From Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to the hotel we stayed about 45 kilometers, Paris also traffic jam, the car travels slowly. The season in Europe is basically the same as ours and it is also spring, with an average temperature of about 10 degrees. Some of the trees on both sides of the highway were just sprouting and green, cherry blossoms and apricots were blooming, but most of the deciduous trees had not sprouted yet. There were also garbage such as convenience bags on both sides of the highway. After an hour and ten minutes of driving, we arrived at the hotel where we stayed, the hotel is a small two-story building, the room is very narrow, and there is no hot water kettle, toiletries, etc., may be Europeans do not have the habit of drinking hot water, the so-called direct drinking water has a bleach taste, thanks to the guidance of a friend Yue Di couple European travel experience from home with a portable kettle, otherwise there is no travel is likely to first upset the stomach. So the first impression of France is not very good.
The next day at 7:00 breakfast, the European breakfast is very simple is basically bread, milk and coffee, and due to the shortage of labor, the restaurant only one person busy in the front and back, and the rich and diverse breakfast can not be compared.
After breakfast, we took a bus to Paris, the first stop of our trip. This tour bus and driver will not change for ten days, so it will be more convenient. Paris is a famous metropolis in the world, rich in tourism resources, famous scenic spots such as the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Notre Dame de Paris. On the outskirts of the city is the splendid Versailles Palace. The cruise on the Seine River is another perspective to see the scenery and ancient buildings on both sides of the river, thus deepening the magnificence and shock of the city of Paris. Through the visit to the Louvre is even more to Paris and even Europe’s long history and cultural splendor by impressed and amazed. Originally a royal palace, the Louvre was transformed into a museum during the French Revolution in 1793 and is the world’s leading museum. The Louvre has a total collection of more than 440,000 pieces, each of which is a treasure, and there are famous world-class treasures such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and the sculpture Venus. Nearly three days in Paris left a deep impression, it can be said that the Eiffel Tower and the Paris Opera House is the recent magnificent works of Paris, while the Louvre, Versailles and Notre Dame are the great masterpieces of Paris’ long history and culture.
The second country of the trip is Switzerland. There were seven countries on this European tour, namely France, Switzerland, Italy, the Vatican, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. Switzerland is a beautiful country, clean and tidy, from the city to the countryside scenery is very beautiful, just take a photo is a watercolor painting. From the small town of Interlaken to the snow-capped Alps, Switzerland’s beauty and legends are on display everywhere. The Alps are the backbone of Europe, with snow-capped mountains that never melt, making them a great place to see snow and ski. Switzerland is arguably the cleanest and most beautiful of the seven countries.
Italy is the oldest country in Europe. Italy has the remains and scenic spots such as the ancient Roman Colosseum, the Triumphal Arch of Dantin, the remains of ancient marketplaces, the Seven Hills, the Great Temple, the Wishing Pool and the Piazza di Spagna, demonstrating the long history of ancient Rome and Italy’s leading position in Europe. The Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Venetian Water City are a deeper understanding of Italy’s vast and profound tourism resources. In particular, the gondola tour of the Venetian water city is a shock to the ancient Venetians with ingenuity, wisdom and hard work to overcome floods and build a very beautiful city and waterproof buildings. Rome, Italy is one of the oldest civilized countries in the world, which can be compared with the ancient civilization of the East, China. For various reasons Italy is a relatively greedy and poor country for this European tour, but it is still ranked as a relatively rich country in the world.
The Vatican is a country surrounded by Rome, with an area of only 0.44 square kilometers, the smallest country in the world. But its status is very high, the Vatican pope is the world’s highest leader of Catholicism, commanding about 1.4 billion believers in the world, it is said that many of the world’s national leaders are also respectful to him, courtesy to three points. As the Vatican is the richest country in the world, St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Peter’s Square are magnificent and richly built. The Royal Museum of Florence introduces the history and status of Florence, from where the Renaissance in France and even Europe began.
Austria is a relatively small country in Europe. Innsbruck Park is an organic combination of sculpture and flowers and trees, and the scenery displayed is beautiful. The city of Salzburg is named after Salzburg, is the home of the musician Mozart, is the shooting location of the movie “The Sound of Music”, is the home of the world’s music. Vienna, the capital, is the world capital of music. Austrian people are versatile and full of music cells everywhere.
Germany’s Cologne Cathedral is one of the world’s four major churches, the building is magnificent and elaborate, from the year 12OO to build, it took seven hundred years to build the current scale. It is the third tallest church in the world. The city of Frankfurt shows the modern metropolitan style, while the city of Munich shows the serious and rigorous style of the Germans, is the epitome of Germany’s devastation or rebirth after World War II, Munich is the world famous brands such as BMW. The beautiful Rhine River carries the past and future of Germany. Due to government subsidies Germany is the cheapest country in this European tour.
The Netherlands is the last stop of the European tour. It is said that the tulips were introduced from China during the Ming Dynasty and developed into the prefecture flower of Holland based on this. The Tulip Garden showcases the world’s finest tulip varieties, and the Netherlands is the world’s largest exporter of flowers. The average sea level of the Netherlands is lower than the sea level, but under these unfavorable natural conditions, they have developed the best agriculture and livestock industry in the world. The dam in the capital city of Amsterdam and the Great Wall of China are two of the man-made projects that astronauts can see with their naked eyes from space. A glass cruise is the best way to see the sights of Amsterdam.
Through ten days of travel, the European countries are only a general view and impression. First, the European countries have a good environment, everywhere is green water and green mountains, basically do not see the wasteland exposed at least is also covered with grass; Second, these countries have a relatively good infrastructure, dirty and poor is only a very few. Third, the quality of citizens is generally high, consciously abide by the law and trustworthy, high degree of credit. For example, there are no inspectors in charge places such as train and bus rides, just rely on self-awareness and credit. The fourth and most impressive point is that car drivers basically do not violate the rules, rules and regulations, everyone consciously abide by the rules of the road, do not fight not to grab. Not a single traffic accident was seen in ten days. Of course, there are many unsatisfactory places in Europe, such as high prices, few public toilets and high fees, a single variety of meals and drinking cold water, hotels are not humane, etc..
Perhaps due to jet lag, I couldn’t sleep for a long time, so I hastily wrote a little reflection, which may be a little one-sided and insufficient, and made a small New Year’s cake photo album to supplement it, which is a travelogue of Europe.
