Name: [Expedia] 冰島之旅 (Iceland Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia)
Uploaded: 2017-08-04T21:59:57.000Z
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It’s dotted with over one hundred volcanoes,

yet is home to Europe’s largest glacier;

卻又是歐洲最大的冰原停駐的地方

it’s perched on the edge of the arctic circle,

yet is warmed by the Gulf Stream,…Iceland truly is,

卻又有墨西哥灣流為它帶來暖意....冰島真的是

the Land of Fire and Ice. It’s also the land, of story.

冰火交融的土地。而且這片土地上充滿了故事

The marks of human hands are few and far between on this windswept land.

在這被風雕塑的土地上，有著少許人跡

Footprints are quickly reclaimed, but stories,…linger forever.

旅者的足跡雖然很快的就被覆蓋抹去，然而故事...則會永遠被傳誦

Such is the sheer force and beauty of this place that Viking warriors

就在這片充滿力與美的土地上，維京的勇者門

have been transformed into poets, and family stories into epic sagas.

被寫進了史詩般的詩篇中，屬於家族的不朽傳說也被傳誦著

當那古老的挪威人， 殷格.雅納遜

first caught sight of these shores over eleven-hundred years ago,

在 1100 多年前看到冰島的海岸的第一眼時

he cast the wooden seat pillars of his chieftain throne overboard

將自己象徵首領的木座柱子丟入海中

and vowed to build his farm wherever they washed up.

並誓言將在柱子升起的地方建立起自己的家園

Three years later the pillars were found and a settlement was born.

3年後，木柱被發現了，墾殖時代於焉誕生

That settlement became Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital,

當年那個地點現在正是冰島的首都，雷基亞比克

a city two-thirds of Icelanders now call home.

目前有大約2/3的冰島人居住這個城市裡

Iceland can feel like the most isolated place on earth,

讓冰島像是一個遺世獨立的國度

yet Reykjavik is only a three-hour flight from London,

雖然雷基亞比克和倫敦間僅有3小時的飛行距離

Reykjavik is one of those places that’s not sure if it’s big town,

雷基亞比克屬於那種你無法斷言它是個大鄉鎮

or a small city, and therein lays its charm.

或小城市的地方，這也正是它的魅力所在

and cultural life that holds its own against other European capitals.

其獨有的文化特質，與其他的歐洲首都有著截然不同的風情景致

Most buildings here are a response to the natural environment,…

大部分的建築物都依著其天然的環境而建造

simple and low, to beat the North Atlantic winds,…colourful,

簡單並且低樓層，以抵抗北大西洋的海風...其用色鮮豔多彩

to brighten the spirits through the long dark winters.

來使漫長的寒冬中也有令人亮眼的神氣

Yet there's grand civic architecture here too,

buildings truly inspired by Iceland’s natural beauty.

這些建築的靈感都來自冰島的天然美景

Like a spire from a fairy tale ice-castle,

就像是童話中冰雪城堡蜿蜒矗立

the soaring central tower of Hallgrímskirkja watches over all of Reykjavik.

哈爾葛林母教堂高聳的塔樓可以俯瞰整個雷基亞比克市區

Designed to mirror the geometric shapes of ancient lava flows,

其設計彷似火山熔岩流動的幾何圖形

few other churches in the world so honour the natural world.

是少數幾個向大自然致敬的教堂

Iceland’s conference and concert center,

Harpa, is designed to reflect the city’s sky,

哈帕，其設計閃耀映照城市的天空

the island’s dramatic geologic formations are honoured here,

這棟建築凸顯了冰島戲劇性的地質結構

as well as the incredible winter spectacle of the Northern Lights.

Icelanders value their heritage buildings too.

冰島人也非常珍視祖先遺留的建築

When Reykjavík modernised in the mid-twentieth century,

當雷基亞比克在20世紀中期走進現代時

dozens of the city’s older buildings were relocated to the last of the city’s farms.

許多城市的古老建築移進了在城市中最後的農莊中

Today, Arbaejarsafn, serves as a museum which allows visitors

今日，Arbaejarsafn已經成為一個博物館，讓遊客有機會

to walk through the pages of earlier times. While at the National Museum of Iceland,

走入冰島屬於過往的時光扉頁，在國立博物館中

from the present day, back to the Settlement Age.

nature beckons you,…over windswept waters, across the mountains,

大自然便不斷向你招手... 越過狂風颳起的大水,穿過綿延的山脈

Many of the country’s most popular sights are within easy reach of Reykjavík,

在雷基亞比克，冰島大多數的著名景點都可以很容易到達

Immerse yourself in the spirit of Iceland,

at the Blue Lagoon. Here, and at hundreds of volcanic baths across the island,

在藍潟湖，以及島上數百個火山浴池中

locals come to soak in the healing thermal waters,

當地人會來到這些療癒之池中泡浴

share gossip with neighbours, and even conduct business meetings.

和鄰居分享生活瑣事，甚至進行生意會談

Not far from Reykjavík is an area known as The Golden Circle,

離雷基亞比克不遠處有一個名為黃金環的地方

which encompasses three of Iceland’s greatest natural wonders.

這裡包括了三個冰島最大的奇景

Just 30 miles from the capital, is Thingvellir National Park,

離首都30英哩遠的地方是辛格韋德利國家公園

considered the country’s heart and soul.

Here, you can actually walk between the tectonic plates of North America and Europe,

在這裡，你正是在北美與歐洲的構造板塊之間漫步

that have been drifting apart for millennia.

Stand upon the shore of the country’s largest lake,

...漫步在被草覆蓋住的熔岩柱間

and imagine the clans who gathered here for Iceland’s open air parliament,

並想像著當年在這裡開著露天議會的宗族們

for two weeks each year, for over 800 years.

那是一個每年2個禮拜，持續了800年的傳統

experience a boiling cauldron of hissing steam vents and belching mud pools,

體驗彷若嘶嘶冒著熱氣的大氣鍋排出蒸氣的景象以及爆發的泥漿池塘

The Great Geysir itself has been quiet in recent years,

but nearby, it’s little brother Strokkur, still puts on a show,

但在不遠處，它的小兄弟斯特羅科間歇泉依然持續活躍

thrusting water into the heavens every 10 minutes.

每10分鐘，其強力的水柱灌進天際

If there’s one natural wonder in The Golden Circle that outshines them all, it’s Gullfoss.

如果有任何能讓黃金環奇景相形失色的，那就是古佛絲瀑布了

Early last century, the waterfall was threatened by a hydroelectric project,

上一個世紀初，這個瀑布曾經因為一個水力發電專案而有被破壞的危險

until a local farmer’s daughter walked barefoot to Reykjavik

直到當地一位農夫的女兒赤足走到雷基亞比克

and threatened to throw herself from the falls unless the project was stopped.

威脅要跳下瀑布才阻止了該項專案

Today, that woman is regarded as Iceland’s first environmentalist,

現在，這位女性被稱為冰島的第一位環保鬥士

and The Golden Falls have been protected, forever.

而黃金瀑布則得以永久受到保護

For many visitors, their Icelandic story continues

對於許多遊客而言，屬於他們的冰島故事

no further than Reykjavik and The Golden Circle,

which is a shame, because the further you roam, the greater the adventure.

這其實非常可惜，因為更多的驚喜就深藏在不遠的前方

Iceland’s main ring road circles the entire island,

冰島主要的環狀道路環繞整座島嶼

stringing together an endless series of epic landscapes and tales.

把無盡的壯觀地形景觀與傳說串連一起

An hour and a half’s drive east from Reykjavik

從雷基亞比克往東一個半小時的車程

is one of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls,

Follow the trail behind a 200 foot veil of pure glacial water,

順著小徑的後方是200呎長猶如純白面紗的天然冰原水

where throughout the ages, adventurers have come to pause,

and breathe in the mists of this sacred place.

Drive another 18 miles east, to Skógafoss, where according to folklore,

再往東開18英哩就到了斯科加爾瀑布，根據民間的傳說

a Viking buried his chest of gold behind the falls. Years later,

有一位維京海盜在瀑布後方埋下了一箱金子，多年後

a local boy found the chest and attempted to wrench it from it’s hiding place,

一個當地的男孩發現這個箱子並試圖將箱子硬拉出來

only to tear off its handle before the chest vanished again.

結果只有在箱子再次消失前拽下了箱子的把手

On sunny days the falls create a double rainbow, a treasure in itself.

出太陽的時候,瀑布會映照出一個雙層的彩虹,這是屬於瀑布的珍貴寶藏

Continue eastward towards Vík, the southern-most village in the country.

繼續往東走就到了冰島最南端的村莊—— 維克

Here wedged between the mountains and the sea

lie some of Iceland’s most dramatic landscapes, weather, and legends.

展示了冰島最戲劇化的地形景觀，氣候以及傳說

在這裡一探黑沙灘和玄武岩砂的面貌

considered one of the most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world.

這裡被稱為是世界上最美麗的非熱帶海灘

Just offshore rise the basalt sea stacks of Reynisdrangar.

離岸不遠處矗立著傳說中的海上小精靈