11th August 8月11日 My first ever trip to Spain took me right to the heart of the country, Madrid. 第一次往西班牙，便直往其中心——馬德里。 I was already enjoying some magnificent views mid-air. It didn't take me long to recognise the Alps among the clouds. Shortly after flying over Geneva, the pilot told us to keep a look out for Mont Blanc. Soon we left France and flew over the Pyrenees which separated the lush-greenness of France from the drier landscape of Spain. Madrid can't be too far from here. 在半空時，風光已目不暇給，雖然有點雲，我憑着山峰的積雪便認出阿爾卑斯山脈，飛越日內瓦不久，機師便着我們留意遠方的勃朗峰，經過法國上空後，就是法西邊界的比利牛斯山（Pyrenees），大地由綠油油變成黃土地一片，就這樣便進了西班牙國境，馬德里應不遠了。 In the air, from the Alps to Spain 飛越半空，由阿爾卑斯山至西班牙 After settling into my hostel, I first visited the Plaza de la Puerta del Sol (Square of the Gate of the Sun). This is a shopping area, and at the entrance to one of the streets stands the statue of The Bear and The Strawberry Tree, which is the emblem for Madrid. 在旅館安頓後，先到所在的太陽門廣場逛逛，其中一條購物街的入口，便豎着「熊與草莓樹」的銅像，就是馬德里的市徽。 Then I