Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 664 664. Miracle
Although no one greeted them, this group of people followed Lao Bai and others from the white limestone masterpiece Bridge of Sighs to the most beautiful Rialto Bridge in Venice, and they were planning to follow them from the Rialto Bridge to the bridge. The Doge's Palace, a Gothic landmark in Venice.

Lao Bai went to Dong Qiangqiang's side: "If no one takes these tourists, we can accept them. If we can't accept them, we can't let them listen for nothing."

"How do you collect it?" Although Dong Qiangqiang didn't want to be listened to, he had absolutely no experience in what to do.

"Find a place to eat first," Lao Bai looked at the group of people for a while, "let's talk after eating."

Cities with well-developed tourism usually have a well-developed catering industry, and Venice naturally has no shortage of food.

Under Lao Bai's suggestion, two groups of people came to the historic Gritti Palace luxury hotel in the center of Venice.It is said that the predecessor of this hotel was the ancestral home of a declining nobleman, whose family was poor and sold the property to a local hotel businessman.The house has been lovingly refurbished to include the hotel's sign and the top floor offers a bird's-eye view of the Grand Canal, St. Mark's Basilica and other views of the city.The star rating of the hotel is high, and the restaurant is naturally not bad, especially after hiring a Michelin chef.It didn't take long for the hotel to become the leader among Venice hotels with its high-quality service, luxurious interior, exquisite food and excellent viewing location.

Because it goes deep into the hinterland of the Mediterranean, Italy, nicknamed "Jackboots", has a long and beautiful coastline, which means that it will never lack seafood. In fact, among Italian cities famous for their seafood, Venice has always been ranked among the top three.The ingredients used in the restaurant are all purchased from the largest open-air fish market in Venice that morning. Whether it is lagoon shrimp, eel, cuttlefish, swordfish, pomfret or grouper, Italians who are serious about eating have always paid attention to the word "fresh". .

However, after browsing the menu, everyone raised objections one after another, because the group members generally believed that the cost of the dishes was too high.Lao Bai accepted advice like a stream, and changed hands and pushed several other restaurants.Everyone finally decided to eat Burger King at the train station, but after entering Burger King, they found that the set meal inside was not cheaper than the restaurant recommended by Lao Bai, or even more expensive.After another heated discussion, everyone chose a family restaurant by the river.

Although the decoration of this restaurant is not as good as that of the first restaurant, the ingredients are from the same source to ensure the high quality of the dishes. In addition to the chef's craftsmanship has its own unique flavor, the price is also more reasonable, and the dishes are beautifully presented, the portions are full, and the service attitude is also good , so it was praised by everyone (both the restaurant and Lao Bai's recommendation).

We sat by the river basking in the sun, feeling the breeze of the river and the gondolas passing by from time to time, while enjoying our hard-won lunch.

In addition to the classic Venetian cuttlefish pasta and seafood risotto, which can be found in almost every store, the store also serves sardines in vinegar, scallop and crab salad platter, salmon risotto with yellow mustard seeds, and basil lemon risotto with citrus, etc. Unique dishes.

While everyone was full of wine and food, Tong Lele gently and euphemistically announced the addition of sightseeing projects in the two cities of Pisa and Florence in a timely manner, and everyone immediately talked about it.

Lao Bai took the opportunity to call Dong Qiangqiang aside, and said: "Go and ask those people if they want to go to Venice with us after dinner. If you go together, you will be charged. If you don't want to pay, don't follow us anymore."

"How much is suitable for one person?" Dong Qiangqiang asked.

"I'm only responsible for explaining, 20 euros per person."

When Dong Qiangqiang followed his advice to ask, Tong Lele had already received unanimous feedback from the team members: Everyone had no objection to the addition of two cities, but hoped to lower the fee.

This opinion is exactly the same as Lao Bai’s expected situation. Lao Bai understands the reason and sells it moderately. After friendly negotiation, the two parties finally agreed to pay 120 euros per person (including tips for the three people in the two cities).

Lao Bai had just solved the problem of charging additional items, and Dong Qiangqiang also counted the number of people who were willing to listen to Lao Bai's explanation, and the tour group temporarily added seven people.

After the meal, Dong Qiangqiang bought a pass to Color Island, Glass Island and Torcello Island at the ferry port. Tong Lele walked behind him and told him in a low voice: "Don't tell Lao Bai what I said just now. He has a strong self-esteem. If you told him he would definitely not accept it."

After receiving the money, Lao Bai worked even harder. On the way to the famous three islands of Venice by boat, the group continued to introduce the waterway business of Venice to everyone.

Since the Middle Ages, the wealth of the Venetians has been based on maritime trade. At first, the products traded were various local products, such as fish and salt in the Venetian Lagoon. However, as Venice gradually became a trade link between Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Entities, the product line of their transactions has also grown exponentially, and Rialto has gradually become the core area of ​​​​Venice commercial activities.

The growing prosperity of maritime trade promoted the rapid development of shipbuilding, because merchants needed high-quality, well-armed ships to transport goods and protect people from pirates, rivals, and the Turkish army at that time.Shipbuilding inevitably became the dominant industry at the time and dominated the Arsenal area in the northeast corner of the city.Today, Venice is still dotted with small shipyards and other traditional sail- and rope-making marine businesses run by old local families.

Among the famous three islands, the Glass Island is popular for its ancient craftsmanship of making traditional Venetian glassware, but as early as 1291, many glass melting furnaces were moved from the Glass Island to Murano Island in the north to prevent fires.Most of the glass sold in Venice today comes from Murano.But in today's modernization, Venice's traditional glass manufacturing industry has long been in decline. At the same time, the waste gas brought by ancient industrial production has also aggravated the corrosion of Venice's stone carvings.

There are many beautiful and colorful houses on the colorful island, which are very ornamental, but it is undeniable that too many colors are very easy to make people feel tired.

As for Burano, the canals there are filled with all kinds of fishing boats, and life is much slower than in Venice.Burano and several other surrounding islands are still heavily dependent on the Venetian Lagoon, and the main economic activity is still based on fishing, such as fishing and poultry farming.

It was evening when everyone returned to the city center from the three islands. There were many more tourists on the Rialto Bridge than at noon, and everyone was enjoying the amazing sunset.The water is sparkling, reflecting the figure of a small band performing in the open space outside the restaurant. A string of gondolas lined up and passed under the arch bridge in the middle of the waterway. A group of young men and women in traditional Italian costumes laughed and made noise. Running from one side of the bridge to the other side of the bridge, these young and beautiful lives rejuvenated the ancient streets and alleys.

When the sun has completely set, the canal in the night becomes extremely quiet and is shrouded in mist again. Under the soft and hazy winter light, the streets and pedestrians become indistinct, and there is a mysterious atmosphere everywhere.

At the junction of streets and rivers in the distance, a bonfire is burning.There were murmurs and music in the wind, as if someone was singing an ancient ballad.Dong Qiangqiang couldn't understand the content of the song, so he could only guess who might be missing his relatives far away.

When their car slowly drove away from Venice, Lao Bai said to everyone with infinite emotion: "This city has been built on muddy sand and desolate land since ancient times. It is not only beautiful, magical and magnificent, but also With an invaluable artistic and historical heritage at the same time, there are few Italian cities quite like Venice, which is a true miracle."

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