One wheel 11, Italy travel notes of four cities

Opening

Italy and France, is a romantic country, or even a lot of people do not think it too relies on the spectrum, was going to Italy and France in a time travel in travel, but from the economic level and discount schedule for various reasons considered down or give up going to Paris, in Italy a good experience.

A full 11-day trip is very full, rush to the streets every day, as well as the bow of the car, almost a quarter are not even sit down at the stop, open-air cafe to enjoy your time, use the "wild" two words to describe a little too much. However, such travel, let us experience the life of the people of Italy, go their way, eat the food they eat, they sat in the car, and they couldn't write unknown signs and maps do struggle, finally traveled all over Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan's famous cities. It can be considered a detailed understanding of local customs.

Do not rely on the spectrum of Italy, give us more challenges, more surprises.

Perhaps not everyone would embrace such a journey, and I, you can enjoy them into.

Preparation

Summary of the journey: peer 4 people, even the first night and the last one morning, a total of 11 days.

Route to: Shanghai flight from Dubai to Rome--> the train to Florence--> train to Venice--> train to Milan--Milan via Dubai > returned to Shanghai. Spend about RMB17, 000, including air travel/accommodation/eat/tickets/ticket/souvenirs.

If you want to buy luxury goods (Italy luxury brand very much, then will be referred to), you need to swap enough euro or with good credit, not everywhere you can swipe your card, but luxury brand shops will be able to brush.

This is our usual tours.

Preparation to spend a lot of effort, interviewed many ever mix, thanks to Karen's great contribution made.

First of all this talk about Schengen visa.

Consulate General of Italy

Address: 989 Changle road, Shanghai, century business square 19/f, 200031

Tel: 021-54075588

Fax: 021-64716977

E-mail: info.shanghai@esteri.it

Italy Embassy http://www.ambpechino.esteri.it/ambasciata_pechino/menu/ambasciata/

Italy Consulate http://www.consshanghai.esteri.it/consolato_shanghai

Reminder: first hand material and obtain an appointment day single, surface check queue you want to go early

Or you can delegate travel agency, collect a certain fee, materials, or to prepare yourself

Typically there is a visa required materials:

1, passport, ID card, residence booklet

2, fill in the application form (available at the consular Web site, free download), white background 2 inch photographs

3, journey (this part may request a travel agency to produce a virtual travel, air travel and hotel accommodations, you can cancel the booking after submission, travel agencies charge a fee)

4, the company certificate (including income, jobs, their return will retain your position), the last 6 months of payroll

5, bank deposit proof (5 million RMB)

6, company business license + seal

7, organizations and agencies code card + seal

8, dual currency credit card copy (surface check to take good when carry-on)

9, insurance (which must include medical expenses and repatriation costs, maximum 30W Yuan)

10, property certificate (if any)

Surface check, it will ask you a few days, to which several cities in bold strokes, if several people to go along, we answer to match.

Italy Consulate visa quite a lot, but also relatively easy. Ready information is no big issue. Generally a month can get.

Basic situation of Italy

The difference with Beijing time: 7 hours (we went to the daylight saving time, the time difference of 6 hours)

Local currency: Euro

Climate: pleasant dry, temperature 15-30 degrees, the temperature difference between morning and evening, the sun radiation.

Noon to wear short-sleeved, night must have a coat. Pay attention to the thermal moisturizing sun protection. In addition, the relatively low temperatures in Milan to 20 degrees, wear sweaters or thick little coat.

Native languages: local people are really very few will be English.

We take a look at the map, Ah, Ah accompaniment became popular. For two days is used.

Local customs: customs or friendly and enthusiastic, and is always ready to help tourists, if you accidentally just call up a tree, they are not grudgingly gave a fairly bright smile or nod.

Of course compared to Western European countries, Italy is relatively less rigorous and economic level is also relatively backward, so often encounter is chopped events. Our all-when is a kind of experience, teach a tuition fee. In the following presentation will also be a description.

Tip: this is actually very trapped around Chinese tourists, we don't want to give a lot of tips, fear is the local people's eyes, so often do not know what to do.

But now in Italy for dinner, will charge you the bread baskets of money, usually 1.5 ~ 2.5 euro per person, if you're old enough to help yourselves to the stomach, equivalent to 10% service charge.

Italy — a small country can be different

At the start of the

Before you travel, we hope to offer the entire trip in Paris, but because the timing and ticket price calculation, time to go to Paris, the economy is not very effective, so I finally gave up. Before you go, you've come to consult a few friends, it seems everyone is not a complete travel across Italy, mostly a stroke 2 ~ 3 European countries, basic to Italy three cities do not more. And then everyone's evaluation were also different, there are said to not depend on the spectrum, there are very good, there is also a memory is not impressive. Even at some online travels Raiders are, for example, say that Venice is very small, no fun, and said very beautiful, is said to Rome must sit double tour bus and said by bus is a waste of money, say must bargain outlets, also has a say or go to luxury brand Street buy classic, opinions, and see how you have the choice.

However, later we're still under your own experiences of some bullshit:

-Rome VS Beijing, numerous monuments, one wheel every day, three days of play, if you do not have a tour guide, basic is confused as to the meaning of history and monuments, the photo you want.

Go to Italy, Rome is certainly a must-see.

-Florence VS Xian, small cities, old style, leisurely stroll anywhere, condition, there are known for overseas production of leather, there is a heavy old town features.

Venice-lagoon city scenery in Guilin, VS winding, high season there is a lot of visitors, if free line time little shop around the outer islands are also fun.

Milan VS Shanghai, fashion, street spacious, high-rises, everywhere you shopping impulse

More than the right, under the Chinese travel agencies to the foreigner tour routes to assume that, because foreigners come to China to play, more than ten days to go to China can only select the four cities are Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Shanghai.

So it looks like everyone's ideas, draw a from South to North, from West to East of route, but also can taste different scenery and culture of the city.

Although Italy is a small country, but also from the South to the North have a certain depth, so this route should be the most classic.

If you have more time to reach out to Italy village, that should be all.

Of course, a trip or go long odds, spent, but also lost through associates, blame, encounter difficulties met surprise that, for us, all wealth!

Tips:

L Italy people rarely English in all net assessment is consistent, their enthusiasm but often refers to the wrong way, or look on the map.

L Italy Metro and bus directions are not clear, the provisions also not the same everywhere, and there is no English version, often makes people puzzled, so be careful, or easily because no buy tickets or less had time and is considered a free riders!

L don't think too late can rely on taxis, in this run 10 metres on the jump table also double charge baggage charges nation, taxis expensive also not easy to recruit young, very easy virtue.

L Hotel service charge is extremely expensive, not to easily please hotel front desk for you, otherwise it is a great loss.

L supermarket to buy something than eating out-of-the-lot cheaper, no way, other artificial high!

L online booking tickets for some places, plus handling fees, and expensive, but you can avoid the queues of distress, he looked at the Office.

L online ticket discounts, but time is fixed, you cannot miss.

If you buy a ticket on the spot, you can adjust the frequency, is also very convenient. Similarly, they looked at the Office.

L want to drink hot water, be sure to bring an electric kettle, unless you are staying more than a good 4-star hotel.

1. distant journey/reach Rome (Day 1)

After repeated comparisons, we selected in the morning of 4/24, 4 a.m., has booked a car travelling the World Expo, direct departure to Pudong International Airport.

Flight EK305 takes off at 7: 15, 9 hours, in Dubai, about waiting for more than three hours, take-off again about EK095 6 hours, after a whole day to toss about, and finally in local time 20: 10 cent reached Rome (Roma, 6 hours time difference).

Rome airport has an interesting transport — connecting rail, passenger ride like Metro train from the airport, galloping track, track open-air lobby, up and down, bend, seemed happy Valley sit pleasure, but seemingly drone (also possible cabin of the car), all in all very exciting.

From the airport shuttle bus, sat, 8 Euro/person, the distance is approximately half an hour, if a taxi would be very expensive, we basically had no more, take the bus arrives at the central station Termini, because the baggage weight, and the time it was late, so the station a taxi, only took a couple of bends to the table every 10 m jump, the hotel is 7 euro.

However, the driver told us pointing to 14 ', said a long time didn't understand, but basically to collect baggage charges, it would double. No way, stranger, can't give money.

Mercure Hotel, on the night of accommodation is located in bologna square, away from the Metro transfer station and the railway station Termini is only one station away, around the residential area, very quiet, traffic convenient also.

Just compare the economic price, room is quite small. Put two suitcases in the room, it is a narrow corridor, bathroom, bath or very spacious.

Tips:

L in online booking hotel a little earlier, and pay for the room rate, you can make the room more economical

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L taxi has baggage charges, this in a later experience has confirmed that is only because the driver of integrity, so the number of charges are not the same.

Our 4 luggage, usually about 6 ~ 7 euro.

2. Roman ruins/bucket veterinary field/Venice square and other attractions (Day 2)

Generally the hotel is free for visitors a map, it marks the location of the hotel, then you can ask them how to get to tourist attractions, this is very convenient.

In Rome, look at the map found everywhere is the tourist sights. We have a total of two and a half days. First day's tasks is to walk in the ancient Roman ruins, and other surrounding attractions, go to the far too far.

Because you want to adjust the aircraft fatigue, we do not have to get up early, and in the hotel breakfast of homemade meal.

Distance from Shanghai brings Croissant, plus hotel offers free coffee, very pleasant.

By Metro bologna square station, Termini, and then sat down out of the station on foot.

All the way to the top at the map, while watching Odyssey, take photographs, swing pose came the famous ruins. Today happens to be the fare, is very pleased to have 12 Europe in a person, very willing to rent a Chinese explanation for that one person is responsible for hearing, and tell other people. The weather this time by the cold go hot, temperature difference is large, the attractions area and very big, so manual water consumption.

We go for A zone in some spots to stay a while back and found that the explanation for speaking stuff even the Chinese also did not quite understand, mainly the temple's Princess la King, are historical figures, do not know.

You can only continue to listen to explanations before giving up. Finally came to A region of high point, looked down, broken wall a panoramic view of the ruins, a bit of the Winter Palace, the Dove and the Seagull flew, to add vitality to the ruins.

Arrive in area b, bucket, veterinary field feel, thanks to the entrance area b, comparison of cool indoors, there is an elevator to the top.

Even more Fortunately, we got in A zone ticket into the door, to b, you do not need to queue, direct can go in, and indeed in the bucket of veterinary field gate queue we came in just several times! this is free from worry and effort.

Ancient Rome famous fighting animal farm, flotilla, although a bit worn, but the momentum is still very impressive, and let people think it Gladiator, wild animals, I felt a smell, feel that shares the ancient Romans and slavery is very cruel.

Observation through the most famous attractions, and at the door see Constantine Arc de Triomphe, a couple in photos, Pamela, the weather, it is a pleasure.

Heures, although the map see also didn't go in some places, we also feel that I have thoroughly enjoyed themselves, to other attractions.

Venice square, just next to the veterinary field in the bucket, a few yards away, the white building in the blue sky, some bronze and bronze sculpture mosaic, very beautiful.

Square there is the monument to the people's heroes, one overlooking the panoramic view of the platform below, attracted many visitors to stop. The book is that Venice square Rome City Center, but the map looks is not like that.

Campidoglio square next to it is again, visit the inside of works of art to line up, we give up because of the time.

Famous mainly because it has a marble floor coverings from Star mesh pattern is Michelangelo designed, non-sitting in the air will not be able to see the complete picture.

Walk along the two famous Plaza, saw a travel team, the guide tells what it could not understand, so take pictures on the go.

After seeing the very distinctive Argentina square, a square standing a few root used pillars, its characteristic is that this keeps a herd of cats, are spontaneous contributions. Cats are very comfortable and easy in a day, also attracted numerous tourists do not stop taking pictures for them.

Darkening sky, passing the Pantheon, and Piazza Novana went around a circle of concerned, finally found a portal to see this famous Plaza, visited S ' Agnes Church, also in it, stopping for a slightly less careful watch over the Plaza of magnificent paintings of all kinds, to continue their way.

Novana square next to a luxury brand, gateway to the famous square of Spain, but has been over seven, in addition to the dinner at the street side, the shop is closed.

Then surprised to see the sea Spain square. The square is rose red azalea, people excited to sit on the steps, chat, eat, there are a lot of bare feet, experience the original Hepburn deductive Princess. At this point it's almost total darkness, had to get on Metro, headed home.

Tips:

The distance between the l subway station is short, walking very shortly, a day at most sit 2 ~ 3 times Metro, buy time ticket (1 euro), there is no need to buy a day ticket (4 euro).

Visit the ruins of A l-first B district after district, may be less Queuing, save time and effort.

L the door wearing Roman soldiers serving people, and they take pictures for money.

L Venice square there is an elevator, up to 7 Europe can and should be a Ascend a place, but the look is not very high, we didn't like, I do not know whether it is worthwhile.

3. the Vatican Museum (Day 3)

Because early booked online at the Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) tickets, so this day's mission is to visit the Vatican City and the surrounding area.

In fact, we have a lot of choice, such as up to the mouth of truth and the Tiberina areas, Bor cover Villa area.

Metro is directly reach the Vatican museums, the appointment time is 11 o'clock in the morning enjoy breakfast time slightly.

We deliberately wanted to look around the hotel, a supermarket, buy some bread milk what. But first heard hotel servicesHealth advice, go out for a discovery not supermarket's shadow, then ask a store owner, we find ourselves going in the opposite direction, then make a turn. Finally, we saw a lot of hauling sma supermarket logo is printed on the plastic bag of the elderly and women to follow their direction, finally to filoviruses place found the big supermarket. Bought a bunch of things, only less than 20 euro, very effective. We at the hotel for a drink Cola to 2.5 ~ 3.5 Europe, but in the supermarket 0.5 Europe can buy. So at this moment, I thought I finally have access to the residents of the treatment.

Museum of the door there is nothing special, but there's a lot of stuff or rent a! a Chinese interpretation, according to the instructions on the numbers come to visit.

Basic line is the first look at the sculpture, painting, and finally, look at some and Catholic-related books, and other collections shengqi,.

First, a sculpture, numerous sculptures is less leg missing arm, there's no head, and then explain the reader says XX is a statue of coffins.

Then came to Egypt Museum, many Egypt's baby was discovered by Europeans, hidden in the Museum, you can feel free to take pictures.

In particular, can make to the Mummy, you know in the Cairo Museum, to spend 100 EGP to visit to the mummies, also cannot take pictures? My excited Ah, today considered the first go round Egypt also failed to realize the dream of a more cost-effective,! also impresses profound is the statue of the God of the Nile, very impressive, and a dozen children around him.

From large and small statues, visible ancient Egypt either ancient or Roman, comply with male, female just accessories, or because they prospered next generation are also present, statue with children.

Only like Athena statue of a class, but no more.

Painting works mostly with religious paintings, generally describes Jesus's crucifixion and the Virgin Mary to feed small story of Jesus.

The figure of the name is fine, will sigh. Also on display are the works of Raphael. Because of different religious beliefs, but a glance in a hurry.

Subsequent to the Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina), a little careless.

We find that looking for it could not find the entry, you can only get from export, all the way to visit a number of religious works, books, came to the Sistine Chapel. At first we do not know what, just saw a dark place like closet, the entrance is small, we squeezed into discovered, eyes suddenly see that great a chapel which is famous for Michelangelo's "final judgment", full of the dome and the surrounding wall is painted murals, very different. Because it is from exports, so I do not know cannot take pictures (museums elsewhere can be photographed), in my ignorance, as a "final judgment", the good prestige!

In a outlet is a spiral staircase, a lot of laps, before reaching the bottom.

This is the first ever person to Vatican most impressed.

From the Museum, we ate lunch, we went to St. Peter's Cathedral.

Tips:

Museum tickets in advance of the scheduled l, you can avoid the queues, but to charge, 4 euro/person.

L if you are not a religious or historical research, or want to learn, to explain that it is not necessary.

L although there is a direct map, Museum of signs is not very clear, many local entry cannot be found.

We can only ask questions, of course, to ask the staff.

L if the tight schedule, do not thin on details of museum collections and works of art, the Museum has numerous collections, allowing you to control time.

4. the Vatican City-St. Peter's Cathedral/St. Angel Castle (Day 3)

The famous St. Peter's Cathedral on the edge of the Museum.

We have finished visiting the Museum, eaten lunch, walking for a while. The Church is not a ticket, go is the key to the square. The sky is blue, fountain sculpture as quietly as, but not many tourists. Let people have a sense of tranquillity, in the square around. When I saw had a Seagull swallowing other birds, only part of the feather wings with bones, unable to swallow, is trying to turn it off, a little bloody, hastily took some photos to go inside the Church.

The church interior apart from other parts of the Tomb, can take pictures.

The Cathedral is divided into several zones, different paintings or statues. Of course there is also a main area for people doing mass. Before many European Church Architecture and magnificent architecture have been seen. Just be honest, St. Peter's Cathedral is indeed on the scale are the momentum. But we dont have only limited to this. And then take pictures out.

Out of the sky more blue, sky grey Cathedral even faint with the forces of light! religion is great, the power of belief.

Just as the Temple of ancient Egypt, St. Peter's Cathedral in a moment you will be able to give a very deep impression.

Leaving the Church, would have left the Vatican.

Faces key square, along a wide Avenue, walk 10 minutes, we want to go to the Fort of Saint Angel (S ' Angelo Castle), legend of the five hundred years ago, there was a plague, the Castle's highest point a sword to disperse the plague of angels, St. Angel Castle because of its name. The door faces the plastic with Angel statue of an Angel bridge, and behind the Castle constituted a great landscape. Although this is not the same as the Charles Bridge in Prague from being on the scale, and length, but also to uphold the European sculpture and architectural complex of luxurious style, it is worth going to the city of Rome.

Under the bridge with a paragraph can be used by pedestrians walked, Tevere (Tevere) quietly flowing here.

No tide, many local people in the running dogAnd rowing enthusiasts several times through the River, is a quiet in the downtown.

Return is once again going back to Spain square, take the subway home.

Tips:

L St. Peter's Cathedral although not tickets, but the door staff check the dress, not expose too much skin, such as a sleeveless, shorts, no entry.

In order to express the solemn, everyone was a little more clothing points.

L St. Peter's Cathedral can take the lift to the top can also be walking, take the lift to 6 euro.

We as the tight schedule, didn't go.

5. wishing, Republic Plaza/travel to Florence (Day 4)

In Rome the third morning, we have relatively heavy task, since the afternoon to catch the train, so haven't visited attractions to finish before 11 o'clock.

Got up early, as usual, the subway. Unexpectedly met to work early peak, the subway is not spacious corridors crowded with people. Suddenly team stopped. Here to commend the Roman people, being stopped impassable, able to maintain good order, no noise, no one pushed, it is very light. This if in Shanghai, Stampede! admire Ah admire. Probably paused for 5 minutes, and finally release.

Today the most important destination is the Trevi Fountain (Fontana Di Trevi), which is the famous wishing.

The first day of our route is not fully arranged, so there is no "mention in passing" wishing to lead the third day must then come to a meeting. The subway to go some way to go early as too major tours arrived yet, attractions, not many people, so amazed, flapping like a photograph.

"Trevi" is a three-lane, because she had before it three different directions.

Spring looks clean and green, and White Palace behind with very harmonious, with a statue of Neptune, vivid. But careful, springs itself is very artificial, false. People come here just to make a wish. It seems that people around the world are the same, spoofing tourists to spring, Ah, Ah, and more attractions in ponds throw coins. Just wondering, a large number of tourists flock to, is very large, and had to leave in a hurry.

From wishing out, walking some distance, thanks to some unknown spots and sculpture, came to the Republic square (Piazza Reppublica).

Europe, many cities have called the Republic square, that is we can't understand. Roman Republic Plaza has galleries in type construction, stands in the street like twins, very balanced, Plaza Central fountains, the opposite is the Michelangelo designed the Church of Notre Dame Angeli (Santa Maria degli Angelli).

Republic Plaza visit, we returned to the hotel to pack, to the station, the beautiful old town of Florence.

In Rome, many attractions could see that a lot is just a quick glance.

Want to know even the Vatican museums, many visitors stay one week. So for three days in Rome arrangements, although certainly not enough, but this is the unique charm of the free line, next time, have the opportunity to also go and see.

Tips：

There are many secrets at the railway station, the surface was said to below;

L online booking without changing the physical ticket, you can directly on the bus.

Our online booking, thought to be at the front on exchanged for tickets, go to the automatic machine queries fail, so go to the counter, results queued useless. In fact, tickets have high technology pattern coding, and get the tickets, a man carrying a machine a scan, even if it was OK.

L platform temporary becomes, always pay attention to.

Sometimes a change of platform, will be temporary, and we pay attention to the signs that are subject to change as quickly as possible and get to the change of the platform, in order to avoid delays.

L if a spot to buy tickets, you will need a yellow color machines print the number and time, or on the bus was found, or think you are free riders.

L General walk longer routes, usually encounter ticket, we only once an hour to go to Pisa, has not been found, but came back, we back a man was checked.

So don't have luck.

L train station toilet charges 1 euro, compared to 1.5 Europe can have a cup of coffee, very expensive.

6. Twilight Florence (Day 4)

Train 13: 15 access points on the way Italy very rural scenery seductive, small a sleepy, 14: 50 arrived in Florence station (Firenze s.m.n).

The weather occasionally sprinkle a few drops of rain, a large sunny again.

From the railway station walk a few hundred meters, you came to our second office accommodation: Sofitel. This accommodation is very good, of course, the price is relatively expensive to 100 euro. Put down your luggage and rest your feet and began our journey to the ancient city.

Out of a left, is the famous dome of the Cathedral (Duomo Cattedrale), also known as the Virgin Cathedral of flowers (Santa Maria del Fiore), Florence's most famous attractions.

Church of big, powerful, white, pink, Green Marble Mosaic decoration by geometric patterns. In appearance the overwhelming feeling of the incomparably gorgeous. Together with the Church is located in Florence, narrow lanes, is especially impressive. Back to watch TV in say, Duomo Cathedral's dome is copied into 50: 1 model, to China Expo, which felt can not go to Italy Museum-hours of service. Next to the Duomo is San Giovanni church baptism (Battistero S. Giovanni), is an interesting octagonal building.

Visit this area of the building, we go to the old bridge — wechiau bridge (Ponte Vecchio) all the way,

Numerous interesting leather products, handicrafts and clothes shops attract large numbers of tourists, but also deeply attracted us. Some shopping, walk though the Sun was getting in the West, there is still no discourage any visitors to spirits.

Old bridge on both sides are crafts jewelry and jewelry shop, is also one of the characteristics of Florence.

You can see from the bridge to the evening beautiful Arno River. Still many rowing enthusiasts in this competition, to the River adds unlimited angry. After you follow the River under the bridge, continue straight on along the way, are very quiet, and Rome's busy and crowded completely opposite look. According to the map indicates that soon turns into a mountain, at which point it was to late, we accelerate the pace, afraid to miss the sunset.

A quiet road, breath we saw the peak of Michelangelo square, view the sunset and the view point of urban vision best.

Take advantage of the last half of the Sun is going down hill, Rob took this beautiful moment, as well as Florence divided by Arno city panorama. Water, old bridge, old town, the Cathedral Dome, painted a picture of magnificent oil paintings of the middle ages, people prefer to forget. Soon it was totally dark, distant city lights, the square, the famous David like surrounded by light, very artistic.

After dinner, there is access to the city centre and the railway station of bus, sit back, then enjoy yourself and just up the Hill is a completely different scenery.

Tips:

Enjoy dinner at the top of the Hill l is very expensive, we sat in one place and not be able to see the mountain scenery, also asked us to take a seat.

If you bring dry food and water, sitting on the bench top eating enjoyment at night, is a good choice.

L peak bus 2 Europe, can be used multiple times within 90 minutes.

7. new Kunstverein/Pisa (Day 5)

In Florence, the second objective is to go to Pisa (Pisa), do your homework when I see someone describes in the railway station you can directly buy the tickets would go, so the next day schedule to Pisa, time is abundant on.

Not only in the morning you can visit a church, you can have time for shopping and hurry back to eat the famous IL LATINI steak, arrange a full!

We go out from the hotel, go along the street, looked up on dozens of step is famous for the new Cathedral (Santa Maria Novella).

Church building appearance by colorful patterns, one splice into a dazzling, point Islam mosque. In need tickets 3.5 Euro/person. It mainly to visit the many famous paintings and frescoes of the Church roof, among the first to see the works of the 14 th century, although not very good at art of meaning and the author's reputation, you can also only from age feel very precious.

From the Church, and go to the famous Church of San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo) a circle around Akira, after it is a very interesting shopping experience.

Florence is not big city wear to wear, are all interesting shops, selling fashion, selling shoes, bags, jewelry, leather goods, and so on and so on. In short, we almost every family in shopping, shop assistants are also very warmly greeted us. See beautiful leather shoes are tempted to try it out, but shoes run many homes have not I fit the size, the other is nice boots is not suitable for this season. Jewelry and accessories are very interesting.

After lunch at McDonald's to take the train, go to Pisa flights very much, every 30 minutes in the self-service ticket machines, you can buy.

Climbing, no air conditioning, sway over an hour away. Pisa is a small place, at the railway station there is a bus going to, if sufficient time or you can walk about 30 minutes.

Pisa (Torre pendente di Pisa), just because it's skewed and not down, or because of Galileo's free fall is famous experiment? we are not so clear, not the past Italy not to go to Pisa and not to Rome as regrettable.

However the leaning tower of Pisa and the surrounding scenery also did not let us down.

The tower is actually a Pisa Cathedral Bell Tower, located in Tuscany-standing in the province of Pisa on the north side of the miracle square.

Square of large lawn with a group of religious buildings, they are the Cathedral, baptism Church, Bell Tower (the Tower) and the cemetery, outside the walls are built of white marble, its own relatively independent but also form a unified Roman architectural style. In the Tower next to set pose to leave a shadow, is everyone to do, then you can then buy it right opposite some refrigerator magnets, mugs and other souvenirs.

We are two trains depart from Florence, waiting to return to the train station is 7 p.m., at half past seven to our scheduled dinner venue — IL LATINI Sprint.

Almost all of the net assessment has mentioned the famous steak.

Although not a lot is located in the upscale restaurant, but because their steak and fresh delicious and not expensive prices attract many tourists come here. The restaurant was very dark, half past seven hasn't opened yet, much of it see a bunch of people at the door waiting, fortunately we have scheduled too, so do not worry, slowly, etc. Good for a while, a clerk at a table laid out the door, start in business. People Hula it poured in, although there is a booking but no voucher you can get in, it seems the country anywhere to consciously. Restaurant environment more noisy, who sat next to each other to talk all hear, but fortunately we all come from all corners, hear or understand. Steak 45 Euro/kg, for our appetite for Asians, 1 kg of beef plus some noodles, bread and dessert wines are drinking, already very satisfied, very satisfied with the meal!

Go out when the night was beautiful, the Moon is round and bright was hanging in the sky, a cloud over to the rarely her piece, a walk in the quiet streets of Florence, remember the day very pleasant travels, of joy and comfort.

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Tips:

L train station self-service ticket machine is easy to use, but only 9 euro, change is a change of more than 9 euro will spit out a piece of the equivalent of you want to change the number of documents with documents to go to the help desk for cash, is too much trouble, it's best to be prepared.

l di IL LATINI

Address: Via del Palchetti, 6r (near the North Bank of the P.za Goldoni gordoni Plaza)

Phone: (055) 210916 reservation necessary

Website: www.illatini.com

Closed: Monday 12/20 ~ 1/6, 8/1 ~ 8/15

8. Uffizi Gallery/arrival in Venice (Day 6)

Uffizi Gallery (Galleria Degli Uffizi) Florence Raiders will go to the project, of course, the best is to make an appointment, or you need long queues.

Make an appointment, we mentioned a little depressed because of the fear of an appointment, results in a small knife.

Arrival in Florence in the hotel, we would like to make an appointment to visit the last day. The front desk a middle-aged reception staff is very kindly tell us you can help us to make an appointment, charge a booking fee, 4 Euro 4 personal total received 56 euro (14 euro/person). Results day went to take a look at the collapsed! actually tickets as long as 6.5 OU plus 4 euro booking fee is 10.5 Europe, as a result, we have received is equal to nothing is a high proportion of service costs, and when we ask the box office staff, she shrugged and said it was the hotel staff, regardless of the collection.

Well, both for a pound.

Uffizi Museum with collections of a large number of Renaissance painting masterpieces and internationally, "Renaissance art treasures".

It works from Germany, France, Italy and other countries well-known artists, famous with Raphael, Michelangelo, Portage Miceli, da Vinci, etc. Important works are Portage Miceli's "the birth of Venus" and "Spring"; Leonardo da Vinci's "Holy Week"; Raphael's "gold Finch of the Virgin" and Michelangelo's "Holy Family" in art. Here are all the related online and book writing, we compare the time another depressing is that we have finished all of his pocket, don't see the legendary most worthwhile Portage Miceli's "the birth of Venus" and "Spring". Because of the time, no longer to walk again, the sorry! can only come back and read some books.

From art galleries, open-air museum, is known as the Tin Beno de square (Piazza della Signoria), was and is the administrative center of Florence, the square has a copy of David like, there are many other sculptures displayed works of Branzi open gallery (Loggia dei Lanzi), one side is the Republic office building wechiau Palace (Palazzo Vecchio).

We in the square edge had a open-air lunch, although food is not too good, but watching the scenery and the humanities, chat, it can be considered a kind of taste.

After lunch there were approximately 4 hours of shopping streets of Florence, attract us, incite us shopping desires.

Neither the right nor the Department stores, Italy's leather has been let us put it down, but in the end just bought some small souvenirs, mostly not willing to buy the goods and then back to Venice and Milan, so I felt the burden of purchasing is placed in the Milan. Time passes quickly, resting, not gu, we take the luggage to the train station.

17: 30 opening of the train on time, to arrive at around 19: 20 Mecca for Venice (Venezia).

From the railway station to the hotel, the fight for rent without luggage, as long as 11 ~ 12 euro. This driver is very vast, have not received our baggage charges, but around a big circle, was elevated, fare 18.5 Europe, okay, when baggage charges. We live at a distance of the main island there is a certain distance of the Novotel, only 70 euro a night, the room was very big, facilities good, but to sit around 30 minutes by bus to go to the attractions and bus approximately 45 ~ 55 minutes to have a class. Not too easy, but the cost performance is extremely high.

Tips:

L Uffizi Gallery cannot take pictures or with relatively large backpack, otherwise go to hosted.

L books written on Portage Miceli's "the birth of Venus" and "Spring" in the first 10 ~ 14 galleries; Leonardo da Vinci's works in 15 ~ 16 galleries.

We do not dare to.

L you purchase leather products, be sure to see whether a write on the label Made in Italy.

I have an almost bought a Made in Romania's wallet, but also good look a the label in the sandwiches. Staff explained that the design in Italy. Silent.

9. Venice Outer Islands (Day 7)

Because people who went to Venice on the city's appraisal of the blasphemous, bad judgment, but many people have said that in Venice is very small, ran a day is enough, but travel anterior homework done does not complete, so we in Venice only arranged for two nights, a half day trip.

Venice is not very big, but love shopping mall and love taking pictures of us anywhere, there is also enough time.

What's more, we are in the outer islands by boat, accidentally get separated, so time completely out of control.

Originally we thought very well, the first day to glass Island (Murano), color Island (Burano), Islands (Lido) three offshore islands, night on the main island around look at night, the next day to see what place to stroll, and then, or shopping.

Morning came to Rome by bus station square (Piazza Roma)

, Over a bridge began a journey on the ship. An enchanting Canal (Canal Grande) to Venice main island divided into two parts. Water bus drive out, and some scattered around the main island of the outer islands, sailing maps online no download, so you can only look on the spot. According to the voyage of the time, usually two island between 30 minutes to 1 hours, with each island approximately 1 to 2 hours of play, go through three island that is 5 to 6 hours. Sufficient in the evening back to the main island.

Glass island is an interesting little island, we suddenly being the island forms a beautiful glass products shop attracted, and immediately plunge into the glass crafts of appreciation and purchase, bullshit, almost in the shops on the left side of the road and road on the right side of the sea shuttle back and forth between each shop window before stopping, bought also want to buy, what to see, each bridge will be a photo, do not want to miss.

So the morning time in glass Island depleted. After a sumptuous lunch on the island, we have 2 points more often to find out the color of the island.

Color is nothing too big island, is a variety of small house colors rich, very much like a fairy tale world, but in fact glass island building color also has very nice, so there are not many tourists, shopping prices cheaper than glass Island, of course, if the time is not recommended.

The Islands are a very big island, because to the Islands, the Lao students sit wrong boat, cause we were separated from.

Islands appear to be a rich man's heaven is full of yachts, beautiful Villa, Racecourse and small football pitch, really envy the Islanders, I want to retire later in this retreat. It is said that there is a beautiful beach, but impatient to find partners, we do not have time to watch carefully, or you didn't find the beach. Only at sunset, we again-head before they settled down to a delicious dinner. At this point we just think Raiders says to eat in Venice, so like cuttlefish asked the waiter had no supply. But forget with cuttlefish surface Italy spelling, so am impatient, jots drew little Octopus. As a result the waiter laugh, praised the painting, but there is no such thing sell informed. Back to home, only to find it at the time the picture is the Octopus, not the cuttlefish. A Khan.

Night completely falls, jiudianduo we return by boat.

All the way to look at the heart of the Venice by night, thinking about the original more hilarious than Shanghai.

Return to the bus when sitting is gone, asking to sit on to the railway station of line 2, then take a taxi from the railway station.

On this day, completely miss schedule tomorrow to come to the main island, the tight schedule!

Tips:

L if you want to go to the outer islands, be sure to buy a 12-hour ticket, if the second day, you can consider 24 hours or 35 hours ticket, ticket or you can take public transportation, like us, first bought time tickets totally wasted.

L if you only run on the main island, that don't have a boat, or just getting started is completely uninteresting and of course you can buy a single ticket feel.

L Venice taxi is also very difficult, only in Jan strokes point only.

The railway station there is a door, Roman Plaza also has a Department.

10. Venice main island/arrived in Milan (Day 8)

The eighth day of comparison difficult task, we must be in the afternoon before heading to the train station.

Until then we want to finish on the main island in Venice from Rome to San Marco square and the square (Piazza San Marco), back and forth between and within walking distance.

Based on the previous day's bus timetable, arrived on the station, station a long time have no car, only to find that today is May 1, starting today, if there are any changes to bus schedules, each interval 55 minutes, bus completely mad.

It waited for nearly an hour to sit on the bus.

Then we found a new difficulties, today is a public holiday, a weekend, jammed the main island of Venice, near the toe pick heels, it's all too easy to find other peers.

At the same time the island's streets, dazzling, most leather products, there are many shops selling masks, another famous hand-made soaps, painting, and dress shoes, souvenir shop, and so on, we now want to run to the store to go shopping in. Very often, but in time of pressing, had to give up.

At 12 o'clock to the guest, the eyes, are all human beings and pigeons.

I finally have imparted to the original than the holiday of the Bund, people's square more crowded places. But the square of the scenery is good, blue sky and white clouds, blue water, white building, in an orderly manner. Positive is the San Marco Basilica (Basilica San Marco), one side is the House (Palazzo Ducale), set to take on the front wings of the lion statue, watching as the patron saint of Venice.

The famous bridge (Ponte di Sospiri) is a famous brand ads around it, to see what the rush took a photo, we are behind the crowded.

Run all the way to return almost exclusively of people rarely found some alley.

Arrived at the station, is 13: 30, there is a shuttle, but left, right, nor to, agitated, continue to select the previous night's use of line 2, get off at the train station, take the Jan strokes rental luggage and then return to the railway station. Finally we get in front of the time, long out of breath.

Although very tired, but fine aftertaste, or feel that this time one wheel only regret, who said that the Venice boring? back see attractions, many of them could look carefully, if you have another opportunity to make arrangements.

Go to Milan (Milano) train very comfortable, not more, finally beautiful NAP.

Milan Central Station (StazionE Centrale F.S.) is a very unique building, big, powerful, impressive. From the railway station directly to the underground subway, only one stop to Repubblica station of destination in the us.

But the real human health impact, then.

Out of the station, walk to little concerned, we've found a local guy ask for directions, then hands is a local map. Young man pointing it, indicates that we want to go straight and then turn right. Go for a while, then turned the corner and found did not see our accommodation, but the road is not quite right. It also asked the pair came middle-aged couple, husband is a understand English, but also very enthusiastic with the map to see for a long time, then that should be right. We then forward again walk a few hundred meters, find it does not rely on the spectrum, and blocking a pair of dog lovers, the results of the youth, said a long time, also did not say impossible. We are all very desperate, intends to call, then into a rented house hotel, waiter provides detailed explanations, and finally found the first guy is referring to the wrong road, direction completely reversed.

Well, our labors, feebly came to our hotel (Ibis), also from Metro out hundreds of meters of road.

Want to know Milan road is not in front of several cities, but is very wide, like the Shanghai Pudong road, wronged!

To lay down their luggage, next to the hotel were pleasantly surprised to discover a building called the "Dragon" in the restaurant.

We like hungry wolves rushed in a table. Of course, look at the price of sake, do not dare to really point to many. This meal to eat the most delicious.

Tips:

L buy bus tickets to Venice is not bought on the bus, to map the "T" Word label purchased ticket office.

L just 40 euro/Dora the Explorer list price, because of the time to sit on.

Raiders on say a good to Cham ' settled to sit on.

L Chinese per capita consumption and a Italy meal is almost, but not much food component, you can only eat a ESA 3.5 small bowls of soup, tablecloth fee charge 2.5 Euro/person, tea is 2.5 Euro fee per person.

That was just for the sake of change, really miss home cooking.

11. Milan shopping/return (Day 9, Day10, Day11)

In Milan there is two days, the main task is shopping.

In fact there are also some monuments in Milan to visit, but relatively small and focused, but at this point, before suppressed cravings have expanded to infinite.

The first nine days, we slept early gelanjue, eat lunch, went to the center of the Cathedral (Duomo).

Cathedral as a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, located in Milan city centre, there are hundreds of raised to the Sky Tower. Inside the Church, visitors can see the very beautiful painted glass and some religious painting. The Church is on the right past the Royal Palace (Palazzo Reale), now it is as a museum. Backed by the Church, which is a small arched glass even Arcade, the arcade was very tall, sidewalk fine mosaic pattern. Through this gallery, the Scala square (Piazza della Scala), there is the statue of Leonardo da Vinci.

Or do you want to return to talk about the arcade.

In fact, this is a collection of almost all Italy and Europe's leading fashion brand in the pedestrian street. Basically, LV, Gucci, Prada, Channel, Bally, Tod ' s, and so on, and some we don't know everything. So forget that we still have another scenic tasks started into luxury ocean.

Sky slowly scatter light rain, we in the surrounding streets door-to-door in Thoreau Milan fashion, until the evening.

There are also listed on the Shanghai brand: Etam, Vero moda, MuJi, Yammamy, dikanong, Guess, Miss Sixty, Zara, H & M, and so on and so on.

The tenth day is our stay at Italy's last day in the morning to go to the famous Sforza castle (Castello Sforzesco).

It is said that the da Vinci is also involved in the castle building. The castle is divided into several areas, the Museum also has a gallery, behind a beautiful sempio inner Park (Parco Sempione). Park in the green area is large and tall trees, vast lawns, and wetlands, is a very relaxing place to visit.

Next, we suddenly itinerary change because originally wanted to go to the shopping outlets, have suffered from is not found, then in the "Dragon" waiter, we renewed hope, beginning March to a different outlets, this is unplanned.

But surprisingly, the so-called outlets, is a similar garment factory warehouse, everything in there, or any other card. Very disappointed we dragged feet, but the last outlets on the map. In this process, we sat on the train, there is no place you can buy tickets! this is an explanation of the problem until now did not understand why. The train is able to ride the subway, we finally came to a legend of the famous street. The whole street there are innumerable high cards, in addition to the previous day to see the arcade, Salvatore Ferragamo, Celine, etc. The Middle also has a very small facade of outlets. Finally at the last minute, wish and harvest.

Heading to the airport on the way there is also a small affair, soliciting privately by airport bus, cheaper than public, but we finally chose the reliable public transport, not dare again in Italy land try adventure.

By EK092, Dubai go EK304, on 4 arrived at the Pudong International Airport in the morning.

Tips:

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Born in Italy, Prada, Gucci and we are familiar with very expensive shoes "flying feather" (Salvatore Ferragamo) are compared to other places are cheaper, Geox is Italy brand, with its shops, price 70 ~ 120 Euro around.

Although LV in France are cheaper, but in Europe, or the relative cost-effective. So you want to be prepared, not empty-handed.

L tax rebates generally single consumption more than 155 euro, you can exit 12%, but they must immediately after rebate items carry-on, customs checks at chapter before you can get the money.

You can directly select a withdrawal back to the euro, if the credit card, you may have to wait for months.

L Milan Outlets are different than we think of that form, basically is a warehouse, if you do not have enough time, or do not soak in it as well.

L Milan subway 1-3 for the time the ticket to Japan and Europe, two-day ticket 5.5 Europe.

Usually buy time ticket, if you want less walking day tickets can be bought, the price difference.

12. epilogue

One wheel 11 days, to summarize the Italy tour of profound experience.

If you are experiencing a loving, adventurous people, if you can put on the road every Miss, unfortunately, every back to delay or even every section of the walk of the detour, each turn of the odds, as part of the experience, full of enjoyment, then Italy is so do not rely on the spectrum, is so romantic, is so attractive to your country.