Rotterdam Diary -Belgium trip

Ok..So I realized that China banned blogspot so there s no way my parents are gonna see this blog, so i decided to write it in English :)

Now continue from before:

5 Sept (Antwerp)

We took the 10am train and had a 1 hour ride to Antwerp, Belgium.
I was totally captured by the astonishing structure of the Antwerp train station! It has a really classy European feel~ High ceiling, Sculptures on the wall with complicated but amazing patterns..It just looked so great!


We walked along the shopping district there slowly, and was totally absorbed by the contrast between the old building structure and the modern layout of the shop in it~ Street Performances were plenty, including some really weird ones..

We found a shop next to a cathedral , which sells chocolate ice cream for 1 Euro. That was such a temptation! Nearly all of us bought one and it tasted GREAT!!I also bought a post card that says'chocolate is the best therapy, and you don't need an appointment'..LOL






After lunch, we went inside the biggest cathedral there to have a look. It was simply beautiful!! It was a museum with collection of religious paintings. But not only the paintings are beautiful, the interior structure of the church is really amazing! I Can's believe How much I love cathedrals~ They are the best (in my opinion) of the collection of people's appreciation and talent for arts and designs!

The rest of Antwerp is so different from Rotterdam..Everything has an ancient feel..





And there was a surprise for us at a chocolate candy shop..LOL


The day past by fast, because we took our time to be IN　the city. We took a night train after dinner and head down to Brussel to stay for the night. In the hostel, we drank and talked some crap which annoyed the neightbours next door..LOL and officially gave nicknames to others~~

6th Sept
We started the day late because we could not wake up earlier. We skipped breakfast and went straight into lunch. We had fast food at a restaurant called 'quick' whose service is really 'slow'~

Unlike Antwerp, the streets are oddly quite. It was a bright Sunday morning, and the streets were, quote from the others, like the ones in 'I am Legend'..


However, that did not change the beauty of this old city~





When we reached the central square, the crowds showed up. There was a beer festival going on there, and mad crowds buying chocolate and waffles around the Manneken Pis. The chocolate shops are filled with people and the waffle shop next it couldnot have more business. I had a chocolate mike shake from Godiva shop!!It was SSSSSOOOOOOOO chocolaty!!!! I also shared with a friend a Strawberry chocolate waffle!!That was simply the best~~


the Manneken Pis was nothing like I have imagined, except for the crowds that were around it..not only was it small and decorated with flowers, the boy was wearing a Zorro outfit!!!!

We were （again) really slack on this trip, so took many breaks and rests and just enjoyed the feeling of being there~I think that is nice! I don't really like rushing to places on a trip, so this kind of indulgence in the culture is exactly what I was looking for :) Happy!!~~

Belgium will not complete without chocolates! Of course I bought some myself~ According to the sales person, chocolates are best kept under 15~20 degrees and it will not melt until the expiry date! So cross my figures and hope I can bring back solid ones home!!~~

鹿特丹日记

到鹿特丹已经快半个月了，第一次写日记。不过现在开始也不算晚吧。。
第一天（8月26日）：
坐了13个小时的飞机到了伦敦希斯罗机场，坐在那里干等了8个小时才飞往阿姆斯特丹。伦敦机场很漂亮呢~四周只有玻璃墙，可以从里面看到整个跑道和日出！


从阿姆斯特丹要坐1个多小时的火车到鹿特丹，我的行李虽然只有20kg，但要扛上火车和爬楼梯并不容易！还好跟几个马来西亚人搭讪才顺利上了车，不然可能会迷失在满是荷兰文的车站里！~



房东很好心的来火车站接我，大约7·8点来到了住处。这栋楼看起来很像HDB Flat,但每栋的住户多了很多。楼下有自动门和保险门，电梯分为单数（Odd Number)和双数(Even Number)；每层都有一个长长的走廊，居民之间都会打招呼。我不会荷兰话，只能说hello和bye. 我的住处是和另外4个人一起的，2个中国人2个荷兰人，大家共用厕所和厨房，每个礼拜轮流负责打扫共用的房间。2个中国人也是鹿商的，但不常见面，所以也不常聊。但一个室友还是好心的请我吃了第一餐晚饭~

第2天（8月27日）
第一天到学校参加Orientation，发现亚洲人还蛮多的。新加坡的加我3个，4个香港人，3个台湾人，2个上海交大的和2个韩国人；其余大多是欧美的。Orientation和新加坡的好不一样~我们先蒙眼被不认识的对方带着走了15分钟，这让我认识了一些意大利的朋友。之后有教练叫我们做杂技（Acrobatics），每组动作都要和不认识的4~5人
一起完成，1个多小时下来大家几乎都认识了。杂技真的好难！不敢相信我会做倒立，人形金字塔（Human Pyramid)等那么多只有拉拉队员才会做的东西！超累的！！学校还请人来教我们杂耍，就是耍好几个小球的那种通常小丑很拿手的~我们学了如何同时应付3个球。。很好玩的！到现在偶尔还会练练呢~
晚上我们被安排住在一个小旅馆里，晚饭过后每个人都要组队表演。我们亚洲学生带大家玩了2个游戏~其实都是韩国的同学想出来的！他们好像有好多游戏的点子~

第3天（8月28日）
早饭后我们出发去看水濑。我们所住的旅馆好像是在国家公园里面，周围的风景真是太漂亮了！




天虽然飘着毛毛雨，但丝毫没有影响我们的心情~一行人一直慢慢走着，希望这种平静幽雅的绿色会一直下去。。有个美国同学和我们一起，他势必要看到水濑，因为那是他学校的吉祥物！哈哈~但可惜的是大概是应为人太多了，水濑们好像都躲起来了。虽然有点扫兴，不过却毫不后悔这趟淋雨的旅程~

晚上的时候我们到一家墨西哥餐厅吃饭。同桌的一位美国的朋友之前读过两年中文，用一种有点怪的口音说出了’我很喜欢吃饺子‘和’我昨天喝了很多啤酒‘这两句话！有点搞笑，不过还是觉得他蛮厉害的！
晚饭过后，一位荷兰华侨同学带我们去了一家KTV酒吧，里面几乎都是华侨！只会说广东话和荷兰话~应为都是年轻人，所以气氛很High,会不会唱歌的都一起飙~而我因为之前一直咳嗽加上墨西哥餐时说太多话了=^= 一点声音也没有！只跟朋友玩了整晚的游戏，喝了整晚的白开水

8月29日

到星期六的集市上转了一圈.真的是人山人海啊~这里的都东西都比超市的要便宜，而且几乎什么都有卖，感觉很像新加坡的夜市~在荷兰人的强烈推介下，尝了一条生鱼加大蒜。。好像是哪里的特色。。味道很微妙；也许因为我不吃生鱼片吧，这整条生鱼吃久了有点反胃。。所以半条下肚就已经不行了！这也是我平生第一次吃这么多大蒜！那种微妙的味道在嘴里久久不去！~

晚上到香港朋友的房间煮饭（虽然没帮上什么忙）。。住了意大利面和浓汤~我们在房间外的平台上顶着冷风喝着热汤，感觉很幸福~但时间一久大家都忍不住回到房里避风去了！哈哈



8月30日
今天一大早大家就坐火车出发前往阿姆斯特丹！大家一路跟着韩国同学和他的旅游书展开了Adventure Amsterdam!^_^
阿姆斯特丹是个很热闹的城市，各色的街头艺人也有很多。市中心沿路都是买纪念品的小店。沿着运河一直走，岸边都是古老的欧洲风味的建筑，成堆的自行车也成了一道风景！阿姆斯特丹以开放而闻名，到处都能看到SexMuseum，和插着彩虹旗的酒吧。。就连便利店里的很多商品也是’少儿不宜‘形的。 不巧的是我的相机忘了充电，不到一半路程就死了，好多东西都没拍到！我们的行程和随意，经常走走停停，一转眼就天黑了。

阿姆斯特丹的夜晚是属于红灯区的。沿路满是橱窗，窗户里站着只穿了内衣的女人，有的在化妆，有的只是坐着等人进去。一旦有客人上门，橱窗里就会拉上窗帘。除了橱窗，大麻销售店也到处都是。。真的是另一种生活啊！

8月31日
开始上课了！第一堂课是金融（Finace）。2小时45分钟。教授一上课就说我们可以随便翘课，但有Presentation的时候不行O(∩_∩)O 几乎所有的作业都是和4人小组做的。我的组里全是交换生。2个新加坡的，一个上海交大的和一个挪威的。这里的课本也超贵！我们需要买两本，一本25欧，另一本70多欧！！我看要找人家的借来复印了！！

买了盏台灯，回家发现没有附送灯泡！笑~

9月2日




和朋友到唐人街（China Town)采购。说是China town其实只算是China Street。有几家中国超市和餐馆而已。在路过一家养老院时被一个老奶奶拦下来开始讲话，一讲就是半个小时！加上她的口音和有限的英文，沟通很困难~但出于礼貌我还是有跟他接话，谁知一接就不可收拾了！笑~
我们各自在超市买了平常买不到的东西，像空心菜啊，豆腐啊什么的~
晚上大家又一起煮了一餐~

去学校办了居民证，花了8欧照相。我是有带照片的，但说是看不到耳朵要求重照。。无语啊！！真的好贵~

9月3日
买了25块钱的课本，花了10多块打印教材（Lecture Notes+readings)，心痛啊！！




晚上又到朋友家煮大餐！这次几乎所有的亚洲学生都到了所以住了好多好多！大家一起吃饭聊天打牌真的很开心！有两个叫jacky的香港朋友，一个是Jacky（Funny）一个是Jacky(clever),晚饭的时候彻底地被Jacky（funny）搞笑了！！
之后去了叫Concordia的酒吧，有个国际学生聚会，但人太多一会儿就转移到LY家了~

9月4日
在家温书~自己煮了第一餐~面条加空心菜