2015-07-01 
【Game of Thrones】 Valar Vorghulis What do we have left once we abandon the lie? It doesn't matter what we want, once we get it, then we want something else. If you waste time trying to get people to love you, you will end up the most popular dead man in town. Eloquent men are right every bit as often as imbeciles. A lion does not concern himself with the opinion of sheep. Old stories are like old friends. You have to visit them from time to time. A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. The lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. When you play Game of Thrones, you win or you die.
—— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《权力的游戏》】 —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【注】在马耳他岛中部的一座山丘之上,姆迪纳“先知之城”已经静静伫立了4,000多年。腓尼基“紫色之地”人在这里垒起第一块石头的时候,罗马“力量”尚未建城,金字塔也不过刚刚矗立。此后,罗马人、阿拉伯人、诺曼“北欧”人、西班牙人相继而来,在这座设防城镇的城墙上刻下各自文明的印记。它曾是马耳他的古都,是权贵与主教的居所,是整座岛屿的心脏。直到1530年圣约翰骑士团到来,将首都迁往海边的瓦莱塔“小山谷”,姆迪纳才从权力的中心退居为一座寂静的贵族之城——不是衰败,而是换了一种方式存在。 走进姆迪纳,便走进了一片几乎凝固的时光。这里的街道窄得只容得下阳光与影子并肩而行,两旁蜂蜜色的石墙在千百年的日晒风吹中沉淀出温润的质感。没有车马的喧闹,没有市集的嘈杂,只有风穿过拱门时留下的叹息,和偶尔传来的教堂钟声。当地人叫它“寂静之城”,这个名字并非夸张——即便是2011年美国奇幻剧集《权力的游戏》来此取景,将这座古城的城门与巷弄展现在全球观众面前,慕名而来的影迷也未能打破它骨子里的沉静。那种静不是空洞的沉寂,而是沉淀了4,000年历史之后的从容,是一种见过太多兴衰荣辱之后的淡然。 站在姆迪纳的城墙上,我顿时安静下来。整个马耳他岛铺展在眼前——田野、村庄、教堂的圆顶、远处模糊的地平线,全被一层淡金色的光晕温柔地笼罩着。4,000年来,有多少人曾站在我这个位置?罗马的百夫长、阿拉伯的学者、骑士团的大团长,他们都曾在此凝视过同一片风景。如今那些人早已散去,连名字都吹散在风里,可城墙还在,城门还在,窄巷深处的庭院里,柠檬树依然年年结果。姆迪纳不再是一座都城,它更像一本用石头写成的史书——沉默着,却比任何喧嚣都更耐心地讲述着漫长的故事。而我此刻站在这里,不过是翻开了新的一页。 Today in History(历史上的今天):
2015: Capital Valletta, Malta(马耳他首都瓦莱塔·露天博物馆)
2015: Colonized Nation of Europe, Malta(欧洲本土殖民地马耳他) 2014 World Cup—USA vs. Belgium(美国对比利时世界杯足球赛) Fortifications of Mdina Built by the Order of Saint John between the 16th & 18th Centuries
(姆迪纳防御工事·由圣约翰“神慈”骑士团于16—18世纪建造 07-01-2015)
Mdina Gate, the City's Main Entrance in 1724
(建于1724年的姆迪纳城门·古城主要入口 07-01-2015) 
Mdina Gate, Designed by French Architect Charles François de Mondion in 1724 (姆迪纳城门·由法国建筑师设计)
The Lintel of Mdina Gate (姆迪纳城门·门楣)
Natl Museum of Natural History (国家自然历史博物馆)
Lintel @ Natl Museum of Natural History
(国家自然历史博物馆·门楣) Lintel of Banca Giuratale, the Municipal Palace, Built in the 18th-century Baroque Style
(市政宫门楣·建于18世纪巴洛克“不规则”风格)

Palazzo Falzon in the Late 15th Century (法尔森“智慧”宫·建于15世纪后期) Defensive Walls of D'Homedes Bastion, Grand Master of the Order of St. John from 1542 to 1553
(德霍梅德斯堡垒防御墙·1542—1553年间以圣约翰骑士团团长名字命名 07-01-2015) Fortified Walls (城墙 07-01-2015)
Casa Gourgion, Built in the 19th Century
(古尔吉翁“鰕虎鱼”故居·19世纪姆迪纳庄园) Carmelite Church (加尔默罗“果园”教堂)

Statue of Mary Jesus @ Carmelite Priory (加尔默罗修道院·圣母耶稣雕像) St. Paul Square (圣保罗“谦卑”广场 07-01-2015)

Bastion Square (堡垒广场 07-01-2015) 
Well @ Bastion Square (堡垒广场·水井 07-01-2015) Panorama of St Paul's Cathedral
(圣保罗大教堂·外貌 07-01-2015) 
Façade of St Paul's Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂·正立面 07-01-2015) Chancel @ St Paul's Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂·祭坛 07-01-2015)

Vaulted Ceiling @ St Paul's Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂·拱顶) Frescoed Interior @ St Paul's Cathedral
(圣保罗大教堂·壁画内饰)

Pipe Organ @ St Paul's Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂·管风琴) 
Chaple @ St Paul's Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂·礼拜堂) 
Priest Rm @ St Paul's Cathedral (圣保罗大教堂·牧师寓所 07-01-2015)

Typical Narrow Medieval Street (典型的狭窄中世纪街道 07-01-2015) 
Wrought Iron Window Guards (锻铁窗户罩 07-01-2015) 
Silent City (寂静之城 07-01-2015)
Downtown (商业区)
Maltese Ceramics (马耳他陶艺 07-01-2015)
Maltese Souvenirs (马耳他礼品饰物 07-01-2015)
Ta'Qali Crafts Village (塔卡利“地方”手工艺品村)
Gift Shop of Ta'Qali Crafts Village
(塔卡利手工艺品村·礼品店 07-01-2015)
Signpost (路标)
Crosslinks(相关博文):
Malta(出游马耳他) Europe(欧洲掠影)
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