Showing posts with label Nazaré. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nazaré. Show all posts

Wednesday, 20 April 2016

納扎雷女士們的傳統打扮 / The traditionally dressed ladies from Nazaré

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【納扎雷女士們的傳統打扮】
【 The traditionally dressed ladies from Nazaré 】

比起首都里斯本和北部第二大城市波圖 , Nazaré 看來好像是寂寂無名。但如果你是一位衝浪迷, 那沒有可能你沒有聽過Nazaré 這個大名。

Compared to Lisbon and Porto, Nazaré seems insignificant to many visitors. But if you're a big fan of surfing, there's no way that you have never heard of the town called Nazaré.



Nazaré 位在葡萄牙中部海岸, 寧靜的小漁村在夏天卻變身為擠滿渡假人士的著名海濱小鎮; 更是世界著名的衝浪天堂!

很多衝浪選手都喜歡在這一帶衝浪, 是因為這帶海域的巨浪。我就某天在 Nazaré 遊玩期間, 在餐廳碰到兩位西班牙男生, 他們專誠從馬德里附近駕車來到 Nazaré , 為的就是要衝浪! 美國衝浪專家 Garrett McNamara就曾經在2013年1月時, 在 Nazaré 對出大海創造出世界最高的100呎 (~30米) 的衝浪紀錄, 使 Nazaré 的名字更廣為人知。

Nazaré - a coastal seaside town in central Portugal. A quiet small fishing village turns into a popular and packed summer vacation resort every summer. Plus, it is a world-famous surfing paradise!


Many surfers like to surf on the super big waves off the coast of Nazaré. One day while I was in Nazaré, I met two young Spanish guys at a restaurant. They drove all the way from the vicinity of Madrid to Nazaré for the pure purpose of SURFING! In January 2013, American professional surfer Garrett McNamara broke the world record by surfing an estimated 100-foot (30m) wave off the coast of Nazaré, making this town even more well-known.

來到 Nazaré, 你會感到那種強烈的小漁村風味, 鎮內居民仍保持著極為傳統的生活習慣。 不少當地女性, 都穿著傳統服飾, 更有趣是, 街上經常會見到女士頭頂重物走過, 一些更是邊走著邊唱歌。暫時為止, 在葡萄牙我只在 Nazaré 見過這種特別的情景。

說起來, 這些穿著傳統服飾頭頂東西的女士, 是稱做「Varinas」, 他們的丈夫以前 (或現在) 都是漁夫, 出海打漁, 在以前, 丈夫在海上得到漁獲回來後, 就交給太太們擺賣。過往, 頂在她們頭上的都是漁獲; 今時今日, 可看到她們也有把其他的東西都頂到頭上去。 

Talking about Nazaré, people there still maintain a very traditional lifestyle. Many local women in this village still dress in their traditional costumes, and more interestingly, many of them even carry heavy things on their heads while walking on the streets. Nazaré is by far the only place in Portugal that I have seen such a particular scene.

Those women in traditional costumes and walk with things on their heads are called "Varinas" - meaning wives of fishermen. In the old days (or maybe until the present), fishermen - their husbands - went fishing on the sea. Fishermen returned from the sea with big hauls of fish and the "varinas" would sell them on the streets and in the markets. In the past, "varinas" put their catches on their heads whereas nowadays, other things can go on top of the heads too. 

Sunday, 23 November 2014

葡萄牙招牌 ~~ "Fechado" / Sign in Portugal ~~ "Fechado"






【葡萄牙招牌 ~~ "Fechado"】 
【Sign in Portugal ~~ "Fechado"】

見到商店或餐廳的門上掛上一個 "Fechado"的牌, 會很失落....

It's disappointing seeing a "Fechado" sign hung on the front door of a shop or restaurant...



很記得, 有次在聖誕節前幾天, 去中部著名的濱海渡假勝地 Nazaré 一天遊。 冬天的Nazaré 很冷, 風很大, 而且我去的那天還不時下著雨, 我都不明白何解我會冬天去, 哈哈。由於到達 Nazaré 時見時間尚早便先周圍觀光和拍照, 到兩點半左右才想起餐廳有可能午休, 匆忙開始去找 Lonely Planet & Tripadvisor 都有推薦的幾間餐廳, 想趕在他們關門前去吃午飯, 但他們的門口同樣都掛上了這個 "Fechado" 的牌 ~~ "關門"!

以後就提醒自己,葡萄牙小鎮裡有不少餐廳都有午休時段 (很多都是休下午3-6 時的)。:-)


I remember very well that once - a few days before Christmas - I went to Nazaré for a one-day trip. Nazaré is a popular seaside resort village in central Portugal. The winter in Nazaré is very cold and windy. Plus, it rained from time to time on the day I was there. I can't actually understand why I went there in the winter, haha. Upon arriving at Nazaré, I toured around until at about 2:30pm when I suddenly remembered that restaurants might close for business after lunch hours. So I began hastily to look for the restaurants that Lonely Planet & Tripadvisor recommended, but on the entrance doors of all of them, I could only see the "Fechado" sign ~~ "closed"!

This experience has reminded me again that in many small towns in Portugal, many restaurants could close for business after lunch hours (usually between 3pm and 6pm). 


順便一提, Nazaré 有一個非常出名的東西 -- 巨浪! Nazaré 是衝浪者的天堂。 在2011年11月,夏威夷衝浪者 Garrett McNamara 就做出了破紀錄的衝巨浪 ~~ 從谷底到波峰達78呎 (23.8米)!

By the way, Nazaré is internationally well-known for one thing - its giant waves! It's a surfers' paradise! In November 2011, Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara surfed a record-breaking giant wave: 78 feet (23.8m) from trough to crest, at Nazaré!