自從高中時期開始就跟淡水結了不解之緣。古蹟、夕陽,還有波光粼粼的浪濤歷歷在目。上了大學後有了部代步機車,更是意氣風發,上山下海到處流竄。不到老街不算翹課,不到「大塊牛排」不算好漢 (那種價位只怕是馬排),沒有「大順」的腸旺更是算不上聚餐。我在入夜的宿舍裡伴著電腦、音響和泡麵香,活脫不知寂寥為何物。
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今兒個再來,就算它一百次吧。可能是一些車潮都流向花博營運測試的場地了,我們竟然順順的在火車站內停好了車。已經是入秋的天氣,雖然陽光耀眼,但是仍有涼風徐徐吹來,是個適合出遊的好天氣。最近工作枝節頗多,小孩功課也是七零八落,Esther 和我對黑臉的角色都疲憊不堪,只盼望著能有機會放放風。這會兒讓我們停到了車位,非得吃到身心酥爽,逛到天荒地老不可。
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現在的淡水老街又不一樣了。除了琳瑯滿目的小店,還多了許多街頭表演的藝人。Esther 和我拉著小孩走走停停、吃吃喝喝,倒也愜意。不過水岸旁又圍起一道狹長的堤岸,只怕又是破壞自然的傑作。
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喔,寫到這兒我就不放照片了 (指的是淡水老街的土耳其冰淇淋)。既然是來玩,觀光客如我當然拿著相機東拍西拍。我站在人群後面往這店家按了兩下快門,只見老闆遠遠的就朝我這個方向比了個手勢。不給拍啊,就不拍吧,我收起相機訕訕地走了。不過回家整理照片時一時興起上網查了一下,發現這個老闆對人「比中指」是出了名的。不給人拍當然可以,只是對人隨意比起中指,只怕店家的程度也僅止於此。網路上說買杯冰淇淋還會被老闆玩弄半天,我不會買。
沒意思,還是回到老街吧。淡水新興的觀光地點在河岸,但是真正懷舊的人應該走老街。老街上的布莊、餅店、魚酥和鐵蛋,是真正淡水人的記憶。細心的你,或許還能從牆角的照片中看到過去的淡水風情。可是比今日的淡水風雅多了。
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