曾婷（江西科技学院）

In the outsiders’ eyes, a traveler seems to be very cozy. However, he lives a life on the contrary. Being a tourist, you don’t have to go to your office, but you must obey the rule of time. You can do anything you want, only if your have enough money in your purse. And you can go wherever you want, but you have to carry your heavy luggage like a snail. For a traveler, the most tragic thing is losing both of your money and certificates, and then you become an unknown beggar without any identification. This is no other than a nightmare. The most overwhelming difficulty for a traveler to predict is the climate.

Now, that becomes who I am. I have gone through a variety of climates ranged from the southernSpainto the north ofBritain. It seems to me that any kind of cold or heat will not make me yield. At present, I am sitting in a hotel renovated from a medieval castle and writing an article for my readers. It’s just dawning. In the central ofScotland, the wild deserted woods and the indistinct mountain beyond are silently dormant under the thick, wet grey clouds. I feel really cold. Not only because of the cold morning air, but also because I am just wearing one sweater and sitting inside a room built up by several-thick stones. If you walk down the spiral staircase, which is like an intestine of the old castle, to go outside and goof around for the beauty and tranquility of the nature, you will need a garment that is thick enough to keep you warm.

By the viewpoints of Taiwanese, Western Europe seldom has a summer. If you stay in Taiwan for a summer, you will hear cicadas chirping during the day and frogs croaking in the night. And your shirt is always full of the smelly sweat. But in some big cities of Western Europe, such as Paris and London, the case is different .In the middle July of Western Europe, the sunshine makes you feel only warm and comfortable. If you walk under the sunlight, your clothes will never wet with sweat. There is no hotel or bus fitted with an air-conditioner in Western Europe. Even though it is rather hot, you don’t have to spend your time on avoiding the heat. All you need to do is to bear it because it won’t last long. I traveled long distances in rental cars throughSpain,France, andBritain. And I found all of cars there have no air-conditioner except fans.

The so-called summer in Paris is like the late night of Taipei .whenever you go to the streets, whether it is day or night, when confronting the cold air, a sweater can never satisfy your needs. If you walk along the riverside of Seine, you have to wear another piece of clothing in order to protect yourself from the cold air coupled with the chilly water vapor .It is warmer in the afternoon. At this time, a piece of clothing is enough. However, when walking in the shadow of blocks or trees, you will think about wearing more clothes. Besides, the temperature varies greatly between the aboveground and the underground. The subway of Paris is better than that of London, New York and Madrid. Nevertheless, it is rather hot and stuffy. You may have the intention to take off all your sweaters. Hence, walking between these two worlds, you will find it is really annoying to have your clothes on and off constantly.