Xiaopeng to Europe-France, Belgium, Netherlands 12 day tours

Xiaopeng to Europe

This is xiaopeng I first went to Europe.

2008 September 21-October 2, France-Belgium-Netherlands 12.

Since India back wrote on the 2005, Tianzhu, after three years have been fengbi xiaopeng no wrote travels, is not to go out, but come back after being caught by a lot of things, then no writing impulse.

Go to Europe before, do a little preparation, bought two books in the subway, and visit Paris and the European tour, also let the pointing slightly European friends, hotel and some tickets before departure has been booked (I used to do with http://www.expedia.com reservation).

And then, on the European journey.

The first chapter of the romantic Symphony-Paris

2008 September 21 Sunday Beijing-Paris fine

Direct flights from Beijing to Paris, the landing is at 6 o'clock.

France airport is not new, but the door very quickly, not queued.

Out of the airport taxi car condition found in Europe are very good, a lot of Mercedes, of course, there are also some France car, Citroen, Renault, etc.

This time it was rush hour traffic jam, traffic jams, the scene is not new to the world's most every big city.

And driver exclaimed, I heard that I am from Beijing, China, naturally, referring to the Olympic Games.

This time the European deep a feeling is that the Olympic Games for China's significance may be much greater than we imagined. The important point is that China has set a very high reputation. Do not think that the world's people are very understanding China, heard of Beijing. This time from the television, newspaper, Internet, world people see China, see Beijing, finally a concrete image concept.

My stay in Paris a total of 6 days, three hotels.

Today live in the Hotel Roma Sacre Coeur, Paris people know, listen to this name will be able to imagine this place from the Sacre Coeur is very near. Sacre Coeur Basilica is, in the film "Angels love beautiful, with one important scenario is here. Sacred Heart Cathedral in Mont-Mart Montmartre district, on a hill, reached the peak of the Sacred Heart Cathedral can overlooking Paris. There is also a gathering place for artists, famous "crafty rabbit House" bar, the Moulin Rouge are in this area.

Mercedes through one Street, slowly uphill, arrived at my destination.

The hotel is only a very small menlian, reception desk of the waiter is a black, excellent in English (some say before heard Chinese people do not speak English, but Paris is indeed not very serious).

I have booked in advance online room prepaid room very smooth check-in. Old elevator cramped, with three people. Out of the elevator was a surprise to me, full of paintings, loudaoli are direct painting on the wall (subsequently visited the many museums, these paintings are masterpieces of imitation!). The room is not big, but very clean, the walls are painted. Can't wait to open the window and look out for the night has come to Paris, looking out to catch my eye is the Sun of the roof. Not from my heart, I come to Paris!

There is a discovery, that is, the Paris hotel in the bath room is very strange.

Generally speaking, the bath room should be fully closed by glass doors to waterproof, but Paris glass bath room was not completely closed, like a little half doors, bath water is spilled. Online to see a United States visitors complain that I live in the hotel's bath door missed half the time I was screaming "won", why the missing half fan door room is the bath I caught. Later moved to advanced hotel is found in the bath room, before the conclusion of, Oh, this is also characteristic of Paris. But I have not come up with something special.

In the hotel's Cafe downstairs to eat dinner and saw that there were plenty of locals, wanted to taste should be good.

Follow the example of France in outdoor dining, feel good, however, xiaopeng ~ ~ ~ cold! after 11 days from now, and outdoor dining.

Travel Tip

Clothing

Difference this season, 6-18 degree, is relatively dry.

Evening wear leather jacket is not excessive.

Food

Dinner 32 euros.

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Roma Sacre Coeur

Add: 101 Rue Caulaincourt, Paris 75018Hotel

Tel: 33 (1) 42 62 02 02

Cost: US $ 112 (tax-inclusive price), exchange rate: 1: 6.9

Out of 50 meters is the Metro, the traffic is convenient.

European accommodation is very expensive, it is best to set up in advance, and sooner for the cheaper.

In Paris to find a subway station near the hotel, and then take the subway travel every day, it is convenient.

Line

Beijing-Paris, CA933, flight 11.5 hours.

Taxi Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport-Hotel 55 euros.

In the Paris subway trip is very handy, but here the subway is not fully automatic, door need lever door handle.

And China's public transport is very different, Paris Metro which is primarily a row of a row of seats, the middle is a single channel but adopted by the Chinese people, means of transport inside the main are standing. Population density of differences evident.

September 22, 2008 on Monday, sunny and Sacred Heart Church in Paris, Louvre

Mont-Mart district is famous for is here

Many of the artists, and many of the alley. In the morning, walk through the alleys, very quiet, close look at both sides of the housing, a commodities elegant Paris. This happy state of mind, but then there is no experience in Paris.

Wander in the alley, in the direction towards high, finally, to see the Sacred Heart Cathedral.

On the establishment of the Sacred Heart Church with two stories, told in the 18th century by the Franco-Prussian War.

Here is the commanding heights of Paris, to spread and overlooking Paris. Styling is baizhantingshi Dome Church, color is white.

To the Sacred Heart Church, how can we not reached the peak Tower? first order-order delivery, many pigeons COO, welcomes me this morning visitors.

Drill out the Bell Tower, the city of Paris and immediately rendered in sight. Round the clock tower and slowly enjoy, I am a man, sitting down, to the extent possible, with eyes capture live every inch of scenery. After that, there are several opportunities to supplement, in the city of Paris Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, but many people around are not at this time of the peace. Paris was so elegant!

Regret is usually not a good contact photography, took a small compact up, facing the beautiful heart of time can only sigh, but was unable to capture.

In front of the Church, the square has several early Street painters.

I unfortunately is a persevering artist discovery, not going to give my portrait. This is Italy brush painter color on paper sketch to final show me, asked me if I like it or not. I believe that he did not draw any sort of Asian people, so how do you see how does it look like, but unwilling to say much. He was pleased, price list, I'll collapse! his usual collection of 80 euros, give me a discount of € 60, take me! I saw in the book, a painting about 20 euros, what difference will this big!, a universal principle is used--you must first ask the price, or we get slaughtered! I roll up portraits, angry left. The artist asked me to come back tomorrow, come on, a time when enough? treat me like an idiot! xiaopeng very depressed.

The famous "crafty rabbit House" bar from the outside looks very ordinary, his reputation comes from numerous stood here of the "crafty rabbit".

Crafty rabbit many, the most famous is the Picasso. The artists are not famous, they often come here to eat and drink, but can not afford to pay for the meal, so he used to paint the way of paying bills. Bar boss good good, Picasso had paid their wine, one has to 40 million dollar contract!

Back to hotel for check-out, moving to the Marriot Hotel.

Because behind open to open the two-day meeting.

Arrive at the hotel by taxi, quickly put the luggage is to get on the Internet for good.

To France before have booked some tickets, including museum ticket, you can use in more than 70 museums, including the Louvre and the Pompidou Centre and Versailles.

Orange traffic tickets, you can use the subway and bus on the ground, but you cannot open the double-deck bus (Paris Open Tour). Print out the reservation voucher, go to the Visitor at the Louvre, near the center converted into solid votes on it.

Finally have the opportunity to experience the famous Paris subway! in the book, the Paris Metro is 1900 in order to meet the world's fair.

1900! imagine! has over 100 years! Paris Metro line design is very scientific, extending in all directions. Paris Metro 14 lines, total length 211 km, Metro station exceeded 300. In the Paris urban area, almost 500 m radius distance there is a metro station, with big M (metro) marking. Comparison of old Paris Metro, subway door is not automatically opened, lever door handle. Paris subway were not all closed (except for 1 line), bitterly goes like a great speed. Paris Metro platform most is not closed, like the line 1 in Beijing. After all, they are not so many people, presumably because people are falling platform events should not many. Paris Metro departure frequency adjusted with the rush hour, the shortest interval time is 50 seconds.

According to the plan, I want to visit the Louvre, this afternoon.

12 o'clock, to stand out from the Metro Louvre, I immediately felt dazzled. Was not that the Sun is too harsh, but because of the large Palace but jinding too. Louvre wouldn't describe it, there are numerous data on it. The Louvre is itself a building masterpiece, while internal collections is extremely rich. I visited six hours, there is a whole floor do not have the time to read. Bought a book on the Louvre Louvre in important collections for a detailed presentation, the visitors even beat former station, next to before you read the book, and then use the two day visit to time. The Louvre has restaurant, have a drink, to eat again, so rich in spiritual food, material needs are so great?

6 o'clock in addition to the Louvre, through beautiful NOK large du Le Lai Garden, along the map in the direction to the Eiffel Tower.

In fact, the distance is still very far away, but Paris is so beautiful, every piece of scenery I don't want to miss. Along the Seine, the Eiffel Tower has been a trend. Alexander II Bridge, the most magnificent walk. Underneath the Eiffel Tower, I had to go back to the Seine River Bend. Began to repent of my photography is not good, not good camera, a lot of eyes look.

Travel Tip

Food

In the hotel breakfast 8 euros.

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Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center

17 , Boulevard Saint Jacques

Paris, 75014 France

Phone: 33 1 4

078 7980

Fax: 33 1 4588 4393

Price: 209 euros (including tax), exchange rate of 1: 10

Line

Two-Day Paris Museum and Monument Pass $43.52Paris Visite Metro Pass: 2 Day/Zones 1–3 $21.76

Louvre and Delacroix Museum & Metro Combo $19.15

Tour

Den Sacre without fee, the top clock tower requires 5 euros.

It is strongly recommended that a lot of walking in Paris, don't miss the beautiful scenery.

September 23, 2008 the Seine Paris night tour Tuesday sunny

Day meeting packages at night, a cruise on the Seine, in 4 hours walking around Paris charming! is the seat of a bridge, each building has a story to the day I was walking through many of the bridge, this has a chance to look at night.

Grape wine on board, the shore school France Yeguangbei romantic feel to some of the lost, I do not know in what was the beginning.

From afar, a view of the Eiffel Tower, lights.

In the evening, the Tower every half hour will shine once the tiles decorated with lights of the Eiffel Tower in the night show with its infinite charm. Interesting to see the Eiffel Tower during the day, feel the magnificent, if divided by gender, in which case the tower are male, while in the evening a rainbow of Tower is changed into the evening, when the tower is more like women. Beautiful!

2008 years September 24, Paris Wednesday fine Champs, Arc de Triomphe

Today will bulk up early in the evening and Germany colleagues Thomas and Frank, France colleagues Florence go out around Paris.

I am first time here, so they take care of my very first took me to the Champs. The street is a good place for shopping, roadsides are world famous. Florence on this great disdain, while walking, the street too commercialized, no longer beauty, no France ambience, and the world a shopping street, it makes no difference, France had little here. In my opinion, the world of every big city has then a commercial Street, attracting all outsiders. Beijing is the Wangfujing; Nanjing Road, Shanghai is, while Paris is the Champs.

Arc de Triomphe, near the exotic but more to enjoy.

The arc has many fine carving, wall also engraved the names of hundreds of junk. Go to the Arc de Triomphe inside also has the ability to watch numerous iron olive, record a Napoleon of every victory. The seat of the Arc de Triomphe is Charles de Gaulle square, designers as square center point 12 broad Street to point out to the center of radiation, so before the square, also called "star Plaza". The unknown soldiers to commemorate soldiers killed in the war of the 150 million France soldiers, torch has never dies, the perennial someone to this Memorial. Almost 30 metres high on both sides of the huge banner-France flag and the flag of the European Union in the middle of the arch de Triomphe at the wind blows, the Marseillaise, also in the ear. Now suddenly thought Plato said: "not since the province's life is not worth living", let us encourage each other.

In the evening to a long history of France restaurant Polidor for dinner, this restaurant was established in 1845, was Paris local people liked a dining establishment.

Polidor is pulled, do not accept reservations, do not accept credit card, the menu is simple, the restaurants are long table, the environment is not elegant, but very noisy, Florence is a regular here, the door was a bit smug, salivating lust and said: "this is France's life". We point out chicken, fish, beef, red wine, white wine ... This is what I had to taste the best method.

Some sensitive topic in unconsciously being put on the desktop, including Tibet, Chinese democracy, history, issues, etc, good food and good conversation so that we are all becoming very drunk.

I miss the scenes that night!

Travel Tip

Food

Strongly recommended to Polidor restaurant to experience an authentic French meal with traditional France culture http://www.polidor.com/

Tour

Arc de Triomphe tickets 8 euros.

2008 September 25 fine Notre Dame de Paris on Thursday, the Pantheon, Luxembourg Gardens

Today moved, moved to an Apartment Hotel, able to cook for a living come out to play.

Distance from the Metro station is also very close, clean and quiet.

Today went to the Western breakwater Island, here is the most famous? Notre Dame!

Notre Dame is Paris's oldest and most magnificent of the Catholic Church, was built in the 12 direct, 170 years before this block length 130 m, front Tower high 69 meters large Gothic church building completed.

In the Notre-Dame, and spend 5 euros to enter into a small Hall, there are various models of Notre-Dame structure changes. Notre Dame is too ambitious, but I most want to explore is Hugo where can see the word "destiny", but to no avail. Sitting at the Notre-Dame, Les chants of the Church, the soul becomes quiet down. A consideration of mankind, God laugh, we all got in the world, it seems that God is so small!

Visited Saint Chapelle Church, Justice building and the old prison.

Ancient prison in the Middle Ages was the King's Palace, after changeBecome a place of detention of prisoners and in France during the revolution as imprisoned more than 4000, countless people onto the scaffold and has rather noisy. Today's judicial buildings and ancient prison is connected, I turned the internal, not whole understand internal structures, in a Word from the prison in from judicial building. Some wore a wig, wearing a black robe of judges in the justice building to smoke outside.

Leave Sai Tai Island, take the subway to the pantheon.

Pantheon, also known as the "Pantheon", Voltaire, Zola, Hugo, Curies, Dumas in the areas of great men are buried here. The main entrance was engraved with the "great men, the homeland, thank you!" to honor the blinds! Pantheon where the famous Foucault pendulum, a copper cat sat side of Foucault pendulum, looked at this great device how to prove that the Earth's rotation.

In the evening, went to the Luxembourg Gardens.

Luxembourg Palace is Louis IV to please his wife Florence Italy according to the Palace built palaces. Palaces surrounding covers 25 hectares of gardens, the Luxembourg Gardens. Gardens, sculptures, fountains, outdoor seating, is Paris people spend their summer holidays. Sit facing the fountain on the couch, watching the children play and pretty laidback as well.

The direction towards Montparnasse Street, just past caught up with the University City of students from school, poll, off campus, France in tennis.

That kind of level in China, is absolutely nothing to comment.

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Citadines Apart'hotel Place d'Italie

18 Place D Italie

Paris 75013

France

9/25: $200.33 per night

9/26: $157.29 per night

Taxes & service fees

$9.84 per night

Amount charged for hotel reservation

$ 377.29

September 26th, 2008 fine art museum of Orsay, Paris on Friday, the Pompidou Center, the Eiffel Tower

Orsay Museum consists of an old railway station-Orsay station modification, in 1900, then the station is discarded, Paris loved heritage, the old railway station and a new reconstruction, became a magnificent Museum.

Museum of art, not only in itself is a collection of architectural masterpiece, but also very rich, original works of the Impressionist masters, see Mueller, Cézanne, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, and other works of guys may not surprise you can spend a good! 5 euros rent a pair of headphones, you can be more understanding of the key works in the background.

Pompidou Center does not require big article describes it, then the guys name.

In 1969, France President Pompidou advocated the construction of a modern Museum of art, in 1974, the Museum also is in the construction period, President Pompidou died of illness, to commemorate the avant-garde of the President, the new Museum was renamed to "Pompidou Centre". Even now, the Pompidou Centre looks still very avant-garde. Visit the Pompidou Centre takes varies from person to person, modern art I really don't understand, so it only takes 3 hours to a few floors turned. It is worth mentioning the Pompidou Centre on the rooftop restaurant, excellent vision, view the sights of Paris is really something abnormal to enjoy.

Pompidou Center downstairs is Stravinsky square, the famous contemporary sculptor and France hydraulic machinery experts design, very lively, can sit down and listen to music, feed the pigeons.

Stravinsky square next to Saint Merry Church, built in 1500 years.

Walk to the balishizhengting.

Beautiful sculptures, giant fountain to the Town Hall is very cordial, here is a good place for family gatherings. In Europe, democratic atmosphere everywhere. Recent newspaper's "Voodoo doll Tadoussac Beach" reports will be able to prove it. A toy company manufacturing a Voodoo doll Sark's doll, also came with a PIN, you can tie in Tadoussac Beach Body hang. This allows the current President of France, so he was angry against the toy company. Results of the trial as a result, the judge is satisfied that the accused is not established, the toy company practices that "France is very humorous", is a fine one euro. Oh, this is European democracy!

In the evening, to climb the Eiffel Tower, in person to experience the 1889 world's fair in order to meet the "," the construction of the Eiffel Tower! we suggest that you first visit the summer Temple, there's a Museum and a Maritime Museum.

Through the summer Temple, the spectacular Eiffel Tower will demonstrate in front of you!

Climb the Eiffel Tower has several options, one level, second floor, stairs, etc., in a Word, select the elevator to the top, 11 euros.

Queued spent 2 hours, but it was worth it! is strongly recommended to stay at the top of the Tower a, Tsai carefully look at these beautiful flowers Paris!!!

September 27, 2008 fine Paris Chateau de Vincennes on Saturday, Versailles

Belgium Brussels Saint Hubert Gallery

Today I made two major mistakes! want to Versailles, but is not included that the Chateau de Versailles Vincennes is.

You must know, Chateau de Vincennes is located on the southeast corner of Paris and the suburbs of Versailles is located at the southwest corner of Paris suburbs!

Happily sit on a subway line, get off at the terminus,

Can easily find the Chateau de Vincennes. In fact, it was once a Palace, but also a suspension bridge, Castle Palace. Unfortunately the old Palace is closed you cannot visit, but can pass through the drawbridge and trenches into the fortress.

Aware of their error, I began to run to the subway station, go Versailles! today is my last day in Paris, in the afternoon we got up and went to Belgium! time!

Go to Versailles need take RER suburban train.

I went to Versailles, is already a 1 o'clock! I need 2: from here to go back to the hotel, go to Brussels by train because it is five o'clock. This time I found myself guilty of the second error, is not expected to line up to buy tickets in person will be so much! today is Saturday, but there are so many people daily wage laborer with kids to Paris to picnic! I actually bought the Paris museum pass, which is included with Versailles, a ticket not to buy tickets, you can directly go! but my ticket is valid for three days, just the wrong expired!! line for an hour of the team after just half an hour, then NOK large Versailles no possible! I will choose to ride the train in the garden, fare € 6.5, rented a headset, 1.2 euros.

Versailles palace is the most luxurious in the history of France sumptuous palaces, but also has the most perfect splendor of the French garden.

Versailles is located was once a forest swamp wilderness, Louis XIII here established a two-storey hunting palace, to the period of Louis XIV, after 50 years of construction, Europe's largest and most impressive and most luxurious palaces which were born. Heyday in public Prince Sun, a nobleman, Bishop Jean million as well as his servant, a total of more than 36000.

Versailles gardens are also very beautiful, dense rows of manicured, just like the soldiers stand guard.

Fountain, is a major attraction here, think about it, in 400 years ago, this fountain can emit 25-metre-high water column caused in France at that!, a great sensation.

I finally was a slip trots out of Versailles, back to the hotel, take a taxi to the train station to go to Belgium! while in Paris have stayed for six days, but very enjoyable, even if it is a former station, later!

In the hotel, I and my colleagues join Lucy on time.

Take the international train 1 and a half hours, arrived from Paris to Brussels.

Remember that famous cartoon "Tintin"? he however Belgium! his original name was "Tingting" in Brussels has a cartoon Museum, would like to know more about Tintin can go there. At the railway station, see the big picture, Tintin good gracious!

Take a taxi to the hotel, 15 €, Mercedes parked in the hotel door.

This hotel is Europe's most romantic hotel, strongly recommend ~ ~ ~.

You can take the Tram to go is the tram, single one-way 2 dollars, get your ticket to the driver, and then he went out into the machine, it all depends on the conscious.

We take the tram to city centre poelaert (PL. Poelaert) square, there is a high-profile, to bird's eye view of Brussels Street. Night coming, the Sun's rays complements in the city, the city became a huge beautiful silhouette.

Cross the square, not far away to the Saint Hubert Gallery (Galerie St. Hurbert).

In fact, this is a shopping street, and there are countless chocolate shop, definitely let you Tiao. then, follow the smell and noise you will be able to find the "seafood Street". I told him to seafood Street, because here's restaurant offers the famous seafood meals, absolute chewy taste better, you know!

Late night, seafood Street still voices!

Travel Tip

Food

In Brussels we must eat seafood and cooked oysters! price is not cheap, but it was worth it, we both had 48 euros for dinner.

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Warwick Barsey Hotel

381-383 Avenue Louise

Brussels 1050

Belgium

Room rate: $ 121.05 (exclude BF)

Line

Go to Versailles need take RER suburban train fare 2.9 euros.

Brussels Tram Tram very convenient, but understand the right bus needs your head, and I do not repeat them here, went to Europe will understand.

Tour

Go to Versailles tour needs a whole day.

Recommended to bring some picnic items, sit in the outdoor lawn. But it is strongly recommended that at the weekend, people rarely do not say, and fares are cheaper. Without a guided tour of adult weekday package (Versailles plus garden) is 20 euros, and the weekend is 25 euros. Weekdays 10-17-year-old visitors is 10 euros, the weekend is 15 euros.

Versailles palace garden, small ticket price is € 6.5, rent a pair of headphones is 1.2 euros.

Chapter II nostalgia lyrics-Belgium

2008 September 28 Sunday sunny Ghent (Gent), Bruges (Brugge)

Before going abroad I have booked Ghent and Bruges day trips in Paris is also called the travel confirmation.

8 a.m., travel car to the hotel entrance to meet us.

About an hour, we went to Ghent.

This used to be an important commercial center. From the city centre of the square, the Church also could trace back the heart of the shadow. Today, Ghent is a national fire service education, truck stopped at the roadsideSo that we can close. There are some volunteers distribute fire information, but there is no English version.

Bruges is referred to as "the Museum of Europe does not have a roof," here there is full of artistic atmosphere, full of 13-15 century architecture.

Learn about European history, you'll know Bruges was a very important port, port of sediment, which ultimately makes this bustling port is discarded, and replaced by the port of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. When the rise of the 17th century Netherlands, Bruges, who had very rich port city slowly declining.

Tour of the people came to Bruges, unknowingly had slowed down, drunk in a medieval fantasy.

The water in the small Canal quietly flowing, church bells in the tower still loud, shore Swan clasped comb with feathers, not a port of the noise, there is no noise on the fish market, all the dust settles, became very quiet. I had the time, in Bruges live a few days is definitely a good choice and relax!

9: 15 p.m., curiosities to Netherlands Amsterdam direction of international trains, the Middle will be through the Hague, but also our jumping place tonight.

European train is very extensive, important cities have to arrive by train.

Train ticket is divided into a first class and standard, with little difference, but the psychological feeling pretty big differences or should be. Tickets are no seat numbers, location themselves pick, since Europeans less that is always empty seats.

The train is using Dutch-announce, accent is difficult to discern.

Got off the train, Benz taxi driver very seriously and we confirm the confirmation that our hotel is not in the Hague.

We went a bit dizzy! since the hotel was good, even if there are errors or have to go to. It took us only 70 blocks euros to the hotel, also subject to a fee of EUR 1.5 luggage. Here was not the Hague city, but a man named Alphen A-d Rijn, feeling like the Hague exurb. When we went to the hotel is a four night, lights, live on the second floor, the window is a bit of a pitch-black shen unbearably.

Travel Tip

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Golden Tulip Alphen A-d Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn 2405 BK，Netherlands

Room rate: $ 141.67 (exclude BF)

Line

Brussels-the Hague, train ticket (common position), 27.2 euros/person.

Tour

Ghent, Bruges day tour online booking 60.1 USD/person, meals not included.

By Airboat tour Bruges Canal, half an hour, per person € 6.5.

Chapter III rural scenery-Netherlands

2008 September 29 Sunday rain Hague-both Osama bin Laden (Madurodam)

Morning run-out procedures, luggage at the front desk, SAT train to the Hague.

From Alphen A-d Rijn to Hague for approximately 15 minutes. Netherlands is a Kingdom of bicycles. We Chinese people can bicycle is large, and not only in the Netherlands, the bike is very wide, and the kind of Bicycle accessories are also very rich, with a complete set of the bicycle industry, this is the true Kingdom of bicycles!, on the train has specialized bike position, visible bike of universal!

US General says the Netherlands for Holland, but my colleagues from the Netherlands has always used, Teresa Netherland to call his own country.

Look at European history understands that the Netherlands is one of the missionaries, the largest province, owing to the economic and political importance, the popularity of double, but instead, the Netherlands. In Europe, or in Netherland. Den Haag, the Hague, also known as The Haag, the Netherlands's third-largest city, is the administrative centre of the Netherlands, Parliament House, embassies as well as the famous international courts are located here. We are here to visit the small countries "have bin Laden" a horse (Madurodam).

Bad people will Netherlands famous places and buildings to 1: 25 scale out completed, is actually a miniature landscape garden in the Netherlands.

China also has a lot of miniature landscape garden, but mostly crude, can only be looked at, but also very far. But the Netherlands working tattletales State of very delicate, and definitely worth you at each stop and watch carefully. Streets walking dog face expression is different, into a euro, church bells will think, neatly Corps team will walk up; make clogs factory, the workers working nervously, machine ROAR has been thought of, a euro in it, from the facility will produce a small truck, car, carrying a pair of Pocket small open to clogs your eyes; high speed roads, the car in the lane road speed, large trucks in the outer traffic; a loud whistle sound, Eurostar train roaring. ..... We stay in Madurodam there was a 2 and a half hours, which is a surprise.

When the rain started floating in the sky, I and Lucy swanning in the Hague.

Want to find a restaurant in the street, a long walk will fail. Hague good cold, we didn't take an umbrella that everyone got wet, wind, cold, just on a tram, even appreciate the streets, but also in the car away from the rain.

Back to the train station, and finally eat late lunch-Burger King.

Back to Alphen A-d Rijn, bought a ticket for the train to Amsterdam. We carry the luggage and hit the road. Half an hour later, we appear in the Amsterdam railway station. In the station, we bought two tickets for the "IAM Sterdam "train, museum ticket. This will take two days of transport, but also to visit the main museums. This time, do not worry, our hotel is located in the very heart of the bustling lots more? hehe, downstairs is a bar street!

Hotel room was old, but sleep anyway and we do not stop here.

The downstairs lounge for meals, renting Indonesian rice. Netherlands is Indonesian sovereign State, in the fascinating era of great navigation, Netherlands ships across the seas came to Indonesia do the bulk of the perfume business. Through the glass window, to see the chefs expertly done with fried noodles and fried rice, 3 minutes. Netherlands people also like to eat rice in Indonesia, also very much.

Very tired at the end of the day, while the downstairs bar, the more the more noisy at night, but did not affect our dreams.

Travel Tip

Food

Amsterdam Indonesian fried rice, 4 euros, you can pick vegetables and ingredients, mushrooms, corn cob, etc, there are various flavors of the sauce.

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Leidseplein Hotel

Korte Leidsewarsstraat 79

Amsterdam, NLD 1017 PW

Netherlands

9/29: $108.76 per night

9/30: $101.60 per night

10/1: $134.52 per night

Line

Alphen A-d Rijn round-trip train ticket to the Hague 9.6 Euro/piece.

Alphen A-d Rijn train to Amsterdam 10.5 Euro/piece.

Tour

"I AM Sterdam" city card, 44 Euro/piece.

September 30, 2008 National Museum of the Netherlands on Monday, drizzle, the van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House.

Netherlands National Museum exhibits a large collection of Netherlands heyday, impressed me is a 17th century House of toys, doll's House there are 2 meters high, a total of three floors, is a narrowing of the noble family of the Netherlands, real.

Exquisite workmanship and keep very good toy House let us today to see the sum of the "glorious maritime Carter"; large quantities of porcelain or is imported from China, or later in the late Ming and early Qing porcelain export minimise Netherlands Antwerp region of imitation China works.

Netherlands these two days the weather is gloomy, curly thick clouds pressure is very low, from afar, the contiguity of heaven and Earth.

This is the van Gogh's works often seen in the background? there is a large number of Van Gogh Museum, Van Gogh's original work, and his detailed biographies, is well worth a go.

Anne-Frank story very famous, but when I personally visited the Anne Frank House., I am the second world war and the suffering of the Jews, and the history of a more profound understanding.

The map was marked with a "room Dragon" (Van Loog) former residence and Hendrik. William room Dragon (Hendrick.

William. Van Loog) is a historian who idolized, he is fluent in ten languages, La have beautiful violin, and works of illustration, it is his own hand drawn. Unfortunately, the former residence of the Dragon is one of the East India Company's shareholders, this room longfei Peter room Dragon. But the doorman seems to have become accustomed to tourists, told us: Hendrik. room Dragon early immigrants in the United States, he is the former residence of Netherlands.

Lunch in the restaurant, the waiter to two cups of tea, drink later want to water, the waiter told us: water and have a cup of tea prices are the same, we do not offer free water, finally said: "this is not America."

Oh, it seems that the waste in the United States who are in the world.

Our hotel's downstairs there is a very good eating grilled steak restaurant in Argentina, we would not have had that trouble.

Travel Tip

Clothing

The European women's aesthetic, most were wearing boots.

Oblique shop sell a Jet in go-go boots on maintenance fluid, spray twice per week will be able to guarantee the boots in rainy or bubble bad. A bottle of 5 euros.

Food

Steak dinner 48.5 euros.

October 1, 2008-on Tuesday rain Amsterdam zanthus Hans Zaanse Schans

Zaanse Schans village should be called the Netherlands folk village, where a full save of the Netherlands windmill, old houses, shops, cheese factories, like a museum.

In Dan's railway station bus Plaza is very convenient, a car, follow signs to find.

First take the ferry across the River, the river there are folk village, Windmill has been seen.

Here are a few seats are still work in the large windmill, dye workshop and cheese workshop with large windmill as power source. From the Windmill following cabin down the stair climb, climb to high platforms, a lot of wind today, the Windmill led the entire wooden plant creaking rotation, there are points to be staggered, so I'm kind of surprised. Or farmers in the Netherlands, the agility to wear ' wooden shoe in the almost vertical set of stairs to walk flies.

Few head black and white flower of the cows in the green grass graze. stroll

This is the Chinese "milk melamine" event coverage in full swing. Watch a to report, I know, don't underestimate these black and white picture of a cowThey are the world's best variety of dairy cows, milk production is three times the Chinese dairy. To not China's milk are something you want to add the milk, cattle breed is upside!

Cheese workshop inside the cheese variety, and each can try to eat, I tried it, bought a meat flavor of cheese.

The salesman laughed, aside from one side to remove from the cheese plate inside a small piece of cheese chew, they certainly no lack of calcium!

Clogs workshop I like best.

Look at the history of the Netherlands clogs I know, the original Netherlands people for clogs has such strong feelings, even previously married would also like to do a double wedding special clogs. Workshop master site to demonstrate how to add a block of wood clogs. And shelves of clogs are dazzling, various sizes, a variety of patterns, up with a suitable for you!

Travel Tip

Tour

Go to Zaanse Schans, from Dan square station on the bus, get off at the Koog Zaandijk, 17 minutes by car.

2008 years October 2, Wednesday-Frankfurt-Amsterdam

At 11 o'clock the aircraft fly.

Heart meditation: Europe, I will be back!

Completed on December 29, 2008

(Netherlands large Windmill)

(Netherlands big clogs-this is the marriage of clogs)

(Belgium-Bruges scenery)