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  • 北京自驾一路向北 风光柔美野味十足

    Posted on May 9th, 2012 Administrator No comments

    北京自驾一路向北 风光柔美野味十足

    五月哪里去,开着爱车,一起走近深山密林、静静流淌的溪水、清新的空气,自由自在地享受大自然带给我们的惬意。

    从三元桥驱车向东北方向行驶,经孙河至枯柳树环岛后折向正北即可到怀柔县城,车程约需90分钟。之后沿京丰公路向北行驶约10分钟经过雁栖环岛后,即可看到公路两侧的成串美景。其景区分布顺序为雁栖湖、青龙峡、百泉山、石门山、紫云山、幽谷神潭、云蒙山森林公园。其中青龙峡山水壮丽且层次丰富,百泉山和石门山山上有奇景而山下风光柔美,紫云山山深林密,野味十足,它们都能为游客带来味道全新的观光享受。

    • 雁栖湖 风光迤逦的水上乐园

    雁栖湖游乐园环境优美,景色宜人,是京郊著名的体育健身、休闲度假的胜地。游乐园内各种娱乐设施齐全,现有水上、陆地项目40余种,可供不同年龄的游客选择。其中水上飞伞、水上跑车、水上自驾摩托、水上飞降、火箭式蹦极、空中飞人、激流勇进、攀岩、射箭、漂浮游泳池等健身娱乐项目深受广大游客的喜爱。游客可乘船游湖,纵横千米湖面,或披波斩浪,尽情领略搏击风浪的情趣。游客还可登临望湖亭,领略湖光山色,尽情回归大自然的惬意。

    2011年,雁栖湖旅游区为满足广大游客需求出台多项优惠措施,为游客带来更多的实惠。一是在继续开展网上预定门票的基础上,增加了娱乐项目的预定,并按照人均消费额给予全面优惠。二是推出娱乐性强、价格合理、适合大众参与娱乐项目联票,让更多的游客得到实惠,为广大游客提供更多的选择机会。

    网上预订:

    1、网上单独预定雁栖湖景区门票九折优惠。

    2、网上预订雁栖湖景区门票和娱乐项目 ,人均消费60元以下(含60元)九折优惠;人均消费60元以上八折优惠。

    娱乐项目联票:

    98元联票:八种娱乐项目挑选五项(含景区门票)。

    联票项目:快艇、水上飞降、激流勇进、碰碰车、美人鱼、攀岩、龙舟、水上跑车(2圈)

    78元联票:六种娱乐项目挑选三项(含景区门票)。

    联票项目:快艇、水上飞降、激流勇进、攀岩、龙舟、碰碰车

    社会团体:20人以上社会团体购买雁栖湖景区联票可享受九折优惠;50人以上社会团体购买雁栖湖景区门票可享受八折优惠;社会团体购买雁栖湖景区门票和娱乐项目票,人均消费60元以下(含60元)九折优惠;人均消费60元以上八折优惠。

    自驾车路线:

    1、沿京顺路直行至怀柔开放环岛,第三出口(去往丰宁方向)右转直行8公里到雁栖湖。

    2、沿京承高速行至14号出口怀柔收费站下路,行驶5.2公里至怀柔开放环岛从第三出口(去往丰宁方向)右转直行10公里到雁栖湖。

    3、沿京承高速行至15号出口杨宋.丰宁出口下路,下路后直行约11公里至丁字路口左传,遇红绿灯右转直行3.2公里到雁栖湖。

    • 青龙峡 两岸风景如画

    北部是高峡平湖,游客可以乘龙舟、画舫或快艇沿蜿蜒的水路欣赏两岸风光,夏季还能下水游泳或在沙滩浴场上踢足球、打排球、享受日光浴。东岸设有蹦极跳、攀岩、速降、等健身娱乐项目。坝外是静静流淌的溪水,溪上可以划船、撑竹筏。峡谷两侧山势雄伟,植被茂密。山顶还有保存完好的明代古长城敌楼,吸引无数游人去探寻古迹。

    游客们可以从山脚下坐上索道,在悠扬的音乐声中沿山势缓缓而上,青龙峡胜境便逐渐尽收眼底:东遥万里,密云水库碧波万顷山水一色,南鸟瞰千顷,京东大平原万亩良田一望无际;西映夕阳,怀柔古城遥遥相望山重水复;北视群峰,长城蜿蜒狼烟依旧静桓翠柏。

    门票:成人40元,学生20元(1.2米以下儿童、残疾人凭残疾人证、离休人员凭离休证免票);蹦极150元、速降50元、攀岩35元

    地址:北京市怀柔区怀北镇大水峪村青龙峡自然风景区

    驾车路线:从三元桥走京密路以怀柔,沿怀丰公路行驶,过雁栖湖7公里即到;京承高速14口出来直行,到开放环岛走3号口(怀柔—丰宁)方向直行即可。

    • 百泉山 泉水叮咚有韵

    传说凡是百泉仙子手指过的地方便形成涌泉,使得百泉山处处有泉,遍地是水,形成了泉、潭、瀑、溪、河等各种景观,无论春夏秋冬,百泉山清泉汩汩,丁冬有韵。百泉山有山秀、峰奇、水美、谷绝四大特色,其奇观绝景令人赞叹。大瀑布有天河瀑、罗汉瀑、回天瀑、飞天瀑。名泉有乐鱼泉、青龙泉、知鱼泉、圣母泉、浴仙泉等,景区后部有瀑布悬挂崖顶,落差六十多米,犹如观音菩萨手持净瓶挥洒甘霖,故名“观音瀑”。此瀑布春夏秋三季水流不断,这里的春天犹为美丽,百花争艳,百鸟争鸣,花期可持续到六月。

    门票:门票20元 (学生半价)

    开放时间:8:00——18:00

    地址:怀柔区雁栖湖往北12公里

    自驾车:驾车可走111国道到怀柔,一直往北行驶大约20公里,有路标。

    • 石门山 京郊天然氧吧

    石门山是一座看不透的山,壮美的自然景观,丰厚的人文底蕴使它“精气神”十足,韵味独特。自古以来,石门山一直是著名的旅游和佛教胜地。石门山岩石奇特,其中含珠台、照玉镜、芙蓉岩、滚丹坡等都是以石取胜的景点,成为石门二十四景中的重要组成部分。山中各种树木多达33科146种,形成了石门山独特的“天然氧吧”。景区内山奇石怪,四季泉水潺潺,瀑布从天而降,流水飞泻,气热磅礴。又有独特的石门洞、雷劈崖、铜山铁壁、姐妹泉等自然景观 。这里不只景色别致还有美丽传说,为景区增添了不少趣味和神秘。沙河内从景区内串过,形成几千米的水面,可供游人戏水、荡舟、垂钓,是容水山为一体的自然风景区。

    地址:北京市怀柔怀北镇峪道河村

    门票:成人票:15元 儿童票:10元

    开放时间:8:00 – 18:00

    自驾车: 东直门—京顺路—枯柳树环岛—向北怀柔方向—怀柔迎宾环岛向北—迎宾北环岛—雁栖湖方向—丰宁路直行即到。

    • 紫云山 天人合一山水画

    紫云山融黄山之奇、华山之险、峨嵋之神于一体。怪石上的济公、千年厮守的企鹅夫妻、痛失爱妻娇子的下山虎、洁白如玉的莲花峰、荡人心魄的飞来石,无一不是惟妙惟肖,栩栩如生。紫云山的山美,它那叮咚作响的通天河更是美不胜收。通天河如一条飘舞的银丝带串起了88眼碧潭,也留下了许多美丽动人的传说。紫云池、神女池、瑶池、三音潭、七彩潭,每个潭水都清澈透底。潭水间或形成的小瀑布,也不时给人带来一份惊喜。秀丽的山,清纯的水,构成了一幅美妙的山水画。占地30000多亩,景区内怪石成趣、水潭成串,溪流、瀑布、奇峰怪石、奇花异草一步一景,构成了一幅如诗如画、天人合一的山水画。

    票价:成人票:15元,儿童票:7.5元,1.2米以下儿童免费

    地址:怀北镇椴树岭村

    自驾车:由三元桥东行沿京顺路至怀柔,过雁栖湖12公里即到。

    • 幽谷神潭 自然天成飞瀑奇观

    幽谷神潭由于其特殊的地理位置,奇特的山体构造,丰富的矿泉资源 ,美丽的神话传说,构成了这里得天独厚的自然旅游景观,峡谷中百泉汇 流、溪流纵横、高峡壁立,不仅能欣赏到大自然的鬼斧神工之笔,而且能 观赏到奇绝的“飞瀑”和“神潭”,其自然天成和壮观令人叹为观止,加上当地民间的种种传说更构成了一幅幅“难描的画”。

    飞瀑高百尺,上下两叠,上叠侧峰壁立之间,奔腾的山泉如蛟龙出谷,巨大的落差,砸在花岗岩崖壁之上,满谷轰鸣,水花飞溅腾起数米,然后漫洒在鳞片状的崖壁之上,形成数米宽的水帘,潇潇洒洒,一泻数丈,形成“飞瀑”奇观。神潭方百尺,深数丈,上接飞瀑,下引清流,化千钧激流为柔夷漫溢之清波 ,其神在于两条瀑布夹一潭,而三者和两侧山体为一整块花岗岩,其自然天成和神奇壮观是大自然之神韵所在。

    活动:4月1日至30日举办第四届杏花节活动

    地址:北京市怀柔区黄土梁1号

    票价:票价:成人30元(含1元保险),学生15元

    自驾车:北京三元桥至怀柔,过雁栖环岛右转直行经怀北镇一直北上行约30公里即到黄土梁民俗村(马路边上,见到出租别墅的地方即是)

    • 云蒙山 北方黄山之美名

    云蒙山历史久远,素有北方黄山之称。是一座具有山岳风光特征的京郊名山,是北京地区特有的中山地貌森林公园,人称云蒙山有四多:奇松怪石多,仙山古洞多,飞瀑流泉多,瑞木瑶草多。它集泰山之雄,华山之险,黄山之奇,峨媚之秀于一体,是一座以峰、石、潭、瀑、云、林取胜,以雄、险、奇、秀、幽、旷见长的名山,景观优美著称于世。给人以视听感的美学享受,使人心旷神怡,赞叹称绝,留连忘返。

    地址:北京市琉璃庙乡怀丰公路35公里处

    开放时间:7:00—19:00

    门票:云蒙山门票35元 ;儿童票:身高1.2米—1.5米半票17元,1.1米以下免票;预订老年票60岁以上持老年证购老年票17元、军官票须凭证购买优惠17元。

    自驾车:从三元桥向东北方向行驶,直到怀柔区。之后沿京丰公路向北行驶约10分钟经过怀柔雁栖湖再往北25公里。

  • 活色生香的宝岛 台湾那些艳遇的地方

    Posted on May 6th, 2012 Administrator No comments

    活色生香的宝岛 - 台湾那些艳遇的地方

    宝岛台湾在逐步走近我们的同时,其艳遇故事总被驴友们一遍又一遍的提起。也许是因为台湾当地人开放热情的性格,也许是因为太多影视爱情故事发生在那片土地,当你坐在安静书店,行在繁华大街还是游在清凉海边,就有可能有人轻轻拍下你的肩膀,你一回头,遇见一段美丽的爱情。

    恋爱的彩色西门町 台湾年轻人的寻乐园

    • 恋爱的彩色西门町

    你是否听过任贤齐的那一首歌,“走过男男女女恋爱的彩色西门町,讲正经有阮少年的心情”你是否还记得电影《向左走向右走》中,梁咏琪在西门町的街巷中疯狂寻找金城武的画面,这就是西门町,寻找命中注定的爱情,也许和你就只有一个转身的距离。

    出了捷运的西门站,西门町就出现在眼前。眼前活力和繁华也许会上你心头一颤,这正是西门町的魅力,如今的它网罗了整个消费阶层,成为台北最活 跃、最潮流的地方。走在徒步街上,两旁的商铺和走在武汉的江汉路、成都的春熙路上,基本没有区别。但深入到店家逛一逛,就会发现,这里融合了日 式、美式、中式的风格,聚集了五花八门的潮流店面,处处是年纪相仿懂得时尚的少男少女。两种完全不同的气息不可思议的容纳在这一个地方。古老与潮流,碰撞 出不一样的火花,这就是西门町的魅力所在。

    有人说,旅游中寻找艳遇,请不要忘了台北;那么去台北找艳遇,请一定不能错过西门町。因为这里,封存了一代又一代人的青春和爱恋。曾经,林青霞就是在西门町与友人逛街时由星探发掘而起,成了两岸人民共同的梦中情人。如今,同样在西门町逛街时被星探发现的桂纶镁,将《蓝色大门》里的台湾校园青春和爱情,带进了每个人的想象中。谁能保证当你以星探的眼光打量着走过的俊男靓女时,你不会找到注定的爱情

    灯红酒绿的台北著名娱乐街——西门町

    攻略

    交通:西门町位于台北市万华区成都路、康定路、汉口街和中华路所构成的街区,交通发达不仅是大台北公车来往密集的地方,位于台北捷运蓝线和绿线的交会点西门站。

    小吃:西门町也有独特的名产,例如中华路上的鸭肉扁、巷子内的阿宗面线、专卖卤味的老天禄、成都路上的成都杨桃冰与蜂蜜咖啡,加上许多日式餐厅(例如峨嵋街的美观园)及传承中国口味的各式外省餐厅,以及很多路边的小吃店,饮料店。

    艳遇路线:捷运西门站2号出口→台军英雄馆百元早餐→西本愿寺遗迹、气象万千公共艺术、台北天后宫→漫步电影街、电影主题公园→咖啡午茶好时光→西门红楼创意市集→怀旧日式料理→河岸留言Live音乐体验。

    艳遇方式:西门町的街道上常常人潮涌动,人声嘈杂,这让搭讪有了一定的难度。但是走进漫画店,很容易聊上一个同样喜欢漫画的人;或者走进咖啡厅喝杯下午茶,悠闲地谈谈旅游的感受,便可让缘分蔓延。

    宝岛台湾在逐步走近我们的同时,其艳遇故事总被驴友们一遍又一遍的提起。也许是因为台湾当地人开放热情的性格,也许是因为太多影视爱情故事发生 在那片土地,当你坐在安静书店,行在繁华大街还是游在清凉海边,就有可能有人轻轻拍下你的肩膀,你一回头,遇见一段美丽的爱情。

    诚品书店 你在看书,而他/她在看你

    • 诚品书店 你在看书,而他/她在看你

    失眠的台北人已经不用再数羊了,他们更愿意去书店。自从1999年,台湾诚品书店敦南分店将营业时间变成“24小时”,慢慢地,诚品书店里安慰 的就不只是失眠者了。在《一页台北》中,书店店员和小凯相识于午夜的诚品书店,孤独的他们在书店里找到了归属。导演陈骏霖曾表示,“午夜诚品书店,是全台 北最具浪漫气息的地方。”

    如今的诚品书店已是台湾旅游的必经之地,目前在台湾共有五十三间分店,一直用人文、创意、艺术、生活的精神攻占人心,让阅读永远不打烊。而《一 页台北》的走红,让诚品书店的“文人夜店”称号也广泛流行起来。一位曾在台湾住过的朋友说,由于台湾人大多是夜猫子,晚上去书店的很多都是为了看人。也许 当你在欣赏一本书时,对面正有个人在欣赏你∩以想象,安静的夜晚在充满欧洲风味的书城里,书香伴随着浓浓的咖啡香,两种香气飘逸缠绕,就像无意中的一瞥, 回眸时的一笑,这绵绵情缘在沉稳而温馨的氛围里让人回味无穷。

    有时候,你会爱上诚品书店“迷宫”的格局,没有传统书店的沉闷与规格化,只有对称空间中的层次和连贯中的区隔。然而这里迷宫也不“迷”,你可以 在诚品信义旗舰店里的地下二楼到六楼,顺利找到一个最有浪漫感觉的独立区域,可能是具有艺术质感的展卖,有可能是小憩片刻的咖啡厅,又可能是灵感与活力碰 撞的创意小馆。人文艺术气质的氛围让你不自觉地轻声细语,然而越是安静,越能听见另一颗心的声音。

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    交通:诚品敦南店,位于台北市大安区敦化南路一段245号,最近的捷运车站是捷运忠孝敦化站。诚品信义书店台北市信义区松高路11号,在台北101附近。从台北101出来向忠孝东路的方向走,估计5分钟,就会看到了。

    艳遇时间:台湾人大多中午12点后才开始各项活动,如果想要去到诚品书店找艳遇,最好是在傍晚之后。特别在敦南分店,午夜凌晨时书店人相对较少,搭讪别人或者被别人搭讪也方便很多。

    艳遇地点:在诚品书店哪里都可以是发生艳遇的好地点,其中最朴素也最有效的地方就是书架前的地上。捧着一本书,静静地坐在地上阅读,总能成为别人眼中的风景。

    艳遇方式:既然书店是文化人聚集的场所,那么艳遇也得更加含蓄。以书会友,和他/她交流读书心得,或者再移步至旁边的咖啡区喝杯咖啡,以心交心,所谓最文雅的搭讪方式。

    师大夜市邂逅“学生妹”

    • 师大夜市邂逅“学生妹”

    夜市已经成为了台湾的一张名片,爱美食的人们对夜市上各种各样诱人的小吃趋之若鹜。然而爱美食又爱美女的光棍们,在师大夜市既可饱了口福又能饱了眼福。与鼎鼎有名的士林夜市不同,师大夜市因位于台北市台湾师范大学旁而得名,师大台大以及附近学校的学生、附近居民、上班族以及外国人常常光顾,但不像其它的观光夜市较有人口的流动。

    “爱玉冰”是师大夜市的王牌,顾客大多数是清纯女士,这吸引不少戴眼镜“宅男”哥哥,经常留连在爱玉冰摊前,叫上一大推刨冰铺满红豆或者花生, 流淌着滋润的糖浆,就着冰花一口接着一口往嘴里塞,眼睛不停地在短裙女生丛中转动。也许吃冰对他们来说只是一种形式,更多是为了欣赏学姐学妹的风采,原来 他们才是“爱玉冰”。

    与其他夜市不同,师大夜市里不仅有热闹的小吃摊,也有充满人文气息的咖啡店和其它类型的商家,包括服饰店、精品店、复合式餐饮等。因此,你大可 不必担心拥挤的小吃摊破坏了艳遇的气氛。在这里就要放松心情,热情地和台湾当地人打招呼和聊天,在享受好吃、好玩、实惠的同时,也不忘瞅两眼台妹。

    与鼎鼎有名的士林夜市不同,师大夜市因位于台北市台湾师范大学旁而得名

        攻略

    交通:

    捷运:可在新店线台电大楼站下。

    公车:3、15、18、235、237、254、278、295、662、663在师大路站、师大一站下车。

    小吃:在师大夜市一定要吃的蚵仔煎和可丽饼。北港豆花,口感绵密。还有师大米粉烫,热乎又爽口。乌顶关东煮,最美味的是浓厚的汤∩尝试一下许记生煎包,采用传统上海方式制作,已在师大夜市开业20几年,每到用餐时间总是大排长龙。

    艳遇方式:帅哥们在炎热夏天请美女吃一杯“爱玉冰”,又或在寒冷冬日请美女一品关东煮,美女们一定愿意赏光。而美女们可着休闲装,尝一尝美食,也秀一秀身材。

    海浪细沙的“垦丁浪漫”

    • 海浪细沙的“垦丁浪漫”

    躺在细白的沙滩上,看着蓝得没有一丝云的天空,听着《我在垦丁天气晴》的片尾曲,想象着那些如彩虹般出现又消逝的邂逅,就如歌里所唱“怦然心 跳”。走在垦丁,看到蓝天配着碧海,飞鸟绕着白塔,落日印着沙滩,你会发现爱情也伴着你的旅行,就像自然的美丽总是完美地两两配搭。

    现在的垦丁,四处充满着电影《海角七号》的浪漫,用单车时速20km的速度,绕进古老的恒春西门,骑到阿嘉的老家、迎风骑乘至茂伯等人彻夜谈心的后湾,或是阿嘉和友子拥抱的大湾,感受到身在恒春垦丁的幸福滋味。垦丁有一条“海角七号”版的单车梦幻路线,有平坦的道路、美丽的海景、数不清的浪漫故事。

    位于台湾南端恒春半岛之南侧的垦丁,三面环海,是岛内唯一涵盖陆地与海域的森林公园,同时也是电影《海角七号》的诞生之地。“阿嘉”家是游客最 多的地方,在这里可以买到热烫木制明信片,盖上三五个特制印章,投入旁边的日式绿邮筒,寄一份热带的思念给你爱的人。或者你可坐在最南端的一条长长的栈 桥,等着落日,等着爱情。这里的落日到了地平线都还是灿烂的,那时阳光会毫无保留的洒满整片大海,比所谓的“最佳观落日”地点关山美一百倍。

    最南端的鹅峦鼻灯也是到垦丁的必去地,原来的政治符号现在成了告白的胜地,它并不高大,却白得可人。冲下灯塔旁边的山坡便是大海站在鹅銮鼻灯塔下,面前就是浩瀚的大海,心与自然更加地贴近。在这里你会邂逅心爱的人,并一起在鹅銮鼻灯塔下铭刻爱的誓言。

    走在垦丁,看到蓝天配着碧海,飞鸟绕着白塔,落日印着沙滩,你会发现爱情也伴着你的旅行

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    交通:想来垦丁或恒春地区旅游者,从中北部搭飞机南下,由高雄转车;如走高速公路,经沿海公路(台17线),亦可由台1线走屏鹅公路,或是从台东循南回公路(台9线)到枫港再南下接26线,直达恒春。

    小吃:恒春一绝“小杜包子铺”,这家的包子馅从传统叉烧到奶酪批萨味道可谓奇妙。又正好开在从恒春到垦丁的路上,一定是要下车尝尝。夜晚的垦丁大街每天都是嘉年华,龙虾、石板山猪肉也许你哪个都不想错过。

    艳遇地点:来垦丁不容分说海边是爱情故事发生最多的地方,当然也少不了香蕉船,它会带着一行男女在海上疾驰,没有限速也没有安全守则,任凭一波又一波大浪打翻脆弱的香蕉船,想想你也明白,这里将会是艳遇的好地方。

  • Top Ten Must-See Attractions in London

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    Top Ten Must-See Attractions in London

    London is one of the culture capitals of the world and is brimming with exciting things to see and do. With 82 days to go before the Summer Games begin, the focus on the incredible Olympian spectacle we’re set to witness is intensifying. But part of the reason London was chosen as host city stems from the vast array of cultural pursuits and world-class attractions that can be enjoyed here day-in, day-out. Take a breathtaking trip on the London Eye, explore the amazing collections in museums as diverse as the Tate Modern and Natural History Museum or immerse yourself in the history of the city at Westminster Abbey or the Tower of London.

    Although England is notoriously expensive, London is filled with both historical and modern-day attractions that are sure to quench most every traveler’s thirst. As the Olympics countdown enters double digits, here’s our pick of ten best sights in London.

    An Interactive Map of London Top Attractions

    Go for a spin on the London Eye - The 443-foot ferris wheel on the bank of the River Thames

    • London Eye

    It’s difficult to remember what London looked like before the landmark London Eye began twirling at the southwestern end of Jubilee Gardens in 2000. Not only has it fundamentally altered the skyline of the South Bank but, standing 135m (443 ft) tall in a fairly flat city, it is visible from many surprising parts of the city (eg Kennington and Mayfair). A ride – or ‘flight’, as it is called here – in one of the wheel’s 32 glass-enclosed gondolas holding up to 28 people is something you really can’t miss if you want to say you’ve ‘done’ London; 3.5 million people a year give it a go. It takes a gracefully slow 30 minutes and, weather permitting, you can see 25 miles in every direction from the top of what is the world’s tallest Ferris wheel. Save money and avoid the queues by buying online.

    London Eye
    Official Name: EDF Energy London Eye
    Other Names: Millennium Wheel, British Airways London Eye
    Address: Jubilee Gardens South Bank, S80 4PW
    Transport: Metro at Waterloo
    Website: www.londoneye.com
    Phone: 0870 500 0600
    Price: adult/4-15yr/senior £17/8.50/14
    Hours: 10am-8pm Oct-Apr, to 9pm May, Jun & Sep, to 9.30pm Jul & Aug, closed 1 week in Jan

    The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower, commonly called Big Ben, are among London's most iconic landmarks

    • Big Ben and Houses of Parliament

    The House of Commons and House of Lords are housed here in the sumptuous Palace of Westminster. Charles Barry, assisted by interior designer Augustus Pugin, built it between 1840 and 1860, when the extravagant neo-Gothic style was all the rage. The most famous feature outside the palace is the Clock Tower, commonly known as Big Ben. Ben is the bell hanging inside and is named after Benjamin Hall, the commissioner of works when the tower was completed in 1858. If you’re very keen (and a UK resident) you can apply in writing for a free tour of the Clock Tower. Thirteen-tonne Ben has rung in the New Year since 1924, and the clock gets its hands and face washed by abseiling cleaners once every five years. The best view of the whole complex is from the eastern side of Lambeth Bridge. At the opposite end of the building is Victoria Tower, completed in 1860.

    The House of Commons is where Members of Parliament (MPs) meet to propose and discuss new legislation, and to grill the prime minister and other ministers. The best time to watch a debate is during Prime Minister’s Question Time at noon on Wednesday, when the incumbent PM fields a barrage of hostile questions from the Opposition. Don’t forget, though, tickets must be arranged in advance through your MP or embassy.

    The layout of the Commons Chamber is based on that of St Stephen’s Chapel in the original Palace of Westminster. The current chamber, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, replaced the earlier one destroyed by a 1941 bomb. Although the Commons is a national assembly of 646 MPs, the chamber has seating for only 437. Government members sit to the right of the Speaker and Opposition members to the left. The Speaker presides over business from a chair given by Australia, while ministers speak from a despatch box donated by New Zealand.

    When Parliament is in session, visitors are admitted to the House of Commons Visitors’ Gallery via St Stephen’s Entrance. Expect to queue for an hour or two if you haven’t already organised a ticket. Parliamentary recesses last for three months over the summer and a couple of weeks over Easter and Christmas, so it’s best to ring in advance. To find out what’s being debated on a particular day, check the notice board beside the entrance, or look in the Daily Telegraph or the freebie Metro newspaper under ‘Today in Parliament’, though it has to be said that the debates leave a lot to be desired both in terms of attendance and enthusiasm. Bags and cameras must be checked at a cloakroom before you enter the gallery and no large suitcases or backpacks are allowed through the airport-style security gate.

    As you’re waiting for your bags to go through the X-ray machines, look left at the stunning roof of Westminster Hall, originally built in 1099 and today the oldest surviving part of the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the English monarchy from the 11th to the early 16th centuries. Added between 1394 and 1401, it is the earliest known example of a hammer-beam roof and has been described as ‘the greatest surviving achievement of medieval English carpentry’. Westminster Hall was used for coronation banquets in medieval times, and also served as a courthouse until the 19th century. The trials of William Wallace (1305), Thomas More (1535), Guy Fawkes (1606) and Charles I (1649) all took place here. In the 20th century, monarchs and Winston Churchill lay in state here.

    The House of Lords Visitors’ Gallery is also open for visits. Against a backdrop of peers’ gentle snoring, you can view the intricate Gothic interior that led poor Pugin (1812–52) to an early death from overwork and nervous strain. When Parliament is in recess, there are 75-minute guided summer tours of both chambers and other historic buildings. Times change, so telephone or check www.parliament.uk for latest details.

    Houses of Parliament
    Other names: Palace of Westminster, or Westminster Palace
    Address: St Margaret St SW1 St Stephen’s Entrance
    Transport: Metro at Westminster
    Website: www.parliament.uk
    Phone: 7219 4272
    Hours: during Parliamentary sessions 2.30-10.30pm Mon, 11.30am-7pm Tue & Wed, 11.30am-6.30pm Thu, 9.30am-3pm Fri

    Buckingham Palace has been the official London residence of the British monarch since 1837

    • Buckingham Palace

    Built in 1705 as Buckingham House for the duke of the same name, this palace has been the royal family’s London lodgings since 1837, when St James’s Palace was judged too old-fashioned and insufficiently impressive. It is dominated by the 25m-high Queen Victoria Memorial at the end of The Mall. Tickets for the palace are on sale from the Ticket Office at the Visitor Entrance, Buckingham Palace Rd. After a series of crises and embarrassing revelations in the early 1990s, the royal spin doctors cranked things up a gear to try to revive popular support, and it was decided to swing open the doors of Buck House to the public for the first time. Well, to 19 of the 661 rooms, at least. And only during August and September, when HRH is holidaying in Scotland. And for a veritable king’s ransom, but still, we mustn’t quibble – no price is too great for an opportunity to see the Windsors’ polaroids plastered all over the fridge door. The ‘working rooms’ are stripped down each summer for the arrival of the commoners, and the usual carpet is replaced with industrial-strength rugs, so the rooms don’t look all that lavish.

    The tour starts in the Guard Room; allows a peek inside the State Dining Room (all red damask and Regency furnishings); then moves on to the Blue Drawing Room, with a gorgeous fluted ceiling by John Nash; to the White Drawing Room, where foreign ambassadors are received; and to the Ballroom, where official receptions and state banquets are held. The Throne Room is pretty hilarious with kitschy his-and-hers pink chairs initialled ‘ER’ and ‘P’, sitting smugly under what looks like a theatre arch. The most interesting part of the tour (for all but royal sycophants) is the 76.5m-long Picture Gallery, featuring splendid works by artists such as Van Dyck, Rembrandt, Canaletto, Poussin, Canova and Vermeer, although the likes of these and much more are yours for free at the National Gallery. Wandering the gardens is another highlight here – it’s bound to give you a real royal feeling. Book in advance for disabled access.

    Buckingham Palace
    Address: Buckingham Palace Rd SW1
    Transport: Metro at St James’s Park, Victoria or Green Park
    Website: www.royalcollection.org.uk
    Email: buckinghampalace@royalcollection.org.uk
    Phone: behindertengerechter Zugang : 7766 7324
    7766 7300
    Price: adult/child/concession/family £15.50/8.75/14/39.75
    Hours: 9.30am-4.30pm 28 Jul-25 Sep, timed ticket with admission every 15min

    See artefacts like the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon Elgin Marbles and the Lewis Chessmen at British Museum - For Free

    • British Museum

    One of London’s most visited attractions, this museum draws an average of five million punters each year through its marvellous porticoed main gate on Great Russell St (a few go through the quieter Montague Pl entrance).

    One of the world’s oldest and finest museums, the British Museum started in 1749 in the form of royal physician Hans Sloane’s ‘cabinet of curiosities’ – which he later bequeathed to the country – and carried on expanding its collection (which now numbers some seven million items) through judicious acquisition and the controversial plundering of empire. It’s an exhaustive and exhilarating stampede through world cultures, with galleries devoted to Egypt, Western Asia, Greece, the Orient, Africa, Italy, the Etruscans, the Romans, prehistoric and Roman Britain and medieval antiquities. The museum is huge, so make a few focused visits if you have time, and consider the choice of tours. There are nine free 50-minute eyeOpener tours of individual galleries throughout the day, and 20-minute eyeOpener spotlight talks at 1.15pm focusing on different themes from the collection. Ninety-minute highlights tours leave at 10.30am, 1pm and 3pm. If you want to go it alone, audioguide tours are available at the information desk, including a family-oriented one narrated by comedian, writer and TV presenter Stephen Fry. One specific to the Parthenon Sculptures (aka the Parthenon Marbles or Elgin Marbles) is available in that gallery. You could also check out Compass, a multimedia public access system with 50 computer terminals that lets you take a virtual tour of the museum, plan your own circuit or get information on specific exhibits. The British Museum is planning to build a major new extension in its north-western corner, to be completed in 2012. The new building will have, among other things, a gallery dedicated to special exhibitions and a conservation and science centre.

    British Museum
    Address: Great Russell St WC1
    Transport: Tube at Tottenham Court Rd or Russell Sq
    Website: www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
    Phone: Führungen: 7323 8181
    7323 8000
    Price: admission free, £3 donation suggested
    Hours: galleries 10am-5.30pm Sat-Wed, to 8.30pm Thu & Fri, Great Court 9am-6pm Sun-Wed, to 11pm Thu-Sat

    Tower Bridge, one of London's most iconic landmarks, is a combined bascule and suspension bridge with two 213 foot towers

    • Tower Bridge

    Perhaps second only to Big Ben as London’s most recognizable symbol, Tower Bridge doesn’t disappoint up close. There’s something about its neo-Gothic towers and blue suspension struts that that make it quite enthralling to look at. Built in 1894 as a much-needed crossing point in the east, it was equipped with a then revolutionary bascule (seesaw) mechanism that could clear the way for oncoming ships in three minutes. Although London’s days as a thriving port are long over, the bridge still does its stuff, lifting around 1000 times per year and as many as 10 times per day in summer. (For information on the next lifting ring 7940 3984 or check the bridge’s website.) The Tower Bridge Exhibition explains the nuts and bolts of it all. If you’re not particularly technically minded, however, it’s still interesting to get inside the bridge and look out its windows along the Thames.

    Tower Bridge
    Address: The Tower Bridge Southwark, SE1 2UP
    Transport: Tube at Tower Hill
    Website: www.towerbridge.org.uk
    Phone: 7940 3985
    Price: Tower Bridge Exhibition adult/under 5yr/5-15yr/senior & student/family £6/free/£3/£4.50/£14
    Hours: Tower Bridge Exhibition 10:00-18:30 Apr-Oct, 09:30-18:00 Nov-Mar, last admission 1hr before closing

    St. Paul's Cathedral, where Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married in 1981 in an iconic wedding watched across the world, is one of London's top tourist attractions

    • St Paul’s Cathedral

    St. Paul’s is simply breathtaking—even more so since it was spruced up for its 300th anniversary in 2008. The dome, the world’s third largest, is easily recognizable through the skyline from many an angle around London. The structure is Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece, completed in 1710 after 35 years of building, and, much later, miraculously spared (mostly) by World War II bombs. Wren’s first plan, known as the New Model, did not make it past the drawing board. The second, known as the Great Model got as far as the 20-foot oak rendering before it also was rejected. The third was accepted, with the fortunate coda that the architect be allowed to make changes as he saw fit. Without that, there would be no dome, because the approved design had a steeple. When you enter and see the dome from the inside, it may seem smaller than you expected. It is smaller, and 60 feet lower than the lead-covered outer dome. Beneath the lantern is Wren’s famous epitaph, which his son composed and had set into the pavement, and which reads succinctly: “Lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice”—”Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you.” The epitaph also appears on Wren’s memorial in the Crypt. Up 163 spiral steps is the Whispering Gallery, an acoustic phenomenon; you whisper something to the wall on one side, and a second later it transmits clearly to the other side, 107 feet away. Ascend to the Stone Gallery, which encircles the base of the dome. Farther up (280 feet from ground level) is the small Golden Gallery, the dome’s highest point. From both these galleries (if you have a head for heights) you can walk outside for a spectacular panorama of London. The climb up the spiraling steps can be fun for older kids.

    The remains of the poet John Donne, who was Dean of St. Paul’s for his final 10 years (he died in 1631), are in the south choir aisle. The vivacious choir-stall carvings nearby are the work of Grinling Gibbons, as are those on the great organ, which Wren designed. Behind the high altar is the American Memorial Chapel, dedicated to the 28,000 GIs stationed in the United Kingdom who lost their lives in World War II. Among the famous figures whose remains lie in the Crypt are the Duke of Wellington and Admiral Lord Nelson. The Crypt also has a gift shop and a café. Triforium Tour, a tour that also offers entry to the crypt and galleries. 020/7246-8357. £16. Mon. and Tues. at 11:30 and 2, Fri. at 2.

    St Paul’s Cathedral
    Address: St Paul’s Churchyard EC4
    Transport: Tube at St Paul’s
    Website: www.stpauls.co.uk
    Price: adult/7-16yr/senior/student £11/3.50/10/8.50
    Hours: 8.30am-4pm last entry Mon-Sat

    Tower Bridge is annexed by the Tower of London which houses the British Crown Jewels

    • Tower of London

    Nowhere else does London’s history come to life so vividly as in this minicity of 20 towers filled with heraldry and treasure, the intimate details of lords and dukes and princes and sovereigns etched in the walls (literally, in some places), and quite a few pints of royal blood spilled on the stones. This is one of Britain’s most popular sights—the Crown Jewels are here—and you can avoid lines by buying a ticket in advance on the Web site, by phone, at any tube station, or from the automatic kiosks on arrival. The visitor center provides an introduction to the Tower. Allow at least three hours for exploring, and take time to stroll along the battlements for a wonderful overview. The Crown Jewels are worth the wait, the White Tower is essential, and the Medieval Palace and Bloody Tower should at least be breezed through.

    Today’s Tower has seen everything, as a palace, barracks, a mint for producing coins, an archive, an armory, and the Royal Menagerie (which formed the basis of the London Zoo). The stunning opulence of the Crown Jewels, kept on-site in the heavily fortified Jewel House is a must-see. Most of all, though, the Tower is known for death: it’s been a place of imprisonment, torture, and execution for the realm’s most notorious traitors.

    A person was mighty privileged to be beheaded in the peace and seclusion of Tower Green instead of before the mob at Tower Hill. In fact, only seven people were ever important enough—among them Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, wives two and five of Henry VIII’s six; Elizabeth I’s friend Robert Devereux, earl of Essex; and the nine-day queen, Lady Jane Grey, age 16.

    Free tours depart every half hour or so from the Middle Tower. They are conducted by the Yeoman Warders, better known as Beefeaters, dressed in resplendent navy-and-red (scarlet-and-gold on special occasions) Tudor outfits. Beefeaters have been guarding the Tower since Henry VII appointed them in 1485. One of them, the Yeoman Warder Raven Master, is responsible for making life comfortable for the ravens (six birds plus reserves) that live in Lanthorn Tower. It’s an important duty, because if the ravens were to desert the Tower, goes the legend, the kingdom would fall. Today, the Tower takes no chances: The ravens’ wings are clipped.

    In prime position stands the oldest part of the Tower and the most conspicuous of its buildings, the White Tower; the other towers were built in the next few centuries. This central keep was begun in 1078 by William the Conqueror; Henry III (1207-72) had it whitewashed, which is where the name comes from. The spiral staircase is the only way up, and here are the Armouries, with a collection of arms and armor. Across the moat, Traitors’ Gate lies to the right. Opposite Traitors’ Gate is the former Garden Tower, better known since about 1570 as the Bloody Tower. Its name comes from one of the most famous unsolved murders in history, the saga of the “little princes in the Tower.” In 1483 the uncrowned boy king, Edward V, and his brother Richard were left here by their uncle, Richard of Gloucester, after the death of their father, Edward IV. They were never seen again; Gloucester was crowned Richard III, and in 1674 two little skeletons were found under the stairs to the White Tower, which are thought to be theirs.

    The most famous exhibits are the Crown Jewels, in the Jewel House, Waterloo Barracks. This is the Tower’s biggest draw, perfect for playing pick-your-favorite-crown from the wrong side of bulletproof glass. Not only are these crowns, staffs, and orbs encrusted with heavy-duty gems, they are invested with the authority of monarchical power in England, dating back to the 1300s. Included is the famous Koh-i-noor, or “Mountain of Light.” The legendary diamond, which was supposed to bring luck to women, came from India, and was given to Queen Elizabeth. You can see it, in cut-down shape, in the late Queen Mother’s Crown. The Crown Jewels used to be housed in Martin Tower, which now hosts an exhibit that explains the art of fashioning royal headwear and includes 12,314 cut and uncut diamonds.

    The little Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula is the second church on the site, and it’s the final resting place of six beheaded Tudor bodies. Visitors are welcome for services and can also enter after 4:30 pm daily.
    Evocative Beauchamp Tower served as a jail for upper-class miscreants. Latin graffiti about Lady Jane Grey, who was also a prisoner here, can be glimpsed on the walls.

    For free tickets to the 700-year-old Ceremony of the Keys (locking of main gates, nightly between 9:30 and 10), write several months in advance; check the tower Web site for details.

    Tower Tips — Tickets are cheaper if booked online: £16 for adults, £9 for children. If buying your ticket at the venue, pick them up at the kiosk at Tower Hill Tube station before emerging above ground — the lines should be shorter. Even so, choose a day other than Sunday — crowds are at their worst then — and arrive as early as you can in the morning, or late in the afternoon.

    Tower of London
    Address: Tower Hill EC3
    Transport: Tube at Tower Hill
    Website: www.hrp.org.uk
    Phone: 0844-482 7777
    Price: adult/5-15yr/senior & student/family £17/9.50/14.50/47
    Hours: 9am-5.30pm Tue-Sat, 10am-5.30pm Sun & Mon Mar-Oct, closes 4.30pm daily Nov-Feb, last admission 30min before closing time

    All eyes were on Westminster Abbey when Prince William and Catherine Middleton wed here on April 29, 2011

    • Westminster Abbey

    The Westminster Abbey is not just one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical architecture in Europe, it’s also the shrine of the nation where monarchs are anointed before their God and memorials to the nation’s greatest figures fill every corner. From the outside, it’s a magnificently earnest looking structure, its two great square towers and pointed arches the very epitome of medieval Gothic. The building was begun in 1245 under the reign of Henry II and finally completed in the early 16th century. This replaced an earlier structure commissioned in 1045 by Edward the Confessor (which itself had replaced a 7th-century original) and consecrated in 1065, just in time to play host to Edward’s funeral and (following a brief tussle in Hastings) the coronation of William the Conqueror. It has been, with a couple of exceptions, the setting for every coronation since, and it is here on April 29, 2011, that Prince William married Kate Middleton. On July 29, 1981, The fairytale wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer was held at St Paul’s Cathedral rather than Westminster Abbey because St Paul’s offered more seating and permits a longer procession through the streets of London.

    More or less at the center of the Abbey stands the shrine of Edward the Confessor, while scattered around are the tombs of various other royals, including Henry V, Elizabeth I, and Richard III. Splendid as they are, they are all rather overshadowed by the tomb of Henry VII. This elaborately carved, gilded structure, the work of the Italian artist Torrigiano (a contemporary and sometime rival of Michelangelo), introduced Renaissance lushness to the Abbey’s otherwise overwhelmingly austere, Gothic confines. Nearby is the surprisingly shabby Coronation Chair, on which almost every monarch since Edward II, including the current one, has sat during their coronation.

    In Poet’s Corner you’ll find a great assortment of memorials to the country’s greatest men (and a few women) of letters, clustered around the grave of Geoffrey Chaucer, who was buried here in 1400. These include a statue of Shakespeare, his arm resting on a pile of books, Jacob Epstein’s bust of William Blake, as well as tributes to Jane Austen, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Milton, Dylan Thomas, and D. H. Lawrence.

    Statesmen and men of science — Disraeli, Newton, Charles Darwin — are also interred in the Abbey or honored by monuments. If you walk towards the West Entrance, you’ll see a plaque to Franklin D. Roosevelt —one of the Abbey’s very few tributes to a foreigner. Near to the west door is the 1965 memorial to Sir Winston Churchill and the tomb of the Unknown Warrior, commemorating the British dead of World War I.

    More royal relics are on display in the Abbey Museum, which is housed in the Abbey undercroft. Among its various oddities are the effigies of a number of past royals, including Edward II and Henry VII, which were used instead of the real corpses for lying-in-state ceremonies — they smelled better. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 10:30am to 4pm.

    Arrive early if possible, but be prepared to wait in line to tour the abbey. Photography is not permitted. If visiting midweek, don’t forget to view the garden. First laid out some 900 years ago, it is one of the oldest cultivated gardens in the country, and offers a welcome breath of calming fresh air. It is open only from Tuesday to Thursday from April to September from 10am to 6pm, and from October to March from 10am to 4pm.

    Westminster Abbey
    Address: Dean’s Yard SW1
    Transport: Tube at Westminster
    Website: www.westminster-abbey.org
    Email: info@westminster-abbey.org
    Phone: 7222 5152
    Price: adult/under 11yr/11-17yr/concession £15/free/6/12
    Hours: 9.30am-3.45pm Mon-Fri, to 6pm Wed, to 1.45pm Sat, last entry 1hr before closing

    Surrounded by the impressive National Gallery, Trafalgar Square is the center of London, where rallies and marches take place

    • Trafalgar Square

    In many ways this is the center of London, where rallies and marches take place, tens of thousands of revelers usher in the New Year and locals congregate for anything from communal open-air cinema to various political protests. The great square was neglected over many years, ringed with gnarling traffic and given over to flocks of pigeons that would dive-bomb anyone with a morsel of food on their person. But things changed in 2000 when Ken Livingstone became London Mayor and embarked on a bold and imaginative scheme to transform it into the kind of space John Nash had intended when he designed it in the early 19th century. Traffic was banished from the northern flank in front of the National Gallery, and a new pedestrian plaza built. The front of the National Gallery itself was dolled up with a new facade and entrance hall, and feeding pigeons was banned. Countless cultural events are held here, showcasing the city’s multiculturalism, with celebrations for Russian, Jewish and Chinese New Year, plus African music concerts, film screenings and so on. In recent years, Trafalgar Sq has become a top protest venue too, with demonstrations against the conflicts in Gaza, Sri Lanka and other international hot potatoes taking place here. The website www.london.gov.uk/trafalgarsquare allows you to see what events are taking place on the square.

    The pedestrianization has made it easier to appreciate not only the square but also the splendid buildings around it: the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the newly renovated church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. The ceremonial Pall Mall runs southwest from the top of the square. To the southwest stands Admiralty Arch, with The Mall leading to Buckingham Palace beyond it. To the west is Canada House (1827), designed by Robert Smirke. Standing in the centre of the square since 1843, the 52m-high Nelson’s Column (upon which the admiral surveys his fleet of ships to the southwest) commemorates Nelson’s victory over Napoleon off Cape Trafalgar in Spain in 1805.

    Trafalgar Square
    Location: Westminster and Royal London
    Address: Trafalgar Sq., Westminster, London, WC2N 5DN
    Tube: Charing Cross.
    Location: Westminster and Royal London
    website: www.london.gov.uk/trafalgarsquare

    Two Versions Of Leonardo Da Vinci's 'Virgin Of The Rocks', the Louvre's (left) in Paris and National Gallery's (right) in London. They differ in several details. The angel Gabriel, seated at right, is shown to be pointing at John the Baptist in the Louvre version of the painting. In the National Gallery version, Leonardo removes that detail, but adds haloes and a cruciform staff for the young Saint John.

    • National Gallery

    Standing proudly on the north side of Trafalgar Square is one of the world’s supreme art collections, with more than 2,300 masterpieces on show. Picasso, van Gogh, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Monet, Turner, and more—all for free.

    Its collection may not be of quite the same monumental scale as some of Europe’s other great galleries, such as the Louvre, the Prado, or the Uffizi, but for the sheer skill of its display and arrangement, the National surpasses its counterparts. And the gallery’s 2,300-plus paintings would still take some considerable time to view in their entirety — certainly a good deal longer than the gallery’s original collection, which consisted of just 38 works. It was founded in 1824 by the British Government, and gradually built up via a combination of private bequests and purchases. Today the collection provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Western art from the mid-1200s to 1900, with most major artists and movements of the period represented. The gallery’s collection cuts off at 1900; to see 20th-century art you need to head to Tate Modern and, for British art, Tate Britain.

    The Arnolfini portrait by the Dutch painter Jan van Eyck is one of the most popular masterpieces in London’s National Gallery

    Highlights

    This brief selection is your jumping-off point, but there are hundreds more, enough to fill a full day. (1) Van Gogh (1853–1890), Sunflowers – one of four paintings of sunflowers dating from August and September 1888. one of the most popular paintings in the National Gallery. It is the painting that is most often reproduced on cards, posters, mugs, tea-towels and stationery. It was also the picture that Van Gogh was most proud of. (2) Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), The Virgin and Child—this exquisite black-chalk “Burlington Cartoon” has the master’s most haunting Mary. (3) Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), The Virgin of the Rocks (sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks) is the name used for both of two Late Renaissance paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, of the same subject, and of a composition which is identical except for two significant details. One painting usually hangs in the Louvre, Paris, and the other in the National Gallery, London. The significant compositional differences are in the gaze and right hand of the angel. (4) Van Eyck (circa 1395-1441), The Arnolfini Portrait—a solemn couple holds hands, the fish-eye mirror behind them mysteriously illuminating what can’t be seen from the front view. (5) Holbein (1497-1543), The Ambassadors—two wealthy visitors from France stand surrounded by what were considered luxury goods at the time. Note the elongated skull at the bottom of the painting, which takes shape when viewed from an angle. (6) Constable (1776-1837), The Hay Wain—rendered overfamiliar by too many greeting cards, this is the definitive image of golden-age rural England. (7) Turner (1775-1851), Rain, Steam and Speed: The Great Western Railway, an astonishing whirl of rain, mist, steam, and locomotion (spot the hare). (8) Caravaggio (1573-1610), The Supper at Emmaus —a cinematically lightened, freshly resurrected Christ blesses bread in an astonishingly domestic vision from the master of chiaroscuro. (9) Seurat (1859-91), Bathers at Asnières—this static summer day’s idyll is one of the pointillist extraordinaire’s best-known works. (10) Botticelli (1445-1510), Venus and Mars—Mars sleeps, exhausted by the love goddess, oblivous to the lance wielded by mischievous cherubs. (11) Claude-Oscar Monet (1840 – 1926), Water-Lilies — Almost abstract in effect, it shows a close-up of the surface of the pond with groups of lilies highlighted against the shadows of trees in a rich color harmony of green, blue and pink.

    Insider’s tip: Color coding throughout the galleries helps you keep track of the period you’re immersed in. Begin at an “Art Start” terminal in the Sainsbury Wing or East Wing Espresso Bar. The interactive screens give you access to information on all of the museum’s holdings; you can choose your favorites, and print out a free personal tour map. Want some stimulation? Try a free weekday lunchtime lecture, or Ten Minute Talk, which illuminates the story behind a key work of art. One-hour free, guided tours start at the Sainsbury Wing daily at 11:30 and 2:30. If you are eager for even more insight into the art, pick up a themed audio guide, which takes in about 20 paintings. If you visit during school holidays, don’t miss special programs for children. There are also free Family Sundays with special talks for children and their parents.

    National Gallery
    Address: Trafalgar Sq., London, WC2N 5DN
    Transport: Tube at Charing Cross
    Website: www.nationalgallery.org.uk
    Phone: 020/7747-2885
    Cost: Free, charge for special exhibitions; audio guide £3
    Hours:10am-6pm Thu-Tue, to 9pm Wed

    Piccadilly Circus, London's Times Square, is a road junction connecting some of London's famous shopping streets with the West End entertainment district

    • Piccadilly Circus

    Together with Big Ben and Trafalgar Sq, this is postcard London. And despite the stifling crowds and racing midday traffic, the flashing ads and buzzing liveliness of Piccadilly Circus always make it exciting to be in London. The circus looks its best at night, when the flashing advertisement panels really shine against the dark sky.

    Designed by John Nash in the 1820s, the hub was named after the street Piccadilly, which earned its name in the 17th century from the stiff collars (picadils) that were the sartorial staple of the time (and were the making of a nearby tailor’s fortune). At the centre of the circus is the famous lead statue, the Angel of Christian Charity, dedicated to the philanthropist and child-labour abolitionist Lord Shaftesbury, and derided when unveiled in 1893, sending the sculptor into early retirement. The sculpture was at first cast in gold, but it was later replaced by the present-day one. Down the years the angel has been mistaken for Eros, the God of Love, and the misnomer has stuck (you’ll even see signs for ‘Eros’ from the Underground). It’s a handy meeting place for tourists, though if you don’t like the crowds, meet at the charging Horses of Helios statue at the edge of Piccadilly and Haymarket – apparently a much cooler place to convene.

    John Nash had originally designed Regent St and Piccadilly to be the two most elegant streets in town but, curbed by city planners, Nash couldn’t realise his dream to the full. In the many years since his noble plans, Piccadilly Circus has become swamped with tourists, with streets such as Coventry St flogging astronomically priced cheap tat to unsuspecting visitors. Coventry St leads to Leicester Sq, while Shaftesbury Ave takes you to the heart of the West End’s theatreland. Piccadilly itself leads to the sanctuary of Green Park. On Haymarket, check out New Zealand House (built in 1959 on the site of the Carlton Hotel, which was bombed during the war), where the Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh (1890–1969) worked as a waiter in 1913. Have a look down Lower Regent St for a glimpse of glorious Westminster.

    Just east of the circus is London Trocadero, a huge and soulless indoor amusement arcade that has six levels of hi-tech, high-cost fun for youngsters, along with cinemas, US-themed restaurants and bowling alleys.

    Piccadilly Circus
    Address: St. James’s, London, W1J ODA
    Tube: Piccadilly Circus.
    Phone: 7734 6126

    London Travel Tips

    A Money-Saving Pass — The London Pass provides admission to more than 55 attractions in and around London, “timed” admission at some attractions (bypassing the line ups), plus free travel on public transport (buses, Tubes, and trains) and a pocket guidebook. It costs £40 for 1 day, £55 for 2 days, £68 for 3 days, and £90 for 6 days (children aged 5 to 15 pay £27, £41, £46, or £64, respectively), and includes admission to St. Paul’s Cathedral, HMS Belfast, the Jewish Museum, and the Thames Barrier Visitor Centre — and many other attractions.

    This rather pricey pass is useful if you’re trying to cram 2 days’ worth of sightseeing into a single day. But if you’re a slow-moving visitor, who likes to stop and smell the roses, you may not get your money’s worth. Decide how much transportation and sightseeing you hope to get done, and, using this guide, calculate what the costs will be. It’s a bit of paperwork, but it will help you decide whether the London Pass is a good deal for you. The pass is valid for 12 months and so it is worth buying in advance or checking back on the website regularly for special-priced deals. You can also purchase the pass without the transportation package. Visit the website at www.londonpass.com.

    Getting there

    Flights
    There are four airports, London Heathrow (due west), London Gatwick (south east), London Stansted (north east) and London Luton (north).

    Airport Links
    Any airport train with the word “Express” in it will be fast but expensive (cheapest prices are online): Heathrow 15 minutes/£32 adult return (www.heathrowexpress.com); Gatwick 30 minutes/£27.40 adult return (www.gatwickexpress.com); Stansted 45 minutes/£27.30 adult return (www.stanstedexpress.com). If not in a hurry, take the bus – they will normally make several stops in central London, so check your hotel location – or take the local stopping train (Gatwick to Victoria takes around 50 minutes and costs as little as £17.50 for an anytime adult return. If doing this the other way, make sure the train stops at the airport) with Southern (www.southernrailway.com)

    Cruises
    Ships moor at Tilbury, 22 miles from central London in the Thames Estuary (www.londoncruiseterminal.com). Passengers are bussed in and out, but trains from nearby Tilbury Town take 35 minutes to Fenchurch Street.

    Train
    Eurostar (08432 186186, www.eurostar.com) runs out of Victorian Gothic St Pancras International (020 7843 7688, www.stpancras.com), now almost a destination in its own right: Paris 2hrs 15, Lille 1hr 20, Brussels 2hrs 58. For further afield in Europe contact RailEurope (0844 848 4070, www.raileurope.co.uk).

    Getting around

    Car
    London traffic is unforgiving and most roads adhere to the mediaeval spaghetti system rather than a nice grid. Still want to drive? If you live in the UK, join ZipCar (0333 240 9000, www.zipcar.com) – one-off fee £59.50, and you can pick up a car for as little as £5 an hour. The Congestion Charge is paid automatically. EasyCar (www.easycar.com) does good deals on small cars – they are currently offering car hire from Heathrow from £15 per day. See Tfl website for congestion charge information: the zone shrank in January 2011.

    Bike
    The Barclaycard Cycle Hire scheme (UK 0845 026 3630, overseas +44 (0)20 8216 6666, www.tfl.gov.uk/barclayscyclehire) is now open to member and casual users with a credit card. Access to the “Boris Bikes” – as Londoners call them, after the cycling Mayor of London, Boris Johnson – costs £1 for 24 hours, £5 for seven days and £45 per year. Usage is free up to 30 minutes, but rises steeply after two hours. Download the map or phone app showing the latest docking stations: not all of them are shown on the maps on the information posts. For longer periods, the London Cycling Campaign (www.lcc.org.uk) has a list of hire shops: On Your Bike (www.onyourbike.com) on Tooley Street, SE1, for example, does day hire for £18 first day and £10 thereafter and a week for £45.

    Taxis
    The familiar Black Cabs are the only ones allowed to ply for hire and are only available if their orange lights are on (tricky to see on summer nights). They are expensive because they know where they’re going, thanks to long training: flag down is £2.20 and fares jump after 8pm and again after 10pm. Minicabs are less regulated but cheaper: ask a friend or venue for a reliable company, ask the fare in advance and check they know your name before you get in. For 35p Cabwise will text you the nearest cabs, using GPS: just text CAB to 60835. If you want to tip, aim for around 10% or round up the fare.

    Public Transport
    First step is to pay a refundable £5 deposit for an Oyster Card online (www.tfl.gov.uk/oyster) or at a station. Without the plastic card, a single Zone 1 & 2 tube journey costs £4. With it, £2.50 peak and £1.90 off-peak, and your travel costs are capped for the day. Buses without cost £2.20, with £1.30, capped at £4 per day. Use it to top up pay-as-you-go or load it with a Travelcard:

    One-day off-peak Travelcard: £6.60 (Zone 1 & 2), peak £8 – these are also the daily capping rates for pay-as-you-go.

    Seven-day Travelcard: £27.60 (Zone 1 & 2).

    Visitor Oyster Card: An electronic smartcard ticket, can save up to 50 percent on London tube trains, buses, trams, and trains. If you live outside London £10 plus £3 deposit. www.visitbritainshop.com

    The Tube, or Underground, is a fantastic network when it runs smoothly. Buses are cheaper, slower, have better views and mightily improved signage and maps. Many overland trains now take Oyster as well.

    Beware “open” stations (for example, on the DLR); it’s easy to forget to swipe out and get clobbered for the maximum day charge. Infuriating.

  • 细数伦敦著名购物地 满足各种爱购物的你

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    细数伦敦著名购物地 满足各种爱购物的你

    伦敦全城商店多达数千家,商品种类之多无法想象。从时尚前卫的街头店铺到世界顶级设计师的品牌专卖,总会发现您要找的那几家。一流的书店、音像店和家居店随处可见。您可以在名牌专卖零售店中好好奢侈一把,或者尽情享受在众多活跃的跳蚤市场中淘精品的乐趣。

    顶级购物区

    伦敦有诸多风格各异的购物区,其中一些更是主题鲜明,别出心裁。无论您意欲何物,相信都不会失望而归。

    牛津大街 (Oxford Street)

    人头攒动的牛津大街上共有约 300 家商铺和标志性商店。这条繁华的商业街不仅是传说中的 Selfridges 百货商店 所在地,还有众多其它知名的百货商店和名牌连锁店。

    最近地铁站: Oxford Circus站

    新庞德街 (New Bond Street)

    如果您不惜金钱,想大炫一把顶级设计师的名牌服饰,那么新庞德街奢华的名牌零售店则是理想之选,那里是伦敦最高档的时尚购物区之一。

    最近地铁站: Bond Street站

    摄政街和哲麦街 (Regent Street and Jermyn Street)

    摄政街 (Regent Street) 上坐落的那些伦敦城历史最悠久的商店一定会给您留下深刻的印象。旁边的哲麦街上 (Jermyn Street ) 是男士用品店的集聚之地,声名远扬,尤其是那些定制衬衫的裁缝店和古雅的理发店。

    最近地铁站: Piccadilly Circus

    卡尔纳比街 (Carnaby Street)

    卡尔纳比街 (Carnaby Street) 在风舞云跃的六○年代是时尚文化的发源地,也是诸多世界时尚设计天才中的佼佼者的诞生地。

    最近地铁站:Oxford Circus或Piccadilly Circus站

    科芬园 (Covent Garden) (WC2)

    科芬园是真正的购物天堂,到处是颇具个性的特色商店和稀奇古怪的小玩意。在那里您会丰收当下最新潮的商品,街头的美食小吃也会让您大饱口福。好好留意这个市场上的艺术品和工艺品吧。

    最近地铁站: Covent Garden 或 Leicester Square 站

    英皇大道 (Kings Road) (SW3)

    英皇大道的购物环境则悠闲得多,有很多新建的商店和咖啡店,还有品种丰富的大众货摊和前卫时尚的室内设计店。

    最近地铁站: Sloane Square 站

         骑士桥 (Knightsbridge) (SW7)

    骑士桥 ( Knightsbridge )区和邦普顿路 ( Brompton Road ) 上游人如织,他们从世界各地来到这里,为了一睹闻名已久的古老百货商店的风采。这里是您选购世界名品和最新流行商品的理想之地。

    最近地铁站: Knightsbridge 站

    诺丁山 (Notting Hill) (W11)

    诺丁山 (Notting Hill) 商业区的怀旧服饰、珍稀古玩远近闻名,其活力四射的多元文化气息更是吸引着大量的游人。那里精品店林立,而位于 波多贝罗 路 (Portobello Road)上的跳蚤市场也使它名声大噪。

    最近地铁站: Notting Hill Gate 、 Ladbroke Grove 或 Westbourne Park 站

    金丝雀码头 (Canary Wharf)(E14)

    位于 多克兰 (Docklands) 中心地区的 加拿大广场 (Canada Square) 是英国许多商业巨头的总公司所在地,也是一个繁华的购物中心,一周七天全都开放。该广场 200 多家商店、咖啡厅、饭店鳞次栉比,让您在悠闲舒适的环境中轻松购物。

    最近地铁站: Canary Wharf 站

    名品折扣店

    在伦敦一身名牌装扮并不需要您倾囊而出。这些名品折扣店的库存可能是去年的产品,但是质量毫无问题,看上去绝对称得上时尚前卫。

    Burberry

    地址:29 Chatham Pl, E9

    地址:+44 (020) 8985 3344

    这里您能以正价的1/3购得商品。在这里挑选一件签售品,如著名品牌的雨衣或披巾,绝不会有人看出您是以折扣价买来的。

    最近地铁站:Bethnal Green站。

    Nicole Fahri

    地址:75-83 Fairfield Road, SW18

    电话:+44 (0)20 8981 3931

    另一个为消费者所忠实追随的英国设计师是尼科尔法赫里(Nicole Fahri),他的品牌专卖店和特许经营店遍布全城。但如果您想以正价50%左右的价格购买该品牌,那就去这家折扣店看看吧。

    最近地铁站:East Putney站。

    Paul Smith

    地址:23 Avery Row, W1

    电话:+44 (0)20 7493 1287

    出自保罗 史密斯(Paul Smith)之手的古怪多变的英国古典风格设计剪裁风靡时尚界,因此他的折扣店尤其值得花时间去看一看。那里男女折扣服饰均有销售。

    最近地铁站:Bond Street站。

    Joseph

    地址:53 King’s Road, SW3

    电话:+44 (0)20 7730 7562

    法国设计师约瑟夫(Joseph)拥有无数忠实的崇拜者。他设计的衣服能和裤子变换出千百种搭配,因此声名大振,成为最畅销的品牌。库存不断更新,所以说不定能在衣架上找到最近的新品呢。

    最近地铁站: Sloane Square站

    Office

    地址:61 St. Martins La, WC2

    电话:+44 (0)20 7497 0390

    这家时尚精品连锁店每一季都推出各种款式滑稽、颜色鲜艳的鞋子,价格合理,但在其折扣店购买则更加便宜。

    最近地铁站: Leicester Square/Covent Garden站

    The Designer Warehouse Sales

    地址:45 Balfe St, N1

    电话:+44 (0)20 837 3322

    网址:www.dwslondon.co.uk

    The Designer Warehouse Sales已成为时尚迷们趋之若鹜的主要购物点之一。这里每年举行12次名牌大减价活动,一次至少三天,参加活动的品牌甚至包括赫尔穆特朗(Helmut Lang), 芬迪(Fendi), 多尔切加巴纳(Dolce & Gabanna)和阿马尼( Armani),折扣会达到60%甚至更多。您可网上查阅或电话咨询下次折扣时间。

    最近地铁站:Kings Cross站。

    Designer Sale UK

    地址:Studio 95, 95 a Brick La, E2

    电话:+44 (0)1273 470 880

    网址:www.designersales.info

    Designer Sale UK有很多正在时尚界崭露头角的男女服装设计新秀的作品,折扣从40%-90%到不等,那里还有很多伦敦当地的服饰品牌如PPQ 和Boyd,所以那里可是填充您的衣柜的理想之地。您可网上查阅或电话咨询下次折扣时间。

    最近地铁站:Liverpool Street。

    • 市场

    伦敦有80多处市场可供您选择。其中大多数是一片熙熙攘攘的繁荣景象,在那里您可以淘到独特稀罕且廉价的商品。

         坎登 (Camden) 市场

    坎登在伦敦很有名气,是一个兜售服装、食品、艺术品、古玩和音乐制品的综合性市场,周四至周日开放。 那里是购买各种稀有商品的理想之地,因此而远近闻名。尤其是您可以在这里挑选到各种稀奇古怪的服饰,用来搭配出席夜总会时佩戴的或是放克式的首饰再合适不过。

    最近的地铁站是 Camden Town 站。

    波特贝罗路 (Portobello Road) 市场

    另一个著名的市场是波特贝罗路市场。您会在那里发现质量上乘的古玩、古典服饰和原创的饰品以及有机食品。每个周五到周日这里都挤满了人,淘衣服,逛商铺,络绎不绝。

    最近的地铁站是Notting Hill Gate站、Ladbroke Grove站或Westbourne Park站。

    科芬园 (Covent Garden) 市场

    在科芬园市场您可以购买到工艺品、珠宝首饰、服装和古玩等各种商品。每月第二个星期五会举行“美食家” (Food Lovers) 市集,届时众多小吃烹制大厨聚集于此,兜售新鲜的英国美食。在科芬园广场上几乎每天都有现场娱乐节目表演。 市场每日从上午10点半开放至晚上7点半。

    最近的地铁站是 Covent Garden 站。

    衬裙巷 (Petticoat Lane) 市场

    衬裙巷市场自 1750 年开市以来,至今仍颇受欢迎。这里的 1000 多家商铺主要兜售便宜的服饰、小装饰品和电子产品。您可以在此淘到实实在在的廉价商品,特别是一些打折的名牌服饰。该市场每周日上午9点至下午2点开放。

    最近的地铁站是 Liverpool Street 站。

    斯皮塔佛德 (Spitalfields) 市场

    如果您要找时尚的服饰家居和美食, 斯皮塔佛德市场可不容错过哦。那里兜售各种按摩用香料制品、CD 、书籍、珠宝首饰、工艺品、二手书和怀旧服饰。在周五和周日还会有特别的有机食品市集,各种美味佳肴低价销售。该市场平时上午11点至下午3点半开放,周 日则是从上午10点至下午3点。

    最近的地铁站是 Liverpool Street 站。

    布里克巷 (Brick Lane) 市场

    如果您意欲寻找综合的跳蚤市场,那么布里克巷市场 绝对不会让您失望。您会发现任何物品都会摆上货架,从食品、家具、厨房用具、DVD到各种小古玩都有销售。开放时间为每周日上午8点到下午2点。

    最近的地铁站有 Aldgate East 站 , Shoreditch 站和 Liverpool Street 站

    哥伦比亚路花卉市场 (Columbia Road Flower Market)

    哥伦比亚路市场 在每周日上午 8 点至下午 1 点开放,是您购买花卉盆栽的理想去处。您将会淹没在姹紫嫣红的花的缤纷海洋,陶醉在沁人心脾的飘溢芬芳中。 >br /> 最近的地铁站是 Bethnal Green 站。

    博罗市场 (Borough Market)

    历史悠久的博罗市场遍布美味的小吃食品,人流终日川流不息,一片繁忙景象。您可以在此品尝到各种风味小吃,从猎捕野牛肉到奶酪,还有有机蔬菜。您也可以外带美味小吃,比如传统的有机馅饼和素食三明治。该市场在每周五上午、周六全天开放。

    最近的地铁站是 Borough 站

    坎登走廊 (Camden Passage)

    坎登走廊市场坐落在伊斯灵顿( Islington )的 Upper 街边(并非与坎登市场相连),那里琳琅满目的古玩、银器和珠宝首饰会让您眼花缭乱。还有一些专业兴趣的书籍和印刷品出售。该市场开放时间为周三上午7点到下午2点和周六上午8点到下午4点。

    最近的地铁站为 Angel 站。

    伦敦阿拉丁之洞 (London Silver Vaults)

    在伦敦阿拉丁之洞,有37家店经营着世界上最丰富的银器古玩库藏。它建在,据说如果您在彰思礼大厦 ( Chancery House )的拱顶下都找不到您要的东西,那么您在其他任何地方也无法觅得。

    开放时间为周一至周五上午9点到下午5点半和周六上午9点到下午1点。

    地址: Chancery House, 53-64 Chancery Lane, WC2A

    最近的地铁站是 Chancery Lane 站。

    • 著名商店

    百货商店可谓伦敦一大特色,几十家百货商店分布全城,不仅商品种类不计其数,还引领着古城的终极时尚。

    牛津大街 (Oxford Street)

    在街的起点,靠近地铁 大理石拱门站( Marble Arch )的地方,就能看到时尚前卫的代表 塞福瑞吉百货公司 。那里众多的设计师专柜均能满足男女老少各种人群的需求,名牌专柜区包括 巴黎世 家 (Balenciaga)、 多尔切o加巴纳 (Dolce & Gabanna) 和 亚历山大 麦克奎恩 (Alexander McQueen) 及其它众多时尚品牌的佼佼者。如果您的目标是鞋子、化妆品、窗帘靠垫、书籍、美食城、咖啡店或者甚至人体纹身穿孔工作室,您将会发现这个一站式百货商店一 应俱全。

    沿着牛津大街继续往前走就到了 Debenhams 百货公司,这家信誉优良的百货商店专营众多英国天才设计师设计的服饰,如马修威廉姆森 (Matthew Williamson)、 本德里希 (Ben de Lisi) 和加拉尼施特劳克 (Gharani Strok)。除此之外还设有大型的鞋类专区,名目繁多的女士内衣专区和化妆品专区,所有顶级美容品牌一网打尽。

    约翰刘易斯 (John Lewis) 的质量无可挑剔,但定价也非比寻常,该品牌的商品库存就有约50万件,从纽扣到床、从坐垫到饰钮等,种类齐全。约翰刘易斯会为您提供时尚 服饰家居方面的专家意见,其训练有素的员工会与您进行一对一的咨询交流,教您穿着、装备、风格等方面的小诀窍。

    摄政街 (Regent Street)

    如果您想真正疯狂血拼一把,那么摄政街附近的商店是个不错的选择。 1875 年开始营业的利伯特 (Liberty) 百货商店一直被认为是一家传统风格的商店,但其内部的新颖大胆显露了其蕴藏最新潮流的真正本色。设计新颖的男女衣装品牌包括 Zucca 、 Martine Sitbon 和 Buddhist Punk 。其它专区还有饰品区、婚纱区、特色食品区和一家豪华美容厅等。

    皮卡迪里广场 (Piccadilly)

    皮卡迪里广场是一个古老的购物区,是一些英国历史最悠久的零售商店所在地。 Fortnum and Mason 是一家优雅的高档商店,尤以其美味丰盛的食品而闻名遐迩。如果您想品尝特色茶和鱼子酱,那么就是这里啦。但是除食品之外,您还会发现琳琅满目的男女服饰、 化妆品、家居饰品、皮箱等各种商品,尤其是商厦六楼是个不可不去的地方。

    骑士桥 (Knightsbridge)

    继续向西走去您会到达骑士桥。那里有两家远近闻名的百货商店,相信您不会错过。

    夏菲尼高 (Harvey Nichols) 是超级时尚迷们的必到之处。您在这里可以找到专为来自世界各国的顶级设计师设立的楼层,如 Space N.K 、 Penhaligons 、 Anya Hindmarch 、 Balenciaga 、 Cherry Chau 、 Jimmy Choo 、 Ghost, Alberta Feretti 、 John Galliano 和 Yanuk 等等,这些还只是这里品牌的一小部分。这里还是高档消费者购买名贵服饰、饰品、化妆品、鞋和食品的天堂。

    同样会给您留下深刻印象的是 Brompton 路下游的 哈罗德 (Harrods) 百货公司 。这家商厦享誉世界,其本身也就是一个著名旅游景点。七层楼内设有 300 多个商铺,在哈罗德不知不觉您就会投入了大段时间和大笔金钱。请确保您有足够的时间,才能在这时装、饰品、美食、电子产品等的海洋逛得尽兴。凡您能想到的东西这里都应有尽有,包括狗狗大衣剪裁、钢琴调音和室内设计等特殊服务。

  • 排队也情愿!盘点北京十大热门特色小吃店

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    排队也情愿!盘点北京十大热门特色小吃店

    偌大的京城,好吃的实在是太多了,除了众所周知的烤鸭,还有独具地方特色的官府菜和私家菜,更有名目繁多的各式京味儿传统小吃, 那些街头小吃,更是让你忍不住流出口水,总有那么一种美食,让你甘愿等到望眼欲穿也要吃到!如果你已经做好了排队的准备,那么,就和我们一起等待美食的到来吧!

    因美国副总统拜登的光临,带火了位于北京鼓楼东侧的传统小吃店 - 姚记炒肝店

    • 1、鼓楼东大街 姚记炒肝店

    推荐:

    一家老牌炒肝店,店面年久失修,虽然小可是丝毫不能减小要进去的人数,为了这样一家普普通通的老北京小吃店连美国副总统都要试试呢!大家都说包子丑,但是来了就是要吃它!

    美国副总统拜登造访过的“姚记炒肝”火了,北京市民排队体验“副总统套餐”

    特色小吃:炒肝、包子、卤煮、炸灌肠、炸咯吱、麻豆腐、爆肚

    平均排队时间:30分钟

    网友点评:

    天籁の说:灰常好吃的炒肝,很入味的,蒜香浓郁,口感细腻入味,非常的棒,量也蛮给力的,很下饭的,吃得很满足!卤煮火烧也是人气十足滴!

    八爪鱼寿司:鼓楼周边一带的小巷子里藏龙卧虎的呀~老字号的小店蛮多的,我一路逛下来了,吃了几家~感觉姚记炒肝还是比较靠谱的炒肝4,小份的,点 单的大妈很热心,会告诉你一个人来尝尝的话点小份的就好了,炒肝欠汁厚厚的,蒜香浓郁,肝片量还算足吧~焦圈,脆脆的,不错,也是第一次吃。除了炒肝以 外,来这尝尝各种小错也不错。

    地址: 东城区鼓楼东大街311号(鼓楼湾东南角)

    电话:010-84010570

    南锣鼓巷 文宇奶酪店

    • 2、南锣鼓巷 文宇奶酪店

    推荐:

    南锣鼓巷的“小小神店”,地道的老北京风味小吃,宫廷奶酪风味独特,不象西式奶酪那么味重,甚至也不是酸奶口味,是用鲜奶加白糖加糯米酒烤制而成,味道 比较清淡。不管什么时候去,要不“排长队”,要不“卖完了”。他家的奶酪胜在“清透”,入口“很滑”,“冰凉凉的”,一到嘴里就“散开了”,还能吃出些 “淡淡的酒酿味”。双皮奶则要浓郁不少,品种也挺多。每天从12点开始营业,卖完即止,牛掰得很,谁叫人那么“火”呢!店内外很朴素,价格实惠。

    特色小吃:红豆双皮奶、原味奶酪、原味双皮奶、燕麦双皮奶、杏仁豆腐、奶卷

    平均排队时间:20分钟

    网友点评:

    爱fish的女人:每次朋友来北京,我都带他们去南锣鼓巷玩,而每去一次呢,总要光顾文宇奶酪店。他们家生意真好,排队的人总那么多,里面我最喜欢红豆双皮奶了。好吃!再加上南锣鼓巷的小文艺的感觉,总是那么的欲罢不能!

    xinruiwu:北京非常有名的的奶酪店,,最爱吃红豆双皮奶了,个人觉得奶味十足,味道和别家稍稍不同,这两年也是逐步地在涨价,原味奶酪一小 杯10元,不过一直是人满为患,总是要排队的,现在没有座位了,大家都是直接站在门口,就吃掉了,总之远远看过去,哪家大排长队就是了,如果去南锣鼓巷, 还是不能错过的。

    地址: 东城区南锣鼓巷49号(黑芝麻胡同口)

    电话:010-64057621

    护国寺大街 护国寺小吃总店

    • 3、护国寺大街 护国寺小吃总店

    推荐:

    老北京特色小吃店,品种“很全”,价格也“公道”。豌豆黄“细腻”,面茶“香气扑鼻”,奶油炸糕“百吃不厌”,还有驴打滚、羊杂汤、豆汁等,“好东 西太多了”。虽说小店“没什么环境可言”,一到饭点人就“满满的”,但正是身处这样的地方,看“许多老爷爷、老奶奶,喝着豆汁,吃着焦圈”,才明白原来 “平淡也是一种幸福”。

    特色小吃:豌豆黄、奶油炸糕、面茶、驴打滚、羊杂汤、豆汁、艾窝窝、焦圈

    平均排队时间:15分钟

    网友点评:

    霜雪冰凌:我天天上班下班必来这里一次呀,上班前要豆汁下。哈哈,和我这个年纪的女孩儿不一样,我很爱、超级爱豆汁。下班要买至少2个糖火烧回家,运气好的话,赶上素丸子没卖完,我会老开心老开心了!

    siriusxl:豌豆黄太好吃了,还是小时候那个味道,尝了红豆糕和绿豌豆糕,有点太甜,不过也很好吃。杏仁豆腐比梅园的强多了,还便宜,杏仁的味道很浓。

    地址:西城区护国寺大街93号(老人民剧场对面)

    电话: 010-66181705 83281700

    中关村 南京大排档

    • 4、中关村 南京大排档

    推荐:

    这是北京近期最热门的一家小吃餐厅,慕名而去的食客越来越多,当然少不了排队了。环境很有特色,服务也很热情,主打南京小吃,南北口味都适宜,特色菜个个好味道,南京当地人来吃了都说够正宗。

    特色小吃:桂花糖芋苗、 金牌煎饺 天王烤鸭包 鸭血粉丝汤 狮子头 王府泡椒鸡 盐水鸭 江米扣肉 阳春面 美龄粥 响油鳝糊 糖醋排骨

    平均排队时间:30分钟

    网友点评:

    twigszeng:作为一个南京人,还是能在这里了吃到家乡味的。和南京的连锁店一样,最喜欢的是他家的阳春面,8块一碗,小时候的味道,应该用的是碱面。桂花糖芋苗,鸭血粉丝汤,鸡汁茴芦干,盐水鸭,都是特色菜。

    tiankun1119:用餐环境装修的很有韵味,菜品做的都还不错,很有苏帮菜的特色,口味适中,王府泡椒鸡、桂花糖芋苗、鸭血粉丝汤都值得推荐,客流量较大,是需要等位的,不过值得。

    地址:海淀区中关村大街15号中关村广场购物中心D区津乐汇2楼(近鼎好大厦)

    电话:010-59863111 59863008

    牛街 大顺斋

    • 5、牛街 大顺斋

    推荐:

    几乎不用排队~但是它上榜的原因实在是因为它有全北京最好吃的糖火烧!简直就是红糖和芝麻酱的完美结合~著名的通州三宝之一!大顺斋的糖火烧。大顺 斋是三百多年的老字号,料超足,吃不出什么白面的感觉,就像是纯红糖和麻酱的团团,太给力了!其他传统清真糕点也不错,牛舌饼那叫一个“酥”,喜欢好多年 了。

    特色小吃:糖火烧、糖卷果、扒肉条、牛舌饼

    平均排队时间:8分钟

    网友点评:

    太阳花美美:这里的糖火烧我只要去那边肯定会去买的,因为太好吃啦。里面的馅料当然就是麻酱跟糖喽,麻酱和糖都是很多的,麻酱很细腻,口感非常好, 外面的壳都很好吃,口感挺软的,而且主要是放久了也同样好吃,记得以前在超市买过糖火烧然后放凉了就要再烤一下,但是这里的不需要,想吃的时候,即使放凉 了也不要紧了,直接拿起来就可以吃,照样很好吃的。

    迷死晶:反正之前对糖火烧届是有偏见的,现在彻底被大顺斋治愈了。服务员阿姨推荐了新出的品种,麻仁的,9元2角买了6个。个头很小,黑不溜秋圆敦 敦的朴实样子看着就喜人。掰开一个,里面满满的都是白芝麻。不得了了,本来它家糖火烧原方里就是少少面粉配以多多麻酱+红糖+桂花,已经足够提味,现在升 级版的加上满口香的芝麻,那种入口后的绵软和香酥真的只有吃过才知道,一吃还忘不了。

    地址: 宣武区牛街5号牛街清真超市内

    电话:010-89522445

    西翠路 老头猪蹄猪肘

    • 6、西翠路 老头猪蹄猪肘

    推荐:

    老爷爷猪蹄不是新闻了~皮糯筋软肉香!15:15准时出摊,最早来排队的七点多就开始了,群众自发发号,如果你取到40往后估计希望就不大了!不过没有关系,买两勺汤回去自己炖照样是那个味!

    特色小吃:猪蹄 猪肘 老汤 猪手

    平均排队时间:3小时

    网友点评:

    年轻的萧心:写着点评还在咽着口水,看来今天又得过去买点解解馋了!猪蹄猪肘很给力的,色泽诱人,很烂很入味的,口感特别的好,老头还会加点汤汁,更加鲜美!

    静静BA:好好吃的猪蹄哦,我好喜欢!这里的猪蹄味香甜当的好吃,特别有嚼劲,特别鲜美。猪蹄本身就油油的,滑滑的额,加上这里师傅的高超手艺, 做出来的猪蹄就是人间极品啦!这里的老板和蔼可亲,做猪蹄的手艺也是一流的哦,所以附近的人都知道这里的猪蹄好吃,都来光顾,而且这里的猪蹄的价格也还可 以,没有外边的昂贵,老板人好,每次买,分量都是足足的,所以来的人多,生意很火的哦。还有“老汤”做的味道也很不错哦,口感不错,咸淡适宜,很养胃的, 我好喜欢哦!

    地址:海淀区西翠路3号院(苏宁电器对面)

    五道口 枣糕王

    • 7、五道口 枣糕王

    推荐:

    看似无名的小招牌,可是一从五道口站下了公交,就会闻到浓浓的枣香以及眼前长长的队伍!你就会有停下脚步加入队列中的念头。这里卖的枣糕味道甜软,枣香扑鼻,价格实惠,买一斤送半斤,吃不了可以来一块,不过这样会辜负排队的时间了。

    平均排队时间:30分钟

    特色小吃:没错,只有枣糕

    网友点评:

    sunny_xinyi:很浓郁的枣味,没有枣核渣子,口感很好,排了一个小时才买上,回头一看,队伍还很壮观,不知晚上9点半的时候,最后那位能买到吗?

    烟圈缠绕0:以前在五道口上班,中午或晚上经常会溜达到这家枣糕王,太好吃了。枣味浓郁,馅料也实诚,比我自己做得好多了。前年辞职后就再没吃过,不知道现在口味怎样了。当时真能吃啊,一般买2斤,送1斤,两个人一晚上吃掉三斤枣糕,妥妥的。

    地址:海淀区成府路(五道口公交车站旁)

    新街口 福瑞林西点

    • 8、新街口 福瑞林西点

    推荐:

    北京西点中最实惠的了,性价比及其之高,人人拿着三四个袋子,其中泡芙购买率最高,不到二十块钱可以让全家吃好几天了,蛋挞相当便宜1块钱一个!每 次路过,都能闻到很浓的香。最喜欢泡芙,刚出炉时皮脆脆的,奶油填了很多,丢进嘴里一咬有种爆炸的感觉。椰蓉条和蝴蝶酥也很赞,“酥香、甜香、奶香”,吃 得直舔手指。东西都相当实惠,性价比顶天了,难怪如此受大众青睐,不大的窗口天天排长队。

    平均排队时间:20分钟

    特色小吃:蛋挞、蝴蝶酥、奶油泡芙、椰蓉条、百香卷、雪山蛋糕

    网友点评:

    vivian络络:很久之前去的 蛋挞一块一个,很给力!奶油泡芙真心是新鲜又好吃~就是吃多了腻 但是我是甜食控诶!~很赞的老字号甜品~便宜!每次排队的人都巨多 大老远的就能闻到香味~

    懒兔范范:这家真是火。一直都排很长的队。晚上逛完街正好在这坐车,几个人边聊就边排着尝尝呗。方圆十米香味很浓。据说蝴蝶酥不错。蛋挞很划算,一 元一个。一个盒子装两个。可惜隔了一夜吃口感没那么好了。百香卷里面是奶油,倒是不腻,不过也不是特惊艳。肉松卷不如稻香村的,肉松不多,奶油很多。椰蓉 条很快就卖完了,半斤都有好多,尝了朋友一个,酥酥的,口感还不错。蝴蝶酥最好吃,看起来很大,面相不是特别好,但是味道很不错。卖点心的小姑娘手超快。

    地址:西城区新街口北大街95号(近新街口百货商场)

    西安门 美栗香

    • 9、西安门 美栗香

    推荐:

    这家栗子炒得绝,很好剥,不粘壳,剥完了手也不会太黑;吃起来软糯绵面,鲜甜可口,还有股温暖甘醇的后味;一袋子下来,几乎就没有坏的。炒瓜子颗粒饱满,还特香。糖葫芦是精选的山”,糖浆挂得薄亮清甜。每到秋冬季都要排N长的队,特别是逢年过节,至少等上一个小时!

    特色小吃:糖炒栗子、瓜子、糖葫芦、花生、爆米花

    平均排队时间:20分钟

    网友点评:

    佳丽_张:吃他家的栗子好长时间了,每月都会过来排一下队,这个一点也不夸张的,反正每次来都没有第一个买到过,实在不是去的晚,而是人真的很多。 栗子是那种小个的,一挤就开的那种,皮很薄的,所以吃着自然方便多了,甜味重,香味浓。除了栗子他家还有些其它的炒货类,那个爆米花,每次看到都想要吃两 颗的,那样大的一个球,似乎只有小时候才有的吃的,长大了便慢慢淡出了视线,而再想起来也觉得找不到它的影子了,以这里看到很惊喜呢。他家的小店还好,没 有别处那种脏乱的,看着收拾的干干净净的,吃的东西当然要有这种要求,要不吃着自己也不放心啊。

    gugululugl:美栗乡是我经常买栗子的地方,他们家的栗子很出名,买栗子的人排着队去买,非常受欢迎,而且他们家不仅卖栗子,还卖炒好的瓜 子,花生,还卖糖葫芦和爆米花,多种产品经营啊,买的人很多,生意是非常红火啊!他们家的栗子都是现炒一锅卖了再炒的,很新鲜,还买到过刚出锅的滚烫的栗 子,他们家的栗子很好剥,剥开来里面的栗子肉很香,一口咬了很甜,软软的,很好吃。他们家其他的东西也很好吃,排队买的人很多啊!

    地址:西城区西安门大街93号(口腔医院南)

    电话: 010-66170874

    西单大悦城 港丽餐厅

    • 10、西单大悦城 港丽餐厅

    推荐:

    大悦城的港丽是最热门的,然而也有其理由,很多亲试过不同的分店后得出结论:大悦城店的厚多士是最好吃的!港丽不近排队需要时间、超热门甜品珍宝蜂 蜜厚多士也是需要等上半小时以上的,这是一款每桌必备的饭后甜点,但却也有很多人只为吃它而来!所以来港丽排队一定要耐心!付出总会有回报的!

    西单大悦城 - 港丽餐厅

    特色小吃:蜂蜜厚多士 芝士焗野菌 冰火菠萝油 鲜虾胶酿脆皮鸡翅 港丽炒饭 炭烧柠檬烧猪颈肉 非一般鲈鱼 云吞面 叉烧 港式鸳鸯 港丽豆腐骨 冻奶茶

    平均排队时间:1小时

    网友点评:

    饭小团:每次都得排队,即使在下不当不正的下午。三杯鸡不错,就是骨头多点,那个叫什么水果什么虾球的,挺好吃的,蜂蜜厚多士不错,就是吃多了觉得有点太甜了,以至于根本吃不完,菠萝油不错。

    SanSan223:最近都在忙着工作的事,终于有时间可以和几个朋友出来聚聚吃吃饭了,我们来到了’港丽餐厅“,一进门就有一种很舒服的感觉,也 很干净的,我们就坐下点菜,店里好久都没想出吃什么,让服务员介绍,果然吃着介绍的这蜂蜜厚多士,港丽炒饭,炭烧柠檬烧猪颈肉的味道都是很不错的,很好的 吃,加上服务员的态度还是蛮好的,对人也很客气。。。我最喜欢的冰火菠萝油 味道真的很不错很棒的,简直在我心中是人间美味啊。。。这次聚餐很满意的,这家店的吃的都是很不错的,交通也还很方便。

    地址:西城区西单北大街甲131号西单大悦城6楼01号

    电话:010-59716022

  • 蒙克名画《呐喊》1.19亿美元成交 创拍卖纪录 Munch’s ‘The Scream’ sells for record $120 million

    Posted on May 2nd, 2012 Administrator No comments

    蒙克名画《呐喊》1.19亿美元成交 创拍卖纪录 Munch's The Scream fetches record $120M

    享誉世界的挪威艺术家爱德华•蒙克代表作《呐喊》5月2日在纽约苏富比印象派及现代艺术专场拍卖上,最终以1.07亿美元落槌,加上佣金为1.199亿美元(约合7.553亿人民币),并创下了世界艺术品拍卖纪录。之前的拍卖价格纪录是毕加索1.06亿的《裸体、绿叶和半身像》。

    之前的拍卖价格纪录是毕加索1.06亿的《裸体、绿叶和半身像》 The previous record was Picasso’s “Nude, Green Leaves and Bust” for $106.5 million

    这次拍卖在未开始之前,已经被业内人士视为是最近10年最重要的拍卖之一。蒙克总共创作了4个版本《呐喊》,这次拍卖的是他1895年创作的版本,由挪威商人彼得·奥尔森收藏,他的父亲托马斯·奥尔森是蒙克的朋友、邻居及艺术赞助人。这也是唯一一幅由私人收藏的《呐喊》。而且,不同于其他版本,这一版《呐喊》是“色彩最丰富、最鲜亮”一幅。

    这次拍卖在未开始之前,已经被业内人士视为是最近10年最重要的拍卖之一。此画的拍卖十分激烈,起拍价为四千万美元,很快冲破拍卖行预估的八千万美元,最终以1.07亿美元(约合6.74亿人民币)落槌,加佣金后成交价为1.199亿美元(约合7.553亿人民币),成为有史以来最贵的拍品。拍卖吸引了众多国际买家的强烈关注,以至于网上交易平台无法登陆。

    蒙克完成于19世纪末20世纪初的《呐喊》是世界艺术史上众所周知的杰作。画面通过奇特的人物造型、动荡的线条、燃烧的血红色云以及象征死亡的黑色,表现出现代社会的焦虑和人类的苦闷。

    据苏富比拍卖行介绍,本次拍卖的《呐喊》是四个版本中唯一被私人收藏的作品。其他三个版本均被博物馆收藏。蒙克创作了四个版本的《呐喊》,其中1893年蛋彩与蜡笔绘于木板上的最初版本现藏于挪威国家艺术馆;另一粉彩版本同样绘于1893年,由奥斯陆的蒙克博物馆典藏;最后一个版本作于1910年,以蛋彩和油彩绘于木板上,也藏于蒙克博物馆。除此之外,蒙克1895年创作的石版画成为《呐喊》普及化的开端, 开创社会大众对其图像的认知。

    本次作为拍品的《呐喊》来自挪威商人奥尔森的收藏,画作以粉彩绘于木板,作于1895年,与挪威国家艺廊版本最为近似。

    拍卖商介绍,这幅《呐喊》与其它版本相比较,有几个“特别出色之处”:色彩最为鲜明;四个版本中唯一由蒙克亲手为画框上漆,并题下诗句纪录创作灵感;画中背景两人其中一人向外望向市景。本作于数十年前在美国华盛顿特区国家艺术馆短期展出过。

    这幅《呐喊》由奥尔森家族收藏逾70年。挪威航运巨子托马斯•奥尔森曾在维斯滕镇与艺术家毗邻而居,进而结为莫逆之交。奥尔森家族曾资助蒙克并收藏其作品,纳粹占领时期保护其画作免于战火摧毁。

    苏富比宣称,《呐喊》“在学术界或者普罗大众间的知名度大约仅次于达•芬奇的《蒙娜莉莎》。该画在4月曾在英国伦敦等地进行了预展。

    此前拍卖出的最昂贵艺术品是毕加索1932年创作的《裸体、绿叶和半身像》,被加士得拍卖行于2010年以1.06亿美元售出。

    关于蒙克的《呐喊》

    国外媒体评价说, 蒙克的《呐喊》》有三个最:最引发共鸣、最家喻户晓、最价值连城的艺术品之一。关于《呐喊》,蒙克有一段这样的描述:“我和朋友一起去散步,太阳快要落山时,突然间,天空变得血一样的红,一阵忧伤涌上心头,深蓝色的海湾和城市,是血与火的空间。朋友相继前行,我独自站在那里,突然感到不可名状的恐怖和战栗,大自然中仿佛传来一声震撼宇宙的呐喊。”

    蒙克《呐喊》的4个版本

    第一版《呐喊》(1893年版)为蛋彩、蜡笔绘于木板,尺寸91*73.5cm,现藏于挪威国家博物馆;第二版(1895年版)是平面印刷版,藏于挪威蒙克博物馆,苏富比拍卖的是第三版(1895版),为板上粉彩,79*59cm。第四版作于1910年,蛋彩木板,83.5*66cm,现藏于挪威蒙克博物馆。

    艺术家简介:爱德华·蒙克

    爱德华·蒙克(Edvard Munch,1863年12月12日 – 1944年1月23日)是挪威表现主义画家和版画家。伟大的挪威画家,现代表现主义绘画的先驱。爱德华·蒙克是具有世界声誉的挪威艺术家,他的绘画带有强烈的主观性和悲伤压抑的情调。毕加索、马蒂斯就曾吸收他的艺术养料,德国和法国的一些艺术家也从他的作品中得到启发。他对心理苦闷的强烈的,呼唤式的处理手法对20世纪初德国表现主义的成长起了主要的影响。

    Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' sells for record $120 million

    ‘The Scream’ Is Auctioned for a Record $119.9 Million

    Edvard Munch’s masterpiece “The Scream,” one of the world’s most recognizable works of art, sold for $120 million to an anonymous buyer Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York,, setting a new record as the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction.

    Experts had expected the masterpiece to break new ground at the famed New York auction house; its presale estimate of at least $80 million was the highest ever listed at Sotheby’s. The 1895 artwork — a modern symbol of human anxiety — sold for $119,922,500, which includes the premium paid to Sotheby’s.

    Previously, the most expensive artwork ever sold there was Pablo Picasso’s painting “Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust,” which brought in $106.5 million two years ago at Christie’s in New York. The previous record for a Munch work of art was just over $38 million.

    Dubbed “the portrait of a soul” and “the face that launched 1,000 therapists,” “The Scream” (Norwegian: Skrik) depicts a distorted human figure — hands flat against its sunken face, eyes and mouth wide open — in the foreground of a nightmarish landscape.

    The 1895 pastel version of “The Scream” on the block Wednesday was one of four — two pastels and two paintings — executed between 1893 and 1910, Sotheby’s said, and is one of the best-known images in modern art.

    It’s also the only version a private collector can get their hands on at public auction. The other three are housed in National Gallery of Norway (1893  painting) and at the Munch Museum (1910 painting and 1893 pastel) in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, according to Sotheby’s. TThe Scream has been the target of several high-profile art thefts. In 1994, the version in the National Gallery was stolen. It was recovered several months later. In 2004, The Scream and Madonna were stolen from the Munch Museum, and recovered two years later.

    The 1895 pastel is being sold by Norwegian businessman Petter Olsen, whose father is thought to have been a friend and patron of the famed artist.

    Sotheby’s said the pastel-on-board version of “The Scream” is the most colorful and vibrant of the four and the only version whose frame was hand-painted by the artist to include his poem, detailing the work’s inspiration.

    “I was walking down the road with two friends when the sun set; suddenly, the sky turned as red as blood,” Munch wrote, describing how the idea for the painting came about. “I stopped and leaned against the fence, feeling unspeakably tired. Tongues of fire and blood stretched over the bluish black fjord. My friends went on walking, while I lagged behind, shivering with fear. Then I heard the enormous, infinite scream of nature.”

    The Scream has become part of pop culture, used by everyone from Warhol to Hollywood to cartoons to teacups and T-shirts

    The image, used by everyone from Warhol to Hollywood to cartoons to teacups and T-shirts,  has become part of pop culture and a universal symbol of angst and existential dread. Together with the Mona Lisa, it’s the most famous and recognized image in art history. It has inspired film references, including the knife-wielding villain of the Scream slasher movies, and the aftershave scene in Home Alone where Macaulay Culkin imitates the painting’s famous pose.

    Only two other works besides Picasso’s Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust have sold for more than $100 million at auction. Those are Picasso’s Boy With a Pipe (The Young Apprentice) for $104.1 million in 2004 and Alberto Giacometti’s Walking Man I for $104.3 million in 2010.

  • World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2012 – 2012年全球50家最佳餐厅

    Posted on May 1st, 2012 Administrator No comments

    World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2012

    Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark has been named the best restaurant in the world for the third year in a row by Restaurant magazine’s World’s 50 Best list, beating out top eateries in Spain, Brazil, Italy, the United States and elsewhere.

    The S. Pellegrino and Acqua Panna World’s 50 Best Restaurants, produced by Britain’s Restaurant Magazine, were unveiled in the medieval splendor of London’s medieval after voting by a panel of more than 800 chefs, restaurateurs, journalists and food experts who rated chef Rene Redzepi‘s Noma as the “standard-bearer for the new Nordic movement.”  This year’s list, meanwhile, offered few surprises as the top three restaurants remain unchanged from 2011: after Noma comes El Celler de Can Roca and Mugaritz, both in Spain.

    Redzepi is quickly following in the footsteps of Ferran Adrià, whose now-shuttered Catalan restaurant El Bulli topped the list five times and who became widely accepted as the best chef in the world. Redzepi serves a new kind of Nordic cuisine such as musk ox and smoked marrow, sea urchin and dill or beef cheek and pear. The 34-year-old chef is an ambassador for the New Nordic Food program set up by the Nordic Council of Ministers and has headed the restaurant since its 2003 opening.

    The Noma approach to cooking is concentrated on obtaining the best raw materials from the Nordic region such as Icelandic skyr curd, halibut, Greenland musk ox and berries. The two Michelin star restaurant does its own smoking, salting, pickling, drying, grilling and baking, prepares its own vinegars and concocts its own distilled spirits such as its own eaux de vies. Noma makes systematic use of beers and ales, fruit juices and fruit-based vinegars for its sauces and soups rather than wine, and allows vegetables, herbs, spices and wild plants in season to play a prominent role in its cooking. Located on the ground floor of a renovated listed 18th Century warehouse in the old Christianshavn district of Copenhagen, the restaurant’s fittings and furnishings also embrace the Nordic spirit and atmosphere with smoked oak, stone, leather, water, glass and light.

    The top North American restaurant went to Per Se, which placed at number six. Thomas Keller‘s New York fine dining palace beat out his Napa Valley restaurant, French Laundry, which placed at 43. Also on the top ten was Chicago’s Alinea (7) and New York’s Eleven Madison Park (10). Other notable American placements included Manresa (48) located outside of San Francisco, which returned to the list this year, and Momofuku Ssam Bar (37), Daniel (25) and Le Bernardin (19), all from New York City.

    Here are some of the other highlights from The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, hosted by Restaurant magazine in the UK.

    - Spain landed five restaurants in the top 50 list, including Arzak, whose head chef Elena Arzak was also named the World’s Best Female Chef.

    - The Chef’s Choice award went to Mugaritz chef Andoni Luis Aduriz in San Sebastian. The award is voted for by the world’s 50 best chefs.

    - Though British chef Heston Blumenthal saw his flagship restaurant The Fat Duck drop eight spots from fifth position in 2011 to 13th this year, the precipitous fall was compensated by the fact that his new restaurant Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in London shot straight to the ninth spot to take the Highest New Entry award.

    - Aussie chef Brett Graham‘s London restaurant The Ledbury also rose 20 places from No. 34 to No. 14 this year, to take the Highest Climber award.

    - Quay restaurant, which overlooks the Sydney harbor, took home the award for Best Restaurant in Australia.

    - The US was represented by eight restaurants on the list this year. Chef Thomas Keller‘s New York restaurant Per Se was awarded the Best Restaurant in North America. He is also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

    - Asia had six restaurants on the list, led by Iggy‘s in Singapore, voted the Best Restaurant in Asia.

    - Alex Atala‘s Brazilian restaurant D.O.M. in Sao Paulo claimed the title of Best Restaurant in South America.

    - La Grenouillère in Montreuil-sur-Mer, northern France was named the 2012 One to Watch.

    - New this year, the Slow Food UK Award, which recognizes restaurants that support small scale, sustainable producers, was presented to Steirereck in Vienna, Austria.

    Here is this year’s list of the 50 best restaurants in the world:

    1     Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark (Rene Redzepi and the fanatical foragers at Noma retain their number 1 spot)
    2     El Celler de Can Roca , Girona, Spain  (The three brothers Roca hold their number 2 place)
    3     Mugaritz, San Sebastián, Spain  (Mugaritz has two dégustation menus that change daily)
    4     D.O.M, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Chef Alex Atala scours the Amazon to pepper his menu with indigenous ingredients)
    5     Osteria Francescana , Modena, Italy (Much of the food at Osteria Francescana takes its inspiration from the art world)
    6     Per Se, New York, USA (Thomas Keller’s ‘urban interpretation’ of his French Laundry in California changes its menu daily)
    7     Alinia, Chicago, USA     (Grant Achatz is the second-highest placed US chef)
    8     Arzak, San Sebastián, Spain (If you like your food pretty, this is the place)
    9     Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London, UK (The highest new entry on this year’s list and the most highly placed UK restaurant)
    10     Eleven Madison Park, New York, USA (This restaurant continues to climb, gaining 14 places on this year’s list)
    11     Steirereck, Vienna, Austria (A grand affair with a 35,000-strong wine list and stunning views over the river Wien_
    12     L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon, Paris, France (With its emphasis on conviviality, L’Atelier moved Joël Robuchon from fine dining into fun dining)
    13     The Fat Duck, Bray, UK (Heston Blumenthal’s world-famous restaurant in Bray drops from 5th to 13th place)
    14     The Ledbury, London, UK (Brett Graham’s small but perfectly realised restaurant climbs 20 places on last year)
    15     Le Chateaubriand, Paris, France (Le Chateaubriand is effortlessly cool but still fun)
    16     L’Arpège, Paris, France (An elegant restaurant which serves no red meat)
    17     Pierre Gagnaire, Paris, France (Still one of the most vaunted places to eat in the French capital)
    18     L’Astrance, Paris, France (Pascal Barbot opened L’Astrance after making his name at Alain Passard’s L’Arpège)
    19     Le Bernadin, New York, USA (Fish is the star of the show at Le Bernardin)
    20     Frantzén/Lindeberg, Stockholm, Sweden (The second highest new entry in 2012)
    21     Oud Sluis, Sluis, Netherlands (Oud Sluis has served fresh fish and oysters for three generations)
    22     Aqua, Wolfsburg, Germany (Aqua’s home, the Wolfsburg Ritz-Carlton, overlooks Volkswagen’s Autostadt visitor attraction)
    23     Vendôme, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany (Feast on simply prepared dishes that come thick and fast)
    24     Mirazur, Menton, France (A magnificent view of the sea and an extensive vegetable garden characterise this restaurant on the French-Italian border)
    25     Daniel, New York, USA (One of Manhattan’s most exquisite eating-out experiences by Daniel Boulud)
    26     Iggy’s, Singapore, Singapore (Climbing one place this restaurant continues to impress)
    27     Les Créations de Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan (The highest placed Japanese restaurant on the list)
    28     Nihonryori RyuGin, Tokyo, Japan (The menu at Nihonryori RyuGin is built around the seasons)
    29     Quay, Sydney, Australia (The home of Peter Gilmore’s ‘nature-based cuisine’)
    30     Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau, Switzerland (With only 26 covers, this is one of the smallest restaurants in the list)
    31     Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain (Here, part chef, part blacksmith Victor Arguinzoniz deals almost exclusively in grilled food)
    32     Le Calandre, Rubano, Italy (Le Calandre represents contemporary Italian cooking’s middle ground)
    33     De Librije, Zwolle, Netherlands (Chef Jonnie Boer has built his 25-year career on a passion for local, seasonal ingredients)
    34     Fäviken, JärpenSweden (The dishes here remain on the menu for a long time, slowly evolving into something entirely different to the original)
    35     Astrid y Gastón, Lima, Peru (Gastón Acurio’s star continues to rise)
    36     Pujol, Mexico City, Mexico (Head chef Enrique Olvera cooks Mexican food ‘with soul’)
    37     Momofuku Ssäm Bar, New York, USA (Pork takes a starring role at David Chang’s informal and buzzing restaurant)
    38     Biko, Mexico City, Mexico (A Mexican taste of techno-emotional Spanish cuisine)
    39     Waku Ghin, Singapore, (The name is derived from two Japanese words: ‘Waku’ means to ‘arise’ and ‘Ghin’ means ‘silver’)
    40     Quique Dacosta, Denia, Spain (‘Culinary Ecosystem’ is the word in this Spanish avant-garde kitchen)
    41     Mathias Dahlgren, Stockholm, Sweden (An ever-changing menu reflects a philosophy of freshness and availability)
    42     Hof van Cleve, Kruishoutem, Belgium (Chef-patron Peter Goossens lives and breathes local produce)
    43     The French Laundry, Yountville, USA (An American restaurant with its inspiration in French country restaurants)
    44     Amber, Hong Kong, China (Amber is the signature restaurant of Hong Kong’s five-star Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel)
    45     Vila Joya, Albufeira, Portugal (Chef Dieter Koschina cooks slow food overlooking the Algarve coast)
    46     Il Canto, Siena, Italy (Paolo Lopriore offers non-traditional food in a region with a fiercely protected culinary identity)
    47     Bras, Laguiole, France     (Michel Bras forages little-known herbs and vegetables and gently coaxes the best out of them)
    48     Manresa, Los Gatos, USA (A showcase for the inventive cuisine of chef-proprietor David Kinch)
    49     Geranium, Copenhagen, Denmark     (A kitchen on a mission to create meals that involve all the senses)
    50     Nahm, Bangkok, Thailand     Bangkok     Thailand     Serving authentic Thai food, this is David Thompson’s first restaurant in Bang

    2012年全球50家最佳餐厅出炉 丹麦餐厅Noma三连霸 Denmark's Noma wins World's Best Restaurant third time

    2012年全球50家最佳餐厅出炉 丹麦餐厅Noma三连霸

    2012年全球50家最佳餐厅出炉,丹麦餐厅Noma连续第3年夺魁,击败西班牙、巴西、意大利、美国与其他地区的最佳餐馆。

    圣沛黎洛与巴娜全球50家最佳餐厅(S. Pellegrino and Acqua Panna World’s 50 Best Restaurants)是由英国“餐厅杂志”(Restaurant Magazine)评选而出。

    在经过800多名主厨、餐厅老板、记者与美食专家组成的小组票选后,在古色古香的伦敦市政厅(Guildhall)公布结果,评审封雷泽毕(Rene Redzepi)主厨的Noma餐厅为“新北欧运动的掌门人”。

    雷泽毕也因使用当地沿海或树林取得的在地当季食材而备受尊崇。雷泽毕说,他很开心可以3连霸,并表示他的主要哲学是使用在地出产的食材,烹调出美味食物。他说:“这是跟时代精神有关的东西,这跟天然、人们种植食物与亲近食物有关。结合生机农夫并努力维持健康的生态系统,最厉害的好吃秘诀就在这里。” 不过,他又说,即使以崇尚有机闻名,Noma还是能摆脱北欧哲学,即美食是有点罪恶的自我放纵。他说:“永续性不是明确目标,我们是美食的殿堂,我们创造这种地方,这没有什么错。不过在我们的世界,如果你说你热爱美食,喜欢美食对你带来的影响,你就该感到罪恶。这是新教徒的想法,天主教徒不这么想。”

    以国家排名来看,西班牙与美国在前10名旗鼓相当,各有3间餐厅上榜。整体来说,前50名中,美国有8间餐厅,西班牙有5间。

    以香水餐点闻名的西班牙吉隆纳(Girona)El Celler de Can Roca餐厅,在3兄弟共同经营下蝉联第2名。位于西班牙圣塞瓦斯蒂安(San Sebastian)的Mugaritz,虽然两年前遭逢大火蹂躏,这次再度拿下第3。

    今年有8间美国餐厅跻身前50,名次最高的是纽约餐馆Per Se,这是凯勒(Thomas Keller)主厨开的餐厅,Per Se荣获北美最佳餐厅殊荣。

    亚洲有6家餐厅上榜,在美食地图中占有一席之地。主办单位宣布将颁发新的亚洲50家最佳餐厅(Asia’s50 Best Restaurants)奖,颁奖典礼预定2013年2月在新加坡举行。

    亚洲50家最佳餐厅奖也是由圣沛黎洛与巴娜赞助,受亚洲知名主厨欢迎,包括新加坡Iggy餐厅主厨曾广荧(Ignatius Chan),曾广荧获亚洲最家餐厅第26名。

  • 五一北京周边游 “无计划”出行指南

    Posted on April 30th, 2012 Administrator No comments

    五一北京周边游 “无计划”出行指南

    马上就是五一假期了,也许你工作太忙,还没有来得及做出游计划?不用担心,本期的北京周边游推荐,让您不需订票不需提前计划路线,只需要轻松背包走起。一日游二日游随您喜好,空出一天好在家休息!五一假期,就这么过了~

    一日线路:

    凤凰岭——户外锻炼过五一

    推荐:凤凰岭一直是备受驴友热爱的目的地之一,有“京西小黄山”之称,不仅景色优美,重点是能锻炼身体。年轻的盆友们,五一别再宅着了,去凤凰岭活动活动筋骨吧!

    景区介绍:”远郊的景,近郊的路,北京的自然氧气库!”是凤凰岭自然风景区总的特点。该景区位于海淀区西北部西山农场境内,距天安门直线距离33公里,总面积15.33平方公里。是大自然赐予人类的一方净土,是观光、度假和会议的理想去处。 凤凰岭风景区人文景观丰富多彩,佛教、道 教、儒教等宗教文化以及古老的东方养生文化的遗址、遗物、遗迹众多,文化积淀丰厚,他们与自然景观相得益彰, 共同构成区内南、中、北三线四十余处可观景 点。

    凤凰岭风景区野趣天成:青山绿水,蓝天白云,层峦叠翠,密林曲径,奇花异草遍及山野,具有 良好的生态环境;其上风上水的地理优势,使之享有京城 “绿肺”之称。区内水质优良,空气清新,净化空气纯度为市区的5倍,含负氧离子为市区的150倍以 上,四至十月相对湿度为58%,春秋平均气温为 23℃。

    凤凰岭风景区享有“京西小黄山”之美誉,“奇峰”、“怪石”、“林海”、“神泉”为其天然 景观。风景区三季有花,四季有景:春有“桃源杏海”、 “怡桥春照”;夏有“银练碎玉”、“白瀑垂帘”;秋有“深秋红叶”、“金果飘香”;冬有“层峦睛 雪”、“白玉倒悬”。是春游踏青、夏令避暑、秋赏果熟、 冬观雪景的胜地。

    门票:

    成人票25元,学生票13元。

    登山线路:

    凤凰岭公园为开展群众性的登山活动提供方便,修建了数条登山线路:

    1.公园大门至天梯:全长约2000米,路面平缓,适合中老年人开展登山活动。

    2.北线检票处至飞来石塔:飞来石塔为北线最高峰,登临远望,一览众山小,适合青年人开展登山活动。

    3.龙泉寺至荫凉亭,途中景点众多,须穿越大片枫叶林,适合各种人群开展登山活动。

    交通:

    在颐和园站坐公交车346路去凤凰岭,346路是唯一一趟到达凤凰岭风景区正门口的。

    建议:最好还是去颐和园公交总站排队上车,有座位再上,尤其节假日。

    自驾车行驶线路:

    1.沿京密引水渠西岸往北行至聂各庄左转,可直达景区,全程约25公里,路况通畅须20分钟左右。

    2.走八达岭高速路至北安河出口出来往西,沿北清路至苏家坨路口或北安河路口往北至聂各庄再往西可直达景区,全程约35公里,路况通畅须30分钟左右。景区内各旅游线路起点均建有大型停车场,自驾车缴纳停车费后可驶入景区。

    贴士:

    1.运动装、旅游鞋、汗巾、水及小零食自备,在往北线入口的路上会有一些山路能上山,但只能到达凤凰岭摩崖石刻,并不能到达北线入口,周末会经常遇到一些人在搞此处搞拓展活动。

    2.凤凰岭是石头山,海拔1250米,很高。全区分三条线路。其中北线天梯是非常有趣的一段,只能走一个人,安全是有保证的,但心脏病、高血压等酌情考虑。

    3.在登上山顶前建议就吃点东西吧,在到山顶前找一个阴凉的地方,坐下来吃喝聊加上休息。越往高处人越少,很清静。

    4.下山如果原路返回时间要省一些,如果从登顶后的另一边下山则要花费2-3小时时间。另 一边的路比较绕远,但山势较缓。如果从这条路走一定要走 有石头台阶的路,因为路上有些路口并没有明确路标。所以如果走了一段时间发现路很差、或者没有石阶、或者没有路标、或者没有果皮箱,那基本上是走错了。所 以请大伙务必按照景区指示牌进行游览。

    5.不要丢掉门票,背面有管理处的电话,以便应急之用,不过得找到个手机有信号地方。

    怀柔旅游——去“京郊明珠”呼吸新鲜空气

    推荐:要想看好景色呼吸新鲜空气,其实也不用去很远的地方。距离市区40公里的怀柔,风光秀丽,气候宜人,素有“京郊明珠”的美誉。趁着五一小长假,去怀柔看看美景住住农家乐,放松身心好选择!

    景区推荐:

    青龙峡

    景点介绍:龙峡位于北京市怀柔区城北20公里处,距北京三元桥75公里,是集青山、绿水、古长城于一体的自然风景区。景区占地面积150公顷,南北狭长约十余华里,雄伟的水库大坝将景区分为两个部分。

    青龙峡南部是高峡平湖,游客可以乘龙舟、画舫或快艇沿蜿蜒的水路欣赏两岸风光,夏季还能下水游泳或在沙滩浴场上踢足球、打排球、享受日光浴。东岸设有蹦极跳、攀岩、速降、等健身娱乐项目。坝外是静静流淌的溪水,溪上可以划船、撑竹筏。山顶还有保存完好的明代古长城敌楼。

    由青龙桥至峡区最北部,设有多种游乐项目,可满足不同年龄、不同爱好者的需要:青龙桥内的玉龙池,是设有浅水和深水游泳区的天然泳池,泳池一侧是嶙峋的峭壁悬岩,但水面平稳,可谓有惊无险。

    交通:

    东直门乘936路直达景区。

    门票:

    成人票:40元

    儿童票:20元

    其他优惠:普通40,学生票20

    套 票 1(门票、快艇): 成人票70元,学生票50元

    套 票 2(门票、游船):成人票65元,学生票45元 (限10人以上)

    套 票 3(门票、快艇、缆车):成人票100元,学生票80元

    红螺寺

    景点介绍:红螺山红螺寺景区位于怀柔区城北5公里的红螺山南麓,距北京市区55公里,景区总面积 800公顷,现为国家AAAA级旅 游区。是历代佛家圣地,也是京华气功的发源地,素有“京北第一古刹”之称。始建于公元378年,扩建于盛唐,原名大名 寺,又称护国寺。该寺所在山下有一 “珍珠泉”,相传泉水深处有两颗色彩殷红的大螺蛳,每到夕阳西下螺蛳便吐出红色光焰,故山得名“红螺山”,寺俗称“红嫘 寺”。

    古寺占地百亩,分五处庭院,房244间。中院以山门,天王殿,大雄宝殿,三圣殿为轴心,设 有东西四所配殿;千手观音殿,伽蓝殿,际醒祖师殿,印光 祖师殿和诵经房数间。东院为接待处;西院为方丈退居寮和十方堂;东下坎北为老僧退居寮和延筹堂,南为练习功场;西上坎为螺蛳塔和骨灰堂。

    红螺寺坐北朝南,依山势而建,布局严谨,气势雄伟。它背倚红螺山,南照红螺湖,山环水绕, 林木丰茂,古树参天。红螺寺处于红螺山山 前的千亩苍翠的古松林之中,辖区内有各种树木百万余株,林木覆盖率90%以上。形成一幅“碧波藏古刹”的优美的画 卷。寺东的松林浴园(当地人称罗汉沟) 生长着1000多亩茂盛的古松林树,百年以上的古树就逾万株,是北京市重要的古树群之一。

    交通:

    公交:北京东直门乘坐916路公交车到怀柔区城内,再转乘出租车(10元)到达红螺寺

    游6、游16:每年的4月中旬至5月中旬的双休日及国家法定假日,在北京宣武门教堂前乘坐游6路或游16路旅游专线车可直达红螺寺景区

    自驾:在北京上三元桥走机场高速,在北皋收费站下高速走京密路在怀柔立交桥下桥到怀柔城区,沿青春路环岛往北直行即可(约10分钟)到达红螺寺景区。

    十渡——去这里可以蹦极

    推荐:十渡风景名胜区隶属北京市房山区十渡镇。景区海拔最高点大洼尖1210.8米。次高点牛角山1176.94 米。最低点是张坊84.2米,是中国北方唯一一处大规模喀斯特岩溶地貌,是中国国家AAA景区和中国国家地质公园。去十渡最吸引人的,就是这里可以蹦极~

    景区介绍:

    十渡风景区是大清河支流拒马河切割太行山脉北端而形成的一条河谷,全程约20公里。由于在历史上这条河谷中一共有十个渡过拒马河的摆渡渡口,故而得名“十渡”。

    景区内有十二大极为罕见的地质奇观,一奇是惊险的孤山寨“一线天”,二奇是神奇的仙峰谷“飞来石”,三奇是仙峰谷、孤山寨、万景仙沟“同圆藻”,四 奇是仙 峰谷、孤山寨“石中石”,五奇是神秘的“龙山佛字”,六奇奥妙的“天然石佛”,七奇“蝙蝠山”,八奇另人称绝的“太阳升”,九奇“变脸石”,十奇 “水往高 处流”,十一奇王老铺“三清洞”,十二奇二渡“ 仙栖洞”。

    特色:十渡蹦极

    1997年5月中旬在房山十渡风景区的八渡麒麟山的悬崖上建成了国内首家蹦极跳台,距水面高度48米,费用为每人次150元。1998年4月下旬, 在其旁又兴建了一座55米高的跳台,费用为每人次180元。美丽的麒麟山山水相依,雄伟壮观。蹦极跳运动中心就建在半山腰悬崖上。与蹦极配套的照相、摄像 服务将 捕捉您这精彩绝伦、永生难忘的一跳。当您站在高高的跳台上远眺,群山叠翠;近观,溪水潺潺,十渡风光,一览无余。

    交通:

    公交车:天桥长途汽车站917路直达

    天桥→十渡 6:00-17:00    十渡→天桥 5:00-17:00

    乘旅游专线游10路、917路在十渡拒马乐园下

    自驾:三环→六里桥→京石高速→琉璃河→长沟→云居寺→张房→十渡

    贴士

    1.节假日前往,不管开车还是坐车,早晨8点前必须出北京市区,否则就要下午到,会堵车。

    2.带塑料拖鞋,很多地方可以淌水上山,还可以捞鱼。

    3.带点硬币,孤山寨进去后有一个水池,里面有一个石头做的大铜钱,把硬币扔进去能发财。

    4.自己带吃的或到院主家吃,景区饭馆很贵,还不好吃。

    5.没有免费的午餐!免费住宿,免费门票,免费… 不要,骗人的。

    6.不要骑马!除非你想被宰,走路或淌水上山,很爽~ 记得带拖鞋

    二日游:

    北戴河——离北京最近的海

    推荐:北戴河海滨地处河北省秦皇岛市中心的西部,是秦皇岛的城市区之一。北戴河受海洋气候的影响,夏无酷暑,冬无严寒,常年保持 一级大气质量,没有污染,没有噪音。北戴河气候宜人,二十里长、曲折平坦的沙质海滩,沙软潮平,背靠树木葱郁的联峰山,自然环境优美。北戴河与北京,天 津,秦皇岛,兴城,葫芦岛构成一条黄金旅游带,北戴河处于旅游带的节点。

    景区推荐:

    中海滩

    中海滩景区位于北戴河海滨风景区的中心部分,依山襟海,位置适中,景区以老虎石景点为中心,北部有奇园怪楼恐龙乐园等景点,而北戴河海滨花团簇拥、街道宽阔整洁,各种风格、不同特色的建筑错落有致,则更为景区增添了无穷的魅力。

    中海滩景区东起第七桥南路,西至平水桥,南抵渤海岸边,北达黑石路北,北戴河20多处海水浴场大多设在这一带。这里有宽阔的浅海和明净的沙滩,举目望海,只见水天一色,令人心旷神怡。

    每到旅游旺季,游客们从四面八方云集此地,或游览婉媚迷人的风光,参观自然神奇的景点;或 置身于波光鳞鳞的海水中、迎着海风,畅游嬉戏;或登上老 虎石,观潮起潮落,卷起千堆雪的壮观景象;或仰卧于海岸沙滩之上,尽情享受阳光、沙滩给予人们的恩 赐,其乐无穷。老虎石在中海滩东面的沙滩上,由几块形 态不一的礁石组成。礁石呈暗红色,或散卧在晶莹的沙滩中,或雄踞在海浪冲击的海岸上,状似群虎欲伏击,故而得名。

    黄金海岸

    黄金海岸滑沙中心位于昌黎县城东南海岸,距北戴河海滨约15公里。这里,水清、潮平、沙细、滩缓,有二十六公里海岸的广阔浴场。岸上,有沙山和八万 亩 苍翠的林地,是进行海水浴、阳光浴、森林浴、空气浴和稀有的沙浴等综合旅游、休养的胜地。滑沙活动中心就坐落在保护区内,这里首创了滑沙运动。滑沙类 似于 滑雪、滑冰,又有所不同,坐在滑板上,从沙山顶飞驰而下,瞬间嘎然而止,一种运动的快感油然而生,而且非常安全。目前本中心以滑沙为龙头,相继推出 了观光 索道、卡丁赛车、高空速降、沙山滑道、跑马场、沙滩越野车、海上快艇、拖曳伞、鸟艺表演等多种刺激好玩、富于参与性的游乐项目。

    交通

    1、在秦皇岛或北戴河乘长途车到昌黎,再转乘中巴车前往。

    2、北戴河海滨汽车站乘中巴车或北戴河火车站乘5、22路车至281医院换乘中巴车前往。乘出租车35-40元左右。

    3、秦皇岛长途汽车站直达黄金海岸。

    北戴河交通:

    北戴河距北京380公里,距天津243公里,交通颇为方便;从北戴河火车站乘5路公交车或从秦皇岛火车站乘34路公交车,到北戴河海滨站下车即可;北戴河乘当地的出租车,大约20元就可以抵达。

    北京-北戴河旅游列车单程车票最低为52元左右。北京–北戴河的旅游列车为对开,因此每天都有多个列车返回北京。返程车票建议抵达北戴河后在车站及时购买,也可以在度假村前台订购。

    当地交通:

    34路:山海关、南门、秦皇岛、火车站、长城酒店、市政府、华联汽车站、白塔岭、燕山大学、野生动物园、北戴河、汽车站

    21路:鸽子窝公园、金山商场、月季园、海滨饭店、书画展览馆、莲花石、西山公园、北岭花园、北戴河汽车站

    22路:北戴河火车站、牛头崖、南戴河、河东寨、北戴河汽车站

    23路:孟姜女庙、山海关汽车站、天下第一关山海关、兴华市场、文化宫、长城奇观

    24路:山海关汽车站、天下第一关山海关、南园、燕塞湖

    山西古建之旅——平遥、王家大院、乔家大院

    推荐: 要体验山西的建筑文化,去这几个地方准没错。平遥是一座完整的古城,可能真切地感受到古城里形形色色人群的生活;而王家大院是官府,气势雄伟,颇有讲究;乔家大院是商府,与官府又有不同。古建之旅,便是一次中国古文化之旅。

    景区介绍:

    平遥

    平遥,今山西省平遥县旧称“古陶”。鸟瞰平遥古城,更令人称奇道绝。这个平面呈方形的城墙,形如龟状,城门六座,南北各一,东西各二。城池南门为龟 头,门外两眼水井象征龟的双目,现如今已改成两座亭子。北城门为龟尾,是全城的最低处,城内所有积水都要经此流出。城池东西四座瓮城,双双相对,上西门、 下西门、上东门的瓮城城门均向南开,形似龟爪前伸,唯下东门瓮城的外城门径直向东开,据说是造城时恐怕乌龟爬走,将其左腿拉直,拴在距城二十里的麓台上。 这个看似虚妄的传说,闪射出古人对乌龟的极其崇拜之情。乌龟乃长生之物,在古人心目中自然如同神灵一样圣洁。它凝示着希冀借龟神之力,使平遥古城坚如磐 石,金汤永固,安然无恙,永世长存的深刻含义。

    交通:

    飞机:平遥最近的飞机场在太原,太原机场地处南郊,距市区18公里左右,不到半小时车程从平遥坐车到太原迎泽大街上的长途汽车站大概2小时,汽车票价25元。太原民航售票处就在附近。

    火车:平遥火车站在县城的西北部。平遥县境内有同蒲铁路纵贯南北,向北可达太原、石家庄等地,向南可到临汾、运城等地。北京、太原、西安都有火车可直达平遥。从平遥火车站坐人力车5-10分钟可到达古城,价格约2-3元。

    客车:大运公路从境内穿过,距北京、天津、石家庄、西安、开封、洛阳都仅有数小时的车程。在平遥和太原之间有公路相连,乘汽车往来大约只需2小时左右,票价25元左右,交通方便。到达太原后出车站坐611路(票价1元)到 火车站下车,走300米即到太原长途汽车站。从太原长途汽车站有到各大城市的长途汽车。另从太原建南长途汽车站乘车可抵达平遥,每15分钟一班。

    王家大院:

    王家大院位于山西省灵石县城东12公里处的静升镇。王家大院距世界文化遗产平遥古城35公里、介休绵山4公里、十八罗汉头像海外回归故里资寿寺2公 里,是山西省近年来以“名城、名山、名院、名寺”为优势,推出的一条精品旅游线路。同蒲铁路、108国道纵贯县境,新开通的大运高速公路灵石出口距王家大 院2公里,交通十分便利。

    自古就有“黄山归来不看岳”、“五台山归来不看庙”、“王家归来不看院”的说法。且流传甚广,近乎约定俗成,可见王家大院的地位之重。

    王家大院是清代民居建筑的集大成者,由历史上灵石县四大家族之一的太原王氏后裔—静升王家于清康熙、雍正、乾隆、嘉庆年间所建,总面积达25万 平方米以上。现王家大院以“中国民居艺术馆”、“中华王氏博物馆”开放的高家崖、红门堡两大建筑群和王氏宗祠等,共大小院落123座,房屋1118间,面 积4.5万平方米。

    交通:

    王家大院位于山西省灵石县城东12公里处的静升镇。距平遥古城35公里、介休绵山4公里、十八罗汉头像海外回归故里资寿寺2公里。蒲铁路、108国道纵贯县境,新开通的大运高速公路灵石出口距王家大院2公里。从介休火车站乘坐介休公共11路(4元)约40分钟可到达。

    乔家大院:

    乔家大院位于山西省祁县乔家堡村,北距太原市54公里,南距东观镇仅2公里.它又名在中堂,是清代全国著名的商业金融资本家乔致庸的宅第。始建于清 代乾隆年间,以后曾有两次增修,一次扩建,经过几代人的不断努力,于民国初年建成一座宏伟的建筑群体,并集中体现了我国清代北方民居的独特风格。

    大院为全封闭式的城堡式建筑群,占地10642(约十六亩)平方米,建筑面积4175平方米,分6个大院,20个小院,313间房屋。大院三面临 街,不与周围民居相连。外围是封闭的砖墙,高10米有余,上层是女墙式的垛口,还有更楼,眺阁点缀其间,显得气势宏伟,威严高大。大门座西朝东,上有高大 的顶楼,中间城门洞式的门道,大门对面是砖雕百寿图照壁。大门以里,是一条石铺的东西走向的甬道,甬道两侧靠墙有护墙围台,甬道尽头是祖先祠堂,与大门遥 遥相对,为庙堂式结构。北面三个大院,都是芜廊出檐大门,暗棂暗柱,三大开间,车轿出入绰绰有余,门外侧有栓马柱和上马石,从东往西数,依次为老院,西北 院,书房院。布所有院落都是正偏结构,正院主人居住,偏院则是客房佣人住室及灶房。在建筑上偏院较为低矮,房顶结构也大不相同,正院都为瓦房出檐,偏院则 为方砖铺顶的平房,既表现了伦理上的尊卑有序,又显示了建筑上层次感。大院有主楼四座,门楼,更楼,眺阁六座。各院房顶有走道相通,便于夜间巡更护院。

    综观全院布局严谨,设计精巧,俯视成“喜喜”字形,建筑考究,砖瓦磨合,精工细做,斗拱飞檐,彩饰金装,砖石木雕,工艺精湛,充分显示 了我国劳动人民高超的建筑工艺水平,被专家学者誉之为:“北方民居建筑史上一颗璀璨的明珠”,因此素有“皇家有故宫,民宅看乔家”之说,名扬三晋,誉满海 内外。

    交通:

    从太原到平遥、运城等地的火车均经过祁县。也可以从长途汽车站乘早上8点左右发往平遥、陵川等地的车,到祁县东观镇乔家堡村下车。

    贴士:北京到太原可乘坐飞机或者动车,去以上三个地方均可从太原长途汽车站出发。三个景点之间也有汽车乘坐,且都相距不远。

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    划出来的美景 北京五大划船地推荐

    让我们荡起双桨,小船儿推开波浪,海面倒映着漂亮的白塔,四面环绕着绿树红墙,小船儿轻轻,飘荡在水中,迎面吹来了凉爽的风。 双桨,小船;白塔,红墙;碧水,微风……每当我们唱起这首《让我们荡起双桨》,就会不知不觉地走进歌词中描绘的这种如诗如画的意境,平日里囚禁在格子间里的小心儿早已开始跳跃了吧?5月的北京,花开草绿。不如,周末的时候,携家带友,去春暖花开的公园里走走,荡浆泛舟,在波光涟影里找寻春天的气息吧。

    在北京,随便找一个公园都有划船的项目。但是,既然要追求情趣,就一定要找景美的,有味道的才行!下面就为大家推荐几个最值得去的划船地。

    • 颐和园——乘船品皇家园林景致

    颐和园的昆明湖,是北京近郊最吸引人的水域。昆明湖的水面占公园的四分之三,总面积有3000亩之阔,比北京市内的五个北海还要大。水域广阔,景色秀丽, 每年夏秋季节,大量游人纷纷而至。人们在昆明湖泛舟消暑,微风拂面,微波涟漪。西望玉峰宝塔,立于青山之上,北看佛香高阁,处于翠柏之间。远山近水,诗情 画意,使人暑意顿消。当人们在风和日丽的夏秋之际,立于岸边,放眼观看,湖面上汽艇、画舫,载着游客环湖游览,条条小船,乘着游客划桨而航,桥、岛、殿、 阁,倒映水中,湖面上生气勃勃。呈现出一幅壮丽的画面。

    游玩贴士
    门票:淡季20元旺季30元,学生证半价

    (另德和园5元,佛香阁10元,苏州街10元,文昌院20元,联票60元)

    开放时间:6:30-18:00

    划船价格:

    脚踏船,4人40/小时,6人60/小时,押金300

    电瓶船,4人60元/小时,6人100元/小时,押金400元

    手划船:40元/小时,押金300元,限乘4人

    运营时间:8:00-16:00

    公交信息:

    1.330、331、332、346、394、718、690、696、683、601、608、626“颐和园北宫门”站下车

    2.303、330、331、346、375、384、563、697、718、696、683、601、608、特10、特5-“颐和园新建宫门”站下车

    3.374、437、74、952-“颐和园西门”站下车

    • 后海——感受传统而现代的北京

    后海是一片有水而能观山,垂柳拂岸的闲散之地,岸上的民居和居民,周边的王府和名人故居更为它铺陈着京味和历史的无穷韵味。人们来这里只为了,这里依然能够听到秋日里清脆的虫鸣,依然能看见老北京四合院建筑群的缩影,依然能咀嚼那似乎早已远去的皇家遗韵。

    后海也是老北京久负盛名的消夏、游玩场所。史书记载,暑夏时节,藕局、茶社、食品、商摊和曲艺等各式摊棚沿岸而设,吸引着仕宦官家、文人雅士、平民百姓纷至沓来,场面盛极一时。如今,银锭桥边有百年老店“烤肉季”和“爆肚张”,还有“孔乙己”。后海也有现代时尚的元素,那就是林立两岸的酒吧,各有风格,各有特色,吸引着来自全国各地的游客们。

    游玩贴士

    门票:免费

    开放时间:全天

    地址:北京市西城区西南河沿

    划船价格:划船手划船5人一小时30元,脚踏4人一小时50元,电动6人一小时80元。

    运营时间:9:00-17:00

    公交信息:可从平安大街(北海)向北:107、118、13、42、701、850路;地安门外大街(鼓楼)向西:5、107、124、819路;德胜门内大街向东:55路。

    • 北海——儿歌里的风景,童年时的回忆

    北海公园全园以北海为中心,面积达到7平方公里(其中水面约3.9平方公里)。湖口琼华岛上建的藏式白塔为全园标志。漪澜堂波相光映;濠濮间游廊曲折。北海北岸是几组宗教建筑,有小西天、大西天、阐福寺,西天梵境等,还有五色琉璃镶砌的九龙壁,两面各有蟠龙9条,戏珠于波涛云际,造型生动,色彩明快。园内还保存有文物铁影壁、一座16面多角形塔式石幢、495方历代著名书法家真迹、万岁山团城和承光殿玉佛等。北海团城内的玉佛高琢1.6米,为整块白玉雕而成,佛身镶嵌宝石,通体莹润,珠光夺目,极为珍贵。其左留臂有一刀痕,为1900年八国联军侵略北京时留下的罪证。团城承光前的巨型玉瓮“渎山大玉海”重达3500公斤,气势逼人。

    游玩贴士

    门票:10元

    15元(含大门票,永安寺、善因殿、法轮殿、白塔、团城)

    开放时间:11月、12月、1月-3月:6:30-20:00,19:30止票;4月、5月、9月、10月:6:00-21:00,20:30止票;6月-8月:6:00-22:00,21:30止票

    划船价格:脚踏4人一小时60元,电动6人一小时80元。

    公交信息:南门:101、103、109、685、614、619(北海下车);北门:107、111、118、701、623(北海北门下车);东门:5路(西板桥下车)

    • 玉渊潭——人在花中游

    玉渊潭位于交通便利的海淀区。东门与钓鱼台国宾馆相邻;西至西三环中路与中央电视塔隔路相望;南门在中华世纪坛正北方,北接海军总医院。早在金代,这里是金中都城西北郊的风景游览圣地;辽金时代,这里河水弯弯,一片水乡景色。其间有封建士大夫们追求隐逸雅趣的“养尊林泉”、“钓鱼河曲”等风景名胜。清乾隆38年,著名的香山引河治水工程,开掘了玉渊潭湖系,沙禽水鸟聚集此地,使水丰草茂的萧爽景色充满生机。玉渊潭不仅是景色宜人,环境清幽,树木茂密,为西郊盛暑纳凉、游泳、划船的场所;而且在北京水利工程上起着引水、调洪的作用。

    游玩贴士

    门票:2元,樱花节时门票10元,学生证半价。

    开放时间:6:30-20:30

    划船价格:手划-50/小时;脚踏-60/小时;电瓶-70/小时;飞碟船-70/小时

    公交信息:

    1.东门:乘坐114路(电车)、320路、695、717路等,木樨地北站下车,也可乘13、37到西城三里河站。

    2.西门:乘坐300、323、374,394以及特8等多路抵达。

    3.桥下西门:位于公园西门南侧,于三环西路下顺水而过,可在八一湖站下车

    4.南门:乘坐1、99、308、337、728等长安街沿线的公交线路,或乘北京地铁1号线在军事博物馆站下中华世纪坛北面入口。

    5.北门:乘坐37、121、335、336、603、619等线路马神庙或白堆子站下车。

    • 紫竹院公园——家庭出游好选择

    北京紫竹院公园位于北京西直门外,来到紫竹院,便来到了竹子的王国。公园里有竹楼、竹亭、竹桌、竹椅,连大大小小的桥都用竹子装扮起来。壮观的侗寨风雨竹桥,可使游人亲身体会贵州侗族在桥上躲风避雨的习俗;上船桥则是一艘大竹船,竹篷竹窗,船舷边挂着大红灯笼,豪华气派。各式各样的竹建筑以其独特的风格尽显中华民族的文化风采,更让人感到竹是人民生活中不可缺少的。公园里竹水车带着哗哗的水声慢慢转着;不停撑动的竹篙使竹筏在湖面上划出一道水痕;坐竹轿子,抖箜竹,吹艺筒让不少人玩得开心。一大群人合着苗族芦笙的节奏兴高采烈地跳起竹竿舞,草坪里用竹子搭起的舞台上云南白族、傣族的歌舞表演更是吸引了大批的游人,湖岸边用竹子搭建的竹市一条街上人头攒动,人们在这里饮茶,品尝竹膳,购买各种竹制日用品、工艺品,其景象,真似南国“清明上河图”。

    游玩贴士

    门票价格:免费

    开放时间:全天

    地址:北京市北京西直门外白石桥45号

    划船价格:家庭号脚踏船4人,平日40元每小时,节假日50元每小时;观光号脚踏船,5人,平日50元每小时,节假日60元每小时;飞碟激光船,2人,平日40元每半小时,节假日50元每半小时。

    公交信息:114、118、334、360、362、482、534、87、特5、运通104路紫竹院南门站,320、332、608、563、689、697、717、614、特4、特6、运通105、106、205路国家图书馆站;347、360快白石桥西站;362、534、运通110、944、374、482、特10路紫竹桥北站;323、374、394、437、658、699、74、运通103、108路紫竹桥南站;300、300快、特8、特8快、323快紫竹桥站;地铁4号线国家图书馆站。

  • 一夜掀起百味台湾:全台十二大最知名夜市

    Posted on April 28th, 2012 Administrator No comments

    一夜掀起百味台湾:全台十二大最知名夜市

    台湾夜市有新兴夜市和传统夜市之分。传统夜市,卖的是道地台湾传统小吃,提供传统的游戏项目,比如套圈、射气球、打弹珠,还销售廉价的服装服饰、日用杂 货。新兴夜市,多在大学附近,比如台湾大学、台湾师范大学,多了几分时尚和洋气,比较诱人的是各国美食,如越南菜、泰国菜、韩国菜,还有法国菜、意大利 菜,甚至希腊菜。

    除了餐馆,新兴夜市附近还有许多咖啡馆、酒吧和书店,甚至包括供应简体字版书籍的大陆书店。此外,还有许多时髦的服装、饰品摊档和流行的玩具、CD摊点, 不少流行歌手还选择在这类新兴夜市举办签名歌友会。在夜市上,你可以“不顾形象”地边走边吃、边吃边逛、边逛边看、边玩边买,好多事皆可在一条街上办齐 了。所以,逛夜市可以了解台湾人的生活方式,深入体验台湾普通市民的生活乐趣。

    名气响彻全台湾的公推台北士林夜市

    • 线路一:吃货逛台北

    走进台北,最强烈的感受就是餐馆林立、流派荟萃、名目繁多、风味齐全,南北大餐、正宗台菜、家常粥面、风味小吃、福州菜、客家餐、潮州菜、广东 饮茶等,可随心所欲吃个遍;更有从日本、印度、越南、意大利、墨西哥等域外之邦流传至此的美食、甜点,以及艺人明星“卖名气、凑热闹”所开的花哨个性的招 牌店。

    外加7-11、福客多等外卖“关东煮”、“甜不辣”的便利店,还有许多没有招牌但口味正宗、好吃又便宜的街头小吃店,以及台北非常流行的“吃到 饱”日式烧烤和鸳鸯锅,真不愧是“饕家天堂”。即使一日三餐另加消夜,连吃三个月也不会重样。也难怪台湾的《美食天下》杂志那么畅销,“我请客,你吃 饭”,成了台湾人最“有面子”的承诺。

    台北的饕客指点说,吃在台北,名堂之多,不胜枚举!价格方面,既有一桌5000美元的满汉全席、一杯2000元新台币的咖啡,也有一碗300元 新台币的牛肉面、三四十元新台币的贡丸汤。要想吃环境、吃创意,台北各酒店都有主打菜,可在此享受惬意美食;若想吃遍台北小吃,逛夜市则是最佳选择。

    台北夜市十大小吃包括蚵仔煎、臭豆腐、蚵仔面线、鸡排、珍珠奶茶、生炒花枝、药炖排骨、芒果冰、水煎包和卤味。

    士林夜市

    在台湾众多著名的夜市中,台北的士林夜市无论从知名度、规模以及特色等方面都具有广泛的代表性,在这里你可以找到台湾的一些现存或已消失的夜市 的影子。士林夜市原是靠近基隆河的渡口,从士林的农产品到艋舺、大稻埕的货物都在这里交易,1909年设立士林市场一直发展至今。士林夜市是台北地区最具规模的夜市之一。每当华灯亮起,士林夜市即步入繁华。士林郭葱油饼、士林十全排骨、士林蚵仔煎,家传三代的吉利红烧鳗羹、呛辣有劲的忠诚号生炒三鲜、豪大大鸡排、 铁板烧等都是士林夜市出了名的美味。凭着直觉与嗅觉,只要看见那些可爱的、怪怪的、名字诱人或人气旺盛的食物摊,冲过去,准没错!

    士林夜市美食名片

      士林大香肠:士林夜市独有的特色小吃,也只有到那里才吃得到,可说是士林夜市的美食地标之一,第一家首创的升记士林香肠已有38年历史。大肠包小肠使用糯米肠煎至金黄中间切口夹入小香肠而成,是台湾最具特色的小吃之一。

    生炒花枝:士林夜市首推小吃,大块鱿鱼花枝炒得香味四溢,且老板娘对其品质严格要求,连蚵仔都要像军队一样排队站好。

     阿宗面线:一群人站着在吃阿宗面线是台湾独特一景,用柴鱼头汤熬制,韧性十足,入口清爽滑口的手拉面线,淋上海鲜、猪肉、菇类等,味道令人一试难忘。

    阿给老店:阿给是日本话“油炸豆腐”的译音,将四方形豆腐切开做成袋状,塞入冬粉,再用新鲜鱼浆将切口填补,蒸熟,再淋上特制的甜辣佐酱,非常美味。

     冰馆:最推荐芒果冰和“青蛙下蛋”,所谓“青蛙下蛋”就是粉圆加糖水或者再加一些奶精饮用,因粉圆煮熟之后,中心会呈现白白的一点,形状极像蝌蚪,故将这种独特甜点定名为“青蛙下蛋”。

    地址:台北市士林区剑潭路、基河路、大东路、文林路

    达人推荐:

    最招牌的夜市小吃:

    面饼卷肉饼的“大饼包小饼”、上海生煎包、东山卤鸭头、油滋滋的铁板烧、天罗妇、香喷喷的油炸花枝球(即小墨斗鱼),还有鱿鱼羹、猪血汤、牛肉面、鹅肉羹、胡椒饼以及猪脚面线、海蛎面线、大肠面线、拌鲨鱼皮。

    最惊悚的小吃:

    煎、炸臭豆腐以及臭豆腐火锅,闻之无法近前,吃者云众。

    最奇怪的小吃:

    青蛙下蛋。那状似琼脂的凝膏是老板娘用山上一种野草经过揉洗后熬制出来的,而所谓“青蛙”是被台湾人称做“爱玉”的剥了皮的大个儿柠檬,那蛋在哪里呢?就是一粒粒咬起来QQ(劲道)的黑色粉圆,只要10元新台币。

    饶河街观光夜市

    位于松山火车站附近的饶河街观光夜市,西起饶河街、八德路交口,东至松山慈幼宫。长约500米的街道上,游逛夜市的民众络绎不绝,品尝传统小 吃、选购流行物品,兴致盎然。台湾民众一年四季都很喜欢进补,药炖排骨是饶河街最出名的特色;饶河街夜市的胡椒饼也好吃得很,咬下去非常酥,而且香味扑 鼻。

    此外,还有“东发饮食”的蚵仔面线,据说,马英九每次到饶河街夜市,都会光顾这家有历史的老店。

    通化街夜市

    通化街夜市主要集中在通化街与基隆路之间的临江街上,白天只是寻常的商店街,贩售的商品以流行服饰为主。但一到夜晚便摊贩云集,各种小吃摊、饰品摊、捞金鱼的、卖电子玩具的,纷纷出笼,形成热闹市集,不但夜市里游逛的人群摩肩接踵,整条通化街也是人车争道,热闹不已。

    达人推荐:

    永康街冰品

    台北永康街的“冰馆”,盛名远播,招牌冰是令台北民众为之疯狂的芒果冰。此外,永康街的“本町”,主打日式冰品,招牌冰是“本町抹茶锉冰”、“蓝色夏威夷”、“日式草莓冰”,口感一级棒。其他的冰品还有“奇异果牛奶冰”、“什锦水果冰”等。

    “永康冰镇”也是以锉冰为主的专卖店,店内冰品的最大特色就是奶酪加上不同口味的水果锉冰,因拥有浓郁的香味,也是永康街其他冰店所没有的。目 前,有芒果、巧克力、草莓3种口味奶酪锉冰供选择。另一个招牌冰是水果船,上头有3种不同口味的冰淇淋球与什锦水果,价格在100~120元新台币。

    “亚米屋”主打的是意式冰品,一种是含有香浓鲜奶的冰淇淋,口味有菠萝、草莓、蓝莓、覆盆子、芒果、哈密瓜等;另一种则是口感较纯的“雪贝”, 两种冰品都可以吃到果粒,口感和一般的冰淇淋或锉冰不同,热量也很低。一份意大利式冰淇淋大约60元新台币。如果下次你到永康街的话,一定不要忘了体验不 同的冰品滋味。

    鼎泰丰

    它以小笼包闻名,是台北市最具有代表性的美食之一。它的小笼包为现场制作,极具观赏性。

    地址:台北市信义路二段192号、忠孝东路四段218号

    阿宗面线

    阿宗面线是以大肠面为主,并配以柴鱼、大肠等作料。大肠经过卤煮,因此卤味引人、汤料香甜、面线软硬适中,受到很多人追捧。

    地址:台北市峨眉街12-1号

    台湾小火锅

    台湾火锅种类多,如沙茶(辛辣口味的一种调味品)火锅、姜母鸭火锅、烧酒鸡火锅、羊肉炉火锅,底料、涮料都有当地特色,味道比较厚重。后来,一 种叫“涮涮锅”的小火锅忽如一夜春风来,它以昆布、海带熬煮汤底,汤色清澈,味道甘甜鲜美。有些女生还喜欢一边吃“涮涮锅”,一边喝冬瓜汁,并称它们是 “绝配佳侣”。

    桃园观光夜市

    • 线路二:吃货逛桃园

    桃园开发历史不算久远,也较缺乏“历史性”的特色美食,然而各乡镇间山海大不同的地理差异反而构成桃园美食的丰富多样性,也开创了桃园地方小吃的一片天空。

    老牌新明牛肉面、金河冬粉(粉丝)丸、传承四代的百年油饭、人情味十足的里长嬷碗稞、野味大全的腹中补食班和唤起童年美味的正丰食品行、赖妈妈 传统豆花等,都是旅游桃园令人难忘的好滋味;此外,信宏鹅肉店占尽新屋盛产鹅肉的地利之便,奠定鹅肉专卖的权威地位;还有龙潭的花生糖、永安渔港、竹围渔 港的海鲜、融入滇缅风味的云南村陈记小吃,以及开发出百余种吃法的石门活鱼等,都给予食客更多的选择。

    在台湾,桃园、新竹、苗栗可说是客家民众人口密度最高的地方,道地的客家美食以咸、肥、香为传统风味,近年来,因应现代饮食风潮,桃园的客家料理也偏向清爽口味,变化出一道道创意十足的客家美食。

    桃园市区,还有许多令人好心情的特色美食花园餐厅,逛街血拼、看电影之后,找家有特色的餐厅坐坐,来杯下午茶,都是极为舒畅的心灵享受。

    桃园观光夜市

    要体会道地的传统美食与感受当地生活情趣,就一定要逛逛当地的夜市。桃园的夜市,早期是环绕在景福宫四周,尤其是庙后中正路沿线以及两旁巷道,近年来已规划迁移至中正一街、北埔路及正康二街的区域当中,景致依旧,热闹更盛,并更名为“桃园观光夜市”。

    桃园观光夜市所贩卖的商品琳琅满目,有地方小吃、民俗艺品、冷饮、热食、糖果、茶具等,一应俱全,尤以传统小吃最具知名度,每逢入夜时,绵延二三千米的夜市,成为桃园人的好去处。

    达人推荐:

    招牌小吃一:

    陈家蚵仔面线、甜不辣

    已相传两代的陈家蚵仔面线,其个中美味,源于耐煮的手工面线、鲜醇的鸡胸高汤,与蚵仔、大肠、肉羹等用料,令人百吃不厌;而外覆甘甜酱汁的甜不辣,包罗了萝卜、猪血糕、油豆腐、黑轮(杂烩)等丰富“内涵”,与清甜大骨汤,冬季来上一碗,甚是过瘾!

    招牌小吃二:

    金冬瓜爱玉(剥皮后的柠檬)粉圆

    又名白瓜的冬瓜,在不添加人工色素的前提下,与砂糖一块炼制后,即为老板娘的祖传秘方冬瓜原浆。带有浓郁瓜果香的冬瓜原浆,有着自然甘醇的风味,将其与传统的豆花、粉圆、爱玉糅合后,即为姜汁豆花、冬瓜粉圆、冬瓜爱玉等风味别具的小吃。

    台中最热闹的逢甲夜市

    • 线路三:吃货逛台中

    逢甲夜市

    逢甲夜市是全台湾最大且著名的观光夜市之一,主要范围以文华路、逢甲路、福星路为主,店有400多家,它以新奇又有趣的小吃闻名,成为创新小吃 的原始地,例如逢甲四合一、可丽饼、胡椒饼等,都是由逢甲夜市发源再外传到岛内各地的。由于地处逢甲大学附近,消费以“俗搁大碗”(指俗又大碗的小吃)的 号召最受青年学子热爱!

    逢甲夜市中,还有一座旗舰专区主题夜市在文华路69号,是将旧建筑物改造装潢成为百货商场,总共拥有160多个摊位,分A、B、C、D、E、F 等区,贩卖商品的种类相当多,男生性格服饰、女生最喜欢的小玩意儿、热门的炸鸡排、章鱼小丸子、仙人掌冰、平价的多国料理、零食零嘴、饮料等,只要想得到 的,这里通通有,慕名而来的游客也常常指定要来逢甲逛街。

    达人推荐:

    章鱼小丸子:

    从逢甲夜市发迹,到全台湾已有多家分店,以平价且真材实料的日式小吃打动人心。

    吉士洋芋:

    以进口的美国马铃薯搭配丰富的配料和浓浓的吉士,热腾腾的美味要在逢甲夜市才吃得到;最便宜的口味才35元新台币,三份100元新台币,便宜料多又好吃。

    阿伯特制冰淇淋:

    拥有许多低脂、低糖、低热量口味的香草冰淇淋、巧克力冰淇淋、巧克力综合冰淇淋、草莓冰淇淋、芒果冰淇淋、草莓果综合冰淇淋,十分香浓好吃。

    逢甲四合一:

    以柠檬、爱玉、山粉圆、仙草四合一的口味,“虏获”民众的心,在夏日来上一杯更是享受。

    可丽饼:

    香脆的外皮、丰富的配料、多样的口味,成为逢甲夜市的招牌美味。

    一中夜市

    一中夜市是一个充满年轻学生气息的夜市,位于台中一中校园外围的一中街,加上台中技术学院及各大补习班比邻,让一中街夜市充满活力生气,由于这 里交通方便、环境整洁、美食多姿多彩,又处于校园周围,物价超便宜,往往百元就吃得肚子圆滚滚、口齿留香,舍不得回家去,因而也吸引大批学生族群来此消 费,摆摊的人多、逛的人更多。

    一中夜市的美食也多元而丰富,小吃、咖啡馆、复合式餐饮、饮料店应有尽有,诸如烤肉、章鱼小丸子、木瓜牛奶、水煎包、卤味、盐酥鸡等,便宜又美味,仅以卤味来说,一中夜市就有将近10家大大小小的店,而全省有名的鸡排店,几乎都在一中夜市设立据点。

    达人推荐:

    大轮红豆饼:

    发源于一中商圈的一中街大轮红豆饼被相关协会评为“台湾最佳车轮饼(红豆饼)”。

    豪大鸡排:

    一中街夜市地标。好吃的秘诀在于使用独家秘方中药调配腌制,炸出来的鸡排皮酥、鲜嫩、多汁。

    丰仁冰:

    将冰淇淋、酸梅冰与蜜花豆加在一起,自制的牛奶冰淇淋香浓顺口,酸梅锉冰冰凉沁心,蜜花豆更是颗颗饱满、香气十足,三者搭配起来,口感酸酸甜 甜,还带有一点咸咸的味道,让人百吃不腻。因为这里的冰太好吃啦,很多人连冬天都来光顾,路人笑称他们与老板都像“疯人”一样,因此称作“疯人冰”,而后 取谐音为“丰仁冰”。

    刀削面:

    位于台中市一中街及育才街十字交叉路段,千万不要错过。麻叶羹:它是台中最具特色的地方小吃,其他地方很难得见。麻叶羹的吃法可追溯到明末清 初,其做法是将麻叶叶脉抽出,用水边冲边以手用力搓揉,将苦水揉出,最后和鱼、番薯一同熬煮。武德宫旁有多处摊贩卖麻叶羹,也有混合薏仁一同煮的麻薏,其 中杨益权卖麻叶羹已近30年,是最老牌的摊位。

    嘉义市夜市长达500多米的小吃摊阵中,要以闻名的“喷水鸡肉饭”、和“冬菜虾仁蛋”最为出色

    • 线路四:吃货逛嘉义

    古名“诸罗城”的嘉义垦殖始于明朝,吃的文化发源很早,也孕育出多元的饮食文化,从农历十月的中元节到嘉义各处亲朋好友月初请到月尾的习俗,还有“卖杂什”的流动夜市,规模庞大,动辄上百摊的摊贩阵,声势浩大,都成为嘉义特有的美食文化。

    嘉义的美食小吃多半集中于火车站附近,如嘉义民生北路的嘉义香菇肉羹、、文化路周边小吃,以及垂杨路的新兴海产夜市,皆有嘉义市不容错过的美食。

    文化路夜市

    嘉义市夜市小吃首推文化路,各种知名的小吃在这里都可以找到,位于中山路、文化路交叉口的七彩喷水池畔。白天车水马龙,两旁商店繁多,待晚上 22:30 过后,商家一一打烊,小吃摊这才纷纷上场,形成摊贩林立、人潮涌动的大夜市,营业时间至凌晨三四点,甚至天亮。所以主要客源多为夜猫族、上夜班的工作人 员,假日时,还有途经此地到阿里山观日出、赏云海的游客。长达500多米的摊阵中,要以闻名的“喷水鸡肉饭”、和“冬菜虾仁蛋”最为出色,为大家所津津乐 道。

    垂杨路夜市

    从文化路延伸出来的垂杨路夜市,以海产、羊肉炉小吃为主。店家分布密度虽不高,但整条路也汇集了50多家小吃店。每当华灯初上,食客云集,营业至凌晨三四点。

    达人推荐:

    喷水鸡肉饭:

    嘉义小吃种类繁多,最经济实惠的要属嘉义招牌小吃——鸡肉饭。七彩喷泉池旁由林添寿创立的喷水鸡肉饭,其选用的火鸡肉,肉质非但较一般鸡肉鲜美,且弹性佳,咀嚼起来香气横溢、咬劲十足。由于该店生意奇佳,造成一股鸡肉饭跟风,以致打着鸡肉饭招牌的小吃店充斥嘉义街头。

    冬菜虾仁蛋(中正店):

    位于中正路与中街口的冬菜虾仁蛋,已有40多年历史,这道别出心裁的小吃,系老板林先生家的私房菜,是由鸡与虾仁熬煮的清汤,加上半熟的水煮鸭蛋、冬菜、虾仁羹调理而成,做法独特。

    嘉义香菇肉羹

    嘉义香菇肉羹先用上等精肉、大白菜、韩国香菇,以及新鲜清甜的竹笋、金针菇熬煮而成,是老板在1946年创立,60多年来,他秉持食物不隔夜与物美价廉的原则,广招食客;为了保持家传风味,更坚持使用纯酿酱油和糯米乌醋调味,使肉羹的美味益发诱人。

    高雄的六合夜市和基隆庙口夜市、台北士林夜市齐名

    • 线路五:吃货逛高雄

    作为国际大港,高雄餐饮汇聚了多元化的美食风貌,从意大利面、印度咖喱,到日本料理,精致化个性餐厅四处林立,更由于近海渔货与邻近县市的山产土产丰富,高雄美食尤以小吃与海鲜闻名,其中旗津的海鲜最为味美;小吃,则以六合夜市最负盛名。

    如果对海鲜有偏好,不妨乘渡轮到旗津老街品尝以海鲜为主的精致美食,旗津海产街指现在庙前路及海岸公园对面旗津区行政中心旁一带鳞次栉比的海产店,各式各样的海鲜料理应有尽有,由于渔货新鲜、价格公道,让饕客饱食而归、直呼过瘾。

    高雄的小吃主要以夜市为主,高雄有几处著名的夜市,例如六合夜市、新兴夜市等。漫游其中,可以遍尝高雄著名的小吃。高雄的夜市集聚了火锅、海 产、炒螺肉、炒羊肉、鸭肉米粉、素面、肉羹、冷冻芋、肉圆、八宝冰、圆仔汤、麻薯(糍粑)、烧肉饭、过鱼汤、鲁白菜、姜丝大肠、蒜头面线、破布子鲍菇蛤蛎 鸡、潮州蚵仔煎、馄饨汤、木瓜牛奶、夹心冰饼、龙针鱼蒸苦瓜、卤虱目鱼肚、黑轮、卤牛膀、烧酒鸡、菠萝苦瓜鸡、清炖牛肉面、烧饼、猪脚干拌、菠萝酱泥鳅、 骨仔肉、烧海鱼头……不光名字听来诱人,而且价格绝对便宜!

    六合夜市

    高雄的六合夜市和基隆庙口夜市、台北士林夜市齐名,以“强打”多样化小吃而知名度颇高,被列为高雄特别推荐之观光夜市和颇具港都文化特色的休憩、消费新景点。高雄人会告诉你:没到过六合夜市,就不算真正来过高雄。

    白天,这里是笔直的大马路,到了晚上便成为人来人往的热闹市集,举凡各式羹糕、各地粥面……从山产、海产、特产到冷饮、冰品,应有尽有,种类之多令人目不暇接,且小吃口味之丰富,也为全台有名。

    夜市范围自中山路至自立路,共设有138个摊位,最特殊的景观是招牌林立的牛排店,大大小小10多家,主要卖点是平价、家庭式的牛排套餐,好吃的口味令饕客食指大动,千万不要错过。

    新兴夜市

    台湾的夜市是愈晚愈烈,多数店家营业到午夜以后,便宜的价格让人们满载而归。新兴夜市不仅小吃摊众多,服饰店、鞋店更是一家挨一家,有得吃、也有得逛。许多摊位都已有20多年的历史,如老李排骨汤、沙茶羊肉、北港香菇肉羹等,口碑在外,不妨来尝尝。

    达人推荐:

    郑老牌木瓜牛奶:

    位于六合夜市入口处,摊位前常有很多人在排队等候!老板人很好,制作的饮料每一杯都细细地打,绝不会因为人多随便而就。因此,味道香浓、好喝。据说,台湾的不少名流、明星都特地来此捧场呢。

    烤肉之家:

    位于六合夜市中段,目前在台北还没吃过这么好吃的炭烤,鸡腿、鸡翅、甜不辣等都可被老板拿来用炭火细细烤,外皮烤得略焦,里面的肉又软又入味! 最好的是这里的烤“甜不辣”!你可以边吃边喝“冬瓜柠檬”,超级好吃!有机会去逛六合夜市,一定要大吃一番。其他超人气招牌小吃

    • 线路六:吃货逛花莲

    花莲夹处在大山与大海间,物产丰饶,既有让人大饱口福的缤纷水果,还有很多好口味的美食小吃。特殊的自然风貌加上多样的原住民色彩,使得花莲的 饮食文化呈现出粗犷野性的风貌:若要吃美味海鲜,花莲的盐寮、石梯港两地最为知名,各种现流鱼类,加上鲜腴丰美的龙虾贝类,经巧手烹制,引人食欲大增;纵 谷区则荟萃了各地的人文物产。

    花莲市区的沟仔尾夜市是购买花莲薯等名特产的大本营,更是吃海鲜、吃夜宵的好去处;旧火车站广场是新兴夜市,二者各有所长,皆为品尝花莲小吃的 入门站。花莲是阿美族的原乡,郊野遍生的过猫、秋葵、山苏、藤心、昭和草、山苦瓜,半天笋(槟榔心),都是花莲人津津有味的盘中佳肴,其中藤心排骨、炒山 苏是最受欢迎的菜色。阿里碰碰是“南势阿美”特有的食物,也称为“阿美饭包”,其做法是把海滨常见的林投叶摘下编织成袋状,塞入生糯米水煮或干蒸,吃起来 具有独特的芳香。

    沟仔尾夜市

    “沟仔尾”是历史悠久的重要市集,商家沿自由街、明义街间的大排水沟上搭起商摊,故得“沟仔尾”之名。沟仔尾夜市每届中午即纷纷开市,愈晚人气愈旺,暖暖的灯光将摊前的鱼、虾、蟹、贝映照得鲜美欲滴,不少餐厅亦提供日本料理。

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    竹阳:

    以海鲜处理速度快而著称,其招牌菜“龙虾三吃”最赏心悦目,第一道沙西米端上桌时,龙虾头还会动,而独门的快速冰功,也使肉质吃起来透脆。

    三叶:

    是最老牌的一家,主打龙虾及鲜鱼沙西米。

    旧站夜市

    这是利用花莲旧火车站拆除后留下来的偌大空地,白天是空荡的停车场,入夜后却摇身变成“寻饱”的地方,五六十家的摊贩和数不清的人潮,把这处新 兴的夜市炒作得颇有名头。从毛蟹、海鲜、广东粥、棺材板、臭豆腐到冰品、盐酥鸡、卤味,五花八门的小吃,几乎网罗所有令人喜爱的口味。