Enjoy & Enrich: 2009/8/1

星期日, 8月 09, 2009

House for an Art Lover and Bellahouston Park

We got a chance to visit the House for an Art Lover designed by Mackintosh in Glasgow in June. Since it was such a lovely day, we took some pictures there as well as its interior. (YES, it's alright to take pictures inside!) In addition, it is located in the Bellahouston Park and some facilities for children looked great for me as well so that you can also see some pictures in the end of this post.

六月下旬我們去了一趟 House for an Art Lover, Glasgow

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運氣很好地有很棒的天氣
所以也就拍了一些照片
大家不嫌無聊的話就看看吧！

Southern exterior

Northern exterior

The Main Hall

The Dining Room

The Music Room
This built-in piano is fantastic!!

The Oval Room

周邊其實是個很大的公園 Bellahouston Park
遊樂設施也設計得很可愛
所以我也一起拍了一些

2009 Edinburgh Military Tatoo preview

今年我們兩個又去買了preview 的票、看了半價又有很多記者穿梭的preview
雖說是Military Tatoo 60週年、又是Homcoming Scotland的系列活動之一，可是大概是因為看到第三年、有些事情沒了驚喜，所以一直沒有第一年看完那種興奮的感覺。
不過瑞士的兩個團體還是讓我很喜歡的 :)

開始之前大家還在入座中

今年的Programme (http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/programme/current.html) (http://www.edinburgh-tattoo.co.uk/programme/program_2009.html)

Fanfare
Global Co-operation

The Massed Pipes and Drums
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
The Royal Dragoon Guards
The 1st Royal Tank Regiment
The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Royal Air Force
Australian Federal Police
Cape Town Highlanders

The Tongan Royal Corps of Musicians
A 50-strong brass band and exhilarating ethnic group with their South Sea Island magic

Burns 250th Anniversary Tribute
A special Burns homage with singers from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and Canada's Calgary Burns Singers
這段很認真地演了戲，不過我拍的照片乏善可陳，所以就不放上來了。

RAF Medical Rescue
The swift treatment and evacuation of casualties in hostile territory
這段很認真地演了戲，不過我拍的照片乏善可陳，所以就不放上來了。

She Huo Cultural Act, Xi'an
The extraordinary talents of the She Huo cultural troupe from Edinburgh's twin city of Xi'an
不是我對Tatoo 的期待之一

The Pipes & Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Classical Brit Award winning pipers and drummers with one of Britain's finest military bands
雖然拍了幾張，不過也是非常羞於見人。

Swiss Army Central Band
In their first Tattoo appearance, the Swiss Army's elite military orchestra
演奏、隊形和小鼓表演都很不錯呀！（雖然沒有很喜歡他們的服裝）

Massed Highland Dancers
A choreographed extract from Burns' Tam O'Shanter featuring the Edinburgh Tattoo Highland Spring Dancers with OzScot Highland Dancers from Australia
今年的hignland dancing 有別於往年，企圖演出Burns 的戲的感覺；不過我個人有點不喜歡。

Top Secret Drum Corps
One of the world's most sensational percussion groups
看了2006年的DVD之後就讓我覺得這個隊伍太夢幻！今年要來愛丁堡玩的朋友認真地看了簡介之後跟我說有這之隊伍、就讓我非常地期待！結果也是沒有讓我失望嘍！不過我看得太認真，所以完全沒有認真拍照，抱歉啦！

RAF Massed Bands
"Born to Fly"
The internationally acclaimed bands of the Royal Air Force featuring the Central Band, the RAF College and RAF Regiment Bands along with the RAF Salon Orchestra
中間有一度管樂的音樂大大蓋過弦樂是美中不足的地方

The Massed Military Bands and Massed Pipes and Drums RAF Bands
Joined by:
The Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Tongan Royal Corps of Musicians
Swiss Army Central Band

The stirring sounds of the combined bands
Going Home
Amazing Grace

Finale
Coming Through The Rye
Star of Robbie Burns
National Anthem
Auld Lang Syne
Evening Hymn - Abide with Me, Last Post