In the middle weekend of my work trip in Munich in January, spring has made an unusual appearance. The sunshine and the warmth swept away the depressingly cold days and grey skies. On the Sunday I went for a jog near my work place and everyone else in the neighbourhood were out in force in the streets and in the parks to enjoy such a reprieve. It surprised me as I have never seen so many people in the neighbourhood before!
一月在慕尼黑公幹時，中間的週末突然大地回春，陽光和暖意把冬天的嚴寒和鬱悶一掃而空，那個週末的星期日，我在研究所附近跑了大半小時，街道和公園到處都是人，彷彿所有居民都空巢而出，我從來都沒有在那一帶見到這麼多人呢！
And on the Saturday (15th January), I took advantage of a visit by a former Hong Kong colleague as she wanted to visit her former colleagues in Konstanz (Constance) that weekend. I decided to join her and visit Konstanz on a day trip. Although it took more than 4 hours each way by train, the chance and the pleasant weather were simply too good to waste.
星期六那天（1月15日），趁一個從英國來德國匆匆一遊的舊香港同事要往康斯坦茨（Konstanz）探她的舊同事，我也搭上「順風車」跟她同行——其實我們並沒有開車，祇是坐火車而已。雖然車程要四小時多，但如此好天氣，不