Days: 3 days time: February with whom: play with friends: free travel, petty bourgeoisie, photography, humanities, food, shopping

1. Meister, Venice

2 Santa Marco Plaza Santa Marco Cathedral Conca D'Oro Carnival supermarket

3 Milan Santa Maria Thanksgiving Church Milan Cathedral DAPAI Street

Day 1

2013-02-12

Water world - Venice 1550 years ago, the Hun King brought panic to the people in northern Italy. He burned, killed and looted villages and towns along the way, so the refugees chose to flee. They came here, on a mosquito infested Island, the earliest Venice. Shakespeare's famous Venice is the best place to enjoy Italy. There are fenced windows, because Italians like holidays very much. They spend a lot of time outside in a year. Fences have the function of guarding against theft. Italy is known as the "Kingdom of the sun", especially in summer, strong UV, sunglasses are necessary to go out! Wooden windows can resist the hot sun at noon and prevent furniture from sunburn. It is the hot sunshine that has long given rise to the unrestrained and enthusiastic character of Italians.

Venice on the Mediterranean coast is a city built on water. 177 waterways and 401 bridges become the roads of the city, linking more than 100 islands. 1600 years ago, Italians built along the archipelago, narrow waterways blocked ordinary ships, so people invented a kind of transportation named "gondola". The boat's shape is narrow and deep, and the special asymmetric design allows gondola to travel freely in any narrow place. Since then, the urban traffic has extended to every corner of the water city. Every brick and tile around our city is one of the most wonderful works of art in the world. And this work of art itself is Venice! Many cities rose because of their excellent geographical location, such as Paris, Rome and London, but Venice did not. It rose just because of its poor geographical location. It was a perfect hiding place for the immigrants, who escaped from the Huns... I don't think that if there were no such convenient waterway, there would be no wool transported from England to Venice for processing, and Italy would not be the cradle of modern banking. The winding waterways and skilful boatman paddle gondola naturally. The flowing water waves and sunlight stay on the water surface. The dazzling light and shadow just happen to pass by, leaving a beautiful image of Venice. The flowing river breeds the vitality of the city. The transportation industry represented by gondola is one of the most important carriers for the development of the city's modern economy. There is an interesting phenomenon in Venice, that is, there are statues of "flying lions" all over the eaves. It turns out that "flying lions" are very important to Venice, and Venice is also known as "flying lions of St. Mark", which is the symbol of Saint Mark, the guardian of Venice! In Venice's most famous Piazza San Marco, we found the amazing power of Italian art! Since ancient times, this place has been holding political, religious, traditional festivals and other activities. Even Napoleon coveted it! The most beautiful square in the world has created the unique charm of Venice, a world famous city. Venice route: 1   Chiesa   di   Santa   Maria   della   Salufe   Ankang Notre Dame 2   San   Marco   St. Mark's Square, St. Mark's Church 3   Bridge   of   Sighs   Sigh bridge 4   Murano   Glass island 5   Burano   Color Island 6   Torcello7.   Ponte   di   Rialto   Riato Bridge 8   Take gondola

Gondola, the unique pointed boat of Venice, is also a unique scenic line that only Venice can have

In Venice, you don't have to go to church or drink coffee, but there's one thing you have to try - the world-famous gondola! This is a crescent shaped black flat bottomed boat. It's made of oak wood. It's 11 meters long and about 1.5 meters wide. It's made strictly and fastidiously. It's only made by applying black paint seven times! It is said that hundreds of years ago, the nobles of Venice liked to take gondola, which was exquisitely carved and decorated with silks and satins, to fight against each other for wealth. In order to stop this extravagance, the Venetian government issued a decree forbidding painting in color, so today we see gondola in black ~ roaming on the river in such exquisite boats, The boatman who shakes the boat is such a fake Italian handsome guy! The intoxicated Italian style has captured people's hearts! Surrounded by lagoons, Venice looks like it's floating on the water. Venice was built 1600 years ago on a series of small islands. I think maybe it's the water that protects the Venetian tradition. These 150 canals are roads, cars are forbidden, and ships are the only means of transportation. In the 18th century, gondola was relatively straight, and later evolved into a shape with two ends cocked up, which was more beautiful and controlled, symmetrical and exquisite. In the past, gondola's career was handed down from his ancestors, with rich rewards. Hundreds of people applied to become boatman every year, but only two or three of them succeeded! With the development of tourism, the price of Venice is very high. If you pass the sailing test and get a license, you will have a good income to protect the whole family. They work for the fleet and receive wages, but gondola is their private property and can be handed down from generation to generation.

From Florence to Venice, the journey is long, it seems that the weather has changed from sunny to snowstorm rhythm. We caught the night train to Venice, but we couldn't stop the attack of wind and snow. Half the way, the train stopped because of the snow on the railway track. I don't know if it was because of a cold. I began to have a fever. The antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drug butorphanin I carried with me poured down all at once, but it didn't help, so I covered my cotton padded clothes and forced myself to sleep. I don't know how long it's going to stop. I've become powerless since I've been rationed with simple meals in the car. The foreigner sitting next to me, seeing that something is wrong with me, has always advised me to drink more hot water and eat some food first. When I was sick on my first trip, I felt more helpless than lying on my own bed. I even begged the train to leave slowly and have a lot of rest. However, the train stopped operation because of the heavy snow. Some people began to broadcast something on the radio, but it was Italian. We couldn't understand it. We only saw people in the carriage carrying luggage, getting off the train and leaving one after another. He asked the local people who knew English next to him, and he said, the train is broken, Now go to Venice direction can transfer to the other end of the road emergency package Balabala.. Suddenly feel more helpless, had to follow the car, I am surprised that the local people seem to be accustomed to this situation, no surprise, no complaints, just quietly change their mode of transportation. After getting off the train, there is no conductor to consult. They rush into the crowd directly, walk through the underground passage without automatic elevator, and walk on the ground with thick ice and snow, dragging heavy luggage and braved the wind and snow. It's really step by step. This situation reminds me of the movie "2012", which seems to be staged in a foreign land. However, there are some kind-hearted Italians around me, dragging their luggage and carrying bags, but taking the initiative to help us. I'm really moved. I don't know how to express it in Italian, so I can only say "thank you"   you！”“ Thank   you！” In fact, only these two words can best express the gratitude of the moment. In this way, I caught up with the emergency bus, arranged my luggage and sat down. I didn't feel my fever for a moment. I don't know where I got the strength and determination. After this journey, I can see that mental state is absolutely the most important thing to succeed!

After a few days of sweet food, I began to miss my hometown food. What kind of local food is Sichuan food? The first meal in Venice is Sichuan food. In fact, most of the local restaurants were closed at 2 a.m. on the night of the blizzard. Only a Sichuan restaurant opened by Chinese received us. When a bite of boiled fish came into my stomach, I suddenly felt that, Silent taste buds bloom again!

A small town adjacent to the main island of Venice, where everything is flat and light, people's pace of life is also very slow.

Accommodation on the main island of Venice is very expensive, so we chose the town next to it. When I get up in the morning and see the thick snow, it's hard to walk, but it's fun. It's no longer extravagant to build a snowman and have a snowball fight.

The only public transport in the town is the car. According to the direction of the hotel owner, we found the nearest bus stop. Take four or five stops to the main island~~

It seems that no one will supervise you when you punch in the car. There are ticket inspectors, but we haven't met in the whole process...

Day 2

2013-02-13

There is an interesting phenomenon in Venice, that is, there are statues of "flying lions" all over the eaves. It turns out that "flying lions" are very important to Venice, and Venice is also known as "flying lions of St. Mark", which is the symbol of Saint Mark, the guardian of Venice! In Venice's most famous Piazza San Marco, we found the amazing power of Italian art! Since ancient times, this place has been holding political, religious, traditional festivals and other activities. Even Napoleon coveted it! The most beautiful square in the world has created the unique charm of Venice, a world famous city.

Venice is a beautiful water city. It is built on the water, which is the most impossible place to build a city. Venice's style is always inseparable from "water". With its winding water lanes and flowing clear waves, it is like a romantic dream floating on the blue waves, which can't be lost for a long time. While intoxicated with Venice, I also have a little worry in my heart: the climate and environment here cause the whole city of Venice to sink and the water surface to constantly rise. If one day this city disappears, what a pity it will be?

Just close to St. Mark's Square, I met "little brother" dressed like this, which seemed to indicate the beginning of a feast!

Here, life is like a play. Venetian warm and cheerful personality, smiling face rippling in the streets everywhere! A cup of coffee, or sitting on the ground and sketching, a day goes by like this. Everyone is like an artist, describing life in his own way.

Sitting in gondola, shuttling through the water lane. Looking at the houses which are pink, yellow or brick red. Through a seat or high or low or wide or narrow bridge. Buildings along the coast. Byzantine style, Gothic style, Baroque style, Venetian style and so on crisscross in the water. Now and then. Winding Water Lane. The clear wave of flow. It was as if I was in an oil painting floating on the water. In a trance, I feel that I have come to Venice in ancient times. In front of you are the busy merchant of Venice. It's Venetians in masks celebrating carnival“ The music of Guqin floats on "gondola". Seagulls and pigeons dance together in the sky.

St. Mark's Square, every morning in front of people, like a graceful girl, intoxicating. The sun kisses wantonly, here seems to be full of the power of rejuvenation. In order to build the square, Venetians paid out of their own pocket, whether they were governors or ordinary businessmen. This is a gorgeous stage!

The feast of St. Mark's Square in February we happened to come to Venice in the humid and sunny February. Masked revelers marched across the square and along the river. Venice built a church to house their new saint, the winged lion! In the future, this church has become one of the greatest buildings in the world - St. Mark's church, luxurious and magnificent! As the governor's private chapel, it took 30 years to build. Inspired by the East, it supports five huge domes in the form of a cross of equal length. Christ and his disciples look down on the inside. There are 4000 square meters of mosaics, which have been elaborately carved by Venetian artists for centuries. Even if countless treasures embellish, it is not as impressive as the dome of the church, giving it such an unforgettable skyline. These famous Oriental style domes were put on later. The appearance of San Marco makes Venice even more sensational. It is the best ornament of urban politics and religion, declaring the independence and growing confidence of the city. Its people have changed from fishermen to merchants. And now, businessmen have become business princes! Early wooden houses were replaced by palaces made of bricks and stones. So, Modern Venice came into being!

In St. Mark's Square, the masquerade ball of Carnival represents the climax of this luxury! Parades are held every day in St. Mark's Square. Revelers show thousands of tourists their own costumes. The disguise of masks helps people escape the shackles of daily life. They did not say a word, interpretation of the makeup event. Venice is still very cold at the moment. It seems that the chill is slightly reduced due to the carnival. San Marco Square is under construction and maintenance, which is not as bright as in the past. It is the carnival and the well-dressed beauties that attract people's attention!

【Conca   D'Oro] a very popular restaurant near St. Mark's Square. Business is very good at noon!

This is the combination of salt grilled salmon and grilled octopus, with the golden radish cake just out of the oven! Salmon tastes greasy but not woody. Roasted with basil or rosemary, the taste is light.

Italians have few entertainment activities in the evening, so they spend most of their time eating dinner. Generally, the meal time is very long, from appetizers to after dinner wine. If they eat the whole course, they may be drowsy. Sometimes it's midnight or early in the morning after eating, but Italian diners will never blush and urge the chef to serve or check out. They always like to take their time and taste the food in a relaxed and peaceful mood.

Sea red is once again used in the production of spaghetti, delicious.

In Italy, the past few days have been a feast of taste and vision, and I have been increasingly satisfied with my food. Food can not only be used to eat, but also bring happiness to people!

All kinds of flavors jumping on the taste buds blend with the experience of life into warm and beautiful memories. My mind is also swimming in the warm and beautiful food feast, intoxicated

Italian coffee is also famous, which can be roughly divided into espresso and espresso   Con   Panna, Masurium   Qiya (machiado), Caff è   Latte, cappuccino  /  Cappuccino   Coffee (cappuccino)  、 Mocha et al. American coffee is something Italians don't peel.

In the morning, Italy likes to choose Espresso. If you drink this cup of essence, you can go to work with love. Espresso is basically a drink for men. It's energetic and unpretentious. It's also an enhanced version of Kung Fu coffee for real coffee ghosts. Double does not mean double the amount of coffee, but the same amount of water, double the amount of coffee powder, coffee still looks so much, but the concentration doubled. The grade is equivalent to the spirits and spirits in the liquor, which are not enough for all people to swallow. Drinking this kind of coffee will spoil people. If you are used to such a strong taste, other coffees will drink like water. People who love eating meat had better drink a cup of coffee after dinner, which has a good effect on relieving greasy and helping digestion. In addition, the content of soluble dietary fiber in coffee is higher than that in orange juice, and caffeine can stimulate intestinal peristalsis. Therefore, drinking coffee can relieve constipation. There are many such small cafes on the streets of Italy. If you choose to sit down and taste, the price will be twice as much as packing and taking away, but some people still choose to do so. Who makes Italians like to enjoy life!

"Hello, Mr. mask."—— A person wearing a mask, lost identity, freedom, can be unrestrained, can be indulgent! This tradition can be traced back to 1700 years ago. The powerful and the poor can be fused through masks. Behind the mask, social differences are temporarily eliminated.

Elaborate dress up to promote the climax of the feast, which many well-known media came to interview shooting, lively!

Even if you don't have gorgeous clothes, it doesn't matter. Buy a mask you love at a street stall, and you can integrate into it. Young girls and masks, everything is the embodiment of beauty! Venice is still very cold at the moment. It seems that the chill is slightly reduced due to the carnival. San Marco Square is under construction and maintenance, which is not as bright as in the past. It is the carnival and the well-dressed beauties that attract people's attention!

On a sunny day, sitting in gondola wandering in the long water lane, enjoying the buildings and scenery on both sides of the Strait, listening to the boatman singing Italian songs, it's really very pleasant.

There are many supermarkets and convenience stores on the island attached to Venice. This is an important food supply source for the island residents~~

Italians often say that they don't get old at dinner. Indeed, they are slow to eat whenever they meet. Italian dinner includes three courses, the first dish is called "antipassta", which means "before pastry", usually with cheese and tomato as the first dish; The second course is usually pastry with light sauce; The third course, the main course, steak or roast chicken, is Italian's favorite. Some stores don't even have a menu, improvise! Of course, it's accompanied by local wine. Italians serve food at the same speed as their personality, and waiting is common. If you are in a hurry, I advise you not to sit down and eat. Buy a pizza and go on your way~

Every day in Rome, we went to supermarkets and convenience stores, and brought this good habit all the way to Venice. Holiday of accommodation   And   Rome is not far from a large supermarket, and it comes with a kitchen. I think if I don't buy food by myself, the cooking flowers will be a bit outrageous.. So we don't cook very much in China, but we are doing our best here.

Italian supermarkets are rich in ingredients and seasonings, and some fast food breads can be bought and eaten now: Clementine, about 2 euro and 4 pieces, is the fruit of the season in Italy, also known as Christmas   Orange, a hybrid orange, has deep red marks on its skin, which is more tender and juicy than ordinary oranges, and less sour and astringent.

The city is built on water, water, sky and city. This picture makes Venice more mysterious. The sky slowly suffused with the red glow of the setting sun, like the egg yolk of the setting sun dyed the whole sky red, like a flame of general enthusiasm. The glory and dream of the city in the past continue to this day through the extremely well preserved buildings. Its unique atmosphere makes visitors feel like magic and makes all visitors to Venice forget to leave. Venice's romance is more or less mixed with some pitiful beauty. The excessive pumping of groundwater causes the land of Venice to sink continuously. Coupled with periodic tides, Venice, which is beautiful because of water, is being slowly eroded by floods. How long will she be beautiful for our world? This is not something we can control. All we can do is to get close to her, appreciate her, and leave her full of romantic feelings. I really hope that the camera can keep the beauty you see forever like memory. Venice is the ideal home for outstanding artists and sculptors!

Day 3

2013-02-14

Fashion capital - Milan

At the foot of the Alps stands Milan, the fashion capital of the world. If it is the economic center of Italy, fashion is the lifeblood of Milan! Dressing well is not only a choice of life, but also an attitude towards life. Today, the average Italian woman spends $6000 a year on fashion! Milan Fashion Week is their weather vane.

At this time, the temperature in Milan has dropped to minus 10 degrees centigrade. When we take the train from Venice to Milan, we can see the cold in Milan... It's said that in Italy, it's not only expensive to take a taxi, but it's hard to get a taxi anywhere except Milan, so we have to book in advance or go to the designated Yangzhao point. Make a phone reservation in advance. The driver may have already made a meter when he comes to pick you up. So the subway plus bus has become the mainstream. As for transportation, there is no subway here. Generally, everyone should drive the bus to get on the front door and off the back door, and get off the bus and ring the bell. It seems that the bus driver doesn't care about the supervision of buying tickets

Sometimes, a church and a painting are the reasons why you come to Milan! Naturally, there are also the most famous football clubs in the world.

website: http://www.vivaticket.it/evento.php?id_ Evento = 298097 & OP = cenacolo vinciano appointment Telephone No. + 39   02   92800360 this is perhaps the largest painting in the world. You must make an appointment at least one month in advance. The visiting time is only 15 minutes. You can't take pictures. When the time comes, it will be handed over to the next group. During World War II, in order to protect the painting, the citizens of Milan surrounded the church with sandbags to protect it from bombing. Only in this way can we enjoy the great painting at present.

That's why we've made an early booking for the last supper (about 8 euro) at Santa Maria in Milan   Maria   della   Grazie), we successfully entered the visit through the previous appointment in China, although it was only 15 minutes! It's not allowed to take photos at the scene, only one for Du Niang! In fact, no matter how to shoot, we can't express the shock when we see the real work!!!

The last supper   Last   "Supplier" was created by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is the most famous one among all the works on this theme. The characters in the picture, with their expressions of panic, anger, doubt, and dissection, as well as their gestures, eyes, and behaviors, are vividly depicted!

Church of Milan   Duomo, Italy's famous Catholic Church, also known as "Dumo cathedral", is located in Milan, Italy, with the second largest scale in the world. It started construction in 1386, the vault was completed in 1500, and the gilded statue of the Virgin Mary on the central tower was put in place in 1774. It was finally completed in 1897 and lasted for five centuries. It is not only the symbol of Milan, but also the center of Milan.

As the journey drew to a close, we came to another must see spot in the morning   This three-dimensional building is direct to the soul!

Napoleon was crowned in Milan Cathedral in 1805.

Milan is located on the banks of the Orona river at the southern foot of the Alps. It is an ancient city with a long history and the second largest city in Italy. Next to it is DAPAI street.

Here, there are Prada, LV, tods and other brands, the price is naturally more expensive than the factory store, but with the tax rebate, it is also very expensive.

Italians guard many of the most precious treasures in the western world, but if they don't make progress, they will still be eliminated. Ruins cannot reproduce the glory of the past, and the success of Italians lies in the embodiment of passion in the oldest traditions.

Between the past and the future, she is enterprising and loves tradition. She is the essence of Western civilization.