Museum Ship Does Not Voyage / 不航行的博物館船

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Tauranga, New Zealand
Date: 12 to 20 November, 2008
Sender: Lee

來自：紐西蘭陶然家
日期：2008年11月12日至20日
寄者：Lee

An old sailor or a captain travelled many countries. He must have many stories to tell. How do we keep their stories? Yes, a museum. Where to set up the museum? Yes, a shipwreck. What a lovely idea to set a museum in a shipwreck. I’d love to visit this ship if I got the chance to visit New Zealand.

老船長與老水手在遊歷世界各地後，一定有滿腹故事。要怎麼保存這些故事呢？對，放進博物館吧！那要在哪建博物館呢？沒錯，擱淺的船吧。這張明信片就是這種有趣的博物館。如果我有機會拜訪紐西蘭，一定要安排去看看。

Alone on the Country Road / 踽踽獨行

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Poltsamaa, Estonia
Date: 4 to 17 November, 2008
Sender: Merle

來自：愛沙尼亞波特撒碼
日期：2008年11月4至17日
寄者：Merle

Those pictures with a person strolling on a country road usually remind most Taiwanese their first English poem, the Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. No matter which road we take, we can appreciate the view. Even there is no scenery, we still can enjoy the time of being alone. For that popular road, we have the same happiness of common. For the road not so popular, we have our own special experience. After understanding this, it will not be that difficult to make the choice at the intersection.

Let's review the poem:

Two road diverged in a yellow wood.
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doublted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

大概那種踽踽獨行的明信片，都會讓臺灣的人(至少我這一代)回想到生平的第一首英文詩，羅伯‧佛洛斯特的《未行之路》。雖說這首詩隱喻著人生的抉擇，不過如果抱持著隨緣不強求，不論是熱門的路，或是冷門的路，都各有風景，就算是沒有風景，行路之中和自己的對話，也可以好好享受那段獨處時光。羊腸小徑，未必不比康莊大道來的無趣。

Unfamiliar Neighbour / 不熟悉的鄰居

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From:Manila, Philippines
Date: 11 to 17 November, 2008
Sender: Nathalie

來自：菲律賓馬尼拉
日期：2008年11月11日至17日
寄者：Nathalie

There are more Europeans and Americans than Asians on Postcrossing. I do not expect that I can receive postcard from Asian country that soon. The first five come in a batch. So this one is actually the second batch. Philippines is our neighbour country in the south but which is unfamiliar to us. In fact, Taiwanese education teach us so little about our neighbours. Many people do not know that Philippines speak Tagalog and other local language as Indigenous Taiwanese in Austronesian group. Philippines must also be a cultured country worthy to visit.

在交換明信片網站中，以歐洲和美洲的參與者較多。我並沒有期待會這麼快收到亞洲國家的明信片。頭五張是一批一次來的，所以這一張倒成了二批。菲律賓，這個南方的鄰居國家，雖然靠得很近，但我們並不熟悉。事實上，臺灣的教育，很詭異的往北看，教的東西異常的少。很多人甚至不知道菲律賓人有在地的他加祿語和方言，還以菲籍僱傭全都講英文。而且那些語言還和臺灣原住民一樣，都是南島語系的一支。菲律賓的文化應該也很值得去拜訪，多去了解這個鄰國。

Old windmill / 老磨坊

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Koedijk, The Netherlands
Date: 4 to 12 November, 2008
Sender: Jack

來自：荷蘭寇迪吉
日期：2008年11月4至12日
寄者：Jack

Jack told me that there is a windmill in his village, but not this one in the postcard. They tried to recover that old mill and set up a website to record everything about it. No matter what purpose of the windmill in the Netherlands was, and how efficiency the old fellow was, recovering them had more historical meaning than practical use. I believe I will get other windmill from the Netherlands in the future, but this is a good story.

傑克跟我說他們村裡也有一個風車，不過這張明信片不是他們村的。他們正在修復他們的風車，還成立網站來紀錄跟分享風車的事。不論風車在荷蘭做什麼用，又或是這些老傢伙的效力如何，歷史意義都已經大於實用意義了。我相信未來一定會從荷蘭收到其他風車片，不過這張有個好故事。

Country in the Mountain / 山中農場

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Bognau, Switzerland
Date: 4 to 12 November, 2008
Sender: Sandra

來自：瑞士伯格瑙
日期：2008年11月4至12日
寄者：Sandra

Sandra lives in the mountain with lots of pets. So she sent this mountain view postcard. The view is beautiful and looks still. However, it also seems too peaceful. I wonder what in the postcard is the the true image of Switzerland or it is just a small part of Switzerland.

這張瑞士的明信片是由瑞士累計數量第一名的會員寄送的。他和他的寵物們住在山裡，像是一個小農場一樣。所以他寄了這張山景。不過這張山景美雖美，但是實在太平靜了，感受不到一點生氣。儘管瑞士多山，不過我想瑞士的形象倒不盡然如此才是。

Art in Art / 畫作中的藝術空間

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Imatra, Finland
Date: 4 to 12 November , 2008
Sender: Päivi

來自：芬蘭伊瑪綽
日期：2008年11月4至12日
寄者：Päivi

Finland had most participants in postcrossing. Not surprising there came one from a Finlander in the first batch. It came from a small town in Finland, but the picture was the Opera House in Helsinki. I felt beautiful of this painting art of the beautiful architecture containing performing art inside.

芬蘭是明信片交換網站最多人參加的國家。所以在第一批收到芬蘭的明信片並不令人意外。這張是從小鎮過來，但是是赫爾辛基的芬蘭國家歌劇院。以水彩畫作來呈現另一種藝術的殿堂，非常有趣。表演藝術裝在藝術的建築中，再用繪畫來呈現，予人無限美感。

Old Cathedral as My First Postcrossing Postcard / 教堂明信片，寧靜致遠

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Dublin, Ireland
Date: 4 to 12 November , 2008
Sender: Kristin-Máire

來自：愛爾蘭都柏林
日期：2008年11月4至12日
寄者：Kristin-Máire

This was my first postcrossing postcard. Actually, it came in a batch of five postcards. I picked it up as my first to register because I though there must be variuos stories in the old Cathedral. Some people believed these religious places could bring luck and peace to them. So do I. Happy postcrossing to every postcrosser.

這是我的第一張明信片交換收件。事實上，第一批一起來了五張。而我選了這張看起來充滿很多故事的大教堂來當作我第一張登錄的明信片。有的人認為這些宗教聖地可以帶給人們平安與喜樂，我也這麼認為。不論是教堂的寧靜崇高，或是廟宇上達天聽的繚繞香煙，都可以深深的安撫人心。希望每個參與交換明信片的人也都可以快樂，也可以平安長久的交換明信片。

Change and Lasting / 滄海桑田

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Sonshan Airport, Taipei, Taiwan
Date: 4 July, 2008
Sender: Dodd

來自：臺灣台北松山機場
日期：2008年7月4日
寄者：自己

This old house is on my neighbour island in Penghu. It is in an heritage village and is lasting for over two hundred years. The day when I left Penghu and back to Taipei was the first day of cross strait flight normalised day. The relationship between Taiwan and China is changing. Maybe it is not new to this old house. It has looked so many changes and still stands there. The world keeps changing. I also discharge from the military and can not back to the never land.

給自己的明信片好像其實都有說不完的話。這張澎湖望安花宅明信片不知道為什麼，留在身邊留了好久。留在身邊最久沒寄出去的明信片，不是特別喜歡，不然就是沒什麼感覺，所以不知道寄給誰。我的澎湖島，沒有出明信片，而這張離我最近的景點，就是因為距離近，所以也遲遲沒有拜訪。等到實地走訪後，好像也沒有對象好寄了。很幸運的是，回到台北恰好趕上兩岸定期直航班機首航，然而兩岸直航到底會把兩岸關係推向什麼境界呢？大概跟背後所題的銘言雷同吧！曾經滄海難為水，兩岸已不復從前中華一家的情感。老房子依舊在，世事且多 變。我也退伍不再是也不應再是那青澀的年輕人了。

What Does President Read? / 總統也讀書！

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: The President Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
Date: 23 January, 2008
Sender: L. LU

來自：臺灣台北總統府
日期：2008年1月23日
寄者：陸L

This is the only postcard I got in the military in Penghu. Lu served in the president hall of R.O.C., so he got the chance to have any mail to have the president hall postmark. He was interested in sending mail with the mark. I asked for one postcard from him and got this ad-card. What a gift! Nothing relates to the president! Well, I do not think the president can go shopping in the bookstore. How does he buy new book and what  does he read?

這是我在澎湖當兵唯一收到的明信片。陸當時在總統府服役，所以他可以寄出有蓋總統府郵局郵戳的信件，而且他也很熱衷送人這些東西當禮物，所以我就要了一張。沒想到來了這個書店廣告卡。真不知道該說什麼好。票、片、戳，只有戳是有特色的。還是謝謝陸囉！我想總統應該是用不到這種書店廣告的，應該也沒辦法享受逛書店的樂趣。他要怎麼買新書還有他都讀些什麼書呢？

Happy People Dancing in the Mountain / 歡慶

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Lhasa, Tibet, China
Date: 24 October, 2007
Sender: L. CHEN

來自：中國西藏拉薩
日期：2007年10月24日
寄者：陳L

I don't know how many times Chen had gone to China. She has a former colleague who loves China very much and almost married to a Chinese in China. This time she sent me the postcard from Lhasa. She saw a lot of cyclists on the road. China seems a good place for travel.

陳麗麗又去大陸玩了。這句話不知道講幾次了，每次收到一次他的大陸明信片都要感嘆一下！不過誰叫他要有個差點嫁到大陸去的前同事鼓吹他去玩。麗麗在被同事鼓吹到大陸玩之虞，寫來的明信片都會鼓勵我去大陸騎車，真是個好同學。這張當兵時期的明信片，雖然不是在營中收到，光放假就很開心了，再收到一封信更是好事成雙。想像成片中的民族舞蹈都在慶祝我放假好了。

Meeting Place in Switzerland / 相聚伯恩

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Bern, Switzerland
Date: 8 October, 2007
Sender: w LIN

來自：瑞士伯恩
日期：2007年10月8日
寄者：林w

Lin and I went to the same university. But we did not know each other untill 2006. I met her in Canberra, Australia, where the name of the place means 'meeting place' in Australian Aboriginals' language. She was the student in college of management and joined the financial world after graduated. She went to Switzerland for a training program and met a guy comes from the school in Australia which I studied in. I think Switzerland is a country that people meet here very peacefully.

林和我算是同學校的同學。不過我們在2006年之前都不認識。直到我們在澳洲坎培拉相遇。坎培拉在那裏的澳洲原住民語中，指的是「會面的地方」，所以我們沒有在雪梨相識而到那才見面，也真是一種緣份。他從澳洲回來後，投身自己的專業-金融保險業，然後到瑞士伯恩去受訓。在伯恩，他遇到了一位跟我在澳洲念同一所學校的人，真是個小世界。我覺得瑞士也是個「會面的地方」。雖然不像比利時是歐洲的十字路口，人流往來頻繁，但是西南東歐各種族群的人在此會合，國家也擁有多種不同的面貌，頗有世界一家的感受。

Country View in Hokkaido / 北海道鄉村

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Biei, Hokkaido, Japan
Date: 8 July, 2008
Sender: Y. CHEN

來自：日本北海道美瑛
日期：2008年7月8日
寄者：陳Y.

Hokkaido is a place not like Kansai where contains so much traditional culture. I have little impression of it but Sapporo Snow Festival. CHEN went a tour on cycle with bicycle members. Hokkaido does not sound like a place for grand tour to me. But it a good opportunity to expand their view. The lavender field and the white clouds are colourful. There must be some big cities in Hokkaido, but the impression of Hokkaido must be countryside to most of Japanese.

北海道不像關西一樣給我一種富有傳統日本文化的感覺。我對那邊只有札幌雪祭的印象。陳和單車社的幾位社員跑去「壯遊」。雖然北海道好像只比台灣大不到三倍，但是也是一個擴展視界的好地方。這張美瑛的薰衣草和白雲色彩繽紛。北海道一定有一些大城市，不過我想對日本大多數人而言，那邊或許就是像這樣的曠野一樣。

Business in USA / 美國夢

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Atlanta, USA
Date: 13 June, 2007
Sender: M. AMBIRU

來自：美國亞特蘭大
日期：2007年6月13日
寄者：安蒜M

Ambiru went for the world tea expo in Atlanta. She stayed in the hotel in the postcard. This building is the CNN center, world headquarters of the Cable News Network. Atlanta is the capital of Georgia and a city in the south. I have not been there. But from Ambiru's description and some readings like Gone with the Wind, I think it must be a very traditional city.

安蒜君又去美國啦！這次是以商人身分去喬治亞州亞特蘭大參加世界茶博。這張明信片不是一般方形的造型，而是延著建築的邊緣剪出造型的。圖片是有線電視新聞網的世界總部，沒想到掌控媒體發聲的地方是在美國的南方都市。從安蒜君的明信片和從前閱讀《飄》這部小說，我想亞特蘭大這個辦過1996年奧運的都市，應該是個很傳統的地方才是。

No Sunshine in Tibet / 無福消受的景緻

From: Hainan Qinghai and Lhasa Tibet, China
Date: 11, 13 June, 2007; Mark: 17, 19
Sender: h CHEN

來自：中國青海海南、西藏拉薩
日期：2007年6月11、13日，戳：17、19日
寄者：陳h

There is only one sentence in the left postcard. 'Hello. I am at Qinghai Lake, feeling cold, and it is raining.' What a good expression. Short but strong.

The second one of the Potala Palace is a complaining postcard. All postcards before from Tibet are sharing their joy, but this one is telling me the pain of plateau life. Well, the cliché is 'no pain, no gain!'

又有人去西藏玩(完?)了。這次這團走北路進去。結果在青海就先慘遭滑鐵盧，這整趟行程，天氣差到大概都沒有明信片上的秀麗風光可瞧。第一張明信片簡短有力「哈囉！我在青海湖，好冷喔！還下雨。」第二張則告訴我再遭遇強烈的文化衝擊。看來酥油是h的天敵，把他整的七暈八素。雖然h在最後為這趟行程作出了「h的歷史人文之旅...」的注解。不過看到這樣點點點的抱怨，反而有點幸災樂禍的趣味。只好再來一句老話：「不經一番寒徹骨，焉得梅花撲鼻香。」

posted on 27/03/09 02:02

Geisha in Kyoto / 京都藝妓

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Osaka, Japan
Date: 30, April, 2007
Sender: s. MAO

來自：日本大阪
日期：2007年4月30日
寄者：毛s

Japan was not a travel destination to me but other people. Mao planned to go to Kansai during her busy study. I ordered a geisha postcard and she made it. Japanese traditional culture is fascinating. If I had the chance to go to Japan, I would go to Kansai first.

日本原本對我並沒有什麼吸引力，直到看了一些日劇，摸了一些日文，開始對傳統日本文化感到一些興趣。毛同學在趕論文之餘，安排了一趟日本之旅。很佩服在學期之間去旅遊的決心。毛同學學了一些日文，做足了功課，勇闖關西，捎來這張我指定的藝妓明信片。讓我也對關西旅遊產生了一些興趣，改天要來安排個關西傳統日本之旅。

posted on 26/03/09 20:10

Last Glance of Sydney / 回眸一眼

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Sydney, Australia
Date: 30, January, 2007
Sender: Dodd

來自：澳大利亞雪梨
日期：2007年1月30日
寄者：Dodd

Postcards with postage sold by the post office are usually the cheapest you can find. I only  bought this one in Australian post office. I decided to use it when I was in Lifou, New Caledonia and posted it on the last day in Australia. It made me feel I was still in Sydney after I have came back to Taiwan for a week. But a few weeks later, It changed to remind me I was not in Sydney anymore. Goodbye Sydney.

寫了那麼多張明信片給別人，最後還是把最便宜的這張給了自己，寫信真的是很有趣的一件事，特別是明信片不附回郵地址，等於是很單向的傾訴，因此寫出去往往就既不起來到底寄了什麼圖片根說了啥！這張雪梨地標夜景，就當作澳洲一年的句點。這裡的人，這裡的事，還有難忘的接觸，是否能再會呢？誰能知道未來的事！寫于利福，離開前一小時 寄自澳洲雪梨。26/1 2007 4:45

posted on 26/03/09 19:50

France in Pacific / 太平洋的法國

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Noumea, New Caledonia; Nouméa, Nouvelle Caledonie
Date: 28, January, 2007
Sender: Dodd

來自：新喀里多尼亞，努美亞
日期：2007年1月28日
寄者：Dodd

I used an international trip to end up my one year Australia stay. I do not know was it a good idea or not. Because these French Pacific islands were so great. I had a very good time there. The blue sky and sea were stunning and very impressive. Maybe too impressive, and made me have less Australia memory now.

我用了趟國際旅遊來總結我的澳洲生活。直到現在我還是無法判斷這是否是個好的決定。這些法屬太平洋島嶼，實在太棒了。我在那度過非常美好的時光。藍天白雲，清水白沙都令人印象深刻。或許就是太深刻了，而讓我對澳洲的記憶稍微淡了點。

這張明信片是我在買了許多張，還有剩後，決定給自己的一張實寄卡。小小的，不大，不過更顯其精緻。

posted on 25/03/09 23:56

Fabriqués en 'France' / 法國出品的唷！

From: Noumea, New Caledonia; Nouméa, Nouvelle Caledonie
Date: 26 January, 2007
Sender: Dodd

To: c CHANG, Y. HUANG, a CHEN, s CHIANG, h CHEN, t LING

來自：新喀里多尼亞，努美亞
日期：2007年1月26日
寄者：Dodd

收件人：張c、黃Y.、陳a、江s、陳h、林t

Look at all these blue postcards. Are they like paradise? 

Most of exchage students in Australia go to New Zealand, Fiji, or Indonesia for international travel. I made a different decision, New Caledonia. I checked the tourism statistics of New Caledonia 2005. There were only 16 people holding Taiwanese passport visiting NC. It sounded like a secret place on Earth to Taiwanese. When I saw the scenery, I realised there is a place postcard-like. I could not upload my pictures to share with friends, so I sent them postcards. I was also afraid of my bad photography skill, so I took pictures of those postcards. Here are them.

看看這些藍色的明信片。它們簡直就是天堂！

大部分去澳洲的交換學生都會去紐西蘭、斐濟或是印尼作國際旅遊。但是我做了不一樣的決定，本來要拜訪邦交國的，後來決定去新喀里多尼亞。2005年的觀光統計，只有16位臺灣公民拜訪過這個神祕的地方。在去之前，我在網路上看了很多圖片，只覺得世界上真有這麼美的地方。直到飛機落地，見到海洋的第一眼，才體會到這個神祕的地方，真如明信片一樣。由於我既無法上傳，也不能沖洗照片，所以我寄了這些明信片給朋友。而我也擔心我拙劣的攝影技巧，所以我把這些明信片也拍了起來。我把我在那裡的每一天，仔仔細細記錄在明信片上，寄給朋友。其中幾位幫忙把那些日記還給我，也讓這些明信片有了一些互動。

新喀里多尼亞目前是法國屬地，不過未來還有許多變數。這個帶有太平洋島嶼風味的地方，還融合了法國人的生活習慣。這些文化或政治的衝擊，就留待有心人在慢慢深究。人的事務，總是紛紛擾擾，這邊就和大家分享如畫般的天堂明信片。

posted on 26/03/09 19:10

Second Postcard not from Origin / 明信片的異鄉

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Taipei, Taiwan

Date: 31, December, 2006
Sender: L. LU

來自：臺灣台北
日期：2006年12月31日
寄者：陸L.

Lu sent me the second postcard not from the origin country. He always missed the right time to send. This postcard was from Shanghai Museum but was posted in Taipei. Last time, he sent me a Hong Kong postcard in Taipei, too. But I did not mind because it was part of his travel record. However, he said Merry Christmas, but the postmark was 31 December...

陸寄了兩次異鄉的明信片來給我。信件自然都是異鄉的，但是這張明信片硬生生不是從圖樣代表的地方而來。上一張陸寄來的是香港，加上這張上海博物館，都是從臺北寄出。還好收件地不在臺灣，所以也不用在意這件事，不過比較令人介意的是，這張寫了「聖誕快樂」的明信片，郵戳卻是12月31日......

posted on 25/03/09 23:24

Iron Women Sent It / 硬漢代表

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原由 Dodd Lu 上載

From: Beijing, China

Date: 28, December, 2006
Sender: c CHANG, F. CHEN

來自：中國北京
日期：2006年12月28日
寄者：張c、陳F.

This is the ticket for the scenic spot of Badaling Section of the Great Wall of China. There is a saying, 'he who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.' Chang visited Chen in Beijing and went to the Great Wall together during Christmas holidays. Here is the evidence.

大陸的風景區門票很多都做成明信片型式。這張明顯就是八達嶺長城的門票。所謂不到長城非好漢。張到北京後，拉了陳一起去長城遊玩，還把這個證據寄給我。下次有人質疑他們的好漢資格，可以來找我。

posted on 25/03/09 23:37