下雨的一天 – A Rainy Day

11/8/2025 星期六 Saturday

早上醒来，外面还在下雨。天气预报说，这场雨会下一整天。我一边喝茶，一边看工作邮箱里堆积的三十多封邮件，不得不回复了其中三封。还是要出门看卡，风大、气温低、雨还在断断续续地下。我们决定先轻松一点，坐一圈免费的有轨电车。

It was still raining outside when we woke up this morning and the forecast said it would rain all day. I sipped my tea while glancing through over thirty emails in my work inbox and ended up replying to three of them. I am supposed to be on vacation!

Despite the wind, the chill, and the off-and-on rain, we decided to head out anyway. To take it easy, we started the day with a ride around the city on the free tram.

墨尔本市中心的“免费电车区”真是贴心，只要在这一区域内，所有车都可以免费乘坐。事实上墨尔本有着世界上规模最大的在运营的城市有轨电车网络。我们在维多利亚港和维多利亚女王市场下了车，简单逛了一圈。冷冷的雨天让游逛的兴致丧失，不过倒也多了几分慵懒的气氛。

Melbourne’s “Free Tram Zone” in the city center is such a convenient feature – any tram ride within this area is completely free. In fact, Melbourne has the largest tram system in the world! We got off at Victoria Harbour and the Queen Victoria Market, taking a brief stroll around. The cold, rainy weather dampened our enthusiasm for exploring, but it did lend a certain lazy, unhurried charm to the day.

中午去了一家越南米粉店。选它的原因很简单——橱窗上写着“克林顿总统吃过两碗…”。其实事实上他并没有来过这家店。不过店里的墙上有成龙，洪金宝和其他香港明星的照片。这里的米粉确实很好吃，一碗18澳元，分量足、汤头浓，牛肉鲜嫩，比美国要实惠得多。

For lunch, we went to a Vietnamese pho restaurant. The reason was simple – the sign in the window said, “President Bill Clinton had two bowls…” In fact, he never actually visited this place. However, there were pictures of Jackie Chan and other famous Hong Kong movie stars on the walls. Still, the pho was excellent—18 Australian dollars a bowl, generous in portion, rich in broth, and the beef was tender. Much better value than in the U.S.

下午PJG回民宿休息，我又去了Gorman店，买了一件羊毛马甲，正好应对这阴冷的天气。之后我们去了一家舒芙蕾小店，点了一份柔软香甜的舒芙蕾。再后来，又去了皇家拱廊里一家叫Koko Black的巧克力店，喝了杯咖啡和热巧克力。

In the afternoon, someone went back to the apartment to rest, while I stopped by the Gorman store and bought a wool vest—perfect for this damp, chilly weather. Later, we went to a small soufflé café and shared a soft, sweet soufflé. After that, we visited a chocolate shop called Koko Black in the Royal Arcade, where we enjoyed a cup of coffee and some hot chocolate.

晚上在另一条叫邮政小巷里的日式居酒屋——Izakaya Domo吃了晚饭。那条巷子灯光明亮，人声鼎沸，雨夜的城市似乎又活了过来。

In the evening, we had dinner at a Japanese tapas restaurant called Izakaya Domo, tucked away in a laneway named Postal Lane. The alley was brightly lit and bustling with voices—the city seemed to have come back to life on this rainy evening.

这几天的天气预报都在下雨，看样子我们有点儿不走运。注意到有趣的一点，这里的预报里还特别标注了“Sheep Grazier Warning”（牧羊人警告），还是第一次见到。就这样，在墨尔本的第二天，在有风有雨，温热的巧克力，和街巷的喧闹声里慢慢结束了。

The forecast for the next few days all shows rain—it seems we’ve run into a bit of bad luck. One interesting detail caught my eye: the forecast included a “Sheep Grazier Warning,” something I’d never seen before. And so, our second day in Melbourne came to an end—amid wind and rain, the warmth of hot chocolate, and the lively hum of the city’s laneways.

At the Mitre Tavern we chatted briefly with a few Melbourne locals who told us that rain and unpredictable weather is a feature of Melbourne!

And now the much anticipated bear video … 终于到了万众期待的“小熊视频”时间…