Walled Town of Concarneau, France(法国孔卡诺·角岬围城)

2024-06-19 National Garfield the Cat Day

【To A Woman (A une femme)】

Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

  Child! if I were king, I would give the empire,

  And my chariot, and my scepter, and my people on their knees

  And my crown of gold, and my baths of porphyry,

  And my fleets, for which the sea cannot suffice,

  For a look of you!

  If I were God, the earth and the air with the waves,

  Angels, demons bowed before my law,

  And the deep chaos with fertile entrails,

  Eternity, space, and the heavens, and the worlds,

  For a kiss from you!

—— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? ——

【《致女人》】

(法国)维克多·雨果“胜利者·哲人”(1802生—1885卒)

【红霞译】

            宝贝！如果我是国王，我情愿献出王位，

            我的战车、权杖、跪拜的子民

            我的王冕金冠、斑岩浴场，

            还有大海无法容纳的舰队，

            只为换取你的一个眼神！

            如果我是上帝，我情愿舍弃大地、天空和海洋，

            天使、恶魔在我的律法面前俯首称臣，

            我情愿舍弃饫甘餍肥的浑噩、

            永恒、宇宙和极乐世界，

            只为换取你的一个亲吻！

【注】孔卡诺“角岬”围城是坐落在法国西北部不列颠“英国佬之地”(Brittany)半岛南岸的中世纪军事要塞，宛如一艘石砌的巨舰，静静停泊在大西洋的波涛之中。它始建于14世纪，当时不过是一座简陋的防御工事；17世纪，国王路易“名将”十四的忠实顾问、军事工程师塞巴斯蒂安·勒普雷斯特·德·沃邦“尊者·神父·忠诚”(Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban)元帅接手改造，用他那套著名的棱堡体系，将这座小岛打造成一座坚不可摧的堡垒——厚厚的石墙、陡峭的斜坡、巧妙的射击孔，一切都为了扼守这片狂野的海域。

英法两国曾为争夺这座防御小岛多次武力交手。潮汐与炮火，见证了两个海上强国数百年的恩怨。英国人来了，又走了；炮台被摧毁，又重建。孔卡洛围城像一枚被反复锻造的钉子，始终牢牢钉在法国的版图上。

如今，战争的硝烟早已散去，孔卡洛已稳居法国第三大鲜鱼港口。清晨的码头上，渔船的汽笛声此起彼伏，银色的沙丁鱼在网中跳跃，空气中弥漫着海水的咸腥与鱼货的鲜味。除了沙丁鱼生产和罐头加工业的悠久历史引以为傲之外，它还是欧洲领先的金枪鱼码头——来自大西洋的蓝鳍金枪鱼，从这里走向欧洲各地的餐桌。

站在沃邦设计的城墙上，我仿佛能听见两个时代的声音：一边是17世纪的炮火轰鸣，一边是21世纪渔港的喧嚣。而这座小岛，依然沉默地站在那里，承载着战争与和平的双重记忆。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2024: Lorient, the Town of 5 Ports in France(法国洛里昂·五港之城)

2022: Industrial Satellite Places in NE, PA(宾州东北部工业区后家园)

2015: Santorini's Circle of Life, GR(希腊圣托里尼岛·生命轮回)

2014: Ocean City, MD(马里兰州海洋城)

Inner Harbor (内港)

Fishing Port (渔港)

Old Walled Town Seen from the Fishing Harbour

(从渔港看古城墙)

Oostende M940, the 1^st Ship in the City-Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels Constructed in France for the Belgian Navy

(奥斯坦德“东岸”M940·法国为比利时海军建造的第一艘市级扫雷舰)

New Tower w/ Musée de la Pêche or Museum of Fishing, the Secrets of Brittany’s Seafaring Folk

(新塔和渔业博物馆·不列颠“英国佬之地”航海民族的秘密)

Musée de la Pêche, the Secrets of Brittany's Seafaring Folk

(渔业博物馆·英国佬之地航海民俗的秘密)

Major's Tower Named in 1691 as the Garrison Stored Gunpowder Barrels

(少校塔·1691年因驻军存放火药桶而得名)

Pont Aven or Fair Radiance (灿烂光芒桥)

La Ville-close (围城)

Main Ravelin w/ the View of the Redan Belfry, Sundial, Clock, & Anchor

(半月堡·可欣赏堤坝钟楼、日晷、钟表和船锚的景色 06-19-2024)

Pont Aven toward Governor's Tower

(经灿烂光芒桥前往总督塔)

Governor's Ch?teau (总督堡)

Heritage House (遗产之家)

Heritage House, Governor's House then and Museum now

(遗产之家·旧时总督府，现为博物馆)

Internal View of Governor's House (总督府·内景)

Small Decorative Well in Various Materials Columns in Pink Granite from Ploumanach, Base in Diorite, & Sculpture in Dark Kersantite

(各种材料的小型装饰池·粉红色花岗石僧侣井、闪长石底座和深色角闪石雕塑)

Rue Vauban (沃邦街)

Rue Vauban, the Main Street Lined w/ Charming houses along Signs in Keeping w/ the Town

(沃邦街·主街两旁排列着迷人的房屋，并带有与城镇一致的标志)

Trinity Hospital Chapel (三一医院教堂)

Half-Timbered Houses (半木结构房屋)

Colourful Restaurants in the Fortified Core

(防御核心区多彩的餐厅 06-19-2024)

Fa?ade of Le Penfret Seafood Restaurant

(疏浚船海鲜餐厅·正立面)

Dining Interior of Le Penfret 

(彭弗雷特“疏浚船”海鲜餐厅·大堂)

Square of Thieves, now the Aven-Belon Jazz Festival or Jazz'Y Krampouezh Famous for Combining Jazz Music & Breton Gastronomy

(盗贼广场·现为以爵士乐与英国佬美食相结合而闻名的灿烂—牡蛎爵士音乐节所在地)

Saint-Guénolé Church w/ the View of Amphitheater

(圣格诺尔“高贵”教堂·可欣赏圆形剧场景观)

Saint-Guénolé's Church Built in 1830 on the Ruins of a Previous One Dating from the 12^th Century

(圣格诺尔教堂·建于1830年建筑在可追溯至12世纪的老教堂废墟之上)

Wine Gate (酒门)

West Main Portal (西门)

Ferry Crossing Point, Gate & Fortification from Inside

(渡轮过境站·城门及内部防御工事)

West Gateway to the Ville Close (围城西门户)

Dock of Passage Ferry (渡轮码头)

Thieves Tower (盗贼塔)

Dog Tower (狗塔)

Horseshoe Tower (马蹄塔)

Yachting Harbor (游艇港)

Racing Sailboat (竞赛帆船)

View of the New Saint-Guenole Church

(新纯洁使徒教堂的景观)

Ramparts of the Ville Close (围城城墙)

Ramparts Dating from the 14^th Century (14世纪建造的城墙)

Battlement's Walkway of Ville Close (围城城垛走道)

Fishing Boats against the Ville Close (围城前渔船)

Concarneau, a Town of Many Faces a Medieval Fortress, a Fishing Port, & a Beach Resort All Rolled into One

(孔卡诺镇·集中世纪堡垒、渔港和海滩度假村于一体)

Port de Plaisance in the Background of the Rampart Walls Built only One Year before Christopher Columbus Sailing the Ocean Blue

(背景为城墙的游乐港——建造时间仅比克里斯托弗·哥伦布“基督徒鸽子”航行蓝色海洋早一年)

Av de la Gare (火车站大道)

Concarneau Downtown (孔卡诺镇中心)

Les Halles Market w/ Regional Breton Cuisine & Local Delicacies

(中央新鲜食品市场·供应英国佬地区美食和当地美食)

Gallery Gloux in Norwegian Style Built in 1880

(格鲁克斯“流动”画廊·建于1880年、挪威风格)

Fisherman's Houses by Sea (海边渔民之家)

L'Abri du Marin, the Recreation Ctr

(海洋之角·康乐中心)

Fish Market (鱼市)

Quai Carnot (卡诺码头)

Statue of Abraham Duquesne

(法国海军军官雕像《亚伯拉罕·杜克内“众人之父·橡树”》)

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