Tuesday, February 22, 2011

22.2.2011 永丰:我们的小岛

根据最近才发布的Yahoo Travel消息,旅行家走遍世界
寻找出十个你有生之年必要探索的小岛。

10个小岛名单已出炉,难能可贵的是我们的小岛槟城竟然
榜上有名,被列入十名之内!
自2008年檳城喬治市被聯合國列為世界遺產,这次槟城又
再次被国际媒体选出为“黄飞鸿”之前必游的小岛胜地。 
三叔公除了向所有penang 人 说“恭喜”也要为前朝政府
“阿根哥”及今朝“大佬”“阿英哥”道贺。这项荣誉得来
不容易,不可放以轻心。
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/2374023870_2e2b2c647a_o.jpg在这条短短的“红公街”不但有槟城最古老的印度回教徒请
真寺,附近还有闻名的“邱公司”,在往下走一点有看到了“印度庙”
拿块石头用力一丢就能丢到“观音厅”了!大声喊一下,
离“观音厅”不远“基督教堂”的神父都能听到你的喊叫声。
这里有满天不同信仰的神佛在“保批”全槟城的子民。

在這條街上,華人、馬來人和印度人和諧共處,也稱為
「和諧街」,要求神算命到此最灵验,因为此地为普天下
众神集中地,只要诚心膜拜,一呼四应,神,阿拉,耶稣,
还有印度神明马上到位,替你消灾解难,所许下的愿一定能实现!


檳城喬治市2008年被聯合國列為世界遺產,三輪車是檳城著名風光
 
喬治市 George Town 是以
英国殖民時期以英國國王喬治三世命名,1957年独立脫離
殖民時期,街道充滿英國和馬來西亞文化融合的氣息。

在槟城很多古老建筑物还是早期从中国南来“打拚”的老
前辈在此大兴土木建成的。三叔公还记得,很多年前,中
国厦门政府还特地带领一班中国高官道槟城考察我们这些
美丽的“厦门式房屋"。这种屋外有很别致的“kaki lima
走廊”是早期我们老祖先用智慧,特地想到南洋这边“忽
雨忽晴”的天气而设计好让走在路上的行人“遮阳避雨”。
http://travel.zaobao.com/msia/images/penang080402e.jpg

从头条路到八条路,全部都是这种厦门式的建筑物,厦门
因为在80年代那“黑猫白猫论”的“邓小平开放厦门市大
事发展厦门, 把老祖宗留下来的 “遗产”旧房屋都给毁
掉二换来“新都市”的面目,四处都是高楼大厦。


今天才发现老房子存在的价值,四处去探查这种早期有中国
到南洋来的厦门人所建的屋子。早知现在何必当初呢!发展
是要付出代价的, 要挽回是不可能了,这叫着失去了才知
道要珍习。

星加坡也是因发展而忽略了“老房子”的珍贵。所以我们
要好好珍惜我们所拥有的“美丽小岛”。三叔公常路过时四处
走走看看一下看看联合国所究竟是看上这一片“土地”的什么?


喬治市市政廳(George Town City Hall)位於喬治市旧关子
角草坪旁,是19世紀英國人留下的典型歐洲市建築,被公
認為現存最美的殖民建築物。

建於1786年的康華利斯堡(Fort Cornwallis)是另一個喬
治市著名景點。康華利斯堡是舊城垛裡的海防砲台,曾是
重要的軍事要塞,有許多砲台、營舍和倉庫,而隨著時代
遞嬗,現已成 了觀光據點。

喬治市另一重要地標是檳城富商謝曾煜先生1887年出資興
建的喬治市鐘塔。鐘塔興建之初是為慶賀英國維多利亞女
王登基60周年,如今這座融合 英式鐘樓和回教摩爾式圓
頂聳立在三叉路上,Oh My God, 那大时钟是靠人工上链
才能行走的。三叔公小时后增经看过时常有“转时钟”
的工人爬楼梯上去“转时钟”,那时也增狂想说能有机会
跟着他爬上去看看,可是终于至今都没有机会。

还有一项不说大家都不知槟城才有的一绝,就是“椰脚街”
或“融合街”或“和平街”也叫“红公街”。每逢有国内外
的友人到来旅游,三叔公一定不放过到此一游的机会。



Yahoo travels 打出这样一个让人心动的标题:

10 Islands to Explore Before You Die

       十个在你有生之年必须探索的小岛

在这十个小岛里,有其他地方所找不到的种种样样流传下来引人入胜的风土人情。Penang 很荣誉的被选为第八个。

1. Bali

这是一个很神圣的“神之岛屿”

1. Bali

Find your center on an island so spiritual it's become known as "Island of the Gods."
It's one of 17,000 islands in the Indonesian archipelago—and the only one on which Hindus form the majority (93 percent). Even more striking is the fact that there is a spiritual celebration here nearly every day.




2. Vieques

Experience the world's clearest bioluminescent bay. When the U.S. Navy packed up and left Vieques in 2003, after more than 60 years, it left something behind: unspoiled nature. Land once used for bombing practice is now designated as a national wildlife refuge.

3. Easter Island

Ponder the handiwork of one of the most mysterious civilizations in history. With the nearest major landmass, Chile, lying 2,200 miles away, Easter Island is as remote as it is mysterious.

4. Ischia

Revive with therapeutic hot springs and mud wraps. This volcanic island in the Bay of Naples has hot springs so therapeutic that they have drawn admirers for 2,000 years.

5. Chiloé

Experience a culture and wildlife developed in isolation. The lush, cloud-covered Chiloé archipelago may lie off the western coast of Chile, but its history, customs, and language bear little resemblance to those of the mainland, or anywhere else in the world, because of its isolation.

6. Bora Bora

Settle into your own overwater bungalow on the world's most famous idyllic island. If you envision yourself on an island in French Polynesia, Bora Bora is the place to hang your hammock.

7. Key West

Embrace Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" utopia. Laid-back, beach-y living coupled with a flamboyant arts scene lends a one-of-a-kind appeal to this lowland island (peak elevation: 18 feet).

8. Penang

Treat yourself to Malaysia's unique fusion of cultures and flavors. Start your food crawl at stalls that crowd the streets of Georgetown, Penang's largest city and Malaysia's food capital.
The delectable fare on offer memorably mingles Malaysian, Chinese, Indian, and European flavors.



9. Galápagos

Follow in the (r)evolutionary wake of Charles Darwin. The namesake tortoise is only one reason to explore this archipelago overrun with more than 500 spectacular native species found nowhere else.

10. Palm Islands Dubai

Size up the world's largest man-made archipelago. Nature creates and removes islands every day, but it took a supernatural influx of cash and credit to create what developers hope will be the permanent Palm Island archipelago.

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