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美國文化歐洲旅遊秋日美妝藝文賞析 A Touch of Autumn Hues 精選秋色居家佈置 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2022

Fall Harvest in a Pie 美國人的餡餅情緣

Landscapes of the Sublime 西方風景名作下的反思

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Fall

西班牙殖民式建築改造案

A Reminder of Past Glories

ISSUE 58

優雅秋日心法

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Editor’s Pick: Harmonizing Shades

Fall Fashion A Reminder of Past Glories

編輯精選：拂曉與夜色

時尚特輯：優雅秋日心法

Fabulous Beauty Picks for Fall

Gems You Shouldn't Miss in Farmers Markets

Fall Harvest in a Pie

秋季美妝佳品

秋日廚房的美味密碼

「派」對時光——美國人的餡餅情緣

Recipe: Ken Haedrich's Cheddar-Crusted Apple Pie

Undeterred by Tragedy Two entrepreneurs find fulfillment after a life-changing accident

食譜：切達芝心蘋果派

在悲劇降臨之後一對年輕創業家的選擇

Art: Landscapes of the Sublime

Home Editor’s Pick

浪漫之用西方風景名作下的反思

家居編輯精選

A Touch of Autumn Hues 寒露點秋色

改造夢想之家：西班牙殖民式特色老宅重拾往日光華

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Why We Learn to Write The importance of the written word and its impact on society 為何要學寫作？淺談書寫之必要與社會影響

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序 EDITOR’S NOTE 秋思

在冰封大地之前，秋收有如天之贈禮，美味豐富的食材，色彩斑斕的美景，使人們讚歎秋季。在這蘋果豐收的季節，蘋果派在餐桌上大放異彩。烤得香甜的派餅出爐，一家人共享，幸福洋溢。本期收錄蘋果派專題，分享從經典蘋果派到各色各樣的派料理，這項季節美食儼然成為一道文化風景，又何以成就美國經典？浪漫秋日景致，令人浮想聯翩，不妨藉此一探在西方浪漫主義思潮下，美國著名風景畫家試圖於其的作品傳遞的訊息。經典之作不僅勾勒大自然無以言表的偉岸與壯麗，從畫面構圖到細微末節，都蘊藏著不同層面的哲思。今年秋季除了徜徉在山色裡賞楓，也適合遊歷於人文美景中。秋日浪漫，童話般的布拉格，也許是個好選擇。漫步廣場，越過河岸，老城的獨特氣息無與倫比。隨著各國解封，歐洲旅遊

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Harmonizing Shades 拂曉與夜色 Dark colors like midnight blue and caramel cafe paired with lighter tones such as beige and blush nude are trendy for fall. Try different combinations to brighten your chic look. 6│

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Fall

A Reminder of Past Glories 優雅秋日心法

Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.” —Vivienne Westwood

Photographer: Adi Stylist: Ana Tess Stylist Assistant: Daniela Schulthais Makeup and Hair Stylist: Wendy Lin Model: Chi Kuynh Location: courtesy of 111 West 57th Street, New York

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Fabulous Beauty Picks for Fall 秋季美妝佳品 By Ida Pink

A Dose of Vitamin C 來點C！ Fall is a great time to give some extra care to the skin with a dose of vitamin C to restore skin vitality and fight summer-induced sunspots and premature aging. Natura Bisse has an entire collection based on the antioxidant power of vitamin C. The collection is a perfect choice for improving vitality, luminosity, and reducing the appearance of hyperpigmentation. The citrus aroma is fresh and invigorating. 秋天是一個適合給肌膚補充維生素C的季節，有助皮膚回復活性，並且對抗夏季引起的曬斑以及老化問題。 Natura Bisse推出一系列的維生素C產品，有效針對抗老。該系列為活化、提亮肌膚，以及減少肌膚表層色素沉澱問題。橙橘類的香氣格外清新，且振奮人心。

C+C Vitamin Splash ($62): This face mist hydrates, refreshes, and invigorates. C+C Vitamin 20% Antiox Solution ($190): This serum rejuvenates and reduces hyperpigmentation. C+C Vitamin Eye ($68): This eye gel cream is packed with invigorating ginseng and vitamin C. C+C Vitamin Cream ($138): This cream firms, revitalizes, and boosts luminosity. (naturabisse.com)

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Fall Secrets 擊退黯沉 Another fall favorite is Dr. Sebagh’s Supreme Night Secret (£195 for 50 mL). This nightly face and neck cream is perfect for anybody in need of a postsummer boost. It also helps prepare the skin for colder weather, as the cream is deeply regenerating and moisturizing. It also has a beautiful texture and leaves skin rejuvenated and glowing. *Tip: Mix with Pure Vitamin C Powder Cream (£225 for 5 x 1.95 g) to brighten dull skin.

Dr. Sebagh的這款極致肌密夜霜是秋日首選保養品，夜間使用的臉部及頸部晚霜，適合在夏季結束時進階護膚使用，同時也為越來越乾冷的冬日氣候做準備。霜類產品能深度修復及滋潤肌膚，質地優良的晚霜，使肌膚能夠吸收完整，重煥美麗光澤。 *小偏方：將此款晚霜與Dr. Sebagh 美白維生素C粉霜混合使用，可有效提亮黯沉肌膚。

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Anti-Aging Boost 強化抗老 For a targeted anti-aging fall boost, the dermatologistsrecommended brand DefenAge is a good option. It was founded by a team of regenerative medicine experts whose patented age-repair technology really works. The age-repairing skincare collection visibly reduces wrinkles and dark spots and improves skin density. 如果您正在尋找強效抗老產品，那麼由皮膚專科醫師一致推薦的DefenAge，或許是個不錯的選擇。該品牌的開發團隊是由一群再生醫學專家聯合打造，其手下擁有老化修復技術專利，有許多效果顯著的臨床案例。其抗老系列產品，使用後，皺紋、暗斑減少，且促進肌膚緊緻等效果易見。

8-in-1 BioSerum ($75–$264): Super concentrated, fast-acting anti-aging serum. 24/7 Barrier Balance Anti-Aging Cream ($127): Intensely hydrating anti-aging cream. 3D Eye Radiance Cream ($127): A radiance-promoting anti-aging eye cream. 6-Week Perfection Neck Tightening Cream ($127): A fast-acting, anti-aging neck cream. (defenage.com)

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FALL HARVEST IN A PIE 「派」對時光 ——美國人的餡餅情緣 By Annie Wu Photography by Lux Aeterna Studio

Pie is a reflection of the American penchant for self-expression.

s American as apple pie. It’s an expression commonly used to describe something that encapsulates the American character. But surprisingly, the kinds of apples we commonly see in our markets and grocery stores are not actually indigenous to the United States. The crab apple is the only species in the genus Malus that is native to North America; English settlers brought cultivated apple seeds with them. According to the University of Illinois, the first apple trees were planted by pilgrims in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Americans soon 24│

「像蘋果派一樣美國化」（As American as apple pie），這個說法用來表示一個人或事物極具美國特色。實際上，我們常見的蘋果，最先多來自美國之外，五爪蘋果（red delicious）可能是唯一的例外。根據伊利諾伊大學的說法，第一批蘋果樹是由麻薩諸塞灣殖民地的朝聖者種植的，但美國人很快就開始嫁接不同的栽培品種。今天，全美大約有 2,500 個品種的蘋果。最早的蘋果餡餅也不是現在的樣子，是長方形的，而且餅皮不可食用，因在製冷技術發明前，如此方便運輸和保存。派（Pie）也稱美式餡餅。1796 年出版的《美國烹飪》（American Cookery）一書，作者為 Amelia Simmons，

started grafting different cultivars, and today, there are roughly 2,500 varieties grown in the country. Meanwhile, the earliest forms of pie were oblong— meant to transport food easily and preserve food for longer periods in the age before refrigeration. The crust was often inedible. The first truly American apple pie recipe appeared in American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons, published in 1796. The cookbook is considered to be the first to use ingredients and cooking techniques distinct from the English tradition. True to American taste, the recipe called for cinnamon and mace—the outer covering of nutmeg—as spices.

書中第一次正式記載了美國蘋果派食譜，將肉桂和肉荳蔻的外皮作為香料，忠實於美國人的口味，而不同於英國傳統的原料和烹飪技術。派裡的美國精神為什麼蘋果派會成為美國的標誌性甜點，成為美式風格的象徵？ Ken Haedrich自稱「餡餅傳教士」，寫了數本餡餅食譜，包括最近的《派學院》（Pie Academy），還在網上經營了一個論壇，專門解決來自各方製作餡餅時，遇上的疑難雜症。他認為，餡餅的多樣性反映了美國人對自我表達的熱愛。「我們都有牛仔精神，喜歡做我們自己的事情，蘋果派與這個特點很相稱。你可以使用任何品種的蘋果、任

THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN AMERICAN ESSENE MAGAZINE.

何類型的甜味劑、任何類型的增稠劑。」Haedrich 說，

THE ICONIC AMERICAN PIE Why did the apple pie become America’s signature dessert and a symbol of Americana? Ken Haedrich, author of several pie cookbooks, including the most recent Pie Academy, believes the versatility of the pie is a reflection of America’s love for self-expression. “We’re all cowboys, you know. We like to do our own thing. And an apple pie is great for that. You can use virtually any type of apple that you want, any type of sweetening, any type of thickener. You can put a top crust or no crust, you can put a crumb topping,” said Haedrich, who describes himself as a “pie apostle” and runs an online forum devoted to helping bakers with pie-related quandaries. “I think this is one of the things that has made apple pie the quintessential American pie—the fact that we can shape it into anything we want it to be.” Pie is not only an expression of individual personality, but also of America’s different regional attributes. In parts of New England where there is a lot of dairy production, a tradition emerged to place a slice of cheddar cheese on top of apple pie. “You start to get this conf luence of regional ingredients with apples, and you’re going to find that in every part of the country. They will have their own sort of variations of apple pies based on what else grows there or the area is known for,” Haedrich said.

「我想這是蘋果派成為典型美國餡餅的原因之一——我們能以任何自己想要的方式來塑造它。」餡餅不僅體現個人性格，也展現了美國不同地區特性。在新英格蘭出產乳製品的地區有個傳統，在蘋果派上面放一片切達奶酪。新英格蘭另外有些地區，則在蘋果派裡以楓糖漿增加甜度。而阿米什人（Amish）居住的地方，如賓夕法尼亞州、俄亥俄州和中西部地區，由於其奶牛畜牧業發達，蘋果蛋奶羹派（apple custard pies）便很常見。「你可以看到地區性的特產，被用於蘋果派中，在美國各地區都能發現此現象。而這些特色，基於該地盛產什麼，或以什麼而聞名。」Haedrich 說。四方自成一派除了蘋果，豐收季節裡，其他種類的果實，也可以餡餅方式呈現。在南方，山核桃派是秋季最具代表性的甜點，因為正是山核桃的豐收期。在西北太平洋地區，位於愛達荷州的一家烘焙店 Piedaho Bakery，老闆 Rebecca Bloom 使用小紅莓，當地的喬納森和喬納金蘋果，以及百里香做為派餡。烘焙師 Bloom 還喜歡使用生長於當地的野生蔓越莓「huckleberries」，但她仍未尋得足以大量製作派餡的分量，希望有朝一日能有一座取之不盡的紅莓果園。而在印第安納州，胡塞爾人（Hoosier）的奶油糖餡餅，其原料僅僅包括奶油、糖、麵粉和香料，該食譜的誕生，源於缺乏雞蛋和新鮮食材的蕭條時期。食譜作者兼中西部飲食傳統節目《吃出你的心田》的主持人 Capri Cafaro 表示，在中西部地區，由於一波又一波的移民湧入此地定居，也引入了他們各自的烹飪傳統，其

REGIONAL TRADITIONS Some in New England use maple syrup as a sweetener, while in parts of the country with large Amish communities, such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other parts of the Midwest, apple custard pies are common due to their dairy farming.

他類型的餡餅也開始流行。在密西根州的上半島地區，手拿式餡餅占據了主導地位，通常為鹹味，該特色可以追溯至 19 世紀中期，來自英國康沃爾（Cornwall）的移民，來此從事採礦工作。但 Cafaro 認為，直到 19 世紀感恩節成為新英格蘭的一個地區性節日，蛋奶凍香的美味南瓜派始成為秋 │25

McKenna and Anyhony at their wedding in Malibu in October 2021. _by Brooke Borough Photography

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Two entrepreneurs find fulfillment after a life-changing accident 在悲劇降臨之後一對年輕創業家的選擇 By Rhonda Sciortino

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cKenna Weinstein, 26, is the daughter of a prominent Orange County, California, orthopedic spine surgeon and a successful realtor in Newport Coast, a community in what’s known as the California Riviera. McKenna is a bright, funny, strong, and determined young woman. In 2013, she entered the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (USC) and quickly made the dean’s list and honor society. Before long, McKenna and two other classmates created a company called Topiku, which manufactures hats from recycled materials. Topiku was named by The Huffington Post as one of the top 10 companies to watch in 2016. The company also caught the attention of Inc. magazine, Tech Cocktail, GrindTV, and others.

我們永遠無法知曉，人生這條道路上有哪些考驗會不期而至。現年 26 歲的 McKenna Weinstein，其雙親分別是著名骨外科醫生和加州新港海岸的頂級房產經紀人，而她也繼承了父母的聰明與勤奮。 2013 年， McKenna 就讀於南加州馬歇爾商學院（USC Marshall School of Business）不久，就憑著優異的成績被列入院長嘉許名單（Dean's list）。 McKenna 憑著敏銳的商業頭腦，入學後不久，就和兩位同學新創了一間公司，名為「Topiku」，以永續概念為創意發想，藉回收材料生產休閒帽款。該創業點子引起了《公司》雜誌、Tech Cocktail、GrindTV 等的注意，還被《赫芬頓郵報》評為 2016 年「最值得關注的 10 家公司」之一。 Topiku 的聯合創始人中，有位來自中國的留學生，名叫 Anthony Zhang，現年 27 歲。他獨自一人離鄉背井，就讀於美國南加州大學，住在大學宿舍，正好在

SEEING AN OPPORTUNITY One of the other co-founders of Topiku was an enthusiastic young man from China named Anthony Zhang, now 27. He lived down the hall from McKenna in the USC dorms. He was alone in the United States without family, and it wasn’t long before Anthony and McKenna became friends as well as business partners.

McKenna 住宿處的樓下。兩人於不久之後，就成了好朋友和商業夥伴。一次，Anthony 無意中聽到其他學生的談話，他們正在抱怨校園內的食品外送服務過了營業時段後，他們只能挨餓，宵夜時段，在學生族群裡仍有相當的需求。 Anthony 因此嗅出了一股商機，決定發起在晚上 8 點後的食品配送服務。該業務在校園內成功拓展，後來甚至將其擴展到其他大學校園。

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LANDSCAPES of the SUBLIME 浪漫之用西方風景名作下的反思 By Jeff Perkin

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Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher. —William Wordsworth 「進入萬物的光中，讓大自然做你的老師。」

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Among the Sierra Nevada, California by Albert Bierstadt, circa 1868. Oil on canvas. _Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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A Touch of Autumn Hues

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In this Chinese painting, blossoms abound in a garden, a treasure-trove of autumn hues and an inspiration for decorating your home.

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Qing Dynasty, depicting Emperor Qianlong’s autumn ﬂowers poem, by Zhang Ruoai, on hanging scroll. _Courtesy of The National Palace Museum 8

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RENOVATION An early 20th-century Spanish colonial gem restored to its former glory

改造夢想之家 20世紀西班牙殖民式珍寶恢復往日光華

By Neal Lorenzi

he team at Evens Architects faced a real challenge when they were tasked with restoring the house known as “Mi Sueño,” or Spanish for “My Dream.” It was a reinterpretation of Spanish Baroque and Spanish colonial architecture, conceived by famed architect Bertram Goodhue while he was lead designer for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. That event was to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. When Evens Architects first encountered the property in 1998 in the Pasadena Arroyo, California, they found that decades of deferred maintenance and insensitive remodeling had left the once-proud house in poor shape.

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當年，Evens建築師事務所團隊面臨一個大挑戰：他們收到了為「Mi Sueño」（西班牙語「我的夢想」）建築改造的委託。Mi Sueño是對西班牙式的巴洛克及殖民風格的重新詮釋，由知名建築師 Bertram Goodhue擔任1915年巴拿馬-加利福尼亞博覽會首席設計師時所設計，是為了慶祝巴拿馬運河開通的盛事。 1998 年，當 Evens 建築事務所與 Mi Sueño 第一次邂逅時，他們發現，數十年來缺乏適當維護，以及隨意、馬虎地整修工程，使得這棟建築物風華不再。Evens Architects 團隊最大的目標，即是將 Mi Sueño 恢復往日光彩，同時也需符合新屋主的生活方式，任務艱巨。事實證明，於 2004 年完成的改造案，對於 Mi Sueño 而言宛如重生。

by Philip Clayton Thompson

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THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN AMERICAN ESSENE MAGAZINE.

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Why We Learn to Write The importance of the written word and its impact on society 為何要學寫作？淺談書寫之必要與社會影響 By Poppy Richie

arents may be challenged by their child’s homework frustration—“Why do I have to do these writing assignments? I don’t like to write! I’ll never be a writer, so why do I need to learn this?” How can we answer that? Talking about examples of how writing has always helped us, both long ago and today, could motivate a more serious attitude about this important academic subject. Being able to write now is even more essential for most jobs than it ever was. A brief history of why people started writing in ancient times might be a good place to begin to persuade reluctant writers.

要怎麼幫助孩子面對做作業的挫折，是許多家長所面臨的挑戰——「為什麼一定要寫作文？我不喜歡寫東西！反正我又不要當作家，那為什麼我還要學這個？」我們要怎麼回答孩子呢？和他們聊聊從古到今的寫作是如何幫助人們的，通常可以讓孩子對寫作產生更深一層的動機。對現今社會而言，良好的寫作能力更是許多職業的必備技能。想要說服不甘願寫作的人，先讓我們了解過去人類為何開始書寫，或許是個不錯的開端。最初的文字紀錄洞穴中的壁畫或岩石上的圖案，顯現人類最早試圖彼此溝通的跡象。遠古人類為什麼要在岩壁上畫圖？是什麼

THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN AMERICAN ESSENE MAGAZINE.

促使他們用簡單的線條開始描繪？考古學家猜測，這是

LEAVING OUR MARK The earliest signs of people trying to communicate are pictures in caves and on rock walls. What did early humans paint, and what prompted them to draw these simple sketches? Archaeologists guess that because they had shamanistic beliefs, they may have used pictographs to communicate with the spirit world about their lives as hunters, since most of the paintings are of animals. Cave Art by Jean Clottes, one of many books on this topic, features colorful photographs of Paleolithic art. All we have, though, are guesses about their purpose. We may not understand much about the cave drawings, but fast forward a few thousand years to the ancient written languages, such as that developed by the Sumerian civilization (present-day Iraq) around 3400 B.C.Merchants needed a written language for commerce in order to keep track of transactions, which they did on clay tablets with a script called cuneiform. By the third millennium B.C., Sumerian scribes were also recording essays, hymns, poetry, and myths. Ewan Clayton writes on the British Library website: “The earliest form of writing was pictographs— symbols which represented objects—and served to aid in remembering such things as which parcels of grain had gone to which destination or how many

因為他們的薩滿信仰，想透過圖畫跟神靈溝通他們的狩獵生活，因為大多石壁畫都是畫動物。市面上有許多書以此為題，其中一本由法國考古學家Jean Clottes所著的《岩洞壁畫》（Cave Art），書中刊滿了色彩繽紛的舊石器時代藝術。不過，遠古人類在岩壁上畫圖的真正目的，我們目前還是只能用猜的。我們可能無法理解這些岩洞壁畫的準確意義，不過將時間倒轉回數千年前，來到出現書寫語言的時代，如約西元前 3400 年，彼時蘇美文明（位於現今伊拉克境內）發明了一種書寫系統，稱為楔形文字。因當時商人需要利用書面文字將商務交易記錄下來，於是把這些紀錄刻在泥板上。至西元前 3000 年，蘇美人的泥板上，出現了散文、詩歌、讚美詩和神話故事。

A tablet with ancient Sumerian script, one of the earliest forms of writing. ＿PD-US

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The moment you step into Old Town Square, you are surrounded by historical buildings.

nyone who has been there will tell you: Prague feels like a fairy tale. It doesn’t matter if it’s your first visit or your 20th; when you walk into Old Town Square just after dark, you will draw a breath. Your head will tip up, admiring the monuments and spires: the soaring Gothic towers of Our Lady before Tyn, the solid bricks of Old Town Hall, and the astronomical clock dating back to 1410, the oldest one still in operation in the world. Some have called this Czech capital the “largest open-air museum on earth,” and that’s fair. Spared most of the bombs that turned many other European cities into post-World War II reconstructions, Prague’s oldest buildings and bridges actually date back centuries. But it’s more than that. Czechs have always been believers—including the late Vaclav Havel, the country’s poet-turned-president. Artists are rarely well-suited for government work, but Havel made the initial transition well, elected to lead the country into a new future. At the Prague Castle, a national institution that overlooks the entire city, from the soaring buttresses of St. Vitus Cathedral to the windows (and defenestration) that instigated the Thirty Years’ War, this is an important place. Havel outfitted the guards with what he estimated to be storybook uniforms. He invited Frank Zappa, whose recordings were banned under Soviet rule, for an official state visit. Havel ended the gray of communism and gave the country a f lourish of color— and it hasn’t looked back.

Prague is well-served by its public transportation system, enabling visitors to get to most destinations by public transit.

每個到過那的人都會告訴你：布拉格就像童話故事般。無論你是第一次造訪抑或是第 20 次，當夜幕低垂，踏進老城區廣場（Old Town Square），一幢幢千年歷史的建築古蹟，如畫卷般印入眼簾。高聳入雲的哥德式塔樓——泰恩教堂（Our Lady before Tyn），令人駐足仰望。廣場中央，老市政廳堅實矗立其中，其南面牆上的美麗天文鐘，自西元 1410 年運行至今，是世上運行最久的鐘塔。歷史名城捷克首都布拉格，素有「地表上最大的露天博物館」之稱。當二次世界大戰無情的炸彈落在歐洲大陸上，戰後許多城市陷入艱難重建期，但這並未波及布拉格城內大多的老舊建築與城橋。占地七萬平方公尺的布拉格城堡，建於西元870年，是世界最大的古堡，現為總統辦

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公處，其址可以俯瞰整座城市。烽火歲月中，這裡曾在 17世紀「三十年戰爭」爆發時，被攻城掠地；時光荏苒，這裡的聖維特大教堂，也曾迎來多位國王於此登基加 The Prague Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square is the oldest clock in the world still in operation. It was first installed in 1410.

冕。這座千年古堡是個名副其實的歷史重地。因此搭配導覽參訪城堡的行程，是布拉格不容錯過的體驗，別忘了爬上河岸邊上的小丘眺望這座城市。 │61