My European free line-France Italy 8 days

Although the yearning for France and Italy for years, but have time but no money.

This is just a holiday, can I buy cheap airline tickets, so ready!

The start was very worried about visa issues.

Because I do a personal tourist visa, in early November, I phoned the Consulate of France in August already make an appointment to the end of October. Germany Embassy appointment to mid-October, it must have been too late. A call to the Consulate General of Italy, is not required in advance. To submit material to the visa application centre, a week for an interview. Just follow the online steps, materials prepared, and very convenient. After submission, I had a week to go online (http://www.italyvac.cn) to see my status, but one day came, surprisingly smooth.

Next is to do a detailed itinerary.

As to the Consulate is approximate itinerary. Our plan is to Shanghai-Amsterdam-Paris-Paris flight 2 March-1 April – Milan, Venice, Florence, 1 May-1 June-2 July in Rome-Vatican 1 day-Amsterdam turn-Shanghai. One of the Paris-Milan, Italy is Easyjet in various cities are doing train (http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html). These tickets we are more than a month in advance, so the price is very cheap. From Paris to Milan tickets only 41 Europe, train for a special price ticket 15 euro. From Venice to Florence for the Eurostar, expensive, 26 euro.

In fact, before departure, many people told me of the Nov-very cold in Europe, but also it may rain, snow, don't see anything.

But I only have time for this time? had to pray every day before God for help. Really useful, apart from the cold in Paris, in Italy it is sunny, no feeling of winter.

6 November do is from Shanghai to Amsterdam's KLM aircraft, then turn to Paris.

KLM's service is really good, except for meals, ice cream and open cup. Foreign stewardess although old point, but their smiles but make you feel very warm, and serving bottled water for our guests. 11 hours, we arrived at the Amsterdam Schipol Airport, only 1.5 hours to spare in transit. 11 month after all European airports are very strict. We pack a bottle of water in the unforgiving checked out, we want not to drink, or might just as well be thrown away, did not expect the attendant put our packages on hold, then check the rest of the Pack, then we went to France's plane took off and only 15 minutes away, the boarding gate and far away. We are anxious to death, then the registration card to the attendant at the said we are only 15 minutes, and he finally agreed to head back to us, let us drink the water on the spot, to put us down. We pick up the package ran the airport Schipol airport, great, rush to register mouth is sweat, I and cousin looked at each other distressed look very funny. Finally boarded the flight to the romantic-Paris!

Reach the CDG is 8 p.m., because living in a friend's friend's hostel, to go three subway.

From the airport to downtown is sit Train RER B line to 8.1 Europe. We started the ticket using the friend to the urban subway ticket, how to plug in will not let us pass, then a very enthusiastic tourists came to tell us the tickets cannot be used to additionally bought. Railway station station there is selling the tickets, ESA 8.1 already include Metro tickets. On the platform on both sides of the train, we do not know which side of the sitting, a local man and given us a car just approaching train. Many people have said that RER train is not secure, in fact, just a little black number. The biggest transfer station Chatelet, we went to sit on line 1. Paris Metro really big, big people can't find their minds. There are several directions are pointed at line 1, in the where to go? We asked a subway reading the newspaper looks like the locals who put down the newspaper, take us in the past, but he seems too, he also helped us to ask the other person, and finally in the right direction, it suddenly makes me feel very zealous in Paris. However the MTR station is just like a labyrinth, finally found a metro line 1, in Franklin station down and then change the line 9. Nearly 10 points we finally got a friend of a friend lived. The place for them is the suburb, and there is no pedestrian on the road, only heard the sound of our trolley case. Paris Street window layout in very beautiful, roadside stop full land advanced small cars.

The second day of our trip is Versailles – Paris Notre Dame-Orsay Museum-the Eiffel Tower.

We live from RER train line C is very close (Issy), walk for 15 minutes. Buy a ticket, we will wait for the train on the platform. Unfortunately, to train are not clearly go, because the direction of the train to the next station is divided into two directions, we where silly waited 20 minutes, you can only ask a well on the platform waiting for the bus, he pulls out from the clothes in a very detailed map (including urban subway and suburban trains), and pointed to the platform a vintage transforming, told us to wait for travelling to Versailles in the direction of the train. So be sure to read the signs on the platform. Paris signs like Shanghai with LCD screen, which is a very ancient pieces with a flip of the brand.

Because the train was delayed a little time, so we went to Versailles, are some of the team of tourists.

We bought at the ticket office 2-day museum pass. Versailles tickets prices, had only 8-Europe, now 13 Europe (including the cost of the headset). We bought the Museum card does not cover the costs of the headset. Versailles palace is known as the world's most beautiful castles, inside columns with numerous fine paintings. Back garden is a large part of theAlso in maintenance. Although it is winter, but looking to the garden, or a faint green.

Notre Dame at Cite station, in front of the square there are many pigeons, many children have in hand, attracted a lot of corn pigeons fly to their body.

The Church has many beautiful flower window, unfortunately my camera technology is not very good, not that great feeling. Since bought museum pass, so can the top. A total of 386-bench, bench is very narrow. On top of the platform is very narrow, surrounded with barbed wire around. On top of the statue of some monsters. Paris is no high-rise buildings in the urban area, you can see the Eiffel Tower and not far away. Notre Dame a nearby Bardo is selling calendar products, compared to many other places are cheaper.

Orsay museum collections at the Xsara River, many Impressionist writers.

To see a lot only to see in the book of works: Romani "grassland lunch, Monet 's" the Cathedral of Rouen, de plus the little dancer, Gauguin's "self-portrait", etc. Olympic out is dark, and we went in the direction of the Eiffel Tower. The Tower in the night, also makes a nice catch light. streamer Queued log Tower of too many people, we have to give up. In the Tower took a few photos and then back.

Day3: Louvre-Luxembourg Garden-Pompidou Centre-Champs-Arc de Triomphe.

Familiar with the Paris Metro, you will find it very convenient, extending in all directions, not out of the 100 meters, the Metro logo.

The Louvre is too big, we had to pick its essence, see Venus, the goddess of victory and the Mona Lisa is gone.

Even if it takes a city just yet. Luxembourg Gardens is Paris's largest Garden, find an old half-day, but fortunately the Paris people very enthusiastic, we found a very smooth. Because almost winter, so the color of the trees in the garden has a golden yellow, Crimson, orange-yellow ... The leaves on the ground, a peaceful and quiet atmosphere.

Pompidou Center looks very exaggerated, the wall is a large number of pipelines and glass.

The second floor of their library, simple and clear. The fourth floor and the fifth floor of the museum, there are many works of modern art book, very impressive.

Champs is featured prominently on the vehicle, next to Michel de Montaigne street there are many famous brands such as Prada, Dior, Gucci ...

More appropriate to have meters. In Europe seems to be the dark early, the arc of light also lit up, the roof terrace overlooking the night view of Paris, surrounded by 12 radial road, each road vehicles are red and white colors, Champs on vehicles is intensive. We are down, there is also a Chief light up "on the square to commemorate a battlefield game forget the unknown soldier.

Day4, Paris to Milan sit is cheap airline Easyjet, airplanes and even water is not available, the crew long really insurgents, and take off to do Demo, kept smiling field.

To Milan to discover Italy's weather was so good, although it is for the month of November, but the Sun is shining.

Milan: Milan's Cathedral are maintenance, not imagined such a great, but still very elegant.

Italy Milan Cathedral is the largest Gothic building of the Church. 1368, according to the first Milan big public plus to West left · Visconti's command. The Church long 148 m, width 45 87 m high, can accommodate up to 4 m. Its characteristic shape in it. Pointed arch, pilaster, spend tablets, 135 minaret, like thick Tallinn thorn to the sky, and in each tower atop a statue of the God. There is a $ 107 m minaret, for the 15th century Italy building giant Bernard kruno Zaleski. The Tower has a statue of the Virgin Mary, Golden, looked at the sun shine, magic and magnificent.

Said Milan is the fashion capital, is not false, next to the Cathedral is a classical and stylish Emanuelle II shopping centers, you can satisfy the desire of window shopping.

Dumo there's a McDonald 's, and its flower kabujinuo quite good to drink.

Venice: railway station of street are selling masks and glass products, for dinner, but is super expensive.

Pocket money, bought the cheapest souvenirs, legendary Venetian's astute here is confirmed, the overcharged me $ 20 is not recognized. To St. Mark's Church and square is by boat, boat is the Venetian main means of transport. We buy a day ticket, 12 ', the first day no one checked, we thought this ticket bought white, also good in the second day Rial Thomas bridge when it was finally value ticket check.

Sqare (Plazza San Marco), also known as Venice Center Plaza, has been the Venice of political, religious and traditional festivals of public activity center, it was Napoleon is called "the world's most beautiful living room".

San Marco's Cathedral was built in Venice City Centre Guest House on the square. Founded in the year 829, reconstruction in 1043 ~ 1071 year, it was once a medieval Europe's largest church, is the Venice architecture art classics, it also is a treasure house of rich art collection. Church building on Byzantine style, is Greece cross, overlying 5 hemispherical Dome, to integrate baizhantingshi, Gothic, Renaissance style Islam, various genres in one comprehensive art masterpieces. The Church is facing 51.8 m long, has a 5-seat edge gate arched Romanesque. At the top of the Oriental and Gothic spire and various marble statues, reliefs and flower-shaped pattern. Collection of gold and copper horse body and true horse with large, God-bi, vivid. The Church has been called the "Golden Cathedral". The square has a wide range of shops, including gold, glass, bedding, clothes, shop, but the window design are first-class, quite advanced Visual enjoyment, there are many style elegant cafes, bars and restaurants.

Florence: the early 14th century a.d., the dawn of the Renaissance was first Flash now here.

From Joe Torre, Dante, to BU Caleb Hill, Peter Terra grams,To Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and so on; the birth of 300 years, numerous literary, artist. The first capitalist sprout Flash here. So far there still is a quaint, the entire city is filled with the charm of the Renaissance, "new Athens" in Europe. We dragged from the railway station of luggage, within walking distance of 1000 meters, after the Cathedral of our Lady of flowers, came to our set of Bavaria Hotel, here's most of the hotels are iron General, requires the doorbell door. Old door opens, in front of a top of the lobby, and a small garden, the hotel in 3 buildings. Hotel owners also run down specifically to help me take two big box pick up. In the check in, I complained about Italy's bed is too small, he is very interesting and gave me a big bed, and the price is unchanged. Room a little Bavarian style, decorated very simple, this is how I feel and the best place to live, unfortunately, is not independent of the bathroom. To lay down their luggage, the master gave me a map of Florence, and famous attractions marked out.

Our hotel is the former residence of Dante, only one street away, so we slowly walked past.

To pay their respects Dante a lot of people, a lane of squeeze. Out of the alley, we found a small pub in long queues at the gate, curiously, the original Fort here is to sell hamburgers, storefront is very small, only 2 people, a body responsible for collecting money, a Burger, the recommended reads Since 1875. Inside the list with all kinds of wine is blow on sale. People stand in front of drinking and eating hamburgers. It is rare in Europe, the queue must be very good, so have patience and lined quarter, bought two. It tastes really good, but it was cold. There are a lot of material, the sauce is sweet and sour.

Cathedral of our Lady of flowers (Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore) is the main church in Florence, the bright marble block spell geometry, conspicuous and spectacular; its large dome and the Renaissance master Joe Torre design of the clock tower, the tallest Church brings more powerful.

Beautiful dome is completed in 1463, designed the dome Brune reski (Brunelleschi) in the construction of the time, do not use the scaffold, skills to imitated from Rome Pantheon Dome, God is wonderful technology is the best adjective. In addition to the dome, the main church of important buildings include the clock tower (Campanile de Giotto) and baptism Church (Bittistero di San Giovanni). Flowers from Notre Dame church out already getting dark, we renounce to Ukrainian Hafez Museum at the last supper ", in the square at a restaurant to eat a meal and most extravagant Pasta, 9 euro. Early in the evening back to the hotel.

Rome: 7 am more of a train to Rome, Ching Cheng Florence streets quiet one, we already know how to get to the railway station, and only asked a sweeping the street cleaners.

Although he would not answer our English, but still very enthusiastically as we indicate the direction to the station. The Romans already began a drizzle, after more than three hours finally reached Rome Termini railway station. See the great courage and small flower after the European travels, we had a King on the Internet big sister of Chinese hotel, but also to the station to meet us. Legendary Rome railway station is just a mess, the thief a lot, so we are very vigilant. Finally when the King had, her big sister also with two umbrellas to us, think very thoughtful. Rain increasing, we worried about how I go out to play in the afternoon. King's sister's House from the train station and walk about 10 minutes. She also refers to the way we saw a hundred years of ice-cream shop. As users said, to sister companies haven't put luggage, she took out a map to our introduction itinerary.

Our afternoon's itinerary is Virgin church-Doo animal farm-Pantheon-Venice square-wishing pool.

In front of the Cathedral of Notre Dame has a Bar, Illy coffee really rich, toasted sandwich of crunchy on the outside. The bartender is also very handsome, Oh. The direction towards the Church, the left has an information center, free maps, with Chinese, very detailed introduction to Rome will go to the tourist attractions. And then to the Colosseo.

Touching and engaging in Colossae Olympic arena, built in the city centre in the vicinity of a basin.

The Colosseum in occupies an area of 2 million square meters, the perimeter of the walls there are 527 m, 57 metres high. Four-storey buildings with light yellow brick stones, looked outside a circle. This magnificent building built in the 1 st century AD, it is said that it was the Roman conquest of Jerusalem, in order to show the big show of force, force 8 000 prisoners took 10 years to build. The venue has many locked-lion and Tiger cellar, arena fighting beasts Office present Center can accommodate around 5 million people watched. According to the record, the Colosseum was opened, 3000 stars fighter, 5000 head male lion, Tiger, in the life and death struggle, fully show the 100 days. You can imagine the carnage that the erection of the Janjaweed and decadent life.

Next to the Colosseum is the triumphal arch of Constantine, through Ventura real Square Plaza, we came to the square of Venice, this is the largest square in Rome.

Plaza South, a towering white marble building, it is the Capilla capitolino mountains of the motherland altar (Monument of Victor Emanuel II), is an independent and unified Italy. Stone steps ahead two semi-circular fountain stone pool, pool lying on a giant statue representing Italy things on both sides of the ocean. In the Central stone high platform, is Emanuel II high gold-plated horse statue, high and wide are 12 metres. The statue is followed by a 72-metre-long promenade, from 16 to 15 m high stone pillar root, gallery walls inscribed with the celebration of the first world war ended with the victory. Corridor ends four horses copper horse, two-wheeled chariot pulled by victory steer. 1921 to commemorate the sacrifice of the monument to the heroic, in addition to the base of the Tomb. TombThe first two torch burning day and night, there are two sides of a military guard guard there. The guards followed, on the left is the "work" in the first of the masses, the right is the "patriotic supremacy" people.

Pantheon's greatest features is its round row Dome, with a median diameter of 8.92 m round holes, and this is in addition to the unique lighting outside the gate.

Standing at the dome, although the day without sunshine, but people are beginning to feel the young is the only channel to heaven. I think if sunshine, it will be very solemn and sacred, awesome.

Because the "Roman holiday" came to the most famous fountain-wishing it was very busy at the pool.

The wishing fountain is Rome finally a Baroque masterpiece, the Pope Kerry door VII (Pope Clemens XII) life design construction, Nicola Solvi has spent 30 years to complete, it is one of the symbols of Rome. Fountain building fully-symmetrical, in a central, there are two horse pulled Benz of Poseidon, God of the sea like in 1762, the sculptor Euphrates odd (Pie-tro Bracci) design. In the left and right sides of the God of the sea, there are two statues of the water God, right on the water cycle, there is a site of 「introduction girls indicates water 」 relief, which relief covered with four representatives of the ladies like the four seasons. Spring clean informed, you can see the bottom number of silver coins. So I was wishing pool front left the first coin make a wish, the second coin make come back to Rome. In the wishing pool front there are many couples warmly in the clinch, very romantic and very warm. In the wishing pool here to hang around for a long time, we are unwilling to leave, when days are dark, the lights around the wishing pool also open up, the Poseidon stands and more ambitious. The wishing someone recommended online pool is surrounded by an ice cream shop, we find the taste of the past, try to think in General.

From the wishing pool went to sister's House, the railway station King we walked almost half an hour, night six more Rome feeling and the Shanghai almost jiudianduo, street.

The eldest sister, little rest, Wang big brother took us to the train station of another home for dinner. I haven't eaten lunch, four vegetables dinner there are fruit, our five girls. There are two girls are in Germany, now just writing the paper stage, so came to Italy, and a girl is coming from the United Kingdom, a person is ready to play in Europe, 45 days in Europe over 20 days, we can admire her Oh. We conclude that girls like to travel more than boys, and the guts are quite large. In the evening return to their lives, sister and brother of King also invites us to the hundred years ice cream shop to eat ice-cream. Big sister likes to eat rice, big brother like lemon. And very cheap, 1.5 Europe three balls, also poured on thick cream, the taste is very pure. The point is not open on Monday, the morning to 12 points to open the door. Well Sunday night big sister took us to eat, and we will try not to tasty stuff.

Since Tuesday morning leaving Rome.

We also asked sister here 提拉米苏 delicious not delicious, sister description years earlier for you. We thought she was joking, did not take it seriously. I didn't think in Rome in the second day, Barbara was very early on, as we make coffee, and she said before he mention Lamy, but now many years she lived were students, they love to eat food, so I am going to buy 提拉米苏 to us eat, and bread. After eating, the big sister also let the two of us put the remaining bread and 提拉米苏 band on the road, say there's nothing to eat around the Vatican and care we take MTR's attention to the thief. We are really excited to speak.

After breakfast, we went to the Vatican and St. Peter's Cathedral/square.

Vatican City is the city of Rome, in the ancient Roman city in the Northwest corner of the high ground of the Vatican. Area only 0.44 km2, population 2000 people. It consists of the chiefs of the Catholic Church, Pope rule is the spiritual center of the world Catholic. Because the previous day was closed, so the day queue already around the Vatican for a week, we have only the patient, etc. Fortunately quite fast. 12 euro per person, we also borrowed Chinese headphones, 6 Europe, you need a passport or a credit card guarantee. Follow the signs, you can visit the Appian Rosario Kerry door Gatineau Arts Museum, National Art Museum of jetur Leah, Rafael called room, Vatican truths Kong Gallery: a collection of many Joe epifani, karaoke Huacho, Rafael and da Vinci's works. One of the most famous of Raphael's "Christ varactor figure", da Vinci's "San Jie Salom" and karawa Joe's "under the cross of Christ." Last visited is famous for its long-awaited Sith Ting Chapel (Cappella Sistina): Michelangelo's top paintings "Genesis" and "final judgment" is the treasure of the Town Hall, rectangular Chapel 12 murals on both sides, left six sides describing the life of Moses Israel Savior; the right side of the six sides portraying the life of Jesus; ceiling "Genesis" painting out of the process God created the world; the "final judgment" is located on the front wall, filled with despair gloomy atmosphere.

Out of the Vatican museums, St. Peter's square came.

Square, slightly elliptical, the ground of the small circles with black stones paving. On both sides by two sets of semicircular marble Colonnade surrounded by the magnificent Grand. The colonnade is the Vatican's decorative building comprises the root circle and 284 88 root square columns. Square and the famous Colonnade from both sides of the architect and sculptor Bernini in 1656, design, and spent 11 years. The stone pillar of marble is Bernini and his students the engraving. Bernini to advocate a gorgeous, exaggerated characterized by the famous baroque art.

St. Peter's Church located at the Plaza of the Southwest, is the world's first cathedral.

St. Peter's Cathedral is a rectangle of the Church, the building presents a cross structure, modeling is very traditional and sacred, this also is the world's largest church. It has up to 100 pieces of art treasures, more considered invaluable assets. Visit the Church ofCharacteristics must grasp, because it occupies a vast, enter then don't know where to look. As we entered the Guard also asked where you want to visit us, we do not know how to answer the moment, we say to visit the main church, it is estimated that when other people visit the dome. There are three things is a must-see for: Michelangelo sculptures at the age of 24. Virgin bosom dead son grief and tenor of the obedience of God are in the works depicting it fullest changed hands. Here's our Lady of pain and cheerful, Luo later works very different. The second is Bernini's sculpture made of bronze canopy. The third is the St. Peter's throne is Bernini design of a gilt bronze throne. Church on the left there is a member of the team by the guards. They dressed in fancy uniform 500 years, is said to be designed by Michelangelo, in the hands of the long GE is also the product of the 15th century. Unfortunately too far, didn't make clear. Extension of the square, going out, about five minutes to St. Angel Castle, Monday closed, just outside took some photos.

Left Spain square and didn't go to the mouth of truth, but both of these attractions is a South North.

Glance is 3 pm, you can only play one place. So we decided to give up Spain square. Before many people say that Spain square were many, but not in the square to eat ice cream. Rome tourist map art is so good, we both terrible at finding directions, follow the road on the map and every road at the House of the road on the left along the Tiber River, exploring the mouth of the truth. Mottled sunlight yellow leaves, the Tiber River and exceptionally beautiful and uncontaminated. There are several on the River only regatta, their coach with PA Horn, riding a bike chase and command a game in hand. Team about 10 meters long. Wait your turn to us, we get by quite a few pieces. I dipped into its nose left a commemorative, HA HA.

From the mouth of truth, would also go back to go to Corso where shopping, but legs like filling a lead, go one step out of the question.

Directly back to the big house. The evening also came across a couple of Taiwan. They bought a new camera, resigned, come take photographs of Italy. It has played in Italy for a month, they also brought us to where we look at the photos, such as Italy, Sicily, there are a number of small villages. The scenery is really beautiful, professional cameras is not the same. 11 pm, we are packing, the eldest sister to ask whether we want to help out the ticket bought at the airport. But also help us to dapiao because we from Florence to Rome because no dapiao before, so it is fine to 5 euro. Big sister said after buying tickets to us in the morning, night without waking us.

In the last day of Rome, sister gave us is Italy, cooked with milk, very sweet, with sister own Cook coffee, is what we eat in Italy's most memorable meal and breakfast.

The railway station, we did not forget the prior dapiao, half an hour later to Rome airport, and fly to Amsterdam. Concluded in Italy for five days of intense itinerary. Europe is a no words to express, only to experience something yourself.