'D Shikoku (serial 2)

Monday, April 26, Florence, fine

In the morning, also in Rome.

I got up early, my table does not have replaced the Roman time, åœ — äº¬æ — ¶é — ' 11 and a half, but Rome time is 5: 30 in the morning. Come to the hotel behind the small garden, the Rose was about to open, the climate here than Beijing cold, or early spring in Beijing. The right is the highway, not far away there is a supermarket, nightclubs, like our suburbs of resorts, but not so large. Days and a bit cloudy, from time to time, also a few drops under the rain. Morning is still very cool, I've been wearing thin. Running, exercises, and breakfast buffet. 8 o'clock, we had an 18-seat minibuses, drivers have changed, he will go with us through the following tour. This is a driver of Portugal, is a language barrier, unable to communicate. Because we only nine individuals, (plus guide Miss Zheng) so the seat is very rich, peer of motion sickness, so have to sit in the front, behind the long rows of chairs became my sleeper, my way can lay sleeping, eliminates a lot of travel fatigue.

Car along the Apennines to the North, the cradle of the Renaissance in Florence, Italy.

The distance is 300 km, to open more than three hours, so there are a lot of time on tour guide told us about Italy and Florence. Italy is a country of immigration, ethnic, Southerners more black, Eastern Mediterranean, the North more white, no wonder we cannot distinguish between what is pure Italy? Italy is 8500 kilometres of coastline, the area is 30 000 square kilometres. It is the most affluent areas to be wave River plain, this is Italy's micang, industries are well developed, particularly advanced in the textile industry. Fiat car factory produced by Fiat automobiles and trucks and medium-sized iouik van in the world are very famous. Italy produced large stone, the most famous white Carrara marble, called, smooth, and smooth, it is no wonder that the sculpture of Italy is so beautiful and such a good raw material. Now I know why Italy's tiles sanitary facilities so famous, originated from raw materials of these exquisite marble.

Italy is to focus on appearance, there is the home of the "clothing" known, on various occasions Italy people wear different clothing, especially during dinner time, dressed, woman also wear jewellery and exquisite small package.

Italy most males and mother lived together, it probably is and other European countries in different places, and son very biased towards the mother, if not, the son and daughter-in-law and always stood in the mother's side. In order to improve relations, mother-in-law often go on a cooking school, in order to make delicious Italy noodles.

Cars in Expressway careering, foreign drivers is very well-behaved, generally not in the lane on long stays, only faster and catch up with the car in front of, before entering the lane, a more than to get back to the carriageway.

And China's drivers, it is high quality. China's drivers do not walk according to the rules, not the go lane road trucks, minibuses will occupy in the road, and crimping speed, enables high-speed road, not speed. Why we where not able to learn abroad. If the people in Beijing with a hatchback is also slightly easing road congestion and parking difficult problems, but also can save energy, in fact the person who opened the cart, and more to the scene, not as practical. I think Beijing really should promote practical car, but a transport?

Italy close to 60 million population, Rome was the largest city, has a population of 160 million, Milan is the second largest city, has a population of 130 000, Naples is 110 million, and Turin.

Florence sixth 60 million people. Vehicle traveling nearly 4 hours came to Italy in Athens, the old "Firenze roller printed" Florence, Florence in Italian means "city of flowers". Florence is famous because of the Renaissance, is a place here. Poet Dan Ding's "Divine Comedy", the words become Florence Italy's national language. Scientist Galileo, Renaissance "three" Michelangelo, Rafael, da Vinci · have lived here, the city retains the Renaissance style, filled with Renaissance atmosphere. Our car to drive to Michelangelo square. This is the uphill sull'arno. Global vision, Florence in feet, here are a number of villages with a favorable, and decorated in country house surrounded by the city of gentle slopes, the weather is so fine, blue sky, deep blue mountain and red and white small town in front of you, it's full of harmony and beauty. The most prominent building is Picciotto Bell Tower. This is a country with a Gothic profile of the Bell Tower. Is Joe Torre in the beginning constructed in 1334, Orange Dome, a thickness of 8 white marble of the joist. The following external walls are white and Green Marble Mosaic's and the bottom relief is Pisano in Picciotto leave on the basis of drawings, very beautiful. Michelangelo in the middle of the square there is a statue of David, is a replica of the original sculpture of Michelangelo, although not the original, but also very impressive, naked body in the Sun is very strong. Base there is a set of sculptures, is also very delicate.

After lunch, we went to the Cathedral of our Lady of flowers.

Its construction began in 1294, and build a 175 years. This is a city in white, pink and green marble decorated according to the geometry of the Cathedral, the main church full length 135 m, width 38 meters, which is also the world's largest religious buildings. It looks gorgeous, exterior walls carved Jesus, the Virgin Mary and the Saints. The main church is very simple, almost empty, and St. Peter's Church opposite. St. Peter's Church is the appearance of simplicity, internal Deluxe, here are the flashy, internal simple, perhaps even to people close to the feeling of God. The main church exhibiting some frescoes, many famous painters were here to study the human perspective, these paintings were called the encyclopedia of the body. This religious and human unity with the Eastern religion.

Our Lady of flowers next to the Cathedral is the baptism Chapel, built in 4-5 century, is an ancient Roman religious architecture, the building is 8 angle, which includes a rectangle with room, pyramid of

The roof was built in 1128 years. Its external all green and white marble decoration. And the Cathedral is one of harmony and the like. It is the most famous are the three bronze doors, brass door around carving Biblical figures and statues of the artist at that time. In the first, if you accept baptism is not like now baptized only symbolic head spray some water, but a real immersion in water, so the baptism Chapel is very large and very luxurious.

Florence city, municipal Plaza is also nearby.

This is Italy's most beautiful square in the world. It should be said that Italy was square and Church, but they each have their own style, almost every department is a piece of art treasures. Plaza surrounded by modeling simple historical buildings. Old red brick-built like a castle-like building was the wechiau Palace, all the Windows are following a rectangle above is semicircular, tall towers should be a lookout tower, the top floor of each layer as the ancient city walls, built a sawtooth, square on one side is the one with three large arches of the promenade, this is the 16th century a great contribution to the design and construction of the artist, the architecture behind it is the odd family donor t-Museum, but today is a Monday, the Museum of the rest. We lost an opportunity in front of it as a picture. Square has a large fountain, was built in 1575. The white marble sculpture standing in the middle of the sea surrounded by the green of the sea and the hippocampus. Neptunus and Poseidon naked, every muscle is clear, precise carving, fully embodies the Renaissance people advocating human beauty. These works of art, always a shock, you cannot not be touched by the artist's creation, it is so beautiful! in the wechiau Palace gate have a bottle of Michelangelo's famous works 【 David 】 imitation (genuine saved in the Gallery of the Academy of fine arts).

Then we went to the old bridge.

It was built in 1345, Florence's oldest bridge, bridge and neck and lower two floors are shops, allegedly used to butcher or leather, the taste of the bridge was very unpleasant. Subsequently Ferdinand Duke feel too bad here tasting, you will no longer allow these people are here for business, instead of jewelry store and jewellery shops, a dramatic improvement in the environment here. Bridge of upper connection River Palace embankment jiugong and ratio, the Duke who can bridge above the corridor from home to Office to go to work. Now, there is no opening of the bridge, lower and upper deck is buy some small ornaments, works of art or a toy or something. We went from the old bridge on the Arno River quietly flowing under the bridge, as if to us, telling the story of thousands of years ago.

Holy Cross chapel was built in 1294, is a classic Gothic building, the entire facade was built in 1863, is white and green marble decoration.

The back has a red spire of the Bell Tower. It's well-known that it inside the interment of the famous sculptor Michelangelo, the poet Dante, astronomer Galileo, Opera Maestro Rossini, etc. Each grave are carved statue. Here you can feel the Italy's contribution to the art and science is and the Renaissance. Italy people respect the art and cultural history. Experienced lengthy slave society, people desire to break the shackles, freedom, liberation of the human spirit is embodied by the Renaissance. At this time, religion has changed, in the hands of masters, the people of God, they like it was made, and some of the flesh. Therefore, all God apart from the head of the aura, almost and ordinary people no different.

I know talking Italy Renaissance and less, because China's education on this only subtle depiction.

But the cultural revolution, in the complete denial of the culture of the times, has inspired our generation on culture. We will not be able to read, but more thirst in our understanding and communication of the circle, we all may find books in exchange for a reading. Of course, is secretly because reading was considered white designed, even suspicion of capitalist tendencies. When we were after hair cuts in the countryside, especially later with dispatches for the city, experienced a big wave of educated youth discount are unscrupulous, their own way to social challenges, some to crime, but more people are more rational. The pursuit of culture is part of the person's intention. Then read no shame, we read many books, even before its digestion is a ancient brain eating it, although we delayed learning excellent time, but slowly increase their literacy. So to the cradle of Renaissance Italy, used to be my great desire, now standing at the master's tombstone, cannot fail to excite my reverence and emotions.

The accident was we were taken to Pisa, it is not on your schedule.

Far away to see the leaning tower of Pisa, was really exciting. It is because Galileo here as is famous for its free fall test, secondary school physics when he heard that we have many pictures on it, did not imagine will have the opportunity to witness the tower. When you approach it, had to its ingenious. It was founded in 1174 years, nearly 900 years, this is a cylindrical building 8th floor, Tower 54.4 meters high, was built with white marble, weighing 1.42 million tons, the Tower has 294-grade level. Bottom 15 root cylinders, above 6 layer 13 root from China, the top 12 colums. Between the two pillars were built in arch sex coupons. Building Tower, built on the third floor of the tower is found, forced to work up to tilt a century. Then continue after the completion of construction of the Tower from the center line 2.1 m. 600 years, continuously sloping, reached 5.30, deviation 4.4 m. This oblique rather than down phenomenon makes it famous Pisa. Recently, Italy has taken a correction for safety, we work to, and rectification work is complete, open, that we see the face of a tower. Next to the Tower of the Church are white marble, the building of very fine, from the front, the lower is the rectangle structure, seven arches, but only lasted three fan green gate. Another layer is also used outside the rectangle, 20 root has finished on the white marble cylindrical corridor, looked very far is delicate. Then the above is a trapezoid, above andIn the green square, in front of the white marble building a picture like that you can imagine is very beautiful. Here the architecture and the building of China is not the same, the white marble materials, making them seem easy, open, not like the big roof, solemn, heavy. China decorum, depression can also from the building.

Walk from the leaning tower of Pisa, just like China outside a Tablet buy commodities of stalls, buy various small bags, toys, jewelry, hats, etc, hawker there, it's our compatriots around the world, some of the Italy would say a few words of Chinese, 3 2 $ $, you sell his merchandise.

At this point, we are in a foreign country for a God is good. We do not buy those things that make later to Chinese manufacturing, spending money, something of quality than Beijing agricultural fair of goods quality also poor, bought also does not make people laugh at you. In the evening, we stayed in Florence.