Behind the park is the famous Sforza Castle (Castello Sforzesco). Sforza Castle (Castello Sforzesco) is one of the most important buildings in Milan and a symbol of the city's vicissitudes of history. Inside is the famous ceiling painting Saladelleasse by Leonardo da Vinci. After leaving Sforza Castle, return to the direction of Milan Cathedral.

You will pass through several shopping districts along the way, so enjoy shopping in Milan. I sincerely recommend that you buy more. In addition to luxury goods, Italian leather goods are really worth buying. Yunluo regrets not buying a few more pairs of shoes. The quality and workmanship are really great. Remember to ask the clerk for a tax refund form when checking out. As long as you reach a certain amount, you can go to the airport to handle the tax refund.

In the morning, Yunluo and Anchuyu left Milan and headed for Verona. Verona is one of the oldest, most beautiful and most glorious cities in Italy. Its Latin name means "very elegant city". Verona is also known as the city of love. The love story of Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare took place here.

This section of the train is more comfortable than the previous one. There are not many people. I have to use all the new glasses, bags and accessories. The journey is too long. Let's take a few selfies first... A small building in the courtyard at No. 27 Cappello Road in the city center is Juliet's former residence. In front of the courtyard stands a life-size bronze statue of Juliet, standing gracefully, affectionate and slightly sad.

But in fact, the balcony of Juliet's former residence does not exist~~It is just a scene built later for tourism~~When Yunluo and An Chuyu found it, it was closed, so they could only watch from afar~According to legend, touching the right breast of the statue can bring beautiful love, now the right breast of Juliet's statue looks particularly shiny.

It's a pity that Yunluo and An Chuyu didn't have a chance to touch it~~This is the balcony of Yunluo and An Chuyu's hotel~~Does it look like the attic of a princess in a fairy tale world~~Opening the window is really a surprise~~Although the room is not big~but the balcony is a big plus! Below are all narcissistic photos of the balcony. After taking selfies, go out to find food...Verona is not big.

It's very comfortable to walk around. The small shops here are also very exquisite. You can go shopping. Passing by a pizza shop that claims to be the champion, with awards and news reports all over the wall, the pizza from this shop is really the best one Yunluo has eaten in the whole trip! It's really unforgettable~~ In order to emphasize that it is the champion pizza.

The title has also been translated into various languages~ (Pizza + small red wine + small champagne) 40 euros This small town is Yunluo's favorite one during the trip to Italy~ It is also one of the world heritage sites recognized by UNESCO. There are many tourists, but it doesn't feel crowded. Everyone walks around and is very leisurely~~ Afternoon tea time is about 32 euros in total.

This shop is really very exquisite~ I couldn't help taking photos for a long time~ The clerk is also very handsome! Chocolate shoes~ The desserts are small and very exquisite. The Italian desserts use very powerful ingredients, so the taste is too strong~ Yunluo doesn't like sweets, but when he sees beautiful things, he can't help but try them~ He walked to a square~ There are many open-air vendors here.

However, most of the things sold there are made in China. It is not recommended to buy them. It is better to go to a regular small shop to buy Italian products. The Colosseum of Arena is now used as an opera performance venue. Do the newly bought shoes look good? The leather of Italian-made shoes is really great. The average price of this style of shoes ranges from 100 to 300 euros.

Compared to the price of 2,000 or 3,000 in domestic shopping malls, it is really a good deal to buy such exquisite handmade shoes of the same value~~ Let me borrow Mr. Gua's hand to use~~ I have always longed to have someone to accompany Yunluo to travel around the world~ and always hold Yunluo's hand to experience all the beautiful scenery in front of us~ It's a pity that there is no such person so far.

Hey~~ the exquisite hanging rack for ornaments in the window~~~ the picture below is a classic Italian coffee machine brand~~ there is no French press coffee machine in China, the color matching is very special~~ Mr. Gua brought one back to China~ it is really overweight! The one below is the famous bronze statue of Juliet~ I can only look at it from a distance.

It closed at 7pm. The sun was setting. We strolled along the river. We returned to the square to eat at night. The sky was a different blue. We all sat in the open-air restaurant to drink and chat. The meal tasted great! It cost 100 euros in total. It was the most expensive meal that Yunluo and Anchu had. The appetizer in the picture below is very common in Italy. Almost all ladies order this.

I forgot the name Yunluo, but it's very easy to recognize it from the menu. Usually, the first few wines on the wine list indicate that orange has been added, so it's easy to recognize. After a full meal, I walked back to the hotel~~Another comfortable day has ended.

This city, one of the most worth visiting in the world, is about to appear in front of Yunluo and An Chuyu. The scenery along the way is pretty good. The first reaction after getting off the train is that there are too many tourists! As soon as you get out of the train station, you first find a window to buy a transportation ticket! You must buy a pass ~ 30 euros per person, unlimited for 48 hours ~ a single ticket is 7 euros per time, which is very expensive.

This is the water bus ticket for Yunluo and Anchuyu in Venice. There is a small booth at each station. Swipe the card before entering. It's all about self-consciousness. Finally I saw the scenery I have seen countless times on TV and in the movies. I was a little excited. Venice is a city built on water. It consists of 118 small islands and 177 waterways.

401 bridges connect the city. Here you can find one of the most beautiful squares in the world, Piazza San Marco, the sad Bridge of Sighs described by Xu Zhimo, and the breathtakingly beautiful corridors. This is the birthplace of the Venetian School of Painting and the filming location for many movie clips. There are gondolas, water taxis, and private yachts docked on the shore.

The Venetian method of building. First, wooden pillars are driven into the soil, and then a large, thick layer of Istrian stone is laid. This Istrian stone is extremely waterproof. Then bricks are laid on the Istrian stone to build the buildings. Since bricks are much lighter than Istrian stone, there is no problem of serious sinking of the house.

I also heard that the wooden piles below have become stronger and stronger as they have been soaked in water for many years~ It is really interesting~ The only city in the world without cars, all transportation is on water~ I heard that the housing prices here are very high! The hotel that Yunluo and An Chuyu booked is not easy to find~ Everyone is exploring the way, and Yunluo hides from the sun to watch the luggage.

Although it was hard to find, I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived. Very old room. Very beautiful. After a short rest, I excitedly went out for a walk. By the way, I want to remind everyone that the price of using the toilet in Venice is 1.5 euros per person, which is very high. The high price is reflected in all aspects. The picture below shows a group of tourists riding a gondola. In the past, the number of gondolas exceeded 10,000.

But now there are only a few hundred left in Venice. The exterior design of gondolas originally varied, and nobles often rode gondolas decorated with satin and silk and exquisite carvings to show off their wealth. In order to curb this extravagant trend, the Venice Senate issued a ban: no decorations that show off family status were allowed on gondolas.

All gondolas are painted black. This tradition has been maintained, and today's gondolas are also uniformly black, and are only decorated as flower boats on special occasions. The gondola driver only wears a tight knitted top with horizontal stripes and a straw hat. Gondola rides are expensive, with an average of about 70 to 120 euros per 40 minutes.

And it's not as beautiful as it is on TV. Nowadays, gondoliers don't sing on their own initiative. They need to pay. Maybe it's because there are too many tourists. Even the singing gondoliers have lost their passion. Before the 18th century, the lives of Venice residents were completely inseparable from masks. When people go out, both men and women have to wear masks and cloaks.

The nobles put on exaggerated masks and gorgeous retro costumes. They gathered by the river or took a night boat trip. The masks concealed everyone's true identity, so people could revel without scruples. Music and celebration all night long. The custom of Carnival originally originated from the Venetian nobles who liked to gamble in the casino incognito.

Some of them were meeting their lovers in secret. Some were hiding from their enemies. Later, it evolved into the most exotic and colorful festival in Europe. In the streets and alleys of Venice, there are mask shops. The prices vary greatly. When buying, you must make sure it is made in Italy. Fortunately, the vendors here abide by the law.

As long as it is made in China, it will be clearly marked. As early as the 13th century, there were laws regulating the use of masks. Before the 18th century, the law allowed Venetians to wear masks to work and live most of the year. The mask in the picture below is called: jester. It was a mask exclusive to women in the past. The traditional Venetian mask is made of paper, and the basic materials are clay, plaster and glue. So the mask that looks big is actually very light.

After the original white mask is made, it is painted on and decorated with other small things such as gold foil, fur, velvet, gems, brocade, etc. There are many different styles, and many shops sell masks based on their own artistic designs. Yunluo personally likes the more exaggerated styles, especially those with feather decorations.

It looks very elegant. In addition to masks, there are also some interesting works by other local designers. The picture below is a tin design. The price is very high. But what I sell is the design. I like it. The price is worth it. Every 100 years, Venice will sink 1.3 cm. After World War II, in order to meet the needs of industrial and agricultural development, people have been exploiting groundwater in large quantities.

Although this behavior was later banned, the consequences were irreversible: the entire city sank 30 centimeters in 20 years, and the center of Venetian life, St. Mark's Square, was only 30 centimeters above the warning water level. Whenever a flood occurs, St. Mark's Square will be submerged 10 centimeters below the water surface. The price of an Italian-made mask generally starts at 20 euros.

In other words, the price will not be less than 200 RMB. The more expensive it can be, thousands of Euros. The higher the price, the finer the workmanship. Yun Luo couldn't help but buy two here. The purple one on the first day and the pink one on the second day. I like them so much. If the masks here are really made by old artists, it is difficult to buy exactly the same ones.

Most of them are unique designs. However, the masks here don’t have outer packaging boxes. Yunluo packed them back in a shoe box. The prices in Venice are very high. This has also led to a decreasing number of local residents in Venice, and those who stay rarely consume on the island. Yunluo and An Chuyu were walking in the streets of Venice.

Almost all of them are tourist product shops. The whole city was born for tourism. However, I was a little disappointed to see everything here. It was not as beautiful as Yunluo had imagined. A girl who has lived here for ten years said that when she first came here, the water was clear. Now it has all turned green. You can see garbage everywhere.

The high tide is also accompanied by a foul smell. Most of the vendors here do not live in Venice. Because the housing prices are too high, people who own properties are not willing to rent them for a long time. They prefer to rent them to tourists as hotels to make money. Therefore, many people spend more than an hour or even longer every day to travel from the outer islands to Venice to open shops and work.

Nowadays, there are only tourists here. The local life is rarely seen. The picture above is the Church of St. Mercer, which has a beautifully carved Baroque facade. Basilica San Marco is located in Piazza San Marco. It was built by Venetian merchants in 829 AD to transport St. Mark (the author of the Gospel of Mark) back to Venice.

The entire church adopts the Byzantine architectural style, and under the altar of the church is the tomb of St. Mark. How to get there: Follow the Piazza San Marco sign to walk there; if you can't find it, just use your mobile navigation~ The Campanile Bell Tower in Venice stands on Piazza San Marco. This 98.6-meter-high bell tower was built in the late 15th century and stands on the bell tower.

You can enjoy the whole view of Venice from the top. It is recommended to go up in the evening. For dinner, I went to a new friend's restaurant to eat authentic Venetian cuisine. This meal cost about 86 euros. The most famous thing in Venice is squid noodles. It is the black thing in the picture below. After eating it, my mouth is full of black. I think the taste is average. After all, it is a specialty.

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You can feel it~ The lobster noodles at Yunluo are more delicious~ After dinner, the lights on the streets gradually brightened~ Venice presents a different style~ When night falls, the open-air restaurants and cafes around St. Mark's Square are particularly lively~ Especially opposite the two largest restaurants, there will be live symphony band performances.

The music was very beautiful. Even tourists who were not having a meal could not help but watch. Everyone sang along and clapped. It was like an open-air concert. Yunluo and An Chuyu took a walk back to the hotel. After dark, there were fewer tourists than during the day. The whole city became very quiet. The only sound they could hear was the waves.

There is a very famous Bridge of Sighs connecting the Governor's Palace and the dungeon next to it. The Bridge of Sighs is in the early Baroque style. The bridge is shaped like a house, with a dome covering the upper part. It is very tightly closed, with only two small windows facing the canal. In the past. After the prisoner was tried in the Governor's Palace, the serious criminal was taken to the dungeon.

The death row prisoners had to walk through this airtight bridge on their way to the execution ground, as they might never see the world again. They could only look at the blue sky through the small window and sigh involuntarily when they thought of their families waiting for them on the boat under the bridge. It was said that lovers could be together forever if they kissed under the bridge. There is a legend: A man was sentenced to death.

Walk across the bridge. "Take one last look!" the jailer said, and asked the man to stop in front of the window. The man climbed the window frame and looked down, and saw a long and narrow gondola. It was passing under the bridge, and there was a man and a woman on the boat. They were kissing. The woman turned out to be his lover. The man madly rushed towards the stained glass window, which was made of thick marble.

It was not damaged, but only a pool of blood and an angry corpse. I don't know how long this city will remain beautiful. Some people say that Venice is one of the most worthwhile cities to visit, because it is likely to sink and disappear in the near future. I am very glad that Yunluo has personally experienced its charm here.

Have breakfast in a cafe with a panoramic view ~ beautiful pastries and freshly ground coffee ~ cherish the last day in Venice ~ pass by St. Mark's Square again in the morning to go to the pier to take a boat ~ the sky is incredibly blue ~ the photo below is of great significance ~ haha ​​~ Yunluo's little secret ~ the glass island of Murano is a world-famous glass product production site.

The craftsmanship is unique. The main itinerary of this day is here~How to get there: Water bus route 4.1, stop name muranocolonna or muranofaro, time 6:15-20:15 (15, 35, 55 every hour). Direct route: Water bus route 3, stop name murano, departure time: 6:20-18:10.

Return time: 7:14-18:44. The scenery along the way is still beautiful~ Venice is indeed a very special water city~ When you come to the island, you can watch the live performance of old artists making glass crafts. Wire drawing thermoplastic, 3 euros per person~ skilled, very powerful~ glass melts very quickly~, so they need to keep turning the iron shape in their hands in a very short time.

I really hope that this craft will not be lost and must be carried forward. In 1291, the Republic of Venice was worried that the fire in the glass factory would cause a fire in Venice, which was full of wooden houses, and ordered all glass factories in Venice to move to Murano. From then on, Murano became the center of colorful glass manufacturing. It was also the artisans here who invented colored glass.

In the 14th century, Murano began to export glass products, and was famous for its glass beads, glass mirrors and glass chandeliers, but of course the price was also very expensive. The small wine glasses in the picture above cost 9 euros each. Yunluo bought a few and brought them home. I really liked them. They were small and exquisite. Yunluo and An Chuyu chose an open-air restaurant for lunch.

As soon as I sat down, I was attracted by the purple glass cup on the dining table. I asked the clerk where I could buy it, and he replied that it was only available in their restaurant. If I wanted to buy it, it would be 30 Euros each. It was used, and I really liked it. I couldn't help but take pictures for a long time. Now I think it's a pity that I didn't buy it. There is also the designer's signature below.

Many netizens asked Yunluo where the mole on Yunluo's face is. Actually, it is on the left. It's just that the photo taken with the front camera of the mobile phone will be reversed. So the photos taken with the camera and the mobile phone always seem to be switched between the two sides. When taking photos when traveling, you can not wear makeup, but you must not use lipstick. Don't be as lazy as Yunluo.

Just prepare a few different colors to change your lip color every day~ This meal costs about 86 euros! The dishes are small~ but very delicate~ The lobster noodles in the picture below are a bit pitiful~~~ Due to the popularity of Murano glass, Murano glassmakers soon became prominent citizens on Murano Island. Before the 14th century. (To be continued...)