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Autumn is the best time for rambles in the countryside. There is no shortage of choices around Munich, from relaxing strolls to really challenging hikes. 秋天正是郊遊的好時候，慕尼黑附近郊野選擇甚多，由輕鬆到困難重重的都有。 My Hong Kong friend in Switzerland came to Munich for a weekend of catching up. After a big feast at the Oktoberfest and another friend’s place, we decided that the next day (26th September) would be a good day to take it easy. One of us suggested going for a ramble around the Schliersee lake, so we took the train to a village nearby and made our way through the fields and along the railway tracks to the Schliersee village. 我在瑞士的香港朋友到慕尼黑舊地重遊，到過啤酒節，然後還和其他朋友飽餐一頓，翌日（9月26日）當然得好好消化，所以其中一個朋友提議到慕尼黑附近的一個湖Schliersee，輕輕鬆鬆地遠足。我們坐火車到該湖附近的一條農村，穿過農田，再沿着火車軌，走到以該湖為名的小村。 Village life 農村生活 On a different track 不同道 The village of Schliersee Schliersee村 That day was pretty chilly, and we were struck by a tree that had gone completely yellow by the lake. It was a reminder that autumn has been lurking for a while behind ...

Although I have left Munich for almost two years, it felt as if I haven’t really left the place for a long time when I returned in mid-September. The scene of sitting at the airport train station waiting for the train was all too familiar to me. 雖說離開慕尼黑差不多有兩年，但九月中剛再次踏足，坐在機場火車站等車時，很快有種熟悉的感覺，心想我上次離開此地還不是很久之前的事。 The next day I turned up to my previous laboratory, only to find that a few familiar faces have disappeared. After a few days it was the farewell for another two colleagues. But the lab has recruited a few new people and thankfully I mixed with them pretty quickly, at work and outside. The research institute also looked quite different with so many new automatic doors installed. I couldn’t really work out the purpose of those doors. They seemed to help retain the heating at certain locations, but some people said that it was just some projects created in response to the global financial crisis to sustain jobs. 翌日回到以前的實驗室，好些熟悉的面孔不見了，再過幾天又給另外兩個同事送別，但也新來了好幾個人，幸好不用多久便跟他們熟稔了，不論是工作時或工餘都...

After leaving Hong Kong in mid-September, I’ve spent almost two months in Europe and the trip is coming to an end in the next few days. It has been a busy time but also fun and memorable. 九月中離開香港後，不經不覺在歐洲度過了差不多兩個月，還有幾天便要結束這個旅程了，玩了、忙了這麼久，印象當然深刻。 My first week in Europe was spent on a short holiday through Switzerland and London. Afterwards I returned to my old outpost and third home of Munich, back to my previous work place to finish off my old project and to initiate a new collaboration with other former colleagues on my current project in Australia. The first two weeks weren’t too hectic, and the timing couldn’t have been better since the 200th anniversary of the Oktoberfest beer festival was taking place at the same time. It was a good time to meet up with old friends in Munich, and for one reason or another I ended up going to the Oktoberfest 5 times in total! It has surely made up for my future absences at this festival. But into the third week after starting on my old project, I t...