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    July 25

    Philadelphia---再快乐的照片后面也许也有泪水

    费城是美国独立革命诞生地,也是美国以前的首都。我的美国之行,这一站是绝对不能错过的。从new york city坐了将近3个小时的火车,julia终于来到了Philadelphia。
     
    从Philadelphia的 30th st. station 下火车坐了3,4站的地铁,julia 很快就到了philadelphia vistiors center. 这个visitor center非常的大也非常的新,免费分发各种各样的地图,时间表等有用的信息,最主要的是从那里还可以拿到independence hall 的free guided tour的门票。这个是绝对不能错过的嘿嘿,因为independence hall是美国最著名的历史景点之一,在jefferson 起草了独立宣言之后,1776年各州的代表最终是在independence hall里签署了这份宣言的,然后又在independence hall 后面的 independence square第一次向美国民众宣读了独立宣言(可惜这份独立宣言的真迹现在并不在费城,而是在华盛顿的国家档案馆里。julia后来有幸亲眼看到了这份美国人奉为圣经的独立宣言真迹,具体的故事等我写到华盛顿的时候再跟大家讲)。除此之外,在independence hall 边上的一幢两层楼的小房子里面大家还可以看到美国最早的上下议会厅(具体的介绍大家可以看我的像册里的照片,边上也已经注有具体的介绍,这里不再赘述了)
     
    大概花了三个小时左右的时间,julia参观完了independence hall 及在它前面的liberty bell(又一国宝:自由之钟)还有它对面的national constitution center。一下子觉得太快了,无处可去了。我的计划是明天早上才坐火车去华盛顿,可现在的时间才是中午12点左右。julia只好背着大包小包一路向着费城的downtowm方向闲逛。道路两旁的建筑物如同美国别的城市很高也很漂亮,但是这里的行人明显要比我先前去的两个城市行色匆匆许多,心理防范意识也很强,似乎不太爱搭理路边的陌生人,这样的情况在国外实在是少见。我突然想起我的travel guide上面关于费城写着的一句话:“ the subway is unsafe after dark; buses are usually safer." 顿然觉悟,原来是这坐城市的治安不太好,老百姓们平时都被吓怕了,呵呵。正因为如此,julia后来还碰到了我觉得我这辈子都忘不了了的一件事,关于这件事我想了很久到底要不要写出来,因为这关乎本小姐我的颜面问题:P,不过后来想想,游记要的就是真实,所以最后还是决定鼓起勇气写出来跟大家分享。
     
    事情是这样的:费城的公车站非常的难找,一下子会并排有好几个bus stops,但是每个车站又没有牌子注明到底哪几路车子会停靠在这个站,这样子一下子把julia搞晕了头,我要坐的是38路车,可是那个38路车的车站我死活都找不到。我看到边上的一个车站的板凳上坐着一个老先生就上前去问:
    “excuse me, could u tell me where the bus 38 ..........?"
    可还没等我说完38这个音,那个老先生一脸不耐烦地摇着手说
     “I don't give bus fares, u go away!"
    我愣了一下,以为自己没听清楚,赶紧说,
     “no,no ,no , i just want to know where the bus 38 stops."
    可他根本就没在听我说什么,闭着眼睛不停地摇着手说,
     “u go away!just go away! I don't give bus fares"
     
    我一下子呆掉了,完全傻在了那里说不出话来。这时站在那位老先生后面的两位中年妇女听到了,赶紧指给我看“the bus stop is over there." 听到了这句话,这位老先生整个人突然震了一下,手象触电似的抬了起来说 “it's over there."  我说了声谢谢,扭过头就走了。 38路车很快就来了,我坐上车,车子开过我刚才问路的那个车站,老先生还坐在那里,我看到他瞟了一眼我坐的公车前面的号码牌,表情复杂。一瞬间,不知道为什么,眼泪不停地从我眼睛里流下来。是委屈,是无助,还是一个人旅行的无奈。。。我不知道,那一瞬间,仿佛眼泪才是最好的答案。
     
    其实我并不怪那个老先生,也许是我的英语不够好,所以他误解了我的意思,或者也许正如我前面所说,这个城市的治安实在太差了,他也是平时被吓怕了。只是回头想想实在是有点奇怪,象我julia这样的,怎么看都不象是个要饭的吧呵呵呵呵。哎~~~~~~~~真是真是叉叉叉~~~~~~因为这件事,Philadelphia还真是让julia印象深刻了:P
     

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    Julia Qiuwrote:
    哎呀,都说偶不好意思了,thank you, hehe 
    Aug. 5
    ying luwrote:
    亲爱的:我也很想你哦~因为新住处网络一直没通,所以总是在过无网的日子嘻嘻~我真的很佩服你哦,可以一个人去一个陌生的国度走。你比别人多了一笔宝贵的财富哦~替你高兴呢~拥抱一下~~~
    July 29
    Julia Qiuwrote:
    怎么啦,亲爱的,呵呵 
    July 29
    akira jowrote:
    大姐头....... 
    July 29
    Julia Qiuwrote:
    huihui!!   qiuqiu miss u so much~~~~~~~~
    i will call u!
    July 27
     qiuqiu ya ....it is so hard for me to reach your space...finally i've done..i have missed some much new information about u..you have complete a really hugh task anyway..brilliant~~~i am back to China now..miss~~~~~~~~
    July 27
    Julia Qiuwrote:
    thank you Apple.  and it's always so nice to know that u will always be there for me.
     quite often setbacks can turn out to be an advantage and i'm hoping they’ll turn into my advantage, help me grow up and get stronger.
     
    have a nice stay in China next month! miss u~~~~~~
    July 26
    Giselle Zhuwrote:
    Girls are girls, so easy to get hurt.
    Take care, Julia, life is not that smooth when we have to stay so far away from home; however, it was our previous choice, which we believed should work well, right? Setbacks could not defeat us, and it should be the other way around.Though badly hurt sometimes, we are getting stronger, that's exactly what life is trying to teach us.
    Remember your family and your friends are just one call away, phone them when you are in need, you know, we are always with u!
    well, just not to push yourself too much, and have a nice August!
     
    July 26
    Julia Qiuwrote:
    哎呀是薇薇啊! 真的好久不见了!我还经常听我爸爸妈妈提起你呢,好象你在丹麦混的很好的样子嘿嘿
    我一切都还不错啦,我会加你MSN的,miss u~~~~~~~ 
    July 26
    Vivian Tangwrote:
    女人!!!!你还记得我吗 我唐薇拉, 几年没联系 你居然跑 加拿大去了。。。怎样过的好吗 ?看起来不错
    我刚从丹麦回来 欧洲呆了4年了。。你呢 还回宁波么???你加我MSN吧  rosebushcat@hotmail.com
    July 26

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