Argentina phenomena/ Carlos Pueblo

Argentina phenomena/ Carlos Pueblo

A news on today’s newspaper says, Argentina new president, Malicio. Macris

begins his political reformation by reversing his predecessor , Cristina Kirshner’s

policy such as no tax on export, decrease income tax, replace central bank chair,

replace two supreme court judges, He doesn’t believe that Argentina has time

to wait. He also abolishes the nation’s two exchange rates, one official bank rate

and one black market rate. Let the nation deal with actual market rate of the

national currency peso. I am very impressed with Argentina after two weeks

staying in the capital city, Buenos Aires. I call it the Argentina Phenomena, what

phenomena am I talking about? The national territory is so huge, 80 times larger

than Taiwan, 10 times bigger than Texas and yet only 41 million population.

Farming land is so rich and produce is so huge, yet the nation is struggling, even

though Argentina is still a bright hope among the South American nations and a

hope for foreign immigrants.

Currency exchange rate will be following the market rate to reflect the real

situation of Argentina peso. Throughout the years, Argentina owes a lot of

foreign debt and the nation has a hard time to repay it; therefore, I can see

why the new policy to waive tax on export to gain much needed U.S. dollars.

Argentina still posts U.S. dollars control and the exporter is required to change

his foreign payment to peso and Argentina central bank will hold the foreign

currency. This is a common practice for the developing nations such as China

and Taiwan before 1985. After the abolishment of two exchange rate, the

peso formerly de-valued, the government must face the inflation at the present.

Within the city limit of Buenos Aires or a little bit of nearby metropolitan area,

you can enjoy very good mass transit systems, subway,  bus and a short distance

of light rail. Outside of the city, you can only rely on buses and I have no experience

of freeway systems if they are available. I could not find a reasonable transportation

to visit three places, Iquazu Fall, Mendoza Vineyard, and Formosa Province due to

high cost of airfare and bus tickets.

After the trip, I pay more attention to the domestic cities of the U.S. I really need to

visit at least 50 of U.S. cities in order to feel the progress of modern architecture in

compare with a city like Buenos Aires of the past glory.

Formosan of Argentina/ Carlos Pueblo

Formosan of Argentina/ Carlos Pueblo

I had walked across the June 9^th Avenue several times when I was in Buenos

Aires, Argentina and every time, I would run into the protest of Argentina

Federal Government from the Formosan of Argentina. These had brought me

back to the last 40 years of my life in the United States for our protest of

Chinese rule in Formosa, or  Taiwan. We also call ourselves Formosa and Formosan

to distinguish ourselves from Chinese and most of the educated Argentina understands

it. Formosan of Argentina are aboriginal Indian. They occupied the pedestrian island

between Ave Venezuela and Ave Belgrano, built tents city and hanged banners. One

day, I took some pictures on their gathering on the street sides, the next day I walked

on Belgrano across 9 of June and asked a man in charge and regretted that my Spanish

was not in the level of political discussion yet I did see murder and persecution on the

post and I liked to know what was going on. On the next morning, that was the 4^th time

I passed by, I got a help from a Brazilian lady’s help, she spoke good English. She indicated

That they would end the protest on that day because the new President Malicio Macris

agreed to meet them.

Several years ago, I planned to have my dental in-plan work done in Buenos Aires. I noticed

the province named Formosa and the National University of Formosa exactly the same name

of Taiwan also called Formosa and the National Formosa University at my hometown Huwei,

Taiwan, Formosa, a Portuguese name for the beautiful. I would like to take some pictures of

the Formosa U for the memory of Formosa U at Huwei where I used to teach in the 70’s. The

authority abolished the old senior high school campus to build a new institute later became

the Formosa U in 2006 while Argentina Formosa U inherited the original National University

of the Northeast to National Formosa U in 1988. Instead of going to visit the campus physically

, I did visit the Formosan to protest their government in Buenos Aires, the capital city.

I brought back a very simple flyer of their demand to the hostel and asked the manager to

explain to me. He shook his head and agreed what it said on the flyer. It has been 523 years

ever since the European have colonized the land Formosa, it still has no progress at all. This

reminds me what the ancient Confucius talking, it’s a shame that you’re rich when the nation

is out of order; you can speak and act with no restraint when the nation is in order; yet act

directly for your purpose and speak carefully when the nation is out of order. The order means

the rule of law. Confucius also says that it’s a shame if you are rich while the nation is in turmoil

while you are poor when the nation is prosperous and in good order.

I must admit that I am very frustrated when I see such a wealthy nation as Argentina has such

a phenomenal where citizen are asking for help quite that often. 

Tips for European trips/ Carlos Pueblo

Tips for European trips/ Carlos Pueblo

I was very fortunate to run into three European tourists at the hostel in Buenos

Aires, Argentina. All three gives me some tips for my European tours next year.

I am going to have two months trip each next year to Europe, in April and September.

I’ll take a re-positioned cruise from Houston to Barcelona, Spain in April and with

The same ship back to Houston in October, of course I’ll have a round trip to fly

back and to Houston from Frankfurt, Germany in between.

First, I met Julian Von Usslar, a well learned young engineer from north Germany.

He said with such long time available in Europe, I should take a side trip to Istanbul,

Turkey for at least a week. The air fare is about 100 Euro from any of German city

to that city by Turkish Air Line because there are 3.5 millions of Turks live and work

in Germany. Istanbul is amazing that I have been told all the time. He says that sipping

sweet Turkish tea across the strait connecting Asia and Europe is like in the heaven.

On our brief exchange, we did cover a lot of territory and I was very amazed how broad

this young man knew, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Richard Holbrook, Dayton Accord, Santiago

Walk, Mt. Denali, Thich Nhat Hanh, Hakka, etc. He said German race has nothing to do

with Attila Huns, nothing related to Asia Huns as I asked him. We did have touched

Immanuel Kant, the philosopher from Konigsberg, East Prussia where his grand parents

were from. He didn’t know Kant’s book yet he recommended a book to read. I told him that

I knew Kant due to that Viet -Namese monk about phenomenal and nominal world,

horizontal and vertical which affected me ever since I read his book.

When I arrive Barcelona, I would go directly to a small nation on Franco-Spanish boulder,

Andorra for a visit. A young French lady, Helene Billand, drew a map for me. Then northward

to Toulouse,Rodez her hometown, then Lyon, Paris. I can also take a train across the middle

of France to Bordeaux, a famous wine country. She recommends me visit the Eastern European countries especially Slovenia.

I showed her drawing to another German senior, Jurgen Kurz, he said that was very closed to

his hometown, Freiburg, on the bank of River Rhine. I was very pleased that at least I knew

where to go in April, 2016.

Shopping at downtown Buenos Aires/ Carlos Pueblo

Shopping at downtown Buenos Aires/ Carlos Pueblo

I went on shopping at downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina for leather belts,

Leather shoes, leather jackets. It is very difficult to believe that my main

Function to visit the city is shopping and walking to the streets of downtown.

I was a little bit of concern for the stack of 100 peso bill which I exchanged

from a foreign currency service. I didn’t feel fair to use my credit to buy anything

due to the official rate was 60% less than my exchange rate, yet carrying out those

pesos worried me very much. I felt more secure if I converted to purchase items

and stored in my luggage inside my hostel room.

First visit to Recoleta Cemetery was on Saturday, there was open air market inside

the park. I was looking for any of the items listed above and I found 4 leather belts.

I have had bad experience to purchase leather belt on a cruise trip which took me

a lot of anxiety because of a fake leather product. I tried to look at some stores in

Taipei, Taiwan and got leather sandals instead. This time was my lucky try, I had

had 4 with a 10% discount with total 720 pesos, about U.S. $14 each. I replaced my

34 years old belt immediately so the risk of losing all four becoming three.

My roommate David took me to take the subway, Subte, to Mayo Square, la Plaza

de Mayo, to find another open air market on the next day, Sunday. We did find it

and I believed the street name was Peru on the other side of Florida. The entire

street side was full of stores. I did find a leather jacket stand and purchased 2 man’s

jackets with David’s Spanish language help. That was 3000 pesos and the lady owner

said if I kept on negotiating down the price, she would go back to Houston with me.

It was about 25 years ago, I bought a leather jacket made in China for U.S. $100 and

was not as good as these two in quality and style fashion. When I returned home, I

give one to my son Arthur and found out he has already had a sheep skin leather jacket

as a gift from his aunt 10 years before and never wears it due to Houston weather.

At an advice from a young Chinese grocer on Avenida Rivadavia near the Congress Square,

I walked 18 blocks on Avenida Venezuela tried to find San Jose to search shoes store.

He said that I might get a better deal outside of tourist area. I didn’t find Av. San Jose

yet I did find a good shoes store on the corner of Peru and Venezuela, actually it was not

too far from the tourists center. The sale lady Graceta, speaking good English, helped me

to negotiate the price in two different days, so I bought a pair of short boots and a pair of

dress shoes for 2600 pesos.

Finally, I was wondering on Av. Florida and a soliciting sale inviting me to a  fashion store.

The sale lady claimed that the store would accept U.S. credit card for an exchange rate of

1:15 called on line purchase. I bought a lady jacket for U.S. $150 for a gift to Amy. It fits

very well for her.

Taking a bus to Palermo, Buenos Aires/ Carlos Pueblo

Taking a bus to Palermo, Buenos Aires/ Carlos Pueblo

Palermo is a district of Buenos Aires with admiring real estate price which

people recommend me to visit. I took number 61 bus from Avenida Pasco

through Congress building area and circle a lot of city to the end station.

The beautiful building is not quite similar with Houston rich oil man mansions

such as River Oaks subdivision or New York city Long Island Oyster Bay, is a high

rising or semi high rising architecture and the real estate quote price is based

on U.S. dollars.

Passing by an army barrack, los regimentos de infanteria, with some soldiers

cleaning the complex. Actually it looks more like a beautiful office campus

than an army barrack. A unique Islamic center is next yet it was not open

for visitor on that day. I kept on walking to enter a pretty shopping center with

a McDonald store to have an ice cream and exit to meet a small group of handsome

dogs resting on the ground of a park. This is the entrance of a city park with a

beautiful rose garden. This is one of the best rose gardens which I have visited in

many cities including U.S. and Europe. Out of the garden, I was on Avenida del

Libertador and passing by a beautiful Japanese Garden which I decided to pass due

To my next trip to Japan in January. The building becomes more and more pretty,

some of them are foreign embassies. I walked toward a shining metal art work,

Floralis Generica which means general flowers. Before I went to the metal flower

Park, again I ran into a group of 16 dogs on their routine walk to a common area of

the plaza of Chile and Uruguay.

A young man with piggy tail and beard were walking 16 dogs across two intersections

on Avenida Pte Figueroa Alcorta to enter the park. He had had two dogs, one in the

front and one in the back, to herd 14 others, of course with a  belt each dog to be

controlled. I followed them to the park and I took a nap on a bench for an hour until

they were ready to leave. It was a beautiful day indeed.

Floralis Generica is a new park with a unique design. Next to the park is the University

of Buenos Aires campus. It is free for students to have college education and this benefit

also extends to foreign students. I walked toward Recoleta Cemetery again to visit the

old church and Eva Peron. I walked back toward the Congress building on Avenida Callao

until I was tire and took the subway back to the hostel.

Visiting Chinatown in Buenos Aires, Argentina/ Carlos Pueblo

Visiting Chinatown in Buenos Aires, Argentina/ Carlos Pueblo

When I am at an oversea trip, I always like to find a Chinatown for its food

And I have had a very good memory for its cost. I know that there are

Immigrants from Taiwan and I like to visit their village, or machi in Japanese

, or barrio in Spanish. I found this barrio chino between Avenida Juramento

y Avenida Mendoza from a recommendation of a new Chinese merchant on

Avenida Rivadavia nearby the congreso nacional. Many Chinese immigrants

Inform me that Taiwanese immigrants are still in the city and well established.

It took one or two transfer subway to reach Jaramento station and I walked

one block to see Avenida Mendoza. Instead of intersection, both streets are

parallel and south of the railroad track is Chinatown. It is quite new in compare

with general oversea Chinatown and has been established since 2007 with

lots of controversial, a strong resentment from local Taiwanese population, and

the arch donation 500,000 pesos from Chinese government are in violation of

city building code, in violation of diplomatic procedure of the department of

foreign affairs etc. I found out the information on the internet after returning

home indeed a Formosan Presbyterian Church staff did tell me the story. That

church is across a Taiwanese owner supermarket, Eastern Asia, which is a permanent

place to get information of Taiwanese immigrants. According to estimate, Taiwanese

immigrants shrink to 10,000 while Chinese population reaches to 200,000 now a day.

I got the Taiwanese immigrants information from a brief conversation at a pizza

restaurant by a railroad stop. I guess now the name is barrio chino on Jaramento.

She referred me to Eastern Asia store, yet I found the church and Chinese school

across the street. It was very interesting to meet my fellow Taiwanese in such a

strange country. This lady and her co-worker stopped their work and chatted with

me for a while. I had had my questions of this rich nation answered. I am very

impressed such small church, about 100 members can obtain a big church with

school facility and function.

Before the church visit, I did take a train ride to the city of Tiger at the end of the

track. The train is on the way to a suburban passing by many beautiful subdivions

which we call in Texas.

Walking down the street of Buenos Aires/ Carlos Pueblo

Walking down the street of Buenos Aires/ Carlos Pueblo

Metro transit pass is offered at Ezeiza terminal A for 20 peso which is

Why I get first 100 peso rate 1:9 plus 58 peso ATM fee. In my two weeks

Staying, I walk most of the time with some bus and subway in between.

All three transportation mean passes the congress building, Congresso

Nacional, then down to Avenida de Mayo, the famous boulevard to the

Plaza de Mayo. This is the beginning of the European architecture which

Is showing on the pictures of the city all over the world.               

 I turn left on Avenida 9 de Julio, the independent boulevard, toward a

Monument, like Washington Monument, called el 9 de Julio also in

Memory of the independent. I see that I pass the Plaza de la Republica

And I do not stop. It is still quite early for the local business yet I do have

an opportunity to get a haircut and my Spanish is still at the beginner’s

stage and cannot quite follow the number above 10, 16 or 60 etc. I try to

go back to the plaza of republic but run into a tip guide group in front of

the French Embassy. I join them to the Recoleta Cemetery where I visit

the tombstone of Evita Durante, Eva Peron, Don’t cry for me Argentina.

It is Saturday, there are open air stand stores inside the park. I look for

some man’s belt and buy 4 of them and I am very pleased. I follow the city

map on Avenida Callao all the way back to the Congress building and find

my way back to the hostel. How many miles have I walked? I believe more

than 10 miles on a pair of tennis shoes.

                                                                                                                                                

My first visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina/Carlos Pueblo

My first visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina/Carlos Pueblo

There are two reasons why I desire to visit Buenos Aires, Argentina, first

an immigration story of an Italian woman working as a maid in that city

told by my then 4^th grade teacher after daily class; secondly a song called

Don’t cry for me Argentina, a movie story of an Argentina first lady, Evita

Peron. That maid immigrant story has been too old to be verified, yet the

song has been very popular ever since the movie coming out. I have had a

piece of my thought in Chinese language in my blog(1/26/2014.)

Argentina is a difficulty of difficulties. Territory is 80 times bigger than Taiwan

, 10 times larger than Texas and only has 41 million population yet is still

struggling with all kinds of problem. I was on a city bus from Ezeiza Airport

to downtown Buenos Aires, a Paraguayan architect was asking me if I was

disappointed with the scenery of the old run down streets. It remind me my

old home town Huwei, Taiwan some 50 years ago. Building is urgently

needed to have a power wash, what we have seen the pretty European style

buildings are in downtown area built some 150 years before when the nation

was top 7 economic around the globe. He said that European architects were

pulling in to the city to build the most modern city of the world.

Due to my first visit, I am not familiar with the national infrastructure, I must

give up my three desired visits of the country, Iquaz falls, Mendoza vineyards/

Aconcaqua peak, and Formosa province. I was from a place in Asia called Formosa,

that means beautiful, Taiwan. I shall save the transportation cost to have another

visit of the nation one more time.

At the hostel, I run into a group of European youngster who are volunteers to help

the native kids mathematics and some other school work. The term is three months

and after that NGO program arranges them to tour South American nations. It has

been two months so far hence the youngsters speak good Spanish at the time I meet

them.

I am always concerned with the living cost of such a big metropolitan city, I therefore,

boil the tap water instead of buying drinking water, making simple meat soup and

steak instead of going to restaurant, drinking beer and eating tomato as daily fruit.

At the time of my visit, there were two exchange rate for US dollar versus Argentina

peso; 1:9.5 official rate and 1:14.5 black market rate. I have had  both and came down

with 1:13 overall.

布市佛羅里達街/莊峻華

布市佛羅里達街/莊峻華

佛羅里達街在布宜諾斯‧愛麗絲市鬧區，我去過五次，其中兩次在

南向委內瑞拉街，三次北向聖瑪丁廣場，這小街有許多週末小商店

，大部份是大商店，我只是逛街好玩，真正購物兩次，印象最深刻

者為外幣黑市，一兩步一崗哨，我猜測黑市猖獗，是因為阿根廷須

要美金，政府政策失敗，果然昨日，新總統取消舊政府，兌換政策

，採用官價黑市，市場浮動法，佛街黑市黃牛，惟恐即將失業。有

天，我又到佛街，接近街尾處，有位黃牛，趨近搭訕，英文流利，原

來他住香港澳門30年，菲律賓太太住澳門，公子住香港，他剛好回

布市客串外幣黃牛。

米皆爾‧李歐斯，從事漁業，非常健談，於是我請教他，所有我之困

惑， 他也認為阿根廷之問題，是官員貪污，我有太多中國統治者之實

際經驗，不難了解，阿根廷沒有戰亂，完全是人為因素。他認為阿根

廷有太多政黨，太多政治意見，彼此垃圾來，垃圾去，他講的垃圾，

音似台灣話，我想是粵語。大家都婉惜，如此資源豐富之國家，淪落

到如此窘況。

我問到福爾摩莎省，我說是福爾摩莎人，他了解，解釋阿根廷統治者，

對原住民之迫害，佔領土地，不給補償，原住民聲稱523來，毫無進

步，要求與總統，國會，和最高法官對話，米皆爾一直搖頭，我在旅

店遇見一群歐洲青少年，在聯合國無政府組織協助下，開始介入幫忙

，幫忙原住民小孩算術作業等，已經來了兩個月。

我不好意思，詢問他阿幣黑市細節，最近一兩日，新政府有新政策，

 我連忙查閱專家看法，阿根廷有財政困難，昨日前，阿幣兌換美金，

有官價和黑市，相差65%，阿根廷貨物出口，外國進口商，須要高價

換阿幣給付；進口美國貨物，阿根廷進口商，須要黑市高價，換來美

金給付，如此出口價格昂貴；進口價格更貴，貿易幾乎停頓，阿根廷

無法光靠內銷，維持經濟。

我平常就非常注意政治，政治和財經，息息相關，我在阿根廷，居住

兩週，每天都在盤算，阿幣剩多少？會不會遇到扒手？買東西比價，是

阿幣除以9，或是除以15？結果回家後，才發現西瓜價格，和休市相仿

，西瓜一公斤10披索，四分之一，約是35披索，如果是15:1兌換，價

格可以，而且西瓜甜美。

攜群愛犬散步者/莊峻華

攜群愛犬散步者/莊峻華

我在布宜諾斯‧愛麗絲市，街頭散步，不改注目愛犬習慣，有隻愛犬

，經過旅店附近，見過三次，都是大方來相會，我連忙西語稱讚，女

主人也默許，布市公園，設置愛犬散步區，有領帶繫扣處，春天布市

果然是好空氣，愛犬席地而坐，主人在附近閱報雜誌，只有旅行好奇

如我者，住足觀望口哨。一日清晨，我經過步兵旅營區，其實是一美

侖美奐之辦公營區，步里奇大道，穿過日本庭園而不入，因為在過不

久，我要旅行日本三週，從帕勒莫湖公園前麥當勞出來，就遇見一群

俊秀愛犬，繫在小犬公園內吠叫，只見兩位原住民婦女，在旁聊天，我

屈指一算，一共有八隻俊俏愛犬，其中有兩三隻，輪流前來打招呼，令

我受寵若驚。

走出市立玫瑰花園，我就已經在利伯拉多大道，解放者大道，這裡之布

市，建築新穎，經過秘魯廣場，遇見一群愛犬，也是屈指一算，一共16

隻，兩隻俊犬無繫帶，一前一後，幫忙主人照顧愛犬群，這就是阿根廷

愛犬主人家庭，聘請專人，每日定時散步，我在紐約市，看過這種行業，

一次16隻，算是大規模。尾結短鬚青年，在一辦公室兜留，將群犬繫在

水泥電桿上，兩前後護衛愛犬，發揮功能，路過他犬，引起騷動，不久青

年出現，手提一兩加侖清水瓶，我隨群犬，兩次穿越馬路，我想就是秘魯

廣場，有噴水池，青年將群犬安置在樹蔭下，取出水盆，然後攜帶幾隻愛

犬，走向噴水池方向，有隻獵鳥愛犬，身無繫帶，跑到我板凳旁，和我打

招呼，覓食不果，又討其餘，公園內也有他人攜犬散步。

這已是午後，阿根廷正是春天，氣候溫和，微風吹來，我躺在板凳上睡了

過去，一直到聞群犬吠聲，已經一小時過去，青年已經整對要離去，他再

安排一些飲水，洗淨水盆，餘水灑在調皮愛犬身上，整隊接近我處，我喊

道先生一小時？他笑曰一小時，然後加上一句謝謝，感謝我之好奇。

 金屬花誌種類碑，就在公園對面，這已經是瑞提羅海港方向，我看到許多

工程起重支架，不知是海港，或是旁邊之布宜諾斯‧愛麗絲大學？大學門

，口是棟巨型大建築，像是法學院，腹部更大，我以為可以再訪，結果無

緣，倒是鄰近之瑞克烈塔墓地古教堂，伊哇‧貝隆墓地，造訪三次。

阿根廷現象/莊峻華

阿根廷現象/莊峻華

今日報紙一則‧阿根廷消息曰‧新任瑪克利總統，開始改革，改變前總統

政策，例如出口免稅，減低國民所得稅，換中央銀行總裁，換兩位最高法官

，他認為阿根廷，沒有時間等候，我到布宜諾斯‧愛麗絲市，訪問兩週，印

象深刻，我說是阿根廷現象，甚麼現象？地大物博，人口稀少，但是生活不

易，一時無法深入了解，當然阿根廷仍舊是，南美洲希望之大國，有很多制

度，令人欣賞，阿根廷幅員遼闊，台灣之80倍大，德州之10倍大，人口僅

四千一百萬，全國可耕面積，超過一半以上。我到處請教阿根廷人，如何國

家淪落至此？首一結論是，官員貪污，過去阿根廷也是軍事強人統治，一直

到最近30年，始有民主法治，從台灣來者，深能體會。

為何與美金兌換率有二？官價和黑市，新總統要將兩者合一，就是按照自由

市場，黑市價格，1:15，如此有通貨澎漲之壓力，但阿根廷缺美金，來還外

國債，付進口美金，如此兩難，阿幣一直在貶值，國債一直無法如期償還，我

真想聽聽保羅‧克魯曼之看法，如何突圍？我在布市兩週，換來阿幣，立即付

清房租，迅速購買衣鞋皮帶，避免因為通貨澎漲之意外，好像先母描述下，戰

後之台灣，當然這是危言聳聽，阿根廷是一年25%，當年台灣是一小時25%。

 布宜諾斯‧愛麗絲市，是國都，建築設備，都是世界一流，例如地下跌道，繁

忙公車，還有短程鐵道，費用低廉方便，但是跨不出布市，布市對外交通，僅

賴公路，飛機有限，兩者票價，都是偏高，著名之風景區，若東北邊界之伊垮

斯大瀑布，西部邊境之曼都莎葡萄園，和南部之冰山雪地等，都須要特殊安排，

始能到達，這是國家之資源浪費，交通運輸不便。聽說中國要來蓋鐵路，我在想

中國鐵路都蓋完乎？當真行有餘力乎？或是中國技術之輸出？阿根廷之糧食換中

國之資本和技術，我無意見。

另一方面，我覺得整個布宜諾斯‧愛麗絲市，都須要洗臉粉刷一次，始能突顯當

年盛況，世界第七大經濟，布市城中許多建築，都是古典古香，只是風吹雨打，

一百五十年，許多人在舊建築上塗鴉，這不是藝術，而且吸煙者眾，和西班牙一

般。阿根廷教育免費到大學，這是全球僅見，差可比擬者，豈惟德意志乎？我若

年輕30年，真想移民現在之阿根廷，當一農夫，在政府土地上，耕地種西瓜，聽

說許多省，土地可以免費登記 。

旅行顧問/莊峻華

旅行顧問/莊峻華

我在旅行中，經常遇見喜好旅行者，子曰三人者必有我師焉，擇其善而

行，我在旅店，遇到三、四位旅行者，給我許多旅行知識，幫忙甚大，其

中兩位德國男士，兩位法國小姐。

朱利安‧范‧巫士勒，是位年輕工程師，曾經在緬甸中部服務過，為西門

公司設廠，聽我描述後，立即建議，提早從德國，購買土耳其航空來回票，

到伊斯坦堡旅行，大約一百歐元，然後搭渡輪，在船上喝土耳其甜茶，土耳

其移民在德國有三百五十萬，機票常有廉價。他之學識豐富，我提到里查特

‧賀爾布魯克，一位美國外交官，年輕時代，旅行巴斯尼亞之薩爾維和市，

他立即應對，俄亥俄戴頓協定中，已經將巴斯尼亞，分成兩國，薩市就是一

次歐戰之引爆點，許多生民荼炭。包括他的祖父母，都被迫遷徙到德國，過

去之東普魯士，現今之白俄羅斯國，於是我又提到我之緣覺大師父，釋一行

大法師，引用德國康德大師之哲學，康德是出生於普魯士城市，朱利安之祖

先，住在康德之城市鄉下。我們一開話匣，就不可收拾，他坦承不懂康德哲

學，於是我說是這位越南老和尚，他居然知道其英文名，釋迺漢，我更加高

興，於是我在提到釋一行描述下之康德，現象和物本哲學，於是他介紹我一

本書，講起來類似儒家，己所不欲，毋施與人，難得年輕人，有此功力。我

對德意志人有傾慕，我要他說說看，和中國北方之匈奴有何關係？他說沒有

，基本上日耳曼人，為白種人，曾經打過英文形容下之，匈奴阿替拉王朝，如

果有關係，可能要到當今匈牙利國研究，其實我在倫敦旅店，也請問過一位

匈牙利旅行者，他也不肯定此間關係，於是我提到客家人，就是古匈奴之，道

聽途說，更引起他興趣，他居然知道，有客家人一說。

第二位是法國小姐，伊蓮‧比拉德，是法國南方羅德斯人，羅德斯接近里昂市

，小時候讀中國白話文，有位蘇雪林女士，她的白話文，里昂的春天，是初一

國文，提到在法國採葡萄，伊蓮曰法國到處重葡萄，於是她在我筆記上畫一簡

圖，從我下船之西班牙，坐火車到小國安德拉，在從安國北上，經其故鄉羅德

斯到里昂市，或是西向玻德市，是全法國產酒，最馳名之地，然後再北上巴黎

，她很強調我旅行東歐諸國，像舊南斯拉夫之，索凡尼亞國，國家不大，但是

非常美麗。

看到伊蓮簡圖，這位德國老紳士曰，他家住在德國南部佛萊堡，是萊茵河畔，

我在地圖上，一時找不到，但有通訊地址和電話，他大我五歲，身體碩健硬朗

，尚可旅行，其大名為，胡根‧括斯，離開阿根廷後，準備穿過伊夸茲大瀑布

到巴西訪友。另位法國小姐，在旅店停留一夜，西向經曼都莎到智利，然後北

上秘魯，玻利維亞，厄瓜多爾等國。