#消夏计划#美国小伙的芬兰波尔沃之旅

Porvoo, Finland is a small town about 50 km from the capital city, Helsinki. This ancient village is famous for its historic old town, which has its roots from the 1300s. The historic district of town has its old buildings and customs from centuries ago. One interesting fact about this town is that it was a Swedish settlement, and is one of the few towns in Finland with a Swedish speaking majority. I went with my host and her friend who had another friend living there to meet for lunch, while I went on an adventure.
芬兰波尔沃是一个离首都赫尔辛基约50公里的小镇。这个古老的村庄是一个具有1300年的历史古城。古镇还保留着几百年前的老建筑和风俗。小镇的趣事之一，这里曾是瑞典殖民地，是芬兰为数不多的说瑞典语的小镇之一。我和host及她的朋友去另一个朋友那吃午饭，我的发现之旅开始了。

The way to get to Porvoo is to take a small boat from the port in Helsinki. The ride to Porvoo takes about 3 hours, driving in the Gulf of Finland. This gulf is special because of its low salt content, hence many types of fish that would ordinarily die in the ocean can survive in this body of water.
我们在赫尔辛基港乘坐一条小船去波尔沃。骑车到波尔沃大约需要3个小时，然后在芬兰湾开车。这个海湾因它的含盐量低而与众不同，因此许多通常会死在海洋里的鱼，能在这里生存。（真是鱼儿们的天堂~~也是食客们的天堂~~）

Notice that I was wearing a jacket, because in Finland even during the months of August it is around 16° C. I arrive to the town of Porvoo and begin my adventure. Unfortunately, it began raining very heavily, and I was only supposed to be there for a few hours. I didn’t want to miss out on the whole town, but I got some cool shots in a tunnel looking out at the rain. These are traditional European style buildings and cobblestone streets, part of the historic town.
注意,当时我穿着一件外套,因为在芬兰即使是在8月，温度也只有16°c左右。我到达波尔沃镇,开始了我的发现之旅。不幸的是，下起了瓢泼大雨，我以为到那就几小时，我还想看更多这个小镇的风貌那（人算不如天算啊）。不过我在一个隧道里拍到了一些很棒的雨景。这些都是传统的欧式建筑和鹅卵石街道，只看到了古镇的一部分。

This town is very cool because it has a river flowing through it. I went on this bridge in town, known as “Old Bridge” to get some shots of the Red Wooden Storage Houses. These old houses are being proposed to be UNESCO World Heritage sites, and show traditional Finnish and Swedish buildings that are centuries old.
这个小镇非常酷，因为有一条穿过这个镇的河。为了去拍一些红色木制仓库的照片，我走上小镇这座被称为“老桥”的桥（估计当地的老乡们把这桥原来的名字给忘了）。这些老房子被提议成为联合国教科文组织的世界文化遗产，用来展示传统芬兰和瑞典的百年建筑物。

Funny enough, there was a Chinese tourist that took this photo for me on the bridge.
好玩的是，有个中国游客给我拍了这张在桥上的照片。

To finish, I would say that Porvoo is a great hidden gem to go visit if you want to see an old European or Finnish village and lifestyle. There is a modern town adjacent to Old Town, but I only explored around Old Town due to my time constraints. Hope to see you on my next adventure.
最后我想说，如果你想去发现古老的欧洲或体验芬兰乡村生活方式，波尔沃是一颗伟大而隐秘的宝石。在这个古镇旁边还有一个现代化的城镇，但我因时间紧迫只探访了老城区。希望你能看到我的下一个发现。（未完待续）

美国小伙的微博ID：美国小探险家韩瑞辰
（欢迎切磋旅行趣事及美食推荐，本小伙最大爱好除了旅行就是饕餮了~~~外号美国小饕，擅长各种中国小炒）