Bangor, NI / 班戈

班戈位於貝爾發斯特的東邊，搭火車約半個小時，沿路可以看到海岸風景。

Bangor is in the east of Belfast. It is half an hour away from the capital city by train. Along the way your eyes will feast on really fantastic seascape. 

班戈是有名的海岸度假村，復活節後的星期一擠滿了觀光客，淑華說她從沒看過這種盛況。

Bangor is famous as a seaside resort. On the Monday after Easter Sunday, it was literally packed with tourists. Shu-hua said she had never witnessed such a huge crowd. 

北愛爾蘭人感覺很友善，第一天晚上在巴士站等車時，就有熱情的阿伯湊過來聊天，一開口操著濃厚的北愛腔，剛開始我還有些轉不過來，阿伯說：你們從倫敦來喔！那你會發現這裡的人很愛說話。果然，第二名阿伯又湊過來，問了同款的問題。

Northern Irelanders feel more approachable. On the first evening when we were waiting at the bus stop, a talkative uncle approached us. His accent, in the beginning, sounded kind of disorienting for me. He said, "You are from London? You'll find people here very friendly." Then the second uncle joined our conversation and asked the same set of questions. 

之後跟團的司機說，向北愛人問路，他們一定會帶你去那個方向，最後會帶你回家，然後他們家的奶奶會請你吃飯，會搞到你後悔問路。

The driver whom we met on the 4th day told us, "When you ask for direction here, people will take you there, and then they'll take you home. Their grandmas will invite you to have dinner. In the end, you'll regret asking them." 

北愛的人打扮很花俏，很多女生上的粉底顏色是有點古銅，加上粉紅色的口紅，小女生穿的衣服上都是花朵，而且英國品牌「極度乾燥」在這裡根本就是王道。

When it comes to looks, women love to apply foundations of sun-tan colors and pink lipsticks. Little girls wear all the flowers on their apparel. Besides, the British brand Superdry totally rules here. 

我生平第一次參加復活節遊行。

My first time of watching an Easter parade. 

再來去城堡公園散步。班戈被認為是北愛最適合居住的地方，這裡很安靜，沒有什麼眼花撩亂的風景，卻能讓人認真享受日常生活的平凡幸福。

Then we went for a walk in Castle Park. Bangor is thought of as the most desirable place to live in NI. There is not much distraction here, so it will make you appreciate the subtle beauty of day-to-day life.