[2016 走過浮誇杜拜 Extravagance Dubai] Day 1

公司總部在杜拜，每年第一季會舉行周年會議，海外各國的員工都會前往杜拜，一年一會。我是第一次參加公司的周年會議，也是首次與同部門的同事正式見面。由第一天加入這間公司，我們都是透過Skype通訊和視像，一切也是隔著電腦螢幕，所以我很期待這一趟旅程。

The headquarter of my company is located in Dubai. There is an annual conference held in Dubai every first quarter of other year and all the overseas employees will fly there to attend. It was my first time attending the annual conference and also officially meeting my teammates in person. Since the day I joined the company, I met them via Skype or in video calls only. Everything was behind the computer screen. I was so looking forward to meet everyone. 

會議為期3.5日，然後我會多留2.5日遊覽杜拜。杜拜總是給人奢華的感覺，我還在飛機上已經感受到，俯瞰著杜拜的夜景，金光閃閃，說這個城市是以金薄舖蓋一點都不誇張。杜拜的機場出奇地樸素，我看不到令我驚嘆的華麗誇張的裝飾，反倒阿布札比的機場更顯金碧輝煌。一埗出機場已經被一股熱氣包圍，所以接下來數天我都是輕裝上路，涼鞋相伴。

The conference lasts for 3.5 days and I stayed behind for 2.5 days, to take in advantage, to explore Dubai. As we know, Dubai always gives us the feeling of luxury, richness, extravagance and splendor which I already felt it while I was still on the plane. Overlooking the night view, the street lights from Sheikh Zayed Road, which is the most important main road connected the entire Dubai, lighted up the city. The city was like covering in gold. Together with the other city lights, it was a golden sea underneath. The airport in Dubai, unexpectedly, is very simple and not surprisingly glamourous. I did not find a lot of high-end decoration which I saw in the airport of Abu Dhabi. Another well-known fact of Dubai is the high temperature which I felt it once stepped out from the airport. I was so glad I had bought 2 pairs of sandals with me to comfort my feet under this weather. 

[歐洲 德國瑞典 Europe Germany & Sweden] Day 15 -完 END-

這天行程主要是參觀市政廳 x 走訪地鐵藍色綫的藝術車站 x Hermans吃素自助餐
Itinerary: City Hall x Arts Metro Station in Blue Line x Veggie Buffet in Hermans

斯德哥爾摩市政廳聲名大噪的原因是這裡是每年12月舉辦諾貝爾和平獎晚宴的場地。建築師‎Ragnar Östberg建造市政廳時，起初命名為Blue Hall，因為會把整座油上藍色但他發現紅磚牆的初型很美，最後決定保留紅色。但此時公眾和刊物已經以Blue House定名，所以沒有再更改市政廳名稱。

The reason why the city hall in Stockholm is famous because the Noble Prize annual dinner held here in December. When the architecture Ragnar Östberg built this city hall, he named it as Blue Hall. He aimed to paint the whole building in blue once established. However, the red bricks look so nice already, he felt. That’s why he changed his mind to keep it in red. The city hall remained to be named Blue Hall as the publication and the public were using that officially. To avoid confusion, they did not rename the city hall.

[歐洲 德國瑞典 Europe Germany & Sweden] Day 14

瑞典. 早晨. 下雪

Snowy Sweden Morning

我喜歡下雪，但不想見到由雪白染成泥黃最後黑卒卒的雪，不喜歡雪結成冰，變成濕滑的道路，走每一步都要小心翼翼，感覺很累。

I love snowing, but not happy to see the white snow turned into muddy yellow and ultimately in black or the snow became frozen ice on the road which is so slippery to walk or drive. To be extra careful of the step make me feel so exhausted. 

[歐洲 德國瑞典 Europe Germany & Sweden] Day 13

瑞典斯德哥爾摩的地鐵原來由港鐵營運，連來往斯德哥爾摩和哥德堡的城際列車服務MTR Express也是港鐵，連商標也是相同。但相似僅在於商標，沒有廣普廣播，車箱跟歐洲IC火車相近，還提供wifi，此綫只營運了幾年，一切還很新很舒適。

The metro in Stockholm is operated by the MTR Hong Kong, also the MTR Express running between Stockholm and Gothenburg belong to MTR Hong Kong as well. They also use the same MTR logo on the train. However, you will not find anything related to Hong Kong other than that. The announcement is not in Chinese and the cabins is according to European standard. Wifi is provided in the train and this express line just started operated for the last couple of years. The ride was really pleasant and comfortable.

[歐洲 德國瑞典 Europe Germany & Sweden] Day 12

酒店提供早餐，真的是名副其實的歐陸式早餐，麵包﹑芝士﹑果醬﹑炒蛋﹑香腸﹑乳酪﹑粟米片﹑生果、瑞典特產醃魚﹑果汁﹑咖啡和茶任君選擇。

The hotel provided a wonderful breakfast with various food choice. They have bread, cheese, jam, fried egg, sausages, yogurt, cereals, fruit, Swedish Pickled Herring, juices, coffee and tea. 

美食當前，心情特別愉快。十分期待明天的來臨，因為又可以食早餐！

Nice food make you smile. I was so looking forward for tomorrow because it will start with breakfast time.

[歐洲 德國瑞典 Europe Germany & Sweden] Day 11

清晨起來，太陽開始冒出，出現晨曦，我們興高彩烈跑上甲板，一推開門，嘩，很大風！風實在太大，吋步艱難，好不容易才到達最頂層，拿出手機想拍幾張selfie，無情的強風一括，令我措手不及，差點站不穩。手暴露在冷風下幾分鐘已經變得僵硬，總是按不到手機快門。Moritz比我更早宣佈投降，未到終點已經鳴金收兵，要回船艙暫避。

We woke up when it was dawn. The sun started to rise and the sky became brighter. We were so excited to run straight to the deck. We pushed the door to open, but it was hard because of the strong wind. Very strong wind!!! To walk up to the deck was not easy neither, I felt like the wind was going to blow me away. It was very scary. When we reached the top, we would like to take a few pictures and a couple of selfies of course. However, the wind was beating my face and froze up my hands in a few minutes. It was hard to stand still, stable and straight and not to mention having some nice shots of me. Moritz pulled back to the cabin earlier than I expected because of really extreme weather.  

[歐洲 德國瑞典 Europe Germany & Sweden] Day 10

昨晚Florian在我睡前仍未回來，想必我們未能親身道別便離開，但他被我們吵醒了。完全看不出他只睡了幾小時，天生麗質的帥哥，不經修飾仍然見得人。寒喧一番總要告別，我相信我一定會再跟他見面！
I didn't meet Florian last night before I went to bed. While I was wondering if we have to leave without a goodbye, we woke him up. He didn't look like just have a couple of hours sleep, and indeed he still looks very nice. He borns to be a handsome guy and doesn't need any make up. After a while of chit chatting, it was time to say goodbye. I am pretty sure I will see him again.