20 days alone go Europe (1) France article

Travel Declaration

I dream of a decade and a half years, toss around small, carefully designed tens of days, and finally, I am about to start!

Always thought alone there are romantic, but is hard; always thought of everything you need is a brave, who have been pampered pet city, as early as spoiled without giving up courage.

In "with the group" and "self-help" veering between countless times, and finally against the temptation of the "comfort", little zero-based, laying a can take-off runway.

My 20-day travel plans: London-Paris (France)-Marseille (France)-Monaco-Rome (Italy)-Florence (Italy)-Venice (Italy)-Lausanne (Switzerland)-Lucerne (Switzerland)-Heidelberg (Germany)-Brussels and Bruges (Belgium)-London

This is not a big deal, but it's too late for a starting base is too thin and often not find North of geography is an idiot, at least as a small progress bar.

Hard work has never been a reason to stop flying, I believe that behind a cannot leave happy.

Rocking day I discovered that my heart, it has such a strong desire to fly!

To do this with a pale, belt getting wide nitch!

Tuesday, September 16 (day 1)

According to the plan, September 16, I'm from London to Paris and began to train travel; October 5, from the end of the plan — Belgium Brussels to fly back to London.

Typically, if travelling in London to France Paris Eurostar train fare is more than 100 pounds, and the ticket is more expensive, from 200 to 400 pounds.

But my ticket is from two of Europe's largest low cost airline, is the United Kingdom of Easyjet and Ryanair of Ireland, each ticket price after tax of less than 20 pounds, amounting to just 300 yuan.

The two companies ticket can only be through the Internet or telephone order ahead of time, the price will be the cheaper. However, this type of aircraft take-off and landing locations are not in the host field. For example, in London by Easyjet, you need to travel from the city centre and 40 minutes by train to another town near Bruton (luton), outbound has dedicated shuttle bus and then free the passengers transferred to the airport.

Go to Paris ticket is a little more in the afternoon.

For this trip, I had a good work for nearly a month, every day in the online collection of various travel information, travel route, finding the design national train, itinerary, visa ... From beginning to end, everyone is in a great input and stimulated by the State.

Only two pieces of luggage, a shoulders bag vital goods, a portable put some small bags of clothing and household products.

Go to the Metro station in the morning, crossing the moment suddenly feel a fear of an uncertain future. It's that someone hit the? language? missed the train? meet robbers? lost something? these days just to work, this time it's not a declining ... After 20 days, I have to carry your luggage at the map to find direction.

Okay, so it's kind of panic only lasted 5 minutes, and so I went into the Metro, which has been left in the ticket.

Take the subway to the King ' s Cross railway station, then take off the train to Bruton.

From here to Bruton is 40 minutes. Waiting for the bus to our station from Bruton to airport, less than 11: 00. In the hands of an online print down ticket purchase confirmation letter, said prior to the departure of the aircraft above the 40 minutes it stops the check, but in fact, 60 minutes before the plane took off, boarding Department began to work, and so I took it to the boarding pass, take only 20 minutes. Just in time for security check, staff identified my key chain infants has a tiny small clippers, he took the keys and beaming looked at me with facts, and then slowly said: "you now have two options, one is the left one is not on the plane. "All the way to go here I can do on the plane? hurried politely said:" this you left it. ”

"Well, that--I'll take it down?" he then a leisurely look like also intends to tell me something, like I just got off the plane rather than catch a plane.

The inspection found the stomach in protest, cheap air tickets do not provide catering, only in the lobby of the service counter bought copy of KFC. The results were not yet to the boarding gate, the radio is already in the point of my name. It was up early to catch a late set!

Met Kevin

Named another two.

Into the engine room, silly bitterly also find seat number, when someone stood up and put me in front of the old gentleman let into the window seat, I am even more confused, the man said: "If you like, please sit come in. "Just wanted to find a sew drill, say" thank you "slide agile out immediately to a middle seat. Pew also asked: "why didn't this seat?" result when people tell me that this aircraft is not number. Really make a spectacle of yourself.

The plane took off, the man from the bag and took out a book, read by the son, is fighting big Chinese character! a bit like I was used to stroke the Red Book.

In order to express my gratitude, I take the initiative and he plays a greeting: "are you Chinese?" and, of course, also did some curiosity. In this way, I know this is Kevin's United States, he is the teacher of the University of Georgia United States. He told me that he stayed in Taiwan for two months, found that the Chinese culture is very interesting, very interesting. He also told me that to Laozi, very admire tone. Most unfortunately, our specialty is the media, but he is a teacher. Results 1-hour flight in chat sped. Let go in first was Kevin old gentleman estimated fed up with, but this may not be able to blame me, I usually don't talk to strangers, often all the way to silence it, is too can say Kevin. Could United States people have the curious nature?

Paris

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3: 30 in the afternoon, the plane landed in Paris at Charles de Gaulle airport.

The conductor informed the time I was also wondering how two hours went by so quickly? later remembered that, in fact, we only have 1 hour flight, United Kingdom and several European countries there is also an hour time difference, so here, to watch almost 1 hour.

This airport.

We soon got checked luggage. Kevin has only one not big Pack, push a cart. I laugh at him: "so little luggage or car?" he was also half-jokingly said: "for free, because they must be used in United States, anything you want to pay!" this last half of the sentence, he said, can be a bit however so.

Finally, he pulled out a card to give me, ask my mind and others with a visit to the Museum, the Orsay Museum, very well said, if I agree that tomorrow we can visit together.

Well, I think, very good, really is heaven-sent opportunity in Paris had the opportunity to practice English. Discuss good tomorrow, because I have to wait for someone to meet, and Kevin waved goodbye.

Though, I'm a long time, finally appeared in the hall door, tell me the traffic jams on the road.

He was sent to Paris to work unit is two years, this warmly accepted my bother. In this way, at least my first take-off to a smooth.

Spending six months in the car to tell me that evening, the China Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert in Paris, and this is their only in France show that location in Ghani leaf Opera (Opera de Garnier), he wanted to take me to look at.

Ghani leaves Paris Opera is a major tourist attraction, built in the era of Napoleon, it is said that the glorious luxury within extremely, not show arrangements are usually open to tourists. I'm going to take a look, but never dreamed would like to show the past inside. But though very adhere to take me to my luck, he said that chance, here for several years, he never went in too. I also guest with the transformer, accepted his kindness.

Spending six months in the urban South of the apartment.

He lives a third layer, a layer of a suite of rooms, I lived there. To lay down their luggage, the first thing is to look at the socket, the socket and the United Kingdom of France, I'd take a round head of conversion plug, or failed, had to take from six months there was one.

Off to the Opera Garnier and leaves, I didn't have much hope that the newspaper, thought, if you couldn't get in, according to the original plan to go to the Arc de Triomphe is also good.

Come to Paris to see Chinese Orchestra, though not particularly attracted me. We first stopped to go to another Department took his wife and then travel to the destination. Bus to downtown, said: "to". ? Is there? I've fallen into a packed sidewalks, walkways, didn't think Opera is so noisy places, not dignified. I have no real sense, this is what people say in Paris?

They put me in the back door of the theatre, and then go looking for votes.

Because the contract for this concert, the Chinese side also participated, so they estimate to acquaintance to heap and I found a ticket. I'm back in a trance, I heard the familiar Beijing cavity is the Philharmonic Orchestra of musicians, they walk and talk, to turn around, it's like walking on the streets of Beijing, a look at is the "see too much of the world". Before I turn to God, two familiar faces have been moved to the front of me, Yo! this is not a ... Who is who! these two "who is who" is a former Radio Symphony Orchestra violinist, one of whom I have half a neighbor, previously lived next door to that big Tower. Although not say, but look familiar. See our respective appear all that was a little scared. The two men staring eyes asked: "do you ... How did you get here?! "

Hey, how come I cannot here? I shouldn't come? I said: "I came to know that you'd be here!"

It's a small world.

The concert ticket that is very much sought-after.

Finally, my colleagues have thing though is not here, I have a ticket, and finally from the main entrance of the grandly in the Opera House. The ante is tall and large, the lamp is made of a green candles, been many statue high lift. Beautiful relief decoration with all the details; staff a black suit, polite, grace; Korean performance Hall directions of marble staircase style have made me a bit of a dare not proudly ... All of this as a feast.

It is said that the first arrangement of Chinese music group performances, the musicians also took advantage of the audience not to, use our time in the beautiful Hall.

Concert Hall in Golden and Red were the main tone, crystal chandelier sparkling, outside the ring of the balcony and pillars, the above is the golden embossing, looked up, purposely, I suddenly think of movies for those wearing the wig France noble hand feather fan, buzz, Oh gee that is really a vain! disenchantment into Wonderland!

I added in the corridor between the seat and sat down on the line of sight is very good, this is the work of hospitality ticket location.

The first piece is the "er Quan Ying Yue"! Melody rises gently from the stage, not wait for it to diffuse open, I've messed up the inch, tears flying, completely out of control.

But it's not nostalgia nostalgic chord is untouchable. Original heart there is a lock, do not know. The first day is such an opening. Heart feeling unable to describe.

At the end of the performances, theatre held a buffet.

Paris is the China Philharmonic Orchestra European tour first stop, the show is France's Chinese culture, preheating, therefore attach great importance to the Government of France. Buffet at the beginning of the Sino-French officials do impromptu speeches, but most people are good food attracted the scene a bit loose, so I didn't catch, but remember that the prawn and sweet-scented osmanthus aging. The band arrived late, of course, I also and two new friends meet again for a long time, such as from home in the bosom friends, cordial, cannot fail to have a photo, but also mutual left a phone. I took my address book said: "play this morning, I also have to be considered and artistsTo! "

First day in a breathe of surprises.

After waiting for my will?

(Ghani leaf Opera House)