书香，午餐与云端 – Books, Lunch, the Skydeck and Rain

11/10/2025 星期一 Monday， The 9th day of our Down Under to Eastern Delight trip

早上七点半，Lune可颂面包店准时开门。这是一家在油管上早已被无数人推荐的网红面包店。我原以为一大早去，人应该不多，没想到到的时候门口已经排起了长队。好在等待是值得的——我买了三款可颂，每一口都是酥脆香浓，果然名不虚传。

At 7:30 in the morning, Lune Croissanterie opened right on time. This bakery, long praised by countless YouTubers, is something of an online sensation. I thought arriving early would mean fewer people, but to my surprise, a long line had already formed outside when I arrived.

Fortunately, the wait was worth it — I bought three kinds of croissants, each bite flaky and rich in buttery flavor, truly living up to its reputation.

上午去了建于1854年的维多利亚州立图书馆，有着新古典主义的建筑风格，是墨尔本最古老的公共文化建筑之一。它免费向公众开放，每年总是吸引大量游客来参观。

In the morning, we visited the State Library of Victoria, built in 1854. With its neoclassical architectural style, it is one of Melbourne’s oldest public cultural buildings. The library is open to the public free of charge and attracts countless visitors every year.

这个图书馆最著名的部分是拉筹伯阅览室，也叫圆顶大厅（The Dome），是馆内的标志性空间。名字 “拉筹伯” 来自查尔斯·拉筹伯（Charles La Trobe），他是维多利亚州的首任总督，也是澳大利亚早期文化教育事业的重要推动者。

The most famous part of the library is the La Trobe Reading Room, also known as The Dome, the library’s most iconic space. The name “La Trobe” comes from Charles La Trobe, the first Governor of Victoria and a key figure in promoting cultural and educational development in early Australia.

这座大厅是一个巨大的八角形空间，从穹顶天窗洒下柔和的自然光。中央是一圈一圈向外辐射的木质书桌，像是从中心散开的光芒。每张书桌都配有绿色玻璃灯罩，温柔地照亮每一个阅读者的空间。今天在这里阅读的人并不多，倒是游客更多些，但气氛仍旧安静而庄重，连脚步声都轻得像怕惊扰了历史。

The hall is a vast octagonal space, with soft natural light streaming down through the skylight in the dome. In the center, rows of old wooden desks radiate outward like rays of light. Each desk is fitted with a green glass lamp that gently illuminates the reader’s space. There weren’t many people reading there today—mostly tourists—but the atmosphere remained calm and dignified, so quiet that even footsteps seemed hesitant to disturb the weight of history.

中午和一位“神秘人物”吃午饭。为什么说神秘？因为他和某人有着一段跨越几代、几万公里的奇妙亲缘关系。某人的曾祖父，曾在中国生活了18年的那位曾祖父，是这位午餐伙伴的曾曾祖父。听起来有点绕吧？他们能联系上，全靠某人几十年来坚持不懈的家族谱系研究。某人其实是在十几年前，和这位神秘人物在新西兰妹妹，通过家族谱系研究有很多联系（我们计划在新西兰见她）。 然后她向某人提议，可以见一下她在墨尔本的哥哥。于是，就有了今天这顿午餐。

For lunch, we met at noon with a “mystery guest.” Why mysterious? Because he shares with PJG a family connection that stretches across generations and thousands of miles. PJG’s great-grandfather — the one who lived in China for 18 years — was this man’s great-great-grandfather. A bit confusing, isn’t it?

The connection came to light through PJG’s long dedication to family genealogy research. Over twenty years ago, that same research led him to contact this man’s sister in New Zealand — whom we plan to visit soon. It was she who suggested we meet her brother in Melbourne — and that’s how today’s lunch came about.

他建议的餐厅是一家意大利馆子，我们先到几分钟，正好有时间猜测一会儿会出现怎样的人。没想到，一位穿着旧T恤、身形魁梧、看起来至少有三百斤的男子走了过来，微笑着伸出手来——就是他。 第一印象多少有些出乎意料：有点不修边幅，像个无业的中年人。然而，聊天之后才发现，他的故事比外表有趣得多——他名叫 Grahame Grieve，是澳大利亚医疗信息领域的专家，也是全球医疗数据标准 FHIR（Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources） 的创始人之一。这个标准如今被世界各国医院和科技公司采用，用来让不同系统间的健康数据实现互通。他与多个国家政府的公共医疗系统都有合作，尤其是与美国的白宫关系密切。 据他说，他曾受邀进入白宫，与历任四届政府的美国技术政策助理部长及国家卫生信息技术协调员都有过交流。 事实上，他的项目正是由美国政府资助的一个非政府组织提供资金支持的。

The restaurant he suggested was an Italian place. We arrived a few minutes early, giving us time to guess what kind of person we were about to meet. Then a large, heavyset man in a faded T-shirt approached, his friendly smile instantly putting us at ease. It was him.

Our first impression was unexpected — he looked a bit unkempt, like someone between jobs. But once we started talking, his story proved far more fascinating than his appearance suggested. His name was Grahame Grieve, an expert in medical informatics and the key creator of FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), the global standard that enables hospitals and tech companies worldwide to share and integrate health data seamlessly.

He collaborates with public health groups in multiple countries and has particularly close ties with the White House. According to him, he has been to the West Wing and has met with HHS representatives under four successive U.S. administrations. In fact, his project is directly funded by the U.S. government.

吃完午饭后，我们一起去了墨尔本的尤利卡观景台，电梯飞快地升上88层，耳朵里还能感觉到气压的变化。站在玻璃窗前，整个墨尔本尽收眼底，雅拉河蜿蜒穿城，有轨电车在街道间穿梭。可惜的是，玻璃的反光很严重，拍照片很难避开游客们的影子。

After lunch, we said goodbye to Grahame and went to Melbourne’s Eureka Skydeck. The elevator shot up to the 88th floor in seconds, and you could feel the change in air pressure as we ascended. Standing by the glass windows, the whole of Melbourne stretched out below— the Yarra River winding through the city and trams gliding along the streets. Unfortunately, the glass reflections were quite strong, making it hard to take photos without catching the silhouettes of visitors.

晚上我们随意找了家中国饺子馆，点了几盘热气腾腾的饺子，简单又满足。傍晚天色渐暗，忽然又下起了大雨，我们便决定不再出门，就这样窝在民宿里，听着雨声结束这一天。

In the evening, we found a small Chinese dumpling restaurant and ordered a few plates of steaming hot dumplings—simple yet satisfying. As dusk fell, the sky darkened and rain suddenly poured down again, so we decided to stay in, cozying up in our apartment and ending the day to the sound of rain.

and … the bear gets abducted by the bees !! 然后……小熊被蜜蜂绑架了！！