隱隱約約記得，好像聽過雅典衛城正在進行修復計畫…不過到了現場一看，還是難掩心中失望之情。Before I left for Athens, I did hear the news about the conservation project of the Acropolis. However, when I was there in person, I still felt a bit disappointed.
我心目中的衛城，是一個經過戰火、地震等事件所蹂躪的千年古蹟，在搭上各種吊車鷹架以後，似乎失去了那種遺世獨立的感覺，絡繹不絕的遊客，更讓人無法好好觀賞、享受眼前的景緻，從前想像自己坐在殘存的城牆上遙望雅典市容的瀟灑，漸漸離我遠去。
In my mind, the Acropolis is a place that has been disturbed by various unfortunate events, such as earthquake and war. With the cranes and scaffolds around, it seems to lose the kind of antique and isolated charm. Floods of tourists are also annoying that one just can’t enjoy the view in front of him/her in peace. I used to imagine sitting on the remaining wall and looking out to the city, but the image just seems so far…
不論如何，我還是在大太陽底下找到了一個角落，靜下心情，與朋友們分享著當時的心情，現實與幻想的差距，沒有讓我感到破滅，反而讓我感到更加地不真實，想像著哪一天，我可以自己一個人走在這個偌大的遺址中，遙想古人。
No matter what, I still found a corner under the big sun to calm myself down and share my thoughts with some friends. The differences between reality and imagination didn’t discourage me, but make me feel even more unreal, imagining that one day I could walk inside the Acropolis alone and enjoy it all by myself.
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