Deceived Paris; warm Barcelona Madrid; regrets; escape from the rush of Milan; Venice; beautiful Florence Florence; exclamation Rome; bittersweet 17 days

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Recent free to nothing by ctrip boutique travel notes of encouragement, intend to after half a year after I and MOM 17 European free line logged.

Previously I see someone travels very easy, write up only found it difficult to sink down, there are difficult to open biduan impetuousness, I did my best, and we will try to look.

Sagittarius, born of my love tour, from 2002 to now because of the relationship between learning and the work of the many places to run.

In fact, I'm not a real travel lovers, is basically a "to this tour" tour, I think I actually is reveling in the "on" feeling. This visit to Europe

I plan to have at least three months, careful to sit every day what car to where it is planned to make me excited, then I feel like they have ever been, but rather uninterested.

The trip had 17 days (including two days on the way back and forth). Route for the Beijing-Paris-Madrid-Barcelona-Milan-Venice-Florence-Rome-Paris-Beijing. The two spend a total of 4 million (including the shopping in Milan).

Day 1-December 28, Sunday

Get up early in the morning will collation luggage finally started again.

Dad drove us to the airport, the mother to the airport lounge, I because it is the Air China a Gold member you can take her into rest, at lunch time, we are a people to a bowl beef noodles, taste good, but in the next 17 days, we will always remember our beef brisket. 13: 30 ca933 take off on time. The plane with only one large screen, play with a boring movie. I started to watch the u.s. drama the Tudors, speaks is United Kingdom King Philip VIII's story, but one of many character later in the Versailles of the painting. A good fight against Opera, it is recommended that the Palace we look. Paris time evening 17: 20 arrival Charles de Gaulle airport, smooth clearance, we carry baggage, I just won from the conveyor belt, a black woman to baggage charged view my baggage, that is her very impolite. For there is no polite foreigner I've always been not polite, even in other people's land, I said "it loud

Is mine ", and she's angry.

I have used my Hilton bonus points for 5 nights hotel accommodation at the Hilton Arc de Triomphe, online rating is also good.

We sat on the inside of the small train to the Airport terminal 1, terminal 1 buy airport to care de l ' es the rer b, 8.4 Brawl/person. From the inbound interface to platform escalator, unfortunately not open, a scolding, had to put our two large luggage. Paris Metro has buttons on the door, doors, doors and outside there is a need to press, the door will not automatically open. I found on the Airport Express, asked the women next to know. The care de l ' es, I'll buy carte

Orange for zone 1 and 2, it is not necessary to buy other areas, are very expensive, and most of the attractions are concentrated in the zone 1 and zone 2.

Each person, one passport photo, the carte orange card costs 5 euro, cannot be returned, plus a week fare, and the two total 43.6 Europe. Next we dragged into the box to go to buy tickets, we intend to buy a 8-day 3-country railpass, was told the only France from Italy to Switzerland, so to buy 8 day 4 country railpass, do not know is not a conductor told us that there is no way to buy. We do not want to have a hard on for first class train ticket. The next thing incredible, I let the conductor gives us three night train bed (Paris-Rome, Milan-Barcelona, Madrid-Paris), the conductor told me no location, we had to Ling Yul wind again to finalize the Paris-Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Rome-Paris in three night trains, which put the travel lock. Conductor suggested I should put the daytime seat on a train or a positive value, because the new year period, he said the best way. I didn't want to put the car seat are during the day. The final result I was surprised that even the railpass and night trains and seats for a total of 1575 Europe, night train and seat of money and even basic railpass, I am very surprised that the conductor took their subscription charges to me, seem to be the case. Later I also at other train station confirmed booking price, they said. I now still skeptical.

I had no idea you had such a proved to be the day of seat is meaningless, because the train simply sits in Europe.

Bought the ticket, we bought into the hotel by Metro tickets, two 3.2 Europe. European winter really cool, I just wear a sweater and an ozark's three emergency clothing, then it is not. Mother wore mianbi, sweaters and thermal underwear. Later I also caught a cold.

We in line 2, station of courcelle, towing big box, in the cold wind walk 10 minutes to see Paris Hilton's big h flag.

Into the hotel, there was a warm, because I am the Diamond vip, hotel to our arrangements on the top floor, with complimentary breakfast, afternoon tea and drinking sessions, so we day 3 you have resolved the problem. I'm starving, lay down their luggage to

Executive lounge, a supper in jump, everywhere.

Then know that United States had a tour group, their package or you can dine at the executive lounge. I ate seafood meal, IMOM didn't eat no, results in later days are no seafood.

The room was cold, called several workers repair air conditioning did not work.

Later, mom son the thermos of irrigation in the quilt, feel better.

Day 2 Monday, December 29,

Today went to the Louvre, tickets 9 Euro/person, English speaking guide for 6 euro, bought two bottles of water 5 euro.

The Louvre is the only Chinese tour guide of tourist attractions. First look at the Louvre three fragrance, Mona Lisa, wrecking of Venus, the goddess of victory. Soon I will taste shenmeipilao, now the only way to keep in mind is that both men and women

Genital mutilation of sculpture.

My beautiful inferior, here's a look at my mom about the Louvre's travels, you will be surprised to see two people the same thing, feel so different, in fact, the tourism is in my heart.

MOM's notes:

Visit the Louvre, the great (portrait covers two main street), and its rich collections, it has been introduced in a hurry at a glance to nine months.

Looking at those great works of art masters, my heart was a huge shock, just do not have the time to savor. Is France is a

Great people, so many artists.

Art too much, some seen (magazine), most have never seen. The sculpture is too beautiful, human face, muscles do so well, even the muscles, tendons, blood vessels are seen clearly, vivid, really. The theme of the painting is primarily concerned with religion, war, scenery, love, still life.

Religious theme ghastly terrorist, who shout war horses, xuerouhengfei, Commander, weapons, soldiers, war, very bloody violence; natural scenery painting almost photos, is really perfect.

The third day Tuesday, December 30,

Today we went to the famous Paris suburb la vallée village outlet, trying to be scouring the cheap brands on sale of goods.

Take rer a line, we only buy orange cart of zone 1 and 2, but in the rer a out of zone 2 and get off at the last stop, then buy a ticket to the village, the station sat, Disney, and buy tickets to sit back. Today's round-trip ticket total spent 23.4 Europe. Paris traffic really expensive.

Tips:

You can take the rer a line in Paris Disneyland Resort station of val d'europe before a car after meeting under the first «seen large-scale purchase from Centre Island Valley (val d'europe shopping centre), but the whole personal purchase of Center, you will see the Valley of the purchase of village (la vallée village).

In it around in a circle, the feeling that there's nothing to something.

Just saw a burberry pink short length cotton, RMB 2000, unfortunately not my number. See alexandor headdress, unfortunately outsold China also expensive. If we compare the time, there is no need to come here, not like an online said so well.

Because we had to temporarily change to the hotel before you have to change the time.

At noon I surf in Starbucks, modify the hotel check-in time. Europe of Starbucks coffee than China and North America are expensive, the Internet also charges. Internet access costs 4 euro, latte 3.7, total 7.7 Europe.

Away from the outlet, we found near a large supermarket, just go in and take a life of local people.

Something expensive for me and MOM began to lament the Chinese students spend must be very large. I study in the United States for two years, compare the feel that the cost of studying in France than in North America.

MOM's notes:

Today shopping, fashionable France people.

The women were almost a raucous, this cold weather also wearing stockings, skirts, fashionable than North Americans, even where the Chinese are dressed in, unlike the North American Chinese a lot are from domestic research, simpler.

Wednesday, December 31,

We have in Paris new year!!!

Today's topic is the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs Elysees Avenue, and shopping.

Our hotel is near the Arc de Triomphe, the morning sky floating snowflake, street lights, we haven't been closed off to see the Arc de Triomphe stands in the morning, very beautiful.

We didn't buy tickets, just take a look at the perimeter.

Then we walked along the Champs Elysees Avenue, go shopping, I first saw the lv's flagship store, the shop that we are Chinese, it is passion.

We stroll around in a circle, nothing to buy.

In fact, I have nothing against lv. One is that does not look good, feel that nearly 10 million bag to me that to others working people too extravagant, third is felt in the streets all over China lv of counterfeit goods. I think some several thousand dollars in Europe or the United Kingdom as second-line brand bag quality is good, look good. Flights in the back, just go to work on young hostess told me she bought an lv, spent a month in wages.

In the afternoon went to the famous Lafayette and Paris spring.

See a Longines table to 8000, the same table I 2007 in Hong Kong to buy, as long as the $ 3000 in this market is crazy? saw burberry's new cotton small coat, I wear a chromogenic temperament, unfortunately to 4500 Yuan, a little expensive, lift legs。 Hungry to eat in McDonald's hamburgers, both total 6.5 Europe.

Back to hotel for dinner in the evening, because it is new year's Eve, very few people, but the kinds of dishes.

Depressed. Ate something we went to the Eiffel Tower at night. Phil Tower has turned off. We had to in the following photo, very beautiful. Eiffel Tower

Following a group of people in the Carnival, the ground crying a lot of garbage.

In fact, Paris really is not very clean, a little like a European city. In some larger metro transit stations had the smell of urine.

January 1, 2009 Thursday

2009 year of the first day, we intend to ascend.

In the morning to the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower's four major pillars there is one entry below, we find a few of the team, then know that the mouth can do electric

Ladder, can climb.

Tower is divided into three levels, we buy tickets cheaper, but the first and second floors must climb. I'm a little fear is high, the mother was very brave, have been climbing in front of me. There are a couple of Japan, looks like fishermen, also does not speak English, the woman was very brave climbing faster, male scares like robots like rub a go, I might as well. Climb the first time saw them, the second layer was gone.

Today is the fog, the climb is not far away, looking a bit disappointing.

Tickets cost 13 euro, tea 2.5 Europe.

In the afternoon went to Notre Dame.

In fact, outside of Paris Notre Dame, inside dark repressed prominent. I teach how to shoot a France woman, she is very happy to a candle. Unfortunately there is no rent to English commentary.

January 2, 2009 Friday

Today we went to Versailles, night night train to Madrid.

Versailles jumble, Queuing for one hour it took 32, tickets, get in line in Tam Chinese explanation is, I plugged in a team, the condemned it, no way, we would also like to catch the train.

Versailles is the Sun King Louis XIV's Palace, very luxurious. One painting also describes the Tudor Dynasty "was King of France. In fact, only about European history in Europe is interesting, is also making.

In the evening we early on to the train station, for the first time in Europe by train, take the amount in advance.

We sit is a top sleeper, two persons room with wash-basin, the entire car 10 people, free breakfast. I and the United States in the next couple together complaining something expensive in Europe, even Starbucks are expensive.

January 3, 2009 Saturday

Morning to Madrid, encountered a problem, there are very few people speak English, I had a hard time looking for a hotel, a bus driver finally open bus transfer us to the station, we found the car to the hotel.

Our hotel is situated in the rich area, very nice, clean, free Internet access. 50 euro a night. Afternoon we went to the city centre by car, follow the recommended in lonely planet visited classic, eat the famous dough chocolate snacks, Madrid, snacks, salt is not good, too.

January 4, 2009 Sunday

Today continue to visit the Church and the Royal Palace, eat a snack, bread with Bacon taste good.

7 euro. Afternoon train to Barcelona. New Delhi railway station, very nice, small garden in the station.

Our train is indeed the first class, there are people who wear a business suit, much like the aircraft first class.

I went to the toilet, a little soil, half-day didn't find the door open and entered into the disabled toilets are large, advanced.

In the night, we went to Barcelona, to find the hotel after it was late, our hotels and Madrid, the family is a group following the price the same, but a bit stale.

But there is a Chinese station.

January 5, 2009 Monday

Start the Barcelona travel, today's trip is a visit along the famous street, walk to the Columbus Monument.

Catalonia square on the edge of the café to drink a coffee 3.5 Europe.

Visit the farmers market, seafood and fruit very tempting, it is very expensive.

Want to visit the concert hall, but unfortunately that day have children.

We visited the ship had benefited from the Museum, which details the process of Columbus, the ship's knowledge, there is an exhibition of Zheng. Tickets 9.75 × 2 = 19.5

In the Columbus Monument after the photo shoot, we walk to Barcelona for lunch, an Octopus and a total of 20 European seafood fried rice, taste good.

After lunch a walk to the beach, at the legendary Eastern Mediterranean.

Then go to the Mall, saw the Haagen-Dazs, go in for a cup of hot chocolate, 3 euro, is too thick, greasy.

Feel at home rather than Haagen-Dazs China's good.

January 6, 2009 Tuesday

The morning went to Gaudi-Park, General, met a person on Japan, photography.

I think the Gaudi's works lack a sense of afternoon to stabilize the sacred family Cathedral, originally we can go in, but I was hungry, go to eat at McDonald 's, back Holy Family Church would not let go. Recommend everyone to take a good look. In this way and the Cathedral of the Holy family by.

Out of the rain we had to go to the station in advance, associate

Prepared by night train to Milan. There is also a half hour train, I found that we had the wrong train station, a real double whammy. We get a taxi to go to the right of the station, but not too far away. Taxi 14 euro.

On the train when I do down knackered, not going to this backpack tour, too tired.

MOM was very hard, then I climbed the subway and luggage. This backpack tour not great for us that a man would better together. Who knows in Milan has a more difficult thing waiting for us.

January 7, 2009 Wednesday

Last night was a night of heavy snow, eyes in the morning, a piece of white, it's a good thing we have late train.

Milan train station is very dark, coming and going of people also dark. We do not intend to live in Milan, is going to go through the Golden Square went to Venice. So in the

Save a baggage train station, in Italy there are very few people speak English, I even the subway map is not found, a black person in the booking office to buy a ticket, of which there are several Chinese work, because 1-subway tickets earned income.

I bought a ticket, ask which direction should sit. Ultimate bet out. We go straight to the Golden Square. Milan luxury is beautiful, but also a lot cheaper than in Paris, and the railway station of the Metro station is in stark contrast to the dark confusion. Gucci store cattle, lunch also put us off. We are back at the station, found that many of the train is delayed, Milan snow, but do not know when they open. Our train is, this means that we have to be diverted to

Cheng.

I finally found one can speak English in Italy, who is very good, I'm nosing sometime to Venice's car, a dispatcher says can't find engine. Can't we just have to live in, the next day. Water on the road, our shoes are wet. I have a cold. Looking for a small hotel, dirty and not soundproofed and 60 Euro. We have been watching the evening news, do not know if tomorrow the weather will be better. I didn't expect snow to the modern city was an unruly, TV talk shows also attacked the Government management. I also find it strange that there are Chinese people to Italy to learn economics.

January 8, 2009 Thursday

In the morning, we came to the station to see if there's to Venice's car, if you have an early car we can still stay in Venice, and 1 hour to Florence Florence.

I have a car, we'll train departure, please don't be late! Are waiting for a bus, mother and a Chinese girl Chat, she is the Wenzhou, Wenzhou people in Italy opened a factory job, 1500 euro per month, tube eat tube. The original made in italy is made by chinese in italy.

Finally, on the train, there is no ordinary car, first class, we lose.

In short it would be nice to escape from Milan.

The train to some as if at shop out at sea, we know the way to Venice.

Probably because we had to stay in Venice only 1 hour's sake, I always feel better than Suzhou.

Took some photos, we go to get to Florence Florence by train, I was almost on the wrong train, thanks to MOM for reminding me, though she did not know any foreign languages, but so many days of train station Shuttle, already feel.

European train is only ticket on the bus, so you must yourself on your own responsibility. On the train the whole body of a person, we all suspect on wrong again.

After a few stations are few lawyers who looks into the first small meeting room, which held a meeting.

I suddenly remembered back in Beijing, there is work to do, and suddenly feel like these days as in a dream.

We got to Florence Florence, I had no prior booking hotels, intends to follow the lonely planet's recommended look at again.

Florence Florence is very small, narrow streets, not the East direction, but there are in all directions, it is easy to get lost. We are in a lonely

Planet recommended hotel, warm the shopkeeper gave us recommend a restaurant, this is our 4 days car best meal, we point out vegetable soup and seafood, a bit like assorted vegetable soup and stew, we ate sweet fragrance.

It took a total of 40 euro.

Back to the hotel on the road almost went wrong, street almost everywhere, I soon discovered the problem back to small hotels, and then follow the memory back to the hotel.

Sleeping. My cold.

January 9, 2009 Friday

Today we visited the Ukrainian Hafez Museum tickets 13, Chinese explanation 8 Europe, in order to save money, we rented a commentary.

From El Hafez Museum of the balcony to see a bridge has a lot of character. Al Hafez Museum elevator not let visitors use, each floor is very high, I guess we climbed at least 8 floors.

In the afternoon went to the Cathedral.

It is said that Michelangelo argue that this church roof than he himself designed the Vatican's Paulskirche okay, I didn't think. Buy cold medicine 7.5 Europe.

Afternoon train to Rome.

We walked out of the subway for a long time to reach the hotel, because we live in a residential area, on the street lamps are very dark, a bit gloomy. We just managed to get to the gate, but put up on the door, that is, let us

Go to the same under another, I was so angry that he die, thanks to I have a small map, otherwise how do you find.

We walked two blocks to find the hotel, a hotel than we set higher grades, receive the same price, my anger had subsided slightly. Go out for dinner.

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Breakfast is also good, sunshine in the garden shed, courtyard planted many orange trees, very pleasant.

Morning visit to the ancient Roman city, we wondered, was developed in ancient Rome and luxury.

I looked at the United States television series Rome, on Caesar and housing large history Bosnia and more familiar with, in fact, a woman of ancient Rome is very open, especially expensive

Family.

I remember seeing an article said that Roman noble woman is very loose, a woman often change lover, finally came to the town square in search of the one-night stand. Octavian ruled to consolidate social mores and promulgated a law if a married woman, her husband to derailment may have her all his property, as a result of those noble woman went to the town hall for prostitutes licence, legalization himself carnality. Last Octavian had no consolidation trend

Things had to sleep on.

The following photographs Caesar's Tomb, a generation behind the hero is a cross-sectional loess.

Afternoon visit the bucket of veterinary field, the original inhabitants of ancient Rome and the aristocracy in the bucket where farm animals are fixed.

Surprised at the level of system security.

January 11, 2009 Sunday

The morning went to the Vatican City, visited the tomb of John Paul II, not to take pictures.

Today the weather was good, we climbed up the St. Peter's Cathedral of Rome, overlooking the entire top.

Afternoon walk through the Angel Castle, more Church, wishing pool.

To Spain step shopping street shopping. Aesthetic fatigue, start thinking of Beijing.

January 12, 2009 Monday

Today visited the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, surprised at the Holy See could plunder so much wealth.

Sistine is elected Pope, Church roof and wall paintings are the works of Michelangelo. Of course, is a religious theme. See neck pain.

Night sat night train back to Paris, ready to catch the evening air.

January 13, 2009 Tuesday

Got off the train, we put the luggage, then to the Mall, at noon in a Chinese man ate sushi of take examinations.

In the evening to the airport, in the airport metro ticket is taken. A white man ran up, take out a credit card, to help us buy a ticket, I just have no coins agreed to it, he is very skilled quickly buy a ticket, and then handed me two tickets. I handed him 20 euro, he took the money you want to run, I say you want to change to me, he went to the artificial in the ticket for the change to me. We pick up tickets at the ticket is found to be false, he didn't buy a ticket, fake tickets already in his hands. I'm anxious

So no, go to the ticket booth, front row of a lot of people, we want to catch a plane, I ran to the front.

The conductor of the bad attitude, so I queued, I guarantee she knew it was all about, harboring the cheat, eventually I bought tickets for the hell of it. Then I read online that many people in Paris are on such when we carefully. To the airport, quickly get a tax rebate, I chose to let them play the money directly to the credit card, if you are in the airport Menahem

Gold, but also services.

I am a companion card Gold member, Air China I went up to the business class, I'm going to let my mother went to sit, I'm still in economy class. We went to the airport lounge dinner and saw a pair of public funds for tourism, it seems most people is what the Secretary.

January 14, 2009 Wednesday

Got home at noon, the 17-day trip over,