My journey to Europe (2) - Manchester // 我的歐遊日記 (二) - 曼徹斯特

Oh wait, why it is (2)? Well actually I have published my first travel post here nearly a month ago, which marks the beginning of my journey to Europe. Yeah I was a bit lazy and now let's continue the travel diary.

咦為什麼是 (二)？ 其實我在一個多月前發表了我的第一個旅行帖子，不過我有點懶惰。好吧，現在讓我繼續寫我的旅行日記吧。

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Since I lived in an apartment rented by my friends which is very far away from the city center of Manchester, we had to buy a day ticket in order to travel to and from the city center. A day rider cost 4 pounds, which was quite expensive!

由於我暫時住在朋友租用的公寓，距離曼徹斯特市中心非常遠的，若果步行便要用上起碼一小時，所以我們不得不買一張一天乘車證去往來市中心。一天的交通費花費4磅，也挺昂貴的 :(

^{Day rider 一天乘車證}

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Let me introduce some places to visit in Manchester to all of you! :)

讓我來為大家介紹一下曼徹斯特內的好去處吧！

1. John Rylands Library 約翰·萊蘭茲圖書館

The John Rylands Library is a neo-Gothic building built in 1899, currently being part of the University of Manchester. It has a large collection of rare books and manuscript, and is one of the Grade I listed buildings in the UK. Besides its magnificent appearance, the interior architecture was nicely preserved and absolutely stunning!

約翰·萊蘭茲圖書館是一座新哥特式建築，建於1899年，目前是曼徹斯特大學的一部分。圖書館收藏了大量稀有的書籍和手稿，亦是英國一級保護建築之一。 除了雄偉的外觀，室內建築亦保存完好，十分壯觀！

^{The appearance of the John Rylands Library (from wiki) 約翰·萊蘭茲圖書館的外觀 (沒有拍到全貌，借wiki的照片一用)}

^{Some precious old books 不少珍貴的藏書}

^{Stunning inner architecture of the library 室內建築非常壯觀}

2. Manchester Town Hall 曼徹斯特市政廳

The City Council is located at the Manchester City Hall. Manchester City Hall is a new Gothic building completed in 1877, renovated and expanded in 1938. It became a Grade I listed building in 1952. There are some light effects at night, which makes the building particularly beautiful!

曼徹斯特市政廳是市議會所在地。曼徹斯特市政廳同樣是一座新哥德式建築，竣工於1877年，並於1938年進行了擴建，更於1952年成為英國的一級保護建築。晚上還有燈光效果作點綴，尤其漂亮！

3. Didsbury Park

One of the most commonly seen facilities in UK is parks. I have been to several parks in Manchester and I would recommend the Didsbury Park. It is a good leisure activity to spend an afternoon walking around in this park, chatting with friends or maybe even having a picnic!

英國最常見的設施之一就是公園。我去過曼徹斯特的幾個公園，當中我會推薦Didsbury Park。花點時間在這個公園裡散步，和朋友聊天，甚至是野餐，都是不錯的休閒活動呢！

^{The entrance is not quite obvious 入口並不明顯}

^{A vast piece of grassland 先看到一片遼闊的草地}

^{Some weird looking plants 一些外表怪異的樹木}

^{Two rows of tall trees with a sense of tranquility 兩則並列的樹木有點滄桑的味道}

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In my opinion Manchester does not have a lot of attractive spots for tourists, but is still a good place to relax and experience the culture there. I would be heading to the University of Nottingham to begin my semester in my next travel diary!

於我看來曼徹斯特並沒有太多吸引遊客的地方，但仍然是個放鬆身心、體驗文化的好地方。在下一篇遊記我將前往諾丁漢大學，展開我的新學期！