As for beer, of course I still drink Shandy. Today's beer cup is much bigger than yesterday's. I don't know why. Maybe the portion of this set meal is large. Anyway, Yunluo didn't finish eating, but he finished drinking. On the subway on the way back from the Expo, an uncle played the accordion to make a living. It sounded very nice.
Then he used a KFC (or McDonald's?) cup to ask for tips. He was about to pass by Yunluo, but Yunluo stopped him and gave him two euros. Yunluo usually rarely gave money to beggars, but Yunluo would give money to street performers because they also made a living by their skills.
Yunluo decided to take the Italian Railway to Rome. The domestic network was so bad that it was difficult for Yunluo to open the Italian Railway official website. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. She tried many times but it was still the same. She had no choice but to buy the train ticket on Ctrip for safety. Although it might be a little more expensive, at least it was a domestic agency. If there were any problems, there would be customer service to help. Just think of it as spending money to buy peace of mind.
It takes more than 3 hours and 600 RMB to get from Milan Central Station to Rome Termini Station. Yunluo sat on the white and red bullet train on the right. Inside the Italian high-speed train. The bottom of the luggage rack is transparent, so you can clearly see your luggage. There are only two seats on each side, which is very spacious and comfortable.
Each seat has a foldable table and charging socket, which is better than the high-speed rail that Yunluo and Anchu met in China. Of course, the ticket price is more expensive. You get what you pay for. The hotel cavorhotel in Rome (not an advertisement, please do not delete it) is next to the cavort subway station and one subway station away from the termini train station.
Very close. There is a big blonde and a handsome guy at the front desk. They are very nice and enthusiastic, and they answer all questions. Open the window. The view outside the window. The hotel is right next to the Colosseum, and the straight-line distance is about 800 meters. So Yunluo put down the luggage and went over. You have to buy the ticket inside. It is recommended to rent a guide, which is available in Chinese.
I used to think that the Colosseum was a place for entertainment for the nobility. Now I know that even ordinary people could come to watch the gladiator fights. Tickets were issued upon entry, and your seat was indicated on the ticket. The lower your status, the farther your seat was from the outside. The nobility naturally got seats closer to the inner field.
The emperor and those who were particularly powerful could enjoy the private rooms. This rule has not changed much until today. The floor of the inner arena was originally covered with a layer of wooden boards, on which the gladiators fought each other or with wild beasts. The wall-like strip structures in the middle and below separated many corridors and rooms under the arena.
That was the small room where the beasts were kept and the corridor where the gladiators went on the field. It was also their final journey in life. Going on the field meant death. The rooms around the corridor were used to raise beasts and for the gladiators to live and train. This was taken on the lower level, where you can see the structure below the arena.
People of different levels enjoy different seats. How many gladiators came here in the past. And ended their lives with tragic endings. The ground in the Colosseum has been very smooth after walking. Arch of Constantine Close-up of Arch of Constantine. It was late after watching the Colosseum, so Yunluo returned to the hotel and went to eat.
My first meal in Rome. A huge steak + fried potatoes + vegetables + egg + a large glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. The total cost was more than 37 euros, which is comparable to the prices in France. Was I ripped off?
There are some plots of "Roman Holiday" here. Today, I will go to see some real scenes in Roman Holiday. The Trevi Fountain was fenced off for renovation, so Yunluo didn't take many photos. Let's go to the Spanish Square first, where the goddess once sat. Yunluo also thought that when she came here with her partner in the future, she would sit and eat ice cream, and Yunluo walked down.
Just like Pike did back then. On the way to Plaza de España. There were so many people, but the moment Yunluo took the photo was considered to be one of the few. Unfortunately, the two towers at the back were under renovation. They were blocked. This time I didn't have a significant other, so I went to the Mouth of Truth by myself. Audrey Hepburn's goddess style was clearly displayed there.
Passing by Piazza Venezia. Very beautiful white buildings. We are almost at the Mouth of Truth. Many people are queuing. In Roman Holiday, Peck told Hepburn that if she put her hand in there and told a lie, her hand would be bitten off. As a result, the goddess didn't dare to put her hand in. First, here's a picture of the goddess. Then here's a picture of Yunluo.
After watching The Mouth of Truth, I went back and encountered a real version of the police catching a thief on the way. It was just like Yunluo seeing Hollande - Yunluo had never seen the police catching anyone in China, and now it was the first time that he saw the police catching a bad guy, and it was abroad. It seems that many of Yunluo's "firsts" were abroad. So, will there be other "firsts"?
Hahaha. On the way back, we passed the ruins of the ancient Roman city and the sunset in Rome.
You must go to the Vatican. Yesterday I basically watched all the famous real scenes in "Roman Holiday", so today I will go to the Vatican to have a look.
When we were almost at St. Peter's Basilica, a band came towards us. The Vatican's guards St. Peter's Basilica, its dome was designed by Michelangelo. Want to go in? Let's queue up first. This long queue scared me completely. Yunluo couldn't take a full picture of the entire queue of St. Peter's Basilica with his iPhone. There were about 4-5 people in a row.
The length is probably like taking a train, running from the beginning to the end, and then from the end to the beginning. If you want to queue up, you probably have to wait for 5-6 hours. At the World Expo in Sihai City, it took 6-8 hours to queue up to enter the Saudi Arabia Pavilion. Friends in the Japanese Pavilion must have felt the same way. There was no choice but to take photos in St. Peter's Square.
I was hesitating whether to queue up to enter the church or visit the Vatican Museum. After taking photos for a while, I decided to go to the Vatican Museum. Since I didn't book tickets online in advance, I had to wait in line for more than an hour before entering. I suggest renting a guide in Chinese. Otherwise, I can't understand many exhibits.
Yunluo took this photo standing in the Pine Cone Courtyard. The huge sculpture in the middle is a bronze pine cone. Another version of "The Last Supper". Laocoön is seen again in the sculptures of the ancient Roman period. There is also one in the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Which one is the original? Yunluo thinks the one in the Vatican. There is an exhibition hall dedicated to tapestries.
This painting depicts the assassination of Caesar by his political enemies in the Senate. Caesar, relying on his outstanding military achievements and extraordinary political talents, declared himself dictator for life and ruled dictatorially. The group of people who opposed Caesar were afraid that Caesar's monopoly of power would be disadvantageous to them. Finally, one day they teamed up to assassinate Caesar. The following is a copy of the content in Baidu Encyclopedia.
"A group of senators asked Caesar to go to the Senate to read a petition, which was written by the senators asking Caesar to return power to the Senate. But this petition was false. When Mark Antony heard the news from a liberator named Casca, he hurried to the steps of the Senate to stop Caesar.
However, the senators who participated in the conspiracy found Caesar in front of the theater built by Pompeii and led him to the east porch of the theater. When Caesar was reading the fake petition, Casca took off Caesar's coat and stabbed him in the neck with a knife. Caesar was alert to Casca and turned around to grab Casca's hand.
In Latin, he said, "Casca, the evil one, what are you doing?" Frightened, Casca turned to the other senators and said in Greek, "Brothers, help!" All of a sudden, everyone including Brutus began to stab Caesar. Caesar tried to escape. But he fell down because of too much blood and he couldn't see. Finally, these people killed him when he fell to the ground.
According to the historian Eutropius, more than 60 people were involved in the murder. Few of those who conspired to kill him survived more than three years after his death. All were found guilty and died in different ways: some in shipwrecks, others in the wars that followed Octavian and other Caesar's generals.
Some of them committed suicide with the same dagger that killed Caesar. "Hall of Maps". Both sides of this hall are full of ancient maps. Including maps of Europe and the world, with high accuracy. The map of Italy above is almost the same as the modern map. The accuracy is amazing. It shows how advanced the mapping technology in Europe was at that time.
Later, the opening of new routes seemed to be inevitable in the accident. Rodin's "The Thinker". A masterpiece by a master. We also visited the Sistine Hall. The walls and ceilings were all covered with exquisite religious murals, but unfortunately we were not allowed to take photos. The most shocking one was the "Last Judgment" which was more than 167 square meters and had nearly 400 characters in it.
Michelangelo took 6 years to complete the painting alone. Yunluo couldn't find the right words to describe how stunning this painting and the whole room were. Here is a picture copied from Tencent, you can see how beautiful the frescoes in the Sistine Hall are. I have seen the famous painting "The School of Athens" in the history book in junior high school. It turns out that it is in Raphael's studio in the Vatican Museum.
Raphael's most famous work: "The School of Athens". It is generally recognized that this is a work that perfectly embodies the classical spirit during the Renaissance. I saw a lot more later. They were basically the same as those I had seen in the four major museums before, so I didn't take many photos. This is the spiral staircase that you must pass when leaving the Vatican Museum.
After leaving the museum, Yunluo went to St. Peter's Church again. The queue was still so long. He accidentally looked at the observation deck on the church - there was no one there! This meant that the tourists who had queued for countless hours today could only see the church, but could not climb to the top, and then there was nothing to see.
It seems that my decision to give up the queue and go to the museum this morning was a really smart one. I admire myself more and more.
I got what I wanted. I took the airport bus south of Romatermini train station in the morning. The bus had the word "fiumicino" clearly on it, indicating that it was going to Fiumicino Airport. It cost 5 euros per person. It took about an hour to get there. The airport is not very big, and there are not many flights. It is relatively punctual.
When boarding the plane, the beautiful lady at the check-in counter who was also responsible for checking boarding passes before boarding asked Yunluo, "Are you Chinese?" Yunluo handed over her boarding pass and said yes. She smiled and said thank you and goodbye in Chinese. Yunluo also said goodbye in Chinese.
The international flight was only over three hours long, and the food on Aeroflot was pretty good. Beans and beef rice, cold minced meat, cookie sticks, etc. For convenience, Yunluo booked a Moscow youth hostel in the same location as the Applehostel where Yunluo stayed two years ago. Even the door code remained the same, it was just renamed Fridayhostel.
I was familiar with the route, I didn't need to look at the map, navigate, or ask anyone, I just relied on my memory. There were not as many guests this time as before. The girl at the front desk was a very quiet, typical Russian beauty. She spoke softly. There was also a nice lady in the hostel, although she didn't speak English.
But seeing Yunluo and An Chuyu, they were all smiling. The name of the youth hostel is Fridayhostel, so every Friday the aunt will make cookies for everyone to eat for free. Two years ago, Yunluo stayed in Moscow for n days. The Kremlin was closed for n days, and it opened on the day Yunluo left. I hope I won’t suffer the same fate again this time.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Today, Yunluo got up early just to get into the Kremlin. Once again, he walked along the path he had walked before; once again, he walked to Red Square; once again, he saw a scene that frightened him: Red Square was once again surrounded by metal fences. There were many policemen at the fences. It was exactly the same as it was two years ago. Oh my God.
You can't do this to Yunluo. Are you going to say byebye to the Kremlin again? Holding a glimmer of hope, Yunluo walked over and asked if the Kremlin was open. The policeman said in not very fluent English: Red Square, close, Kremlin. Open. Open! Open! The Kremlin is open.
It's even more exciting than the avopen of Cang xx teacher + Xiaox Maria teacher. It seems that this trip to Moscow is not in vain. Just as she was about to leave, several Chinese aunts asked Yunluo if she was Chinese, and Yunluo said yes. The aunts asked how to get to Red Square and the Kremlin, and Yunluo immediately pointed out the direction to them.
The aunties were very happy and said Yunluo and An Chuyu also wanted to go, so why not go together. Yunluo agreed. It turned out that the aunties came from Guangxi on their own and could not speak Russian or English. They had asked a Chinese couple before. As a result, the couple's attitude was very impatient and they did not give the aunties a clear direction.
Seeing Yunluo being so friendly, the aunties said they would follow Yunluo around. Haha, Yunluo became a tour guide. Since he had done his homework two years ago, Yunluo could answer a few questions about Red Square and the Kremlin. After walking to the ticket office, the aunties said they would buy Yunluo's ticket together. Yunluo wanted to give them money, but they refused.
Finally, we are going to enter the Kremlin! The Three Saints and One Tower is the main entrance of the Kremlin. The tower is under renovation. It doesn't matter. I took a photo of it two years ago. I know what you look like. There are several churches in the Kremlin where Putin works. The exterior and interior are similar. This is the Archangel Church.
On the right is the Ivan the Great Bell Tower, which can be visited at several times every day, but unfortunately the tickets for today's summit have been sold out. Below the bell tower is the King of Bells. The King of Bells, also known as the "Tsar Bell", is the largest bell in the world. It was cast between 1733 and 1735. It is more than 6 meters high and weighs more than 220 tons. It is covered with exquisite carvings.
Before the bell king had time to hang it up, a fire broke out. The bell had already burned very hot. People poured water to put out the fire, but due to the sudden change of temperature, a piece of the bell body collapsed. Even a piece of the fragment weighed 11 tons. Due to the damage, the bell can no longer ring. It can only be placed here for people to appreciate.
After seeing the King of Bells, let's look at the King of Cannons. The King of Cannons weighs 40 tons and has a caliber of 0.92 meters. It was the largest cannon in the world at that time. There are four shells piled in front of the cannon, each weighing about 1 ton. There are exquisite carvings on the cannon body and the gun carriage. Because this cannon is too big and too heavy, it has no practical value, so it has never been used. In other words.
The Cannon King never fired a pao (10,000 words omitted here, Yunluo knows you are evil) The handsome police uncle always uses whistles and shouts to remind tourists not to step into the prohibited area. I didn't buy a ticket to visit the Ivan the Great Bell Tower. The Holy Trinity Tower is both the entrance and the exit. After visiting the Kremlin, the aunties are ready to go back and rest.
Invite Yunluo to have dinner together, but Yunluo said no. The aunties said it was rare to meet a Chinese person who was so enthusiastic, and they must have dinner together. Moreover, one auntie needed to withdraw cash from an ATM with a UnionPay logo on Arbat Street (the auntie's cards were all UnionPay, not Visa or Master), but unfortunately she couldn't understand Russian or English.
Yunluo said, "Let me help you." At a restaurant on Arbat Street, the aunt ordered a lot of dishes and ate very full. She barely finished the meal. After the meal, Yunluo accompanied the aunt to get the money. After the meal was successfully completed, everyone waved goodbye. The aunts were all over fifty years old, but they all had young hearts. I wish them to have fun, be happy every day, and stay younger and younger.
The equestrian statue of General Zhukov on the north side of Red Square. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier + the Eternal Flame. "Lenin" and "Stalin" also went into business to make money. After visiting the Kremlin, this trip to Europe ended perfectly. Take the subway to Belorussky Railway Station and take the Airport Express. Pass by Mayakovsky Station.
When checking in, Yunluo asked for a window seat in the back row. The check-in auntie said all full. After the experience of being overbooked in Singapore last year, Yunluo was too lazy to talk and waited for her to solve the problem. Sure enough, a boarding pass was printed for Yunluo a while later, and the seat was 16c. It was relatively close to the front.
Yunluo didn't realize what "front" meant at the time, so she didn't pay much attention to it. After boarding the plane, she found that 16c was a relatively front seat (nonsense!), and behind Yunluo was a partition, and on the other side of the partition was the ordinary economy class - do you understand? Yunluo was upgraded to the premium economy class. (To be continued...)