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Stories From My Hosteling Days - 7

我以前特别害怕一个人旅行。我的室友告诉我,一个人旅行,住青年旅社(hosteling),并没有想象的那么孤单。因为你可以在青年旅社的公共空间(比如厨房),很容易就开始跟别人交谈,然后约起来一起去吃饭或者游玩。确实如此。

我在佛罗伦萨的时候,那个青年旅社的位置不是太好,但它的主人是个特别友好的当地人,他一来就给我的住宿费抹了个零,虽然我知道其实他们已经是非常薄利的了。我跟一个在意大利当厨师的华裔聊了起来,他目前在意大利时尚大亨阿玛尼(Giorgio Armani)开的一家餐馆当副主厨(sous-chef),现在正在度假,拿着一本讲意大利各地饮食的导游书,四处寻访各地风味。我很感兴趣,就问能不能跟他一起去吃饭。他说他想去一家本地餐馆尝一道他们的名菜,就怕我不敢吃。我说我是四川人啥都敢吃。于是他带我和另外一个同伴一起去了一家餐馆,点了他们家的招牌菜:石烹牛睾丸。说实话我已经记不得是啥味道了,隐约记得还是不错的。我当时觉得他度假旅行还不忘品尝当地美食,看来是真喜欢厨师这一行,日后定能有大成。

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