But since the business district moved nearer the waterfront, the lower front rooms are now simply part of the residential quarters.
從白樓出來，站在階梯的頂層，正好可以鳥瞰部分淡水：遠方是清徹的藍天，上綴朵朵白雲；近處是碧藍的海水，在陽光照耀下閃閃發光，；再近處則是淡水的市街與民房，許多紅色的尖頂建築，發出古拙的光彩來。