好了，為什麼要寫序呢? / Why prologue?

在香港讀書的人，大多會選擇在學士畢業後立即投身社會。而在投身社會以前為了免去請假的煩惱，大多相約三五知己一齊來一個畢業旅遊。但我學士畢業後選擇了第二條路︰在英國修讀一個一年制碩士。所以在我看來，我的畢業旅行就像去了一年一般。在那一年的那一個暑假，我有兩個月的空檔期以方便寫好畢業論文。由於我本人不太喜愛讀書，所以就溜了去背包遊了三個多星期。當然中途也有去過其他英國/歐洲城市，但論難忘還是這段背包行。這次背包遊是先去倫敦附近見一個很久不見，但很想見的人，再出發到巴黎的。可惜時間對不上，對方也沒有再見面的意思，一怒之下，把Advance到倫敦的車票放棄了，改為早幾天先在學校附近走走，再買巴士票到倫敦走走散散心，再坐eurostar到巴黎那邊走走...

Hong Kong people mostly are very hardworking and very desired to work. So it is not a common practice to study a MSc right after graduated from uni. So in case of most HKers, my MSc could be treated as a year long graduation trip. As the MSc dissertation is due at Sept and class finish at July, I would like to have a three-week backpacking instead of solely working on my piece of work. In the initial plan, I would met a friend nearby London before trip to Paris. While she is not available at the moment and learn that she have no intention to meet later. I decided to give up my advance train ticket to London, and take megabus few days before to London.

Day?.列斯/利茲/Leeds

在這邊簡單的幾張圖片介紹一下。列斯地理上位於西約克郡，位於曼徹斯特及約克中間。雖然對於英國人來說也是一個不小的城市，但我感覺這市中心的大小就如香港沙田一般不大也不小，但五臟俱全。有古老的建築(學校，市場)，也有新的大型商場(也是玻璃及鋼筋，就不介紹了)。

Few picture for Leeds: A city located in West Yorkshire, and between Manchester and York. It is a developed town with ancient building(school and city market) and modern building (New mall).

Parkinson Building

上面的建築物對於列斯大學的同學來說並不陌生。需要等人/約人的時候也會相約在這邊，之後再山頂的學校慢慢走下去市區那邊吃飯。

Landmark of University of Leeds. Also a major meeting point..

inside the school

學校裡面大多都是這種矮矮的紅磚小屋，左手邊的學生會入面，有數家酒吧和夜店。

Hong Kong's university building are quiet modern, while here you got old building, pubs and clubs

city outlook

市區也大多是這種紅磚建築，還有香港快要/已經絕跡的行人過路燈。

Typical England city layout.

Leeds City Market

這邊有最新鮮的肉，魚，還有很好吃的叉燒飯。還有全世界第一家馬莎百貨。

Fresh meat, fish and good Char siu. As long as first Mark & Spencer

Chur Siu Rice

Day 0: Leeds -> London (by Night bus)

由於英國火車票並不便宜，即場買的單程火車票要價一千多港幣，所以轉坐價格十分相宜的megabus。

Train ticket in UK is very very expensive in UK, thus I'm choosing a cheaper alternative: megabus.

Megabus

便宜的東西自然不太舒服，幸好巴士沒有爆滿，旁邊也有位置放下我的背包。反正旅程細節從沒有計劃過，隨心吧。

The seat is narrow, the legroom is sucked as expected. Luckily as a night bus, not many people attended and there are place for my bag. Well... let me sleep and enjoy my unplanned journey first...

One of my travel partner in next three week! / 三星期的其中一個旅伴!