. The most common nougats flavor is with peanuts. In France, it's almond.

Weilih Zhahiangmien in Taiwan look like this
You can have noodles and a soup by this
維力, weilih, is the brand's name

instant snake noodles
 with the sympol cartoon girl face

Weilih Zhahiangmian is my favorite instant noodles. If you want to try something new, give it a try. Normally, when we don't have time to cook and we don't want to eat out, we eat instant noodles. In my family, we also add other food in instant noodles such as vegetable, eggs and some meats. haha we're picky toward what we eat. It can't be just noodles with flavors. When we eat Weilih instant noodles, the Zhahiangmian one, we add slice of cucumber and fried egg. You can find Zhahiangmien in Japan and Korea,too. There are differences between us. The taiwanese and japanese flavor is alike according the information I find on the internet. The korean one has different accompanied food. There, you can also find one snack we like, the instant snack noodles, the one with cute cartoon girl face on. It inspires from instant noodles. But it's like salty cookies. It's crisp. Don't add hot water in it. Just eat them like cookies.

I found a video about Taiwanese snack on youtube. It's interesting and real. Make me want to go back to Taiwan and get all.  Take a look!

Walk around in Clermont-fd. And find many interesting things. Maybe it's life.

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Hey! Puy de Dome!

Hello! Puy de Dome! People tells me I must go Puy de Dome since I stay in Clermont-fd. So, in my last week in Clermont-fd, I went to the tourist center and asked for more information. It's really easy to get there by bus! In my last day in Clermont-fd, I went there. When I arrived in bus stop, there were already 3 persons. There, I knew M, an Iran artist.

Honestly, I know it isn't cool, I've some fear toward Islamic country because of the stereotype about female right. Female needs to wear burka or  people may think her easy and female tends to be conventional. But M breaks my negative stereotype. She doesn't wear burka. We talked a lot from when climbing up the hill. In Iran, boys and girls are in different class except university. In Taiwan, boys and girls are in same class. And I saw some M's creations, saw her taking photos, filming the video. She also likes film camera! When I travel alone, I'm seldom alone. Nice to share a piece of life with travelers passing by.

Puy de Dome is famous for the volcano geography. When we climbed up, it was just like climbing up a ' normal' hill. We were around beautiful plants and heard the birds singing.  On the top of the hill, we saw the volcano geography covered by green plants. It's beautiful! In Taiwan, there are volcano geography. I only saw few of them. pity..... Puy de dome is also a good place to try parachute. But I only sat on the grass and saw people doing that. One day, I'll try it!  In the afternoon, it rained and even hailed. I was glad that I brought an umbrella with me. I saw the passerby's ' it hurts!' face. I started to feel how lucky I was that I lived in a raining-a-lot-in-winter city for 4 years and have habit to bring umbrella with me.

Is hailing normal in France?

In the end, share the video of the birds singing after raining. Good days!

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Hi! Arles and Avignon!

The motivation to go to Avignon was for visiting a friend. Honestly, I didn't care what I can see in Avignon. When I walked out the train station and saw the wall around Avignon, the first thought coming out my mind is that Avignon is yellow, Clermont-fd is black if every city has a symbolic color. The wall around Avignon is yellow. The old buildings such as cathedral in Clermont-fd are black.

Walked on the road in front of train station and  found the Palais de Pape. The building is really gorgeous. But I didn't see many stuffs.Nothing showed in the treasure room but big space. It was cold inside the house.  Nevertheless, the instrument for the popes is quite in detail. The reduced ticket price is  9 euros. Full price is about 11 euros.

Then I went to the Pont d'Avignon. It was raining when I came there. Anyway, seeing a group of students dancing on bridge was good, too. Their happiness made me feel the rain was nothing for trip. The bridge is simple. But the story for the bridge is good. The bridge is built by Saint Bénezet for helping the residents.

Seeing old friends in Avignon. Sharing life in France with her. Knowing new friends. Breaking the Taiwanese stereotype again. I've met some people thinking I'm like an European,  people from USA etc. Well... I've about 23 years experience to be a Taiwanese. I don't need people to tell me what is a Taiwanese truly and I don't have strength to force myself to fit the stereotype. I once met a boy who has a thought that Taiwanese girls are easy. Well... easy people finds each other easily. They take advantage of each other. Why only women get the negative feedback?

Arles, another comfortable village in France. There are roman heritages such as arena. I've seen Arena in Nimes. Therefore, I only went to thermal, found each room has different temperature and the way of heating the room is out of my imagination, using the think wall and air to heat the water. It's interesting! In Arles, there is a kind of kid dress. I almost bought this dress for my future niece when seeing it! It was so cute!  I'm pretty sure that I would spend much money if I've niece. Luckily, in 3 years, I won't have any niece. right? my sister haha

I went to the market, saw something to eat, something to wear. In Taiwan, there is night market. I felt the market between in Taiwan and in France is similar. The most difference is the time. One is in day time. The other is at night. Of cause, the content would be different. Generally, it'a always about something to eat, something to wear, something for life. I saw someone selling snake wine. It was claimed good for diabetics. well... I've seen this kind of things once in Taiwan when I was little. Now, I grew up. Still feel it weird.

There, I met a retired nurse from Marseille, living in retired house. We talked about life, her sons, etc. Out of curiosity, I asked her using soap of Marseille or not. And she said the soap of Marseille is for tourists. Those soaps even produce in other place. We share a sweet bread together. This type of bread is commoner in Taiwan. Bread is not staple food in Taiwan. So, the most bread in Taiwan is more like a desert, not like baguette this type of bread. And cheese is not so important in Taiwan like in France. But there are a lot of carrefour, amart, 24hrs convenient stores in Taiwan. It's easy to buy cheese. As for quality, I don't know. I'm not professional about cheese. But carrefour is french company. So, I've seen some french brand there.

Nice to meet you my future friends!

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Hello! Wonderful Austria!

bridge in Salzburg

My first city in Austria is Salzburg, the Mozart's hometown.
When I walked out of the train station, I saw the train officer giving red envelope. At that time I went to Austria is lunar new year. In Taiwan, we celebrate lunar new year. Lunar new year is our Christmas. It's a holiday for family. In lunar new year, the adults give red envelope to kids and the elders with their bless. So, when seeing the officers giving the red envelope, I took one as my first bless this year. In the red envelope, there were seeds! I love this idea!

From my hotel to city center, I passed a bridge. On the bridge, there were locks. I saw a lock for motorcycle.  It shocked me. And I believed this couple would be together forever. When the sun shined on the bridge, locks shined too. It was so beautiful! It was a pity that I missed the time when bell rang the Mozart's pieces.

When I left Salzburg, I met the cars from the wedding. It's noisy. But I still watched them passing and gave them my bless from heart.

exchange books station

We stayed in Bad Goisern for going to Hallstat. I didn't see many tourists even the residents. Here, I saw stars starring at night, music band who wears the costumes of crocodile and cute but a little aggressive ducks. I also saw a little place to put the books in and people can exchange books. I met that an old man put his books there and he also rearranged piles of books. I love this idea. I've seen similar idea in Taiwan. But it's providing free books to read in public, after reading, you need to put books back. It's more like smaller library. I hope this idea can show in Taiwan one day. Recently, I see  an idea, bringing a book from east-south Asia when traveling. In Taiwan, there is a lot of labor from east-south Asia.  Taiwanese travels a lot in east-south Asia. The value for this idea is to let these labors can enjoy reading, too. I hope, one day, these amazing ideas can show in whole Taiwan.

Ahead Hallstat. Hallstat is really famous in foreigners. I saw many tourists there. It's beautiful but too many tourists.

Hunderwasser House

amusement park

In Wien, I went to Hunderwasser House. I love its appearance! It's gorgeous and unique! I hope my house can be like this, beautiful, unique and art in life. I walked around in this city, went into a park and saw an equipment. At first, I saw it an  amusement facility, scarring type. But I found out that it was not scarring one. It was for seeing the city view. It's interesting for me. I never see this kind facility show in the park in Taiwan only near department stores,farris wheel or in amusement park. I only saw people playing ice skating.

Austria, a country I love. It's so comfortable.

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listen Taiwanese pop music with translation: Jump into music

beautiful flowers, beautiful eyes, nice pics

Recently, some old ladies sell flowers on the streets. They aren't like people who sells roses on the streets. They always stand on the streets, wait for you to talk to them actively. 2 euros for a bunch of flowers. Those flowers can rest for 2 days.  The flowers are beautiful. I like yellow flowers. These flowers lets me feel warm weather coming. I bought one. The lady told me warmly that I should put these flowers in the vase with water etc. When she was saying these, her eyes changed. I can feel her happiness in her eyes and she also like these flowers. When I came home, these flowers reminded me that we bought flowers to put in our house in Taiwan. Sometimes ,it was lily. Sometimes, it was ginger lily. I love the smelling.  Finally, I used the flowers as props when taking photos. Got some nice pics! When I go back to Taiwan, maybe I can use these pics to find some good models and keep taking good photos.

After 2 days, I met that lady again on the street. She was with grand-daughter ahead to the park. We smiled at each other. Another different type of friendship?

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Hello! Cezch Republic

Lennon Wall in Prague

I've seen some video about the reasons the travelers love Taiwan. One of the reasons is people in Taiwan. These travelers meet a lot of people help them. As for me, Taiwanese, sometimes, I feel that Taiwanese asks too much my private life. I really don't like people judging my private life. I never chat others' people private life actively. I' m not a gossip girl. Maybe I' m too common people to be a gossip girl. Hope to be rich like Blair or Serena one day  ... lol
 Anyway, I also get many helps when traveling in Taiwan. Sometime I don't even ask people for help and people helps me actively. That's one reason I love Taiwan so much!   Cezch Republic lets me feel this kindness again. I get a lot help here. A girl guides me to my hostel. I catch cold and I'm in my period. My look isn't good at all. And I meet a girl asking me, " Are you ok?" It's so nice! The atmosphere here is relaxing and people always smiles! I love their smiles!

Lipno

Lipno is the county I stay for learning snowboard. The environment is pretty good! The expense is good,too. It's a pity that I'm too sick  to grab every second playing snowboard there.  The salesman in the pharmacy is really helpful. We find the medicine suiting my needs. But the explanation on the medicine  isn't written in English. Therefore, remember to ask when to take it etc. The scenery in Lipno is beautiful, too.  Walking on the lake and seeing cute kids playing ice skating. It's wonderful!

the website for ski in Lipno: http://lipno.skischoolshop.com/en/

in Prague

I see him in front of my hostel. He is body-challenged but he pays much attention on doing cross-stitch. I really want to have his work. But I never see him again. My first time wants to chat with someone so eagerly even though I'm so sick. 

The first stair of my hostel is a shop. When I go up stair to my hostel, I hear that the boss tells the asian clients, " you're Chinese. you're rich. you should buy more t-shirt." I can tell the unhappiness from the clients' faces.  I'm glad that I'm just sinophone, chinese-speaker. Or I would be unhappy about the boss' rudeness.

At 12 pm, I leave my room to buy some mineral water from the reception.  A boy sees me and he keeps saying, " my goodness. my goodness." I don't feel scared. I only feel that he is annoying. Why men do this kind of behavior? Just for letting others feel annoyed, or they only think about what they feel? The man in the reception is really nice. He smiles warmly. And the price for the water is affordable! The only disadvantage here is that the weather is too dry and too cold. My nose becomes a bloody fountain... I travel and sleep with hostel's toilet paper...My tissue ran out in my second day here... 

old town plaza

I see some decoration of chinese new year. To be honest, I feel it's weird. Western scenery with chinese style decoration... I keep thinking when 2 different culture meet, what we should do for respecting each other.  There is English explanation below the decoration. And I see foreigners' face in the traditional chinese performance. Maybe it's not so weird to see these in Europe.

I like Lennon wall in Prague. When I arrive there, I hear some music and see many people taking pictures there. The graffiti on the wall is  colorful. 

I also go to Franz Kafka Museum. I've read The Metamorphosis. The older I'm, the creepier I feel about this book.  Human is selfish even toward family. I like this museum! There is Mocha Museum. I love Mocha. I went to his exhibition in Taiwan before. I don't go to Mocha Museum. Hope that I can travel in Prague again.

Something to be noticed in Czech Republic:
1. They don't use euro. There are many change station in Prague. The exchange rate varies from different change station, Remember to ask before changing. ATM is easy to find. 
2. The dish is saltier than in France, in Taiwan and in Italy except the steak and wrap in MacDonald.
3. The weather is drier and colder in winter than middle France and Taiwan.
4. The train ticket doesn't change with time. But remember where to transfer because, on the train ticket, there is only departure place and destination.
5. Remember to prepare enough money in Lipno train station. They don't accept euros.

Have good days in Cezch Republic! :)

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make sure I'm not a romantic person in Venice and Bologna...

Venice

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When going to Venice from Florence, Florence starts to snow slightly. The snow reminds me that the ancient  people describes snowing is like cotton flying with wind. This is my first time for understanding the reasons of this description. This is also my first time to see the snow. Taiwan is a tropical country. There is only snow in high mountains in wet winter.

Qijin, Kaohsiung
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When we think Venice, the first adjective coming up our mind would be ' romantic'.  When I arrive this city, the first adjective coming up my mind is ' cool' . Because the main transportation is boat ! No matter it's bus, taxi or garbage car etc. When I'm taking the boat bus, I figure out that I had experience of taking a boat bus in Qijin, Kaohsiung. But the 2 cities are completely different. Kaohsiung is in south Taiwan which means it's really really warm! It's a good city for cycling, eating seafood, shaved ice etc.

Venice 

Venice is a wonderful place to observe the building, street view etc.  The scenery is beautiful. When you walk in the city, you would feel like walking in the 16th century. umm... ... I don't image myself as a ...... maybe loyal walking in Venice... ... I think the food, the cycling in Kaohsiung... ... As my friends always say, I don't have any romantic cells in my brain. Though I study in a romantic department. lol Anyway, I enjoy taking Venice's photo, seeing the passengers on the streets, taking a look for accessory in Venice. When it come to the night, the sky with this city is really gorgeous!

Fireworks in Venice

I also spend my first day here in 2015. The fireworks is good. But my first day comes without counting down. This makes me and my friends feel wired. I'm happy to be accompanied with friends like them.  They are vigorous and caring. When we buy lunch, Au see the Taipei 101 firework showing on TV and tell me. :)  He knows Taipei 101 because it was the highest building in the world. After seeing the firework, I find the clip of Taipei 101 fireworks to show him because we talk about Taipei 101 while waiting for the firework.



I start this year without awareness but with happiness. Can everyday in 2015 be happy days without awareness, too?

*The expense in Venice is higher than other cities in Italy. The food price is different for taking out or eating inside the store.


After Venice, I ahead to Bologna. Here, I know An. We look Bologna , talk in French even though our French is not perfect, go to bar, I  learn a nice game from him. I also try the tortelli and fall in love with this! At first, I try this because I never see food like this. I even don't know what it is. I send the tortelli photo to Al, an italian friend. And she tells me what it is and she also love it! She says it's a specialty of Bologna. I'm so lucky! I also send the photo to Au, He knows how to make it! What a popular food!

At the end, I want to give my bless to my family, my friends, future friends, the most important ' YOU' with the Taipei 101 fireworks.

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Days in Florence, see the church and the view.

See Florence from the hill 

 I've seen many beautiful churches in Europe. And it seems that visiting churches becomes a habit during my travel. In Florence, I see my favorite 2 churches. One is Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, the  most famous one in Florence. The other is Basilica Di San Miniato a Monte.

Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is in the center of Florence. You can just follow the crowd and arrive in front of the church. lol Near the church, there is a tower. The ticket cost about 10 euros. Because I love this style of church. I still climb up the tower, see the view and decide my next direction. Inside the church, I doesn't see many golden decorations like the ones I see in France. But this doesn't mean that it's nothing to see. Instead, it's simple but elegant. For the churches in France, we can find something interesting in windows. Here, you can find something meaningful on walls.  :)

Fake David in the parking lot, on the hill

Basilica Di San Miniato a Monte is on the hill. The view from the hill is gorgeous! There is a fake David statue in the parking lot. Frankly, it's funny. Behind and around the the Basilica,  it's churchyard. The graveyard in Europe is totally different from the ones in Taiwan. Here, you can feel the love toward the tomb's owner, you can guess what the most important things are in their life. In Taiwan, what the tomb looks like is more related to the religion. Everything in the tomb has its own reason. My dad once told me some when I was little. I didn't keep it in mind. I should keep it in mind! Or I can tell you now. 

Taichung Park
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I also go to the Medici Palace, the museum which has a David in front of but no real David inside. It's a beautiful museum. You can feel the Medici family' s influence toward this city and also  see the fine drawings on the wall. Why people at that time always draw with the similar themes like seasons? Because of this museum, I know the Florence's symbol,  lion. Why the city in Europe always has its own symbol? The symbol seems to has kind of importance. Taichung is the city I am from in Taiwan. It has the symbol, too. But the importance is not like Florence's. Taichung's symbol is an architecture in Taichung park. Taichung park is the oldest park in Taiwan. 

During my stay in Florence, I meet a chinese girl. There is '' two China concept" between our chat. We think Taiwan is our own country, They always think Taiwan is just their small city. Well... it's really weird. I never know China, PRC govern Taiwan, as a Taiwanese living in Taiwan over 20 years. A city can has its own independent military, justice system etc? Come on! Don't joke. Taiwan is a real country. If you don't believe it, just go there and you will see. If you meet a Taiwanese, please don't call us Chinese. It's offensive! If you are German, I keep saying you're French. How would you feel? And don't tell us the reason, you look alike. Well... This kind of vocabulary is about the nationality! Not the appearance, understand? For us, western people looks alike, too. So, let's respect each other.  The chinese girl is  nice but how can I put up with people  who takes Taiwan as a city and knows the complex political issue between 2 countries? It's a pity to lose a chance to get long term friendship.Well... I'm pretty sure that if she keeps saying Taiwan is a city, one day, I will yield at her. So, why makes myself angry?

My Friends is the hostel I stay in Florence. The owner is really nice. She treats us like friends. The location is just near the train station. Before you get Florence, owner will send you an email to tell you how to get the hostel. Just follow what she tell you, you can find where it's easily. The only imperfect thing is there is no hot water for my last day in this hostel.

Anyway, good days in Florence. Good days in the place you're now! :)

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I love Rome? or I love the travelers here?

I like every morning waking up in Rome. I enjoy taking a few walk, get in a café and get a delicious bread as my breakfast. And walking randomly and finding myself just near some historical sites. In the afternoon, I like hanging out with people I met in downtown hostel, eating delicious ice cream together or seeing the beautiful Rome at night together. Life is simple and amazing. Do we really know each other  for 1 or 2 days?

I can't forget the afternoon I help make mexican food. E talks to P, Mexican, in  spanish and interpret what they talk. I don't feel awkward even though I can't understand spanish. Is people who speak spanish all like them, friendly and vigorous? The mexican food I learn isn't spicy at all. This breaks my stereotype.

I still remember the Canadian, C, who has the world map tattoo in  wrist. When I introduce Taiwan, I look at his tattoo and find Taiwan in his tattoo clearly. He even know the complex political relationship between Taiwan and China. He isn't used to kiss people's cheek to say hello. This remind me that the days I just came to France. I prefer keeping people in distance. And when shaking hand, Canadian doesn't say anything. If you keep talking, this will make Canadian feel strange. haha!

I've also met people from Philippine. When he told me that he has worked in Taiwan, I start to think some serious issues. I don't know how to react to him. Now, I just feel that I was so stupid. I should just chat with him and don't think it too much. That's enough...Next time, I want to become friends with people from Philippine and also show my appreciation, thank you for being willing to work in Taiwan and for bring your culture, delicious food here. Well... I become too serious now...

I love Rome. The reasons making me love Rome aren't just the historic sites, the delicious bread nor the delicious ice cream. It's also the travelers I meet here.

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Beautiful Vatican in the morning!

Part 2 in Vatican 

Vatican in the morning is beautiful. The sculptures are divine even I see 2 pigeons standing on the head. There are many people in the square waiting for the Pope like us. When hearing the Pope, I can't understand anything because I don't know spanish and latin. This makes me feel a little bit sad, paying attention on what people says but know nothing. After this, we're ahead to Rome. During the walk, I see the embassy of TAIWAN, republic of China. This is the only official embassy in Europe. Others are like bureaus. Anyway, what they do is the same. Seeing the flag flying. I'm glad accompanied by another Taiwanese. I'm touched.

viva TAIWAN!

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Christmas in Vatican!

Before coming to Italy, I don't know the reasons that I don't want to any research for this. I just book the hostels, decide which cities to stay and put laptop in the luggage even though it's more possible that I just get the map from the hostels and start my trip with it.

When I arrive in Italy, first thing I notice is that many people are talking on the phone while walking on the street. This scene is rarely seen in France. While I check in, the staff picks up the phone and the phone call isn't just one. The area I live in Rome is near the train station and I find out that there are many immigrants. I can find chinese characters or other languages easily. There are also many graffiti on the streets.

At night, I go to Vatican with a Chile girl,E, and a Korean boy,K, for the Mass. I'm not christian or catholic but I really want to experience this ceremony since I'm in Europe and in Vatican during Christmas. I've seen some news about Pope Francis. I like him even though he refuses to have a reunion with Dalai Lama because of the concern of the relationship with China. This makes me feel awful. For me, politics and religion should be separated. Religion is like a motion that people wants to be a better person. Politics includes the whole society from living to entertainment and every resident is included. When human has right to choose their religion, how can they be put together? There is not only one religion or one attitude toward this.

During our walk to Vatican, we find out the similarities and differences between us. In E's family, they hug each other a lot. In k's and my family, we hug each other rarely. In Korea and Taiwan, students tend to decide their major by the scores. Generally, what we learn in university is not what we want mostly. Some of us even don't know what they want or what they hate actually because they never try or think about this. Student life in senior school is all about getting higher scores. Nowadays, in Taiwan, more students know what they want before entering university and they work hard. They don't choose what to study by scores anymore. Hope this kind student can be more and more in the future. Student life in senior school should not just study hard. Studying hard is really important, but during summer or winter vacation, we should do something different. Korean man should do 2-year military service. I don't sense any complaints from K's face. Instead, it's more like a pride. Like I've done military service, I'm real adult. Compared the situation in Taiwan, man has to do 1-year military service. To be honest, we aren't willing to do this. This doesn't mean that we don't love Taiwan,we don't want to protect our country. Our complaints is because one year you can do many things as a fresh man in the society. When you do military service, you don't know what happen in the world sometimes.

During the Mass, I see many flags from south america. I can feel their love toward Pope and god. The poetry is wonderful. Even though I lack religious knowledge, italian and spanish, I feel touched when hearing people singing together.

It's a wonderful experience. And I'm lucky to know E and K during trip.

Love and Peace

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Snowboarding, trekking in Chamonix!

First day in Chamonix
The weather is really good! It doesn’t rain. It’s about 4 degrees. Compared to Taiwan, it’s really cold. But I don’t feel cold. Maybe it’s because the weather here is dryer. From Clermont-FD to Chamonix, it takes looooong time. Before I come here, I’ve decided to learn skiing here. However, my knee hurts. It never happens before. It’s so weird. I even tried to find a doctor for this. Well… there was no doctor available on Friday… Therefore, I only did some google search for this and learn how to stretch myself out. It works! It doesn’t hurt that much. Thanks for the one inventing Internet!

I meet 3 wonderful girls from New Zeeland! I regret that I don’t squeeze some time to visit New Zeeland when visiting Australia. Anyway, I will be there one day. It’s nice to meet them. I see an independent girl whose waist injuries but she still deals with everything on her own. I don’t see any pain appearing on her face. What a wonderful girl! If I were her, I would sleep as much as I can until I can see the doctor! Umm…I’m not wonderful…I see 2 cool, vigorous skiers. Before next vacation, I will do too much exercise or my knee tragedy may happen again…

Second day in Chamonix
I do some trekking. I always do trekking with family. This time, I do it alone. I never enjoy the view because I always talk before…lol This time, I take photos, see the beautiful view and stepping on the ice. There is only some snow on the mountains and few snow on the ground. It’s still early. But I’m satisfied. It’s not easy to see snow in Taiwan at all. Taiwan is a tropical island… Here, I can feel stepping on some snow, see the snow view and, the most important part, it’s not cold! To be honest, it’s perfect for me!

When I do trekking, I see many local people doing trekking with dogs. France is really animal-friendly. I never see mad animal and people who hate animal. When dogs stay on the train, rare dogs wear equipment to prevent them from biting people or stay in the cage. The dogs always stay beside its owner patiently.

The only shortcoming here is that the wifi in hostel and Macdonald never work…I don’t book train tickets for Italy yet…

The other backpackers call New Zeeland girls Kiwi. Umm… am I beef noodles or other specialty? Do they know bubble tea from Taiwan? Anyway, just don’t call me sushi. I can’t speak any Japanese…

Third day in Chamonix- learned snowboarding, next parachute?
Snowboard day! Even though I’ve decided not to do any snow sport, I still go to the ski school and ask some information. And I ahead to the trekking place. I don’t want to do trekking anymore! I start to find shop to rent the equipment. The snowboard is rare than ski board… I go to 3 shop and find the most suitable one, not expensive, not too far from ski school etc.

It is private lesson. The group lesson isn’t available this afternoon. Umm…I can learn it faster in private lesson, right? It’s interesting lesson! I learn to do some cross and turn. It’s not difficult but need more practice. If you play skateboard, it would be easier. After this class, I want to play skateboard! Last time I played skateboard is my first time to play skateboard. Haha… Skateboarding is totally different from inline skating… I learn inline skating by myself. But I can’t learn skateboarding on my own… it’s weird or normal? This time, with a coach, the situation is better! I should stay here for whole vacation!! Maybe I should study here!

I send postcards to family and friends, too. This reminds me that I forget to contact friends in Rome!! There is always friends in hostel, right? T.T

3 days in Chamonix, I speak 3-day English.

*total cost for learning snowboarding: about 200 euros (include the snowboard, jacket, pants etc.)
*the beer of Chamonix: Chamonix de blond (if I don't remember it incorrectly)

la fête des lumières à Lyon!

la fête des lumières à Lyon!
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久違了! 里昂燈節! 這也是我第一次踏進里昂這個城市，里昂燈節把城市變成了大型遊樂場，不只是美麗的燈，還有不少互動的設計，像是依照人的體溫變化的燈景。雖然聽友人說里昂燈節一年不如一年，但是我還是很喜歡里昂燈節，很喜歡它不只是美麗還有很多互動可以玩的設計，相較於台灣的燈節，台灣的燈節真的是太靜態了! 希望我們可以有更多的巧思。
Bonsoir à Lyon!
C'est mon premier fois à Lyon. Je vais à Lyon pour la fête des lumières. Beaucoup de gens y vont. Notre train est en retard... trop tard...La fête est très jolie et intéressante! Nous oublions de rester dans le train en plus 1 heure... En comparaison de la fête des lumières à Lyon, la fête à Taiwan est moins intéressante parce que nous seulement voyons les lumières...