Weekend Quiz: Where was Hepburn born?
Please look at this map of Belgium. Among the three cities Bruges/Brussels/Antwerp, which one is Hepburn’s birthplace?
The Nun's Story is a 1959 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, and Peggy Ashcroft. The screenplay was written by Robert Anderson, based on the popular 1956 novel of the same name by Kathryn Hulme. The film tells the life of Sister Luke (Hepburn), a young woman who decides to enter a convent and make the many sacrifices required by her choice.
The film is a relatively faithful adaptation of the novel, which was based on the life of Belgian nun Marie Louise Habets. Latter portions of the film were shot on location in the Belgian Congo and feature Finch as a cynical but caring surgeon. The film was a financial success and was nominated for 8 Academy Awards.(From Wiki)
没有屋顶的博物馆@比利时三都漫游之一
比利时其实并不大,从首都布鲁塞尔延伸出去,周围的城市都很近。与国际都市的首都相比,布鲁日就如同一本打开的绘画书,被称为没有屋顶的历史博物馆。此外,对于影视爱好者来说,著名影星赫本就出生于此地,这里也是她主演的电影「尼僧物语」的舞台背景。
布鲁日大部分建造於中世紀的建築被保存完好無損,使其成为欧洲保存最完好的中世紀城鎮之一,目前历史中心是典型的中世纪古城,保存着大量中世纪至近代的建筑。早期哥特式建筑成为城市特色的一个部分,世界遗产。2002年它与西班牙王国的萨拉曼卡一起被选为欧洲文化之都。
布鲁日市中心有一条著名的运河和同名的街道,这让她获得了「水之都」的别称。在中世纪水运的便利促进了商贸的发达,伴随多种原因,曾几何时的繁荣慢慢衰退,如今她拥有的恍如隔世的景观吸引着旅行者。
市场广场的这座“钟楼”,高83米。内有一座由47个组合的钟,其清脆的音响每隔15分钟就会响彻市街地,我们的清晨就是被她唤醒。
建于13~15世纪的圣母大教堂,以米开朗基罗的大理石雕刻「圣母子」著称。
接待运送游人的马车
香味扑鼻,可口诱人的糖果“巧克力”在街中比比皆是
古老的欧洲中世的历史街区,童话般的风景
运河是很多人专为来拍照的地区,尤其是在太阳落山前的黄昏,很多人聚集在一起看梦幻般的风景