The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
~~~Alfred, Lord Tennyson 《The Eagle》
2014年9月16日,子夜,微微細雨,祕魯首都利馬上空
我像詩中的老鷹一樣,黑夜中俯視整片大海、整個國家、整座城市。腦筋只有一個念頭:
『媽!我在這!我真的來到南美了!!!』
抵達
先用$50美金換個祕魯 sol(129.75 soles,即1美金換2.6soles),在機場櫃台叫計程車($98 soles),前往前一天(9月15日)才訂的 SM hotel!
隔天普通的早餐,對我來說是極有意義的一餐。這是我醞釀五年的計畫實現後在南美洲的第一餐!
後來運氣好,雖然台灣友人 Amy 姊已至智利,但先生鄭大哥還在秘魯,便厚著臉皮接受招待。他相遇同鄉,不安感瞬間消弭無形。
傳統食物
國民飲料 INCA KOLA common drink-INCA KOLA |
餐桌上得知,這兒的國民飲料不是泡沫紅茶,也不是可口可樂,而是這顏色味道根本就是維大力/維他露P的 Inca Kola。它有多普及呢?它厲害到可口可樂都不是對手!不過道高一尺,魔高一丈,既然打不贏你,那就…
把你買下來!
傳統市場看到的超大草莓 huge strawberry in a traditional market |
不是干貝,是切好的大腰圍甘蔗 Not scallop; it's sugar cane of bigger radius |
在這兒據稱天然威而鋼的 Maca |
王者之聲:
2. 要去世界七大奇景之一的 Machu Picchu 馬丘比丘,須先飛到 Cusco,可以在台灣先訂。
3. 水龍頭標 C/F 是指 calor (熱水)/ frío(冷水),不是cold/fire/freezing!沒錯!是西班牙文!
延伸閱讀:
南美行濫觴
南美南極行行前
南美南極行行程
秘魯首都利馬
世界七大奇景- Machu Picchu 馬丘比丘(上)
世界七大奇景- Machu Picchu 馬丘比丘(下)
欽此
D-Day
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;He watches from his mountain walls,And like a thunderbolt he falls.~~~Alfred, Lord Tennyson 《The Eagle》
Midnight of September 16th, 2014
Weather:light rain
Location: high above Lima, the capital of Peru
Like the eagle in the poem,
in the dark night did I look down upon the whole ocean, the overall country, and the entire city.
in the dark night did I look down upon the whole ocean, the overall country, and the entire city.
The only idea in my mind is-
Hi! mom! I am HERE in South America!
(ps: it's an amusing way of expression on Facebook or bulletin in Taiwan as if someone was in the shot of TV news.)
Arrival
I was headed to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 5 am in September 16th,transferring at Japan and Houston,
and finally arrived at Lima.
I spent more than 20 hours reaching the capital of Peru.