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11, Paris (2)

9 o'clock in the morning, as usual, the first goal is Paris people proud of Versailles.

The 17th century, built by King Louis XIV of France Palace, located in Paris at 19 kilometers southwest of the town of Versailles. After parking, we followed the Guide, walk through a piece of stone paved, some rugged square, next to the Versailles. Light yellow, three-storey building, behave, the decoration is simple, the roof of the inclined plane, opened with a row of small laohuchuang, top up some Red-Brick chimneys. My heart is a little confused, and the world-famous Palace there seems to be somewhat unprepossessing.

From the corner of a small door to enter, see travel guide-with two Chinese tour guide.

These two guides, one male and one female, one China, one, we follow a guided tour of that Chinese men. This guide, was significantly high micro-black, some effort and less standard Mandarin, seems to be the people of Fujian Guangdong or. His expertise is very professional, savvy, serious often brought out a little cold humor. Unconsciously, we are all attracted by him. The guide speaks most paintings, it is probably his good, for some the Napoleon, Louis XIV, the Palace painting describes in particular. After the picture guide told us that this guide, the value is less than $ 100 million RMB in painting, he didn't even mention will not lift with tourists, the tone is not small. Unfortunately, we can't remember his name.

Take a guided tour along the way, one room is like a labyrinth, the doors of all types of art treasures of fabulous, beautiful.

Forgotten in the Hall, have seen a white marble statue, wearing a robe, side in red marble surface. Gown, you even can feel the warmth of the skin, the rhythm of life is much smaller than the domestic many more white marble statue, vivid facial expression. It's not clear is the author of the superb skills, or is it better than the white marble as a sculptor. Most impressed, or to everyone the admirable mirror Hall. The vaulted Hall, at the top of Crystal pendant lamp bright furniture, various jewelry jewels, magnificent, in the 400 block of relieved colorful mirror. Time is too short, too much, come to later, it seems that only the many vague impression. This really lives up to its name Versailles palace, called the .no luxury Wednesday, reached the peak of magnificence. Compare our domestic Emperor's residence, zijin large felt the capitalist art standards, civilization, compared to our feudalism, seems to be really high on a few chips. Just, do not know if it is not ourselves.

Out of the Palace, see the garden entrance alongside.

Originally, listen to Mr. Guide, the garden is free of charge, but today they want to buy a ticket entry, was lucky, or France people changed articles. Good visit to the Palace, from the second floor of the arch form, generally see the scenery of the garden. Standing at the garden dwarf bar, took some picture, and not much laughing. Just here to see past, Versailles and to see when they look like phase I heart doubts about. Or return later, after online ichaso, the mystery is solved. In fact, the Versailles has three entrances, the first main entrance is on the front door of the Palace. From there look, the whole Palace was complex, delicate, grand palaces rich, luxurious marble front there are square, and the statue of Louis XIV on horseback, are famous, rare landscape. Only the entrance visitors numerous, often crowded queue, so tours like into the second entry, that is, we go by the little door on the side. This approach would have been beyond reproach, but we spend effort, to trek to the world-famous Versailles, but did not see the wood for the trees, the forest will not be able to see a picture of the Palace, is a bit frustrating. In fact, we back in the side of the Palace, which do not have to spend money without effort, you only need a couple of minutes, you can go to the front of the Palace. For travel agencies and tour guide, this is just a little effort, is in our hearts forever.

Nearly 11 a.m. local time, take a bus leaving at Versailles, 40 minutes, we have stood at the entrance hall of the Louvre, the transparent pyramids.

This Chinese tour guide remains in Versailles two guided tours, but exchanged positions, this group of women from the old France guided. The local girl guide age is not big, thin, in China's Tianjin University studied Chinese, enthusiasm and dedication. Unfortunately, she speaks Mandarin Chinese is not as good as the old man and the Guide, the set of wireless answering equipment quality is poor, and there was a noisy, so interpretation difficult.

Take a guided tour, first enter the Sculpture Museum.

Sculpture is a veritable world of sculpture, here at the side of the wall, window, see, is a wide range of sculptures. On the material, there are bronze, marble, ivory; on the theme, there are people, animals, myth, and religion. Each building will let you feel the vivid facial expression, absolutely extraordinary products.

In sculpture Hall residence time is not long, France girl guide to show us the way of the shooting, passing through several Hall, walk through a long Arcade, came to the painting Museum.

Painting Museum, first glance, the artist Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Mona Lisa". This works even in the treasures of the Louvre, have gathered is listed as town hall, Sambo, and arguably the first living in Sambo. Paintings alone accounted for a wall, placed in an exquisite bullet-proof glass cover, art fence in front of the rope as, there are two or three specialized order security, from these you can imagine, this painting in the Louvre are respected. And other paintings, this painting in three things before, three layers, crowded with visitors, makes security always on intervention. From small to large, the "Mona Lisa" portrait copies has been seen many times that although born lucky enough to see authentic, but not how to get excited. Just want to squeeze our little guy to the front, so he carefully watching this glimpse of the great masterpieces of atmosphere. According to several picture, unfortunately no one better. In addition to this fragrance, female tour then told a few pictures, we only on one of the Napoleon I and Queen's coronation ceremony on the leftA deep impression, because in Versailles had just seen the same content of a picture, just better than the slightly smaller sites.

Read the da Vinci masterpieces, we again take a guided tour through the Gallery into the Hall, run to the next place to go.

The Louvre is really big, the inside lounge with lounge, Hall with theatre, intricate, straight as labyrinth. With all that rare of art treasures, was visiting the flow of people, it is worthy of the world's art treasures. All in all, the Louvre Museum, ancient included eastern Greece and ancient Rome Museum of art, the Museum of ancient Egypt, Treasure Museum, Museum of painting and Sculpture Museum, seven Museum, 198 a showroom, a collection of up to 40 million pieces. We just went to the Sculpture Museum has 27 rooms, 1000 exhibits, and the largest painting Museum has 35 rooms, 2200 more exhibits. The 16th century, since France of François I, the emperor began, using a variety of predatory ways, all over the world, massive collection of various works of art. Where the good things in China are not unusual. Importantly, from generation to generation in France, and advance the cause of this stick is the Louvre on the size and position today. This is reminiscent of China, almost all of the regime, and former potential with fire and water, roundly criticized from the Emperor, King Xiang Yu Fanggong fire ', and later red guards will large break four old who knows how many treasures heritage was on fire.

We came to Europe has ten days, the smell also has a lot of what you see, the Louvre really is artistic appreciation of the highest realm, is a name to the real return of art Temple.

Unfortunately, we in the arts began a little shrine, make Halo. This is one of the major reasons is the painting and sculpture of the layman. Amateur spectators, hilarious look at the many nature make Halo. Another difficult to ignore the reason is that we have just from a temple of art – the Versailles came out, so many vivid, intense impressions impressions have not time to summarize, organize, digestion and absorption, and was thrown into another larger art Temple, which was officially committed Halo, inevitable. Think in 2 hours time, pausing for visiting the world's two most expensive, the largest museum, form nowadays popular phrase, "think not that difficult to make Halo." Therefore, travel guide to these two important and type the same spots to visit together, really can not say that is a wise move.

As we begin to feel the art of slow, in ancient Greece and ancient Rome Museum there is a double staircase of platforms, see the Louvre and a fragrance — Zamora Thracian goddess of victory.

White snow sculpture of a goddess, in a warship of the bow, high exhibition wings and show to the graceful body sea wind. It is said, in a known statue, which is a manifestation of passionate and dynamic, the most perfect work. Unfortunately, the goddess missing arm and head. Rumor said that this statue is about 200 years b.c., Asia minor rulers Demet Rios and commemorate his defeat at the battle of Ptolemy in the Kingdom's fleet and the creation of the original. The statue is completed, stands in Greece Zamora Thrace Island Sea Cliff, facing the ocean. In 1863, the statue in the northern Aegean Sea, Zamora Thracian temple on the island was discovered in the ruins. After careful restoration, to stand up for the goddess has lost his arm and head. As for how to come to France, becoming the fragrance of the Louvre, it is very little documented. Some said that it was Louis XIV or Napoleon's Howe WINS, I wonder if this is true.

From victory goddess came up next to the stairs, in ancient Greece and ancient Rome, a separate Exhibition Hall of the Museum, we see the Louvre Town Hall Sambo's last treasure – the statue of Venus of Milo.

The marble sculpture of a goddess, bath robe half-wrecking, dignified nature, is the world's recognized as the manifestation of the most outstanding female beauty. In fact, that it is the most familiar one foreign image. Venus in ancient Greece myth called ' Sigmund Aphrodite, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, is the symbol of abundance and prolific goddess. This goddess, with many legends. The most interesting is that she helped the Trojan Prince Paris, abducted Spartan king Menelaus, Russian wife and the whole of Greece's most beautiful woman, Helen, causing Greece man expedition Troy's 10-year war, which appeared in the famous Trojan horse stories. According to reports, 1820, Greece Aegean Milos island a farmer, digging and found the statue of Venus. It is just a France warships in the port of Milos, the captain in the purchase of this matter, in the event of a conflict with other buyers, as well as the statue of the broken arm. Finally Milo local authorities came forward, they agreed that France who spend lots of money to buy the statue, contribution to the King of France. Therefore, this statue is called "the Venus de Milo". Now, don't know what the deal was not already let Greece man repented of home. Statue high 2.02 m colors too Dim, it seems that the original impression of feeling a little inconsistent. Thought, estimated at home watching a lot of copies of gypsum and white marble. However, confess that this "the Venus de Milo," Although the famous exclusive, but on the ice, since 玉洁 has offered to us at Versailles saw lying like marble goddess.

Three pieces of fragrance at bi, travel agency Announces task completes, the tour leads us to export.

My heart is entwined with a persistent and read, it would be interesting to look at the Louvre Museum of treasures. It is said that there holds France emperors collection of jewellery diamonds, many are priceless treasures. Among them, with full crown jewel, but also rattled, up to 137 carats of diamonds. Unfortunately, no matter the guide or tour members are not mention this dismissing people had in mind was secretly sigh.

Out in front of the Louvre small stopover gives us a glimpse of the Louvre's Panorama, slightly up for shortcomings in Versailles.

Built at the beginning of the Louvre from 1190, emperors and Kings, 600 years, when the calendar is today's appearance and content. In the meantime there lived 50 + King and Queen, and even France revolutionPeriod, once it has become a museum open to the public. Indeed, the Louvre's elegant, base.more, our tourism is seen most of the Palace. Palace storey, first layer is the large contiguous Arcade, second floor window and roof top of the shaft with a row of the statue. The roof top with several parties or dome Tower, black tower, on a refinement, decoration gorgeous arches, and arches form. Three of the Palace, the area surrounding a large square. In front of the Palace, we saw the transparent pyramids. This pyramid is President Mitterrand France invited the famous Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei, the entrance to the Museum by design. Built in the beginning, was considered to undermine the overall landscape of the Louvre, the popular criticized. Over time, its powerful utility function finally recognized by all, and this project also became a President Mitterrand, a major contribution to the Louvre. We take a closer look at the pyramids, the Louvre's landscape has little impact, but is not very large, fairly acceptable.

The other end of the square, there is a small but exquisite Arc de Triomphe, the door above a set of sculptures is very interesting.

Black marbles into the lap of the gods in 4 horse pull car. Horse neck with Golden Horse yoke, horse statue of gold, so that this group is especially striking sculptures.

Away from the Louvre's time is 11 am Paris time, lunch seemed a little earlier.

Zhang guide take you to the edge of the Seine, Al Maha bridge near the cruise ship terminal, ready to seize the time to take a sightseeing cruise on the Seine River.

Take a sightseeing cruise on the Seine River is also at your own expense, of CITs per person paying 25 euros, the price is higher than the ability to buy tickets is slightly higher, and other travel agencies offer more or less balanced.

Mission still has a few people not to participate, they are allowed to freely walk on the shore. We took this cruise, affiliated with a company called the "lion head · the wood" Cruise sightseeing company, has nearly 60 years of history. Seine river cruises are almost on the top is a platform, placed with rows of chairs, about three hundred people can sit. There are also Deluxe some boat, lunch, dinner and music, but ticket prices, people take the allies.

Pleasure boat Quay, upstream, the face is a bridge, so incredibly beautiful.

Both ends of the bridge, there is a carved marble columns, columns on top is linkon wings of Golden flying horse. The two gilt of flying horse sculpture, is the Russian Emperor Alexander III gave France gift, this bridge is named for Alexander III bridge. This is a seat up to 107 m single arch bridge, the bridge was around the magnificent beauty of gold-plated flower shape. The highest point of the arches, is two heads to wear gold plated goddess of black hair, surrounded a golden emblem, with the lights on the bridge, the bronze candlesticks. It is no wonder that saw the bridge, all praise it is a world class art treasures. In the back of the boat trip, we went through several bridges, the bridge of various shapes, have different characteristics. One of the most ancient history of King Bridge and the new bridge. But on a beautiful beautiful, nothing can out the bridge's right.

The Seine River, many palaces, building on the River, each building are fully display the ancient city of charm in Paris, pass the medieval architecture.

Be recognized, there seems to be the wave of France near the Parliament Palace, the magnificent Roman roots of 12 columns, a triangle rest upon the roof, the front side of the triangle, is a fine person rally decor. Next, see arcade side of the River, Olympic Museum Baizhantingshi onion domes of the French Academy. Let people worry that the original look at the shore

The vessel was moving slowly, but now they are sailing fast.

A fine tale Palace to the eyes, you just have to look intently, soon boat has passed, but only out of desperation.

This is not the reminiscent of the benefits of walking.

Each bridge, a building, you can enjoy the fine taste. If you are a free line to Paris, both of which can experience. But with the Group tourism, fish and bear paw is not at the same time.

Soon, cruise to the Western Dai island.

This small island in the middle of the River, as built Notre Dame and fame. We first saw on the island, is the old dynasty of the aristocracy of prison. The aristocracy of prison, and Beijing in qincheng prison is the same level. However, the prison no wall rail network. Light yellow walls, variation of Apex, the walls of the statue and decorative patterns, make it more like a slightly Castle atmosphere of the Palace.

Then, is the famous Notre Dame.

As the ship's position is too low, we do not see the Notre-Dame gate, you can only see the front two prescriptions of the tower. The two towers and a towering, raw peas. Each side of the wall are open two slender arch Windows, walls, round corners and the roof was covered with a variety of beautiful, beauty, its subtle nuances, just like the desk Desk editors by the artist carved-out process works, instead of two as high as $ 68 m Tower. Heard, Notre Dame, three front covered with religious legends embossed peach-ticket gate more attractive. However, sitting in the sightseeing cruise, let the person can only have one while in close proximity, but out of reach. As the boat moves, we see the Church in the middle of the distance. This 90-metre high minaret, exquisite delicate, high in the clouds, and the preceding two matched shenghui Fang Fang's Tower. Whatever way you look at it, this duration 180 years, 1345, built the Cathedral are no outfit, the campaign. No wonder it was hailed as a model of the Gothic church, landmark in the history of European construction. Only let me surprise, this building has 700 years of history of ancient churches, in Paris, under the sky is bright and vivid, and experience the great writer Hugo in Notre Dame de Paris ", which depict the dark gloomy atmosphere.

Sightseeing cruise along the West-Island and the St. Louis River between the small island, West Nile, began returning to the dock.

Follow the route of the tour tickets, cruise should bypass the Saint Louis Island reentrant. This short cut, so that IHave not seen the mulberry SI city, a famous medieval small castle.

Back on the road, the first to see balishizhengting.

The Renaissance-style building, built complex building desktop structure. Tall Bell Tower, with a flat top pyramid-shaped roof, or even the building of the wall still standing there France history of celebrity 100 statue. And a few days ago saw Vienna City Hall is all the more rustic than implicit. Next, cruise through the back of the Louvre, again through the Alexander III bridge, the boat appeared in front of the Eiffel Tower, this is our very familiar scene of Paris.

Ship to dock did not stop, but rather through the Terminal near Al Maha bridge, continue to cruise for a while, one called the Swan drive Island u-turn returns.

The southern tip of the island high stand a statue of liberty, while the ratio of the United States to a smaller, seniority in it than she. Because that person is like, France to the city as to enlarge modelled after replication, as congratulations for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the United States, give the gift of the people of the United States. Interestingly, the statue of liberty, internal steel structure is also the design and manufacture of the Eiffel Tower, the Eiffel bridge engineer masterpiece.

Back to the pier, our long sigh, relaxing strained nerves.

The Seine River, it's called charme. No wonder Paris people say no, not the Seine in Paris.

From ship to shore, the car went straight to the gate of the Lafayette department store, afternoon activities is shopping, but to eat lunch.

We and the professor's granted the week alone, Zhang Guide and lead the televised to find in the restaurant, at this time is 1 pm Paris time and a half. This time, we and the professor's family also separate activities, their search for restaurants, but also the way through the streets of Paris.

Here is the Paris urban area, no width on both sides of the road, and is 4, 5-storey building, housing the appearance although the overall style is coordinated and more elegant.

In crossing the intersection of the buildings were built in the corner, this is also the typical features of the old city of Paris. I've never been to Paris, but in this old city street, a familiar feeling. Thought, this is probably because of the 1960s, a sensation of "breaking the four old" movement, most of the book culture in red giant stream dissociate himself. That was then, I do happen to survive a collection, it was Zheng Zen young preferable reading, this book is I repeatedly impressed to read that. Essays in a central line diary, narrative the 1927 6, July, Mr. Zheng lived in Paris, to study Chinese classical drama and novel of time. The Paris cityscape scenery, monuments and attractions, and even the Park Museum, etc., are described. In my opinion, let me be vu, Mr. Cheng Lai to Waterloo Road, writing love the vivid description, like the national people's Congress have specific excerpts of the sense, may be the departure of Mr. Zheng 80 years, the old style still Paris. To say that there is a change or become cleaner, more beautiful, more money, more humane. By contrast, our cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, not to say that 80 years ago, you went to 20 years ago, now go, I am afraid it is very difficult to find North.

Lafayette department store, is the famous shopping area, the size of the store.

Shopping crowds come and go, Zoo, mostly foreign tourists. Time is pressing, can't go far behind in Lafayette, we find a little restaurant in the facade. Didn't think Professor a week already in it settles, is order. We are glad to meet you, it seems that not many restaurants in the vicinity. We still have some meal, drinks and beer. Toast Xiangqing, tomorrow leaving Paris, estimate this is before the end of the tour, the last time we had their own dinners.

The meal was the nearly 3 o'clock in the afternoon, return to Lafayette and group join, start shopping.

Lafayette has 4 floors, and some large department stores and not, prices in Paris not high. We have left a bit euro, ready to spend here, eliminating the hassle of returning home Exchange. After price and rebate of a calculation, bought two bottles of Chanel perfume, a blue ' COA ' cosmetics, to the little guy bought a LEGO pieces into building blocks. The set of 40 euro, LEGO is a tax rebate. Tax rebates to store an underground Hall Office. Unexpectedly, the formalities of the Chinese people a long long Brigade, and specifically for Japan's Korea where human formalities without waiting. Staff attitude is also not very friendly, one like Chinese girls, particularly bad attitude to people.

End shopping, is 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

Sheet guide declared part people want to go, eat a big meal, France for the rest of the people back to the hotel to rest, to watch the evening Moulin Rouge cabaret performances. Eat a big meal, France is at the cost of the projects recommended by the travel guide, 60 euros per person. We think, 1800 Yuan, family in Beijing's mark Hashim restaurant, can eat a big meal of France, and may more easily, more comfortable. This is the only thing we did not participate in the project at their own expense. In fact, people with this heart, the Panel participating in the project less than half of the people.

At 7 o'clock, until the evening before and eat a big meal of France.

Go eat a big meal, one by one the most frustrated. Imagine, just after 3 pm, 5 pm for lunch and went to eat a big meal of France, and a good fit, I am afraid it is difficult to eat out.

Moulin Rouge cabaret, is also the official recommended travel guide at your own expense, for admission ticket per person plus cars and tour guide, 135 euros.

We arrived at the Moulin Rouge, the day has cahei. Because you do not let with camera and package, so did not leave a photo. Only vaguely remember the facade of the Moulin Rouge, the neon lights flashing on roofs, with a big windmill. Inside the venue didn't small, we approach the audience has been filled. The middle seat including dinner, you can eat while watching, fare naturally not less expensive. The location of our arrangements is the worst of all, almost hard to see the entire stage, even back in the seat of the stage. To this end, several people asked to sit in the seat of the nearby, but the service staff attitude,Without accommodation. The Panel has a family and they played a fierce conflict, resolutely refused to sit in a very poor position. Theatre Wai 5, 6 and terrifying aspect, a dark suit, sinking of the fleeting, very little of the underworld. We watched, there are a little afraid. Stalemate for some time, until the alarmed not see program guide of Zhang, came in to take them out of work. After a while, still sitting in the back. It is said that is promised for a seat, but it was not until the end of the performance, I think they have no moving parts.

Our admission price includes beverages, two cups of soft drinks or half a bottle of champagne, choose one.

My wife had the child to Orange, I then and at the same table a woman sharing a bottle of champagne. Here's champagne too acid, alcohol is also slightly higher, and domestic Zhang Valley Champagne tastes quite different. Deskmate Lady drank two estuary, and refused to move. I will also be able to adapt, watching the show, and slowly bring a bottle of champagne drink. Only seldom drink champagne, I wonder if the wine is not the best. However, the Moulin Rouge is sold in the millions, but also inside the bathroom, a separate charge per person-€ 0.5, even the children are no exception. From here you can see, this place is a nice place.

Who have not yet all sat performance has begun.

Moulin Rouge has more than 100 years of history. Romantic Paris, in the long period of time, pulled United Kingdom people banned from dancing, became the Kankan quite influential France tourism brand. Dance of the actress, go gorgeous feather decoration or spangle, no jacket, and has maintained a tradition of more than 100 years ago. In all, the whole show lighting brilliant, colorful and graceful movements, singing, musical, called ultimate audio-visual experience. One of the field, arena and place a huge transparent water tank, water tank moving two Python. A body moving Bikini girl, suddenly jump into the pool. All of a sudden, the deafening sound of music, bright lights, white-body and two black and white of Monty Python, dancing up and down in the water tank, declining from changing to churning. Audience look dumb, were sitting.

Performance until 10 p.m. more than three minutes to come to a close.

Mission of several children — these children from grade to high school have — one that looks very happy, it took great price parents happiness. To be honest, if your wallet full time rich, song and dance of the Moulin Rouge is worth a visit. If true, then in the evening you can spend a little more money, in the Seine of cruise ships, watch the Seine light wave shadows; spend less money on the Eiffel Tower, Paris, lights, or a penny is spent walking in the Champs, the taste of night Paris attractions, is a good choice. Moulin Rouge cabaret, price ratio, or worse. As to not see Moulin Rouge is not to say that Paris a number a bit exaggerated.

The car back to the hotel, offer imported in Zhang, crew, applaud, and expressed its gratitude to the driver.

Somehow, the Italy of driver work to date, the driver you want to change and tomorrow. Little Italy's expression, all drivers of applause nor too warm. Everything on the car picked guesthouses, hotels to bed already has nearly 12 o'clock at night.

(Photo of Paris Versailles palace 41 marble statue)

(Corner of Paris Louvre 42 photos)

(43 Paris Seine Cruise photos)

(Photo 44 Notre Dame de Paris)

(Photo 45 Paris old street)