2024-06-23 National Porridge Day

【Song: I】

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949)

〖Nobel Prize in Literature 1911〗

             She has chained her within a grot,

             Upon the gate a sign put she;

             The maiden has the light forgot,

             The key has fall'n into the sea.

             She waited the days of summer,

             She waited more than seven years,

             Each year a passerby passed near.

             She waited the days of winter,

             And while she waited there, her hair

             Recalled the light forgot by her.

             It wrought and sought, crept on and on,

             A passage won through riven stone

             Until it shone the rock upon.

             One night, a passerby passes again,

             He does not comprehend the glow,

             And does not dare nearer to go.

             He thinks it is of strange import,

             He thinks it is a golden vein,

             He thinks it is an angel sport,

             He turns aside to pass again…

—— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • ——

【《歌謠：一》】

(比利時)深皮膚·梅特林克(1862生—1949卒)

〖1911年獲諾貝爾文學獎者〗

【紅霞譯】

                她把自己鎖在洞穴里，

                在門上立個牌子；

                姑娘忘記點燈，

                鑰匙掉進大海。

                她等待夏日，

                等了七年多，

                每年都有人由此離去。

                她等待冬季，

                此時此地，她的頭髮

                令她想起早已忘記的光明。

                它四處探尋，

                穿過碎石的通道

                直到讓石子放出光明。

                晚上，又有路人經過，

                他疑惑光明，

                甚至不敢靠近。

                他覺得超乎尋常，

                若非金色礦脈，

                就是天使運動，

                他轉身再度由此離去……

【注】穿過比利時布魯日“橋”城輝煌的時間膠囊就像漫步在一幅栩栩如生的古代大師畫作之中，自2000年起，布魯日歷史中心被聯合國教科文組織列入《世界遺產名錄》，中世紀建築包括：

• 擁有世界第二高磚砌塔樓(379英尺/116米)的聖母教堂

• 米開朗基羅生前唯一離開意大利的雕塑《聖母與聖子》

• 內有48口鐘琴的布魯日鐘樓；

• 貝居安女修道院

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2024: Bruges Church of Our Lady, Belgium(比利時布魯日·聖母教堂)

2024: Bruges, Venice of the North Belgium(比利時布魯日·北方的威尼斯)

2016: Tower of London, Royal Palace & Fortress(英格蘭倫敦塔)

2016: River Thames in London, England(英格蘭倫敦·泰晤士河)

2015: Constanta, the Oldest City ROU(羅馬尼亞堅定城·最古老的城市)

2015: Bucharest, La Belle Epoque of Romania(羅馬尼亞布加勒斯特·美好時光)

2015: Bucharest, Balkan Paris in Romania(羅馬尼亞布加勒斯特·巴爾幹的巴黎)

2015: Dimitrie Gusti Natl Village Museum, ROU(羅馬尼亞國家鄉村館)

2015: Ceausescu's Dictatorship, Romania(羅馬尼亞齊奧塞斯庫獨裁)

2014: YMCA Camp—Outdoor Pool-1(基督教青年會營戶外戲水池之一)

Bruges Triennial 2024, Grains of Paradise @ Sumayya Vally

(2024布魯日每三年舉行一次的紀念節·蘇瑪雅“高尚”谷的天堂穀物)

Minnewaterpark, 15^th-Century Poertoren (Ammunition) Tower over Lovers Bridge

(愛湖公園·愛情橋上15世紀彈藥塔)

Sashuis or Lock Keeper's House, a 17^th Century Gothic Style Estate Serving as a Social Services Organization @ Minnewaterpark

(愛湖公園水閘看管人之家·17世紀哥特式建築，目前用作社會服務機構)

Rear House of the Lock Keeper or Sashuis

(水閘看管人之家·背面觀)

Old St. John's Hospital Founded in the Mid-12^th Century & Cared for Sick Pilgrims & Travellers

(老聖約翰“神慈”醫院·建於12世紀中葉，為患病的朝聖者和旅行者提供護理)

Begijnhof or Beguinage Created in 1245 by the Countess of Flanders, Margaret of Constantinople, & Currently Inhabited by Benedictine Nuns

(貝居安會院·由佛蘭德斯“低洼”省伯爵夫人君士坦丁堡“堅定城”的瑪格麗特“珍珠”於1245 年創建，目前由本篤會修女居住)

House Minnewater, the Detached House (愛湖之家·獨立式住宅)

Princely Beguinage 10 Wijngaarde Emancipated Women who dedicated their lives to God w/o withdrawing from the world

(葡萄園王子修道院·旨在解放婦女，她們將自己的一生獻給上帝，但並未與世隔絕)

Beguines, Home to Women, Mostly Elderly Ones who spend time in self-reflection w/o being disturbed by the outside world

(貝居安修女院·主要住着女性，大多是老年人，她們花時間進行自我反省，不受外界干擾)

School of Beguinage Monastery, an Antique Traditional Medieval Belgian House w/ Brick Walls, Benches along the Sidewalk, & Paving Stones in the Shade of the Tree

(貝居安會女修道院學校·古老的傳統中世紀比利時房屋，有磚牆、人行道旁的長椅和樹蔭下的鋪路石板)

Wijngaardplein or Vineyard Sq w/ Bust of Maurits Sabbe, a Flemish Man of Letters and Educator

(葡萄園廣場·內有弗蘭德斯“低洼”省文學家和教育家“黑皮膚·全部”的半身像)

Wijngaardplein in Front of Beguinage Bridge Led into Another, Mysterious World

(貝居安會橋前葡萄園廣場·通向另一個神秘世界)

Sculpture of Horse Head Drinking Fountain @ @ Walplein

(堡壘廣場·馬頭飲水器雕塑)

Horse Head Drinking Fountain (馬頭飲水器)

Sculpture of Zeus, Leda, Prometheus, & Pegasus Visiting Bruges Referred to the 1^st City Walls Built nearby in 1127-1128

(雕塑《宙斯“天神”、勒達“幸福女神”、普羅米修斯“先知”和飛馬座“噴泉”》到訪建於1127-1128年、被稱為第一座城牆的布魯日)

Brewery De Halve Maan or The Half Moon, the Oldest Family-Run Business for a Long Time

(半月啤酒廠·布魯日最古老的家族企業)

Brewery De Halve Maan，Founded in 1856 by Leon ‘Henri’ Maes & Occupied by the 6th Generation of Brewers Today

(半月啤酒廠·由“獅子·領主·田野”於1856年創立，現由第六代釀酒師掌管)

Brewery De Halve Maan, a Craft Brewery Led the Way w/ Its Brugse Zot, the Home Beer of Bruges, & Straffe Hendrik Loved Both at Home & Abroad

(半月啤酒廠·當地精釀啤酒生產商，其生產的“布魯日傻瓜”是本土啤酒，而“強壯領主”啤酒則深受國內外人士的喜愛)

Gift Shop of Brewery De Halve Maan

(半月啤酒廠·禮品店)

Zonnekemeers Viaduct & Gatehouse in a Late Gothic Revival Style Built in 1936

(太陽神拱橋門樓·1936年建造，晚期哥特復興風格 )

Godshuis Le Maire, an Original Warehouse Converted into a Place of Worship in 1910-1911

(海星上帝之家·原為倉庫，1910-1911年改建為禮拜場所)

Accolade Arched Niche (榮譽拱形壁龕)

Facade of Old Historic Bldg in the Medieval City

(中世紀城市古老歷史建築的正面)

Composition of 2 Deep Houses w/ Crow-Stepped Gables

(由階梯式山牆構成的2座深宅與)

Upper Floor of a Historic Town House in Baroque Style Built of Red Brick, the Roof Built in the Typical Stepped Gable w/ Facade Richly Decorated & Framed by Green Branche

(巴洛克風格歷史聯排別墅的上層·用紅磚建造，屋頂為典型的階梯式山牆，外牆裝飾華麗並由綠色樹枝構成)

Hans Memling Museum w/ Several Works Like Triptychs are Displayed, Hospital Records, Medical Instruments, & Other Works of Art

(漢斯“神慈”·梅姆林博物館·展出三聯畫、醫院記錄、醫療器械等多件藝術品)

Museum Sint-Janshospitaal, Home to an Array of Architectural Marvels

(聖神慈醫院博物館·擁有眾多建築奇蹟)

Eleonora Verbeke Square or Courtyard of Old Saint John's Hospital & Pharmacy, named after the nun who ran the Saint John's Hospital pharmacy in the mid-18^th century

(老聖神慈醫院和藥房庭院·以18世紀中葉經營聖神慈醫院藥房的修女命名)

Memling Museum, a Museum of the Old Hospital & Its Pharmacy

(展示老醫院及其藥房的梅姆林博物館)

Memling Museum, One of the Oldest Preserved Hospital

(梅姆林博物館·保存最古老的醫院之一)

Sculpture of 2 Monks (雕塑《兩位僧侶》)

Bell of Old Saint John's Hospital & Pharmacy

(老聖神慈醫院藥房·鍾鈴)

Fresco, Christian Sheep or Lamb of God @ Old Saint John's Hospital & Pharmacy

(老聖神慈醫院和藥房·壁畫《上帝羔羊》)

Statue of Our Lady Guarding the Baby Jesus @ Old Saint John's Hospital & Pharmacy

(老聖神慈醫院和藥房·雕像《聖母守護聖嬰耶穌》)

Statue of the Crucifixion of Christ Adorning Old Saint John's Hospital & Pharmacy

(老聖神慈醫院和藥房·雕像《基督受難》)

Bust of Juan Luis Vives, the Father of Modern Psychology Withdrew to Bruges after Lost Royal Favour

(現代心理學之父“神慈·名將·維韋斯“願你長命百歲”的半身像·因失去皇室青睞而返回布魯日)

Arendshof or Eagle Court w/ Southern Gate Gloriette, Possibly the Original 18^th-Century Bldg between the 2 Pillars of the Former Waterhalle on the Markt

(帶有南門庭閣的鷹廣場·可能是位於集市前水廳兩根柱子之間的原始18世紀建築)

Gruuthusemuseum, a Museum of Applied Arts from the 15^th to 19^th Centuries Located in the Medieval House of Louis de Gruuthuse, a Flemish Courtier

(格魯修斯“香料屋”博物館·15—19世紀應用藝術博物館，位於弗蘭德斯“低洼”省朝臣“勇將”·香料屋的中世紀住宅內)

Bronze Sculpture Depicting a Knight of the Apocalypse w/ Flemish Hof Arents in the Background

(青銅雕塑·描繪末日騎士，背景是阿倫茨“鷹”故居)

4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Conquest the 1^st Horseman Riding a White Horse & Carrying a Bow

(《天啟四騎士》·第一位“征服”騎着白馬並手提弓劍)

4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, War the 2^nd Horseman Riding a Red Horse & Carrying a Sword

(《天啟四騎士》·第二位“戰爭”騎着紅馬並手裡握劍)

4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Famine the 3^rd Horseman Riding a Black Horse & Carrying a Set of Balances

(《天啟四騎士》·第三位“饑荒”騎着黑馬並手握天平)

4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Death the 4^th Horseman Rides a Pale Horse & Unleashes Hell in Front of Arents House Museum

(《天啟四騎士》·第四位“死亡”騎着白馬在阿倫特“鷹”故居博物館前釋放地獄之火)

Monument to Saint Johannes van Nepomuks, a Patron Saint of Bridges

(橋梁守護神《聖神慈·內波穆克》紀念碑  )

A Guardian of the Relic of the Holy Blood, Juan Perez de Malvenda House Hiding the Holy Blood Relic During the Religious Unrest of the 16^th Century

(聖血遺物的守護者·16世紀宗教動亂期間，神慈·突破·馬爾文達“光滑眉毛”之家藏有聖血遺物)

Huidenvettersplein or Tanners Square Tucked away between the Fish Market & the Rosary Quay

(位於魚市和玫瑰碼頭之間的製革者廣場)

Duc de Bougeogne, the Best Restaurant in Bruges

(勃艮第“高地”公爵·布魯日最佳餐廳)

Hotel Restaurant Duc de Bougeogne Dating back to 1648

(勃艮第公爵酒店餐廳·建於1648年)

Brickwall Houses along Groenerei Canal in the Venice of the North

(北方威尼斯綠光運河沿岸的磚牆房屋)

Statue of Frank Van Acker, the Former Minister of State & Brugges Mayor, in Front of Blinde-Ezelbrug or Blind Donkey Bridge

(盲驢橋前國務部長兼布魯日市長《自由人·阿克“田野》雕像 06-23-2024)

Blind Donkey Street from the 15^th Century (15世紀的盲驢街)

2 Blind Donkey Street (盲驢街2號)

Bruges Police Zone Public Prosecution Service

(布魯日警區檢察署)

Brasserie Tompouce @ Burg Square, the Soul of Bruges

(城堡廣場千層酥啤酒店·布魯日的靈魂)

Basilica of the Holy Blood in Romanesque & City Hall Built in a Late-Gothic Monumental Style between 1376 & 1421 Seen from the Burg Square

(從城堡廣場望去的羅馬式聖血教堂和市政廳·建於1376—1421年間，為晚期哥特式紀念碑風格)

Basilica of the Holy Blood in Romanesque & Gothic Revival Completed in 1157

(1157年竣工的羅馬式和哥特式復興風格的聖血教堂)

Main Altar of Basilica of the Holy Blood

(聖血教堂·主祭壇)

Media Gallery of City Hall (市政廳·媒體畫廊)

Reception of City Hall (市政廳·接待廳)

City Hall Museum (市政廳·博物館)

Historium Brugge Facade, a Museum Dedicated to the History of the Medieval City of Bruges w/ People around Belgium

(布魯日歷史博物館正立面·致力於中世紀布魯日城歷史和比利時國民的博物館)

Historium, the Bruges' Most Visited Attraction

(歷史博物館·布魯日最受歡迎的景點)

Markt or Market Square, the Beating Heart of Bruges

(集市廣場·布魯日的心臟)

Markt Overrun by Tourists in Summer

(夏季遊客蜂擁而至的集市廣場 06-23-2024)

Beer Museum @ Markt (集市廣場·啤酒博物館)

Markt w/ the Statue of Jan Breydel & Pieter De Coninck in Front of Old Guild Houses 

(古老行會大廈前的集市廣場·矗立着布魯日晨禱領袖“神慈·火炬”和織布工行會負責人 “磐石·國王”的紀念碑)

Provinciaal Hof (Provincial Court) in the Gothic Revival Style

(哥特復興式省府)

Fountain Mask (噴泉外貌)

Cranenburg House (Right) & House Bouchoute w/ Compass on Its Front, a Handy Tool for 17^th-Century Merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind

(克蘭“鶴”堡之家(右)和正面帶有指南針的布丘特“山毛櫸”之家·這是17世紀商人用來判斷風向的便捷工具)

Belfort of Bruges w/ the 48 Bell Carillon Built & a Belfry in the 12^th Century Seen from the Markt

(美堡·從集市廣場觀內有48座建於12世紀鐘琴的布魯日鐘樓)

Entrance to the Belfry of Bruges (布魯日鐘樓入口)

Statue of the Madonna & Child on the Outside of the Belfry

(鐘樓外的聖母子雕像)

Wollestraat, One of the Main Arterial Roads

(羊毛街·主幹道之一)

Carriage Riding down Wollestraat (乘坐馬車沿羊毛街行駛)

Former Market Hall & Now Cloth Hall

(前集市大廳、現為紡織會館)

Oude Burg, a Stone's Throw from the Famous Market Square

(老城堡·距著名集市廣場僅一箭之遙)

Oude Burg, the Oldest Street in Bruges

(老城堡·布魯日最古老的街道)

Stone Arch Entrance to Gatehouse of the Bishop's Palace

(主教宮門樓的石拱門入口)

Arcades on the Rear Side of the Belfry of Bruges

(布魯日鐘樓後側的拱廊)

Vismarkt or Fish Market, a Classical Colonnade & the Oldest Preserved Fish Market in Belgium

(魚市·比利時古典柱廊和最古老的保留魚市)

Chocolate Factory Brugge where I took home w/ $70 of Yammy Chocolates

 (布魯日巧克力直銷店·回家前我於此買下$70的巧克力)

The Skyline of Bruges by Church of Our Lady & St Salvator's Cathedral to Captivate Cityscape Renowned for Its Picturesque Canals, Cobbled Streets, & Medieval Architecture

(聖母教堂和聖救世主大教堂主導布魯日的天際線·擁有迷人的城市景觀，以風景如畫的運河、鵝卵石街道和中世紀建築而聞名)

Belfry of St Salvator's Cathedral in Romanesque Style

(聖救世主大教堂·羅馬式鐘樓)

Bell Bower of Church of Our Lady of the Visitation (13^th Century), a Textbook Example of Coastal Gothic

(建於13世紀的聖母訪親教堂的鐘樓·沿海哥特式建築的典範)

Oceania Marina Berthed @ Zeebrugge

(“大洋·濱海”號遊輪停泊在澤布呂赫“海邊布魯日”)

Zeebrugge Windmills (海邊布魯日風車)

Dinner (晚餐)

Crosslinks(相關博文):

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