[New Zealand] Lake Matheson

Fox Glacier，福克斯冰河，是紐西蘭南島西岸的兩大冰河之一(另一條冰河是Franz Joseph)，而在冰河旁的小鎮，也以同樣的名字命名，出發後的第二個晚上，我們便住在這個小鎮，在小鎮附近，有一座非常有名的湖泊-馬松森湖 (Lake Matheson)，我個人非常喜歡，建議大家若有機會，請來兩次，黃昏來一次，凌晨來一次，看不同的光線下，馬松森湖不同的美！
Fox Glacier, is the name of the famous glacier and also the name of the town next to the glacier. It's where we stayed for one night. There is a really famous lake nearby where you can come here twice, at the sunset and sunrise.

依前一天的經驗，晚上一定要出來拍星空的呀！
At the night, since the sky is clean (it's always clean), I take photos for the galaxy.

另外，在福克斯小鎮還有一個秘密景點，一條小步道，就在六號高速公路，要離開小鎮前的路標旁，可以在野外，免費欣賞紐西蘭的名產-glowworm (螢火蟲)，這是一種，不會移動，但可以在夜晚發光的昆蟲，非常漂亮，可以讓人靜下心來，因為不靜下來可能不太容易看到，呵~只是我忘了這條步道的名字，在Google地圖上，目前可以看到的名字是Fox Glacier Glow Worm Forest (福克斯冰河螢火蟲森林，不知道是不是真的是這個翻譯，哈)，應該還挺好找的，若能早點到鎮上，去I-site問一下也能知道。

PS. 翻了照片，似乎應該叫做Minnehaha track，只是我也不確定了～

上面照片就是我在一片螢火蟲前，拉長曝光時間而拍下來的，回來看了以後，才發現應該要打個光的，這樣才能把背景的樹木拍進去，才拍得出場景，若還能再去，可以再來試試。

There is a secret spot at Fox Glacier. There is a short track on the 6th highway just before the sign leaving the town Fox Glacier. It's located as Fox Glacier Glow Worm Forest on the Google Maps. You don't need to walk far away, just less than 10 minutes and you will see it. You could come here when the sun is still in the sky and come back at night. The glow worm is famous at Te Anau, but you need to pay there. Here is free and you can stay as long as you want. For me, I tried to take a photo like above. Not that good, but I did my best. If I have next time here, I'll turn on the flashlight for one or two seconds for the camera to see the plants.

由於抵達的時間已晚，晚上又出去看螢火蟲，拍星空，我們只在第二天凌晨來到馬松森湖，且由於稍晚還要騎車，我們大概只待了一個小時，其實是不太夠的，建議能規劃個兩到三小時才會比較悠閒，畢竟一定要走到湖對面的Reflection Island Lookout，倒影的美景，真的是超級美的啦！
Since we rode really late while arrived, we only came here on the 2nd day at the sunrise time. I'll recommend you at least spend 2 to 3 hours here, you must go to the Reflection Island Lookout to see if you're lucky to have the fantastic reflection like I did this time.

晴朗的天空，平靜的湖面，反映出來的庫克山與Tasman山，這就是馬松森湖最美的倒影，再加上清晨黃色的陽光與朝霧，真的好像在天堂！
The sky is clear and the Mt. Tasman and the Mt. Cook is really beautiful. With the dawn and the morning fog, we felt that we're in the heaven.
Below link is the 
另外拍了一張360度的全景照片： 
I also upload a panorama on Google Maps:
Lake Matheson

也別忘了來到湖邊的馬松森咖啡店享用一餐，食物很精緻，好吃，我曾在這裡用過晚餐，超美味～
Don't forget to have something to eat at the Lake Matheson Cafe. It's really good.

[Taiwan] 嘉義，嘉義市，南門碳燒杏仁茶 (South Gate Almond Tea)

吃完牛雜湯，我們散步往南門圓環前進，因為這兒有非常有名的碳燒杏仁茶，想說吃完早午餐，來喝杯杏仁茶似乎不錯！ 
After the brunch, we took a walk to the South Gate Circle. Here has a famous booth which serves Almond Tea.

雖然已經在網路上看過照片，但看到如照片上這般，就是一堆塑膠椅放在路邊就成攤位，還是挺讓人驚訝的！一坐下來，老闆就問：要不要加蛋？加蛋就是裡面會加一顆蛋黃，說實話，我是喝不太出差異，杏仁茶本身很濃郁，也很順口，像我女友那樣不愛喝杏仁茶的人都說好吃，自己單點了一杯。 
There are two kinds of it, with or without yolk. The almond tea was heated with charcoal. I'm not that good to taste the flavor of charcoal, but I can tell that the tea is really smooth to drink. My girl friend, who doesn't like the taste of almond tea at Taipei, but she thinks this one is good.

坐下後，發現來了位嘉義人，先點了一杯加蛋的杏仁茶，很快地喝完，再點根油條與一杯不加蛋的杏仁茶，原來嘉義人是這樣在這兒吃早餐的呀！於是我們也加點了根油條，沾著熱熱的杏仁茶別有一番滋味，真的是一道輕鬆的早餐，即使我們已經吃過牛雜湯，也不會覺得太飽。
When we saw a person lives in Chiayi drink it with Youtiao (deep-fried Chinese donut), we also try one.

南門碳燒杏仁茶：
600 嘉義市東區民族路191號

[Taiwan] 嘉義，嘉義市，王家祖傳牛雜湯 (Wang's Beef Entrails)

隔天，睡到自然醒再準備出門吃早午餐，已經在網路上查到，王家祖傳牛雜湯份量不少，對早餐吃得不多的我來說，差不多算是早午餐的份量了。 
On the next day, we went to the Wang's Beef Entrails for the brunch.

雖然透過Google Maps查到的地址是有門號的，但其實它的攤位位在東市場裡面，在外面是逛不到的，沿著指標進入市場吧！
It's inside the East market of Chiayi, please get in. It's not on the side of the road.

雖然位子偏內側，可以透過詢問其他攤商，或是跟著人潮走，倒是不難找，基本上販售的東西就是牛的各個部位，為了一「碗」打盡，直接就點了牛雜湯。 
You can easily find it follow the visitors or you may ask anyone there. It serves many different portions of the bovine. We just ordered the Beef Entrails to try most of them.

果然是比我預期地還多料，湯汁還蓋不住滿溢的牛雜，分辨一下，的確是牛肝，肚，心，肉，腰都有，至少也有個兩到三塊，吃得挺爽的，基本上都是煮得比較嫰Q，有嚼勁的口感，配上清燉湯頭，適合一早，輕鬆地開始，如果覺得味道不夠重，可以搭配一點醬汁食用；如果覺得湯喝得不夠，這兒可以免費加湯。
There are so many pieces and you can ask for more soup for free. The soup is light so you may still taste the sweet of beef. If it's not salty enough, you may eat them with the soy sauce.

由於看到隔壁的弟弟手上拿著的春捲(潤餅)看來不錯，接著就到旁邊攤位的蕭家春捲買了一份，蔬菜很新鮮，好吃；調味上老闆娘加了不少糖，所以吃起來是甜的，提醒一下。
Just next to Wang, there is another small vendor, the Xiao's Popiah. There are a lot of vegetables inside and with sweet sauce. It's more like a dessert. 

王家祖傳牛雜湯： 
600 嘉義市東區忠孝路106號 
蕭家春捲： 
600 嘉義市東區忠孝路東市場

[Taiwan] 嘉義，嘉義市，正老牌草魚粥 (Zheng Lao Pai)

週五晚上，和女友一起搭客運南下嘉義，準備隔天去參觀嘉義燈會，之所以選擇客運，主要自然是為了要省錢，如果搭高鐵，從台北車站到嘉義，單程要價1080元，但如果搭客運，則只要420，若直接買來回票，可以再便宜一點，兩趟800元，只是就要耗費比較多的時間了，客運大概要四小時(240分鐘)，高鐵則只要100分鐘，大概可以節省兩小時的時間。
On a Friday night, my girl friend and I took the bus from Taipei to Chiayi for the next day to go to the Taiwan Lantern Festival. It takes about 4 hours but it's cheaper compares to Taiwan High Speed Rail. For Taiwan High Speed Rail, it costs NTD 1080 for one way from Taipei Main Station to Chiayi. For the bus, it only costs NTD 800 if you buy two-way ticket. For one-way ticket is only NTD 420. The difference is the time it needs. FOr Taiwan High Speed Rail only takes about 100 minutes, but the bus will take 240 minutes.

當我們抵達嘉義並入住旅店之後，其實已經十一點多了，雖然如此，在車站附近仍然有相當不錯的宵夜選擇─正老牌草魚粥，營業時間是從下午五點到隔天早上十點，且只休週日(週日晚上不開)，我們抵達時已臨近十二點，但仍然不斷地有顧客上門，甚至在要離開的時候，還要小小地排個隊，人潮真是不少。
When we arrived Chiayi and check-in to the hostel, it's already 10 minutes after 11 o'clock. Even it was late, we still have something for the supper, Zheng Lao Pai. It opened from 17:00 to 10:00 on next day. Only closed on Sunday. When we arrived, it's almost midnight, but still some people there. While we were eating, people still keep coming. Some of them even need to wait couple minutes.

這兒賣得東西也不多，草魚尾，草魚肉和草魚頭，草魚頭很大，一碗大概可以抵魚肉兩到三碗，不過由於標的是時價，點之前別忘了多問一句，你點的那顆頭要價幾何？除了草魚，另外就是魯肉飯與小菜，或許今天生意太好，我抵達時只有魯肉飯和草魚頭而已了！
Here only services several things, the tail, the body and the head of grass carp. And Lu Rou Fan (Braised pork rice or Minced pork rice) and side dishes. When we arrived, the side dishes were sold out, so we don't know what are they. Not only that, the tail and the body of grass carp also sold out. So we can only have Lu Rou Fan and the head of grass carp. Before you order the head, remember to ask how much it is because it only says it changes with the market price.

魯肉飯很好吃，不會太鹹，且白飯粒粒分明，淋上醬汁之後更有味道，很容易一口接一口就吃完了。
The Lu Rou Fan is good. The rice is delicious to eat with the sauce. With the fatty pork, you can finish it just in minutes.

草魚頭超大一碗(其實只是半顆頭)，一開始在鍋裡時還不覺得，一上桌才嚇一跳，而且魚肉很多，再加上魚油，臉頰肉，吃得好過癮，完全沒想到外食的時候可以吃魚吃得這麼爽，覺得這半顆頭要價台幣200元，真的不貴。
The head of grass carp is big. I can totally understand why it costs NTD 200. It's fresh and sweet. If you like to eat the head of a fish, there are so much you can eat. Fantastic.

吃完準備去買單，突然發現老闆面前的鍋裡，突然出現了很多草魚肉，一問之下才知，原來還有另外的廚房，隨時可以因應客人數量趕快加做，現在就有一批草魚肉剛煮好，於是送了過來，剛剛才吃過好吃的草魚頭，實在很想再嚐嚐草魚肉，就再加點了一碗，好鮮嫰的魚肉，讚！
While we were leaving, there comes more bodies of the grass carp. After talked with the waitress, she said that because they have the kitchen at another place and the chef are there to cook it all the time. Because of that, now they can sell the body of grass carp again. So, we sit down again and eat more than we expected, ha~

這兩碗湯都有一個小小的缺點，一開始喝到的都是草魚的鮮美，剩最後兩三口的時候，卻幾乎都是薑的味道，如果妳不喜歡，就像我，建議別喝完它。
There is one thing I would like to remind you, don't drink the soup all if you don't like the taste of ginger. You can easy to tell that the chef put lots of ginger. It's not strong for the first half of the bowl and it will become more and more strong when you try to finish the soup all.

正老牌草魚粥：
600 嘉義市西區博愛路二段13號

[Taiwan] 嘉義，太保市，嘉義燈會 (2018 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Chiayi)

上週末，搭客運到嘉義來了趟小旅行，主要是為了來看2018台灣燈會在嘉義，由於今年是狗年，主燈的《忠義天成》就是以人類的好朋友，狗狗作為主題，老實說─好醜，那個七彩配色實在是...而且主燈秀也實在...只會360度繞一圈，當它繞完一圈的時候，聽到一大堆人說：「沒了？」而且，就近年來的觀察，台灣的民眾已經有了一個小習慣，當看完一個表演的時候，基本上無論好壞，大家一定會鼓掌，感謝表演者的辛勞，但是今天，完全沒有，可見大家有多麼的錯愕...還要仰賴尷尬的主持人出聲：「請大家鼓鼓掌！」才有零落的掌聲～
2018 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Chiayi. Since this year, 2018, is the year of the Dog. The major lantern is above one which represents the dog is the best friend of human beings. To be honest, the idea is good but that lantern is ugly.

之後開始在燈會內閒逛，發現有個立牌說明第二之燈─天空之眼，意象什麼的先不談，光是精緻度就不知超越《忠義天成》多少，讓我屢屢發出原來現在的燈籠可以做到這個程度的讚嘆，或許《忠義天成》實在是太大了，所以反倒有些技術上的瓶頸吧！
I found another major lantern which is called Pandora. It is much beautiful and gorgeous.

不同的區域，會有不同的團體設計出不同風格的花燈，這一區是佛教區，相對就肅穆許多。
There are different areas for different themes of the lanterns. Above is for the Buddhism groups.

主題樂園區，有九族，劍湖山和小叮噹。
For theme parks in Taiwan.

在某個角落有個人競賽區，都是一般民眾的作品，真的是超棒的，難免還是會有個小小的疑惑，那隻拿到親子組冠軍的鯨魚，小朋友倒底參與了幾成？
For some personal works.

可愛的台灣黑熊，看到就讓人會心一笑～

The cute Taiwan Bear.

其他圍繞在《忠義天成》旁的花燈，這些由不同公司提供的花燈相對都挺精緻的，也很漂亮。
And some good works made by other groups. I don't know why the major one seems to be the worst one.

或許因為這次燈會的會場不在大城市裡，黃昏時分抵達的我，還能拍攝到很美的夕陽！
Anyway, not only the lanterns are good, I also capture the fantastic sunset.