Mount Dandenong is the closest mountain range to Melbourne. While it’s not particularly high in altitude and may not boost of anything out of this world, it covers a large area and is impossible to see it in full all at once. 墨爾本附近的丹頂農山(Mount Dandenong),不算是甚麼高山,也非甚麼奇山異水,不過範圍頗大,每次前往都祇能涉足一小片。 Last August when my brother’s family came for a brief stay, I took them to the Puffing Billy Steam Train, not least to entertain my 2-year-old nephew. The train meandered its way through the woods along a winding track to the terminus Emerald Lake, which would have made for a very pleasant for a short visit if not for the cold wind and rain. Instead we spent most of the time taking shelter and keeping warm, and I felt as if I had been through an especially arduous day, which was a rather unusual feeling for me because I’m used to working and walking myself hard when I travel! 去年八月胞弟一家來墨爾本短暫一遊,其中一天便帶他們坐Puffing Billy蒸氣小火車,最主要目的當然是要逗兩歲姪兒開心啦!火車穿過一小片樹林後,在山中蜿蜒前往終點的Emerald Lake,很可惜天公不造美,刮冷風下微雨,祇顧著避雨和取