今天想來分享些在加拿行旅行坐公車欣賞的風景，由於我個人不會開車，所以在景點之間的移動，除了靠朋友載一程，所以大部分時間裡，基本上只能靠公車到處觀光，好在每個城市的公車其實都大同小異，而且票價上也十分便宜，所以每次搭乘當地公車時，我都直接把它當成觀光巴士。
這些照片是剛好搭乘了一條特別漫長的交通路線，又加上當時才落地不久，對一切都充滿了好奇，看到窗外的日落，就忍不住對著外頭大拍特拍，順便幻想自己正在追逐夕陽，哈哈。雖然是在公車移動之下所拍攝，但是捕捉的景致也不錯，也可能是因為一切對我而言都是新鮮的視角，所以也特別沉浸在追逐窗外美景，感覺從公車上的當地人視角，大概會覺得我狂拍照的樣子挺傻的吧~~
在加拿大寒冷的冬天裡，雖然等公車奇冷無比，但如果幸運遇到乾淨的窗戶，坐在溫暖的公車裡，在公車緩慢行進之時看看外面的雪景，是種很棒的體驗，也算是我漫長冬天裡最喜歡做的事，看著雪景，經常有一種自己每天在搭乘觀光巴士的錯覺。
不過同樣是公車外的美景，如果是平常已經看慣的路線景色，大概就很難有興致拍照了，因為人好像總忍不住喜新厭舊，所以往往忽略了原有的美麗風景。
也許舊有路線的風景也很美麗，只是我們習慣了日常，不夠沉浸在自己的生活，於是錯過，而初見的景致，從外人角度也不見得美麗，只是當時的我們足夠沉浸，因此很容易覺得它很美麗，或許窗外的風景是否美麗只取決於我們是否沉浸其中~~
Today, I want to share some beautiful views I captured while traveling around Canada by bus. Since I don’t drive, my main way of getting between destinations—aside from the occasional ride from friends—was public transit. Fortunately, buses in most cities are pretty similar, and the fares are quite affordable. So every time I took a local bus, I treated it like a sightseeing tour.
These photos were taken during an especially long bus ride. Since I had just arrived in Canada not long before, everything felt so fresh and exciting to me. When I saw the sunset outside the window, I couldn’t help but snap a ton of pictures, imagining that I was chasing the setting sun. Even though the shots were taken from a moving bus, the scenery still turned out quite nice. Maybe it’s because I was experiencing everything from a new perspective, which made me extra immersed in the moment. I bet the locals on the bus probably thought I looked a bit silly, taking pictures nonstop!
During Canada’s freezing winters, waiting for the bus can be painfully cold. But if you’re lucky enough to get a clean window, sitting inside a warm bus and watching the snowy landscape slowly pass by is a wonderful experience. It’s one of my favorite things to do during the long winter months. Sometimes, I even feel like I’m on a sightseeing bus tour every day.
That said, if it's a route I take often, I usually don’t feel the urge to take photos anymore. I guess people naturally get bored of familiar things and stop appreciating the beauty around them.
Maybe those familiar routes are just as beautiful—it’s just that we’ve grown used to them and no longer immerse ourselves in the moment. On the other hand, something unfamiliar might not even be objectively beautiful, but because we’re fully present and engaged, it feels stunning to us. In the end, whether the view outside the window is beautiful or not probably depends on whether we allow ourselves to truly immerse in it.