pianist from the sea

Chapter 155 Berlin
Berlin is a very big city, but the size of this city is still only limited to those cities in Europe. Compared with the cities in China, it seems much smaller.

When Fu Tiao came to Berlin by train from Warsaw, his first impression was that there was a little bit of luxury when he saw the main fire in Berlin.

The huge "Berlin" is piled on top of his head, and the Hauptbanhof below represents the status of its main fire.

The main fire in Berlin is not the same as the main fire in other places. The main fire here is newly built, so it is not like those in other places. The city's business district is developed around the main fire. Where there is fire, the more lively it is.

Although there are many scenic spots beside the main fire here, such as the Empire State Building and the Congress Center, they are not prosperous. You need to walk a few kilometers to the nearest store to the main fire, passing through the huge, Thousands of acres of Tiergarten (Di Erjia Teng, translated as animal gardens) can only walk to one of the centers of the city, Postan Square.

After Fu Tiao got off the train and followed the flow of people to the south exit, a scene completely different from Warsaw appeared in front of him.

Warsaw may still be a little bit modernized, where you can still see tall buildings, but here in Berlin, especially when Fu Tiao walked out of the south entrance of Berlin Main Station, what he saw was flat land like a park.

There are only a few tall buildings in the distance, but there are not many.

In front of the station, a river that is not wide flows slowly, and a bridge covered with concentric locks crosses the river bank for everyone to walk on.

Today's weather is good, it is an extremely rare sunny day in Berlin, so many people can be seen lying there on the lawn in the distance, and some people even take off all their clothes and lie there to bask in the sun.

Regardless of men and women.

"Is this city not bad? Although it has inherited the damn cloudy sky in Germany, this rare sunny day can make people feel the beauty of this sunshine."

A deep voice appeared beside Fu Tiao. Fu Tiao turned his head and found that the previous professor at the Chopin International Piano Competition, Nicholas Taylor, was standing beside him, holding a sign in his hand, which read his name.

Diao Fu
"Nicholas...Professor Taylor? I didn't expect you to pick me up..."

"Of course it's me. After all, I'm the only one who knows you the most. If I don't come, it's even harder for you to get to know other people when they come."

He seemed to have noticed that Fu Diao was looking at his signboard, so he couldn't help but smile knowingly, raised the signboard, and asked him, "What's the matter? You don't think the sense of ceremony is strong enough? I need to lift up the signboard again, you Do you want to go through it again?"

"No, forget it, that's enough."

Fu Tiao smiled helplessly, raised his head to look at the sky above his head, and couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed.

The weather in Berlin, or the weather in Germany, is much better than that of Warsaw, a city full of smog.

After all, the Green Party is the real one here, with seats in parliament, and they are doing everything within their power for environmental protection and the earth.

For example, do not use fuel locomotives, use new energy sources as much as possible, ask Germany to cancel fire energy and nuclear energy, and invest more money in clean energy such as wind energy.

Maybe many people think that nuclear energy can be regarded as a kind of clean energy, but for the Germans, this is not the case. They do not believe that future generations after hundreds of years can perfectly solve the problem of nuclear waste.

They reject a series of practices that pollute the environment, such as burying nuclear waste and dumping nuclear waste water.

Even if clean energy such as wind power will increase the price of their energy consumption, they don't care.

Some of them even think that since I am a developed country and I earn more money than ordinary people, I should pay a higher price for clean energy.

Therefore, even if they do not have the ability to make foreign countries adopt the same standards as them, but at the very least, they will allow their own country to develop according to their ideas, so they voted a lot for these Green Party members and let the Green Party The party has become an extremely important party on the German side.

This is why the weather in Germany is much cleaner than in surrounding countries.

Sometimes it even feels like they are druids.

Seeing the remaining green everywhere, Fu Tiao took a deep breath, then let it out slowly, looked at Taylor beside him, and smiled easily: "The environment in Berlin is much better than Warsaw, and the smog in Warsaw is really It was too serious, I felt depressed at the time of the game, even after winning the game, there was a sense of depression."

"Haha, isn't that a matter of course? There are not many Green Party members in the parliament in Warsaw. There are too many Green Party members in the German Parliament. To improve the environment, you have to spend money after all, and you have to spend money on taxes. No matter how corrupt the NPC is, you have to do better."

Taylor smiled at Fu Tiao, pointed to the Capitol building in the distance and asked Fu Tiao: "But unlike your Huaguo, there is no bus reception here, and my own car is parked far away, so Do you want to follow my car, or do we walk in Dierjiateng? If you are interested, in the middle of Dierjiateng is the Capitol, the place where the Soviet red flag was planted, the Empire On the side of the building is the Brandenburg Gate.

Right opposite the Brandenburg Gate is Central Avenue, which runs through the central axis of Berlin. In the center of this central axis is the very famous landmark, the Victory Column. If you want, we can even You can go up to have fun, but I don't know how much it costs, although I have been in Berlin for so long, I have never been on the Victory Column.

As for the concert hall of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, it is also on the edge of the urban forest, and it is also within walking distance, and it can be reached after a short walk. "

Let's talk, he suddenly remembered something, and added to Fu Tiao: "Oh, yes, I almost forgot, it's actually very convenient to drive, and the same goes for the urban traffic in Berlin. It's also very interesting to look at those past tracks things, especially those old sites of the Berlin Wall, you can see the fusion of countless cultures in this city, although it is ugly, it is extremely...sexy!"

Taylor thought for a long time, and used a word "sexy" to describe the city.

"For Germans, the most beautiful city is probably Munich in southern Germany, which represents the purest Germany. She is like a noble lady, and people are full of admiration.

But Berlin is completely different, she is not rich, she is like a little girl from the country, her eyes are pure, and there is always a smile in her eyes, she acts recklessly and releases herself, even though she is poor, she is extremely sexy!striking. "

As he was talking, Taylor suddenly laughed. He felt that his description of the city was a bit too emotional. He looked at Fu Tiao who was looking around, and asked, "Dior, how do you feel? Looking at this city first glance."

"Not bad at first sight."

Fu Tiao also smiled easily, but didn't say much.

This city is really good, at least that's the first impression it gave him.

He looked at the people around him, as well as the extremely weird Berlin bear, turned to Taylor and said, "Forget it, let's drive, take me to see the city, and then take a look at the Berlin University of the Arts. , Professor Taylor, you told me before, when will you arrange to meet with all the professors?"

"It can be arranged at any time, because you have come to Berlin now, and we have also notified many professors to return to Berlin. In recent days, everyone has been in this city. You have decided, just tell me, I will Make an appointment with the professors for a termin..."

Speaking of this place, he suddenly realized that Fu Tiao didn't seem to understand German, and immediately said: "Termin is the term for appointment, sorry, I was a little arrogant, and I forgot that you don't understand German."

"fine."

Fu Tiao waved his hand with a smile: "Just learn one more word. If you live in Berlin in the future, you may need to use German."

"Haha, that's right, but it's not always necessary to use German. Come on, you follow me first, my car is here..." Taylor smiled, pointed to the distance, and led Fu Tiao to the other side. : "Berlin is a very integrated city, and this kind of city has a characteristic, that is, English is good. When people from Germany ask you if you want to speak English, they usually tell you, my English is better than you, so you can speak English almost unimpeded here, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

After all, the two came to the nearby parking lot and found Taylor's small car. This is a very ordinary and dilapidated small car. If it is sold on the second-hand market, it may be regarded as having experienced dozens of hands. However, when Fu Tiao opened the door and entered, he found that the interior of the car was still intact and not completely damaged.

The two installed the seat belts at the same time. After confirming that they were correct, Taylor immediately started his small car. With the engine moaning and trembling in pain, the car ignited successfully. As Taylor released the accelerator, the car also slowly started Move forward, pay the parking fee at the toll gate, and turn into a tunnel.

Fu Tiao looked at the dilapidated appearance of the car, and couldn't help feeling a little curious.

"By the way, Professor Taylor, don't you...don't buy a new car? Is the salary of professors in Germany so low?"

"This car is not broken, so why do you need a new one?" Taylor couldn't help but feel a little puzzled when he heard Fu Tiao's words, and then said: "But you asked me about the salary... the professor's salary is okay. The middle level, that is, two to three thousand euros a month after tax, is similar to yours, but the professor has a lot of spare time, and he can pick up private goods outside, such as holding concerts, as long as he completes the professor's tasks on time. For example, if I arrange the classes together, then I usually work one or two days a week in college, and I will have nothing to do after I finish it."

"Sounds easier?"

"It's really easy, so I not only work as a professor in one place in Germany, but also a part-time professor in the beautiful country. If the time is looser, I might try to be a professor in Zurich, but this is too much. Tired, I did this when I was young, running around every week, and when I feel tired later, I just do a little light work."

Taylor said cheerfully to Fu Tiao, and drove the car out of the tunnel.

From the previous garden scene, after passing through the tunnel, it immediately becomes a modern city.

The Sony Center with a huge roof and the dozens-storey Deutsche Bahn building next door constitute the city's Postein Center, surrounded by buildings with a touch of German style.

Tradition and fashion intertwine to form one of the urban centers they see now, the Postan Center.

After Taylor exited the tunnel, he turned immediately and drove towards the back. After a few minutes, he saw the famous Brandenburg Gate. Seven or eight gates were full of tourists taking pictures below, while the Valkyrie above rode The chariot raised its spear and pointed at the victory column in the distance.

"No, this is the Brandenburg Gate. In front of the gate is the Central Avenue. Although I forgot his specific name, I usually call him the Central Avenue. Behind the Brandenburg Gate is the Valkyrie with her back on her back. The direction of the city is Unter den Linden, this street leads directly to the far away Berlin TV Tower, Museum Island, if you are interested, you can go and see it.”

Taylor pointed to the Brandenburg Gate on the side and said, then turned left and entered Central Avenue.

If you look at this central avenue on the map, it is an extremely straight long road with six lanes in both directions. There is no middle guardrail, and there is only a simple step division, which makes this road appear extremely spacious.

And at the central roundabout of this road is the golden victory pillar.

The sun's rays shone on the Victory Pillar, dyeing it so golden that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

"In fact, there are many, many places to visit in this city. If you are interested in the future, I can take you around. After all, I have never been there. The balloon can rise to the highest point of the city and overlook the city. On the side of the ball is the Jewish Memorial, which is about World War II. Go a little further east, and you can see the traces of the Berlin Wall. There is a Checkpoint Charlie, even if there is nothing to see, there are a lot of people taking pictures there."

Taylor said to Fu Tiao while driving, and he also looked at the surrounding environment with a little interest.

Although he has stayed in this place for a long time, like those locals, he knows this city is amazing, but he hasn't visited his own city much.

He spends most of his time wandering around in the suburbs outside the city, immersed in the forest, and is actually not particularly interested in the city.

But, if you ask him to talk about the history of his city, he can still tell a lot, just like the rotten Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there is nothing to see, but you should know what you should know.

Is there anything good about the Brandenburg Gate?Isn't it just a broken door with air leakage from front to back, why did you come over to take pictures?

ah?What?Are you a TV station?cough cough...

The Brandenburg Gate is called a long history, according to legend, during the Second World War...

For Taylor, explaining this to Fu Tiao actually has a little bit of this element in it. The first is to make the city of Berlin attractive to Fu Tiao, and the second is to be proud of being a local.

After Taylor led Fu Tiao around the Victory Column, he drove towards the Brandenburg Gate again, then turned again, turned to the Bostein Square where they had come before, and found a seat. Next, in the German restaurant in the Sony Center, I ordered a German pork knuckle for Fu Diao.

No, to be precise, it should be two copies.

A traditional roast pork knuckle in South Germany, a traditional boiled pork knuckle in North Germany, also known as ice elbow, and then ordered two glasses of 500ml beer.

In order to match the differences between the North and the South, Taylor even chose the South German dark beer and the common white beer (wheat beer) for the two beers.

After the dishes were served, Taylor stretched out his hand to Fu Tiao and said, "No, try it out and see which one you like? This is Deutschland. If you come to Deutschland and don't eat pork knuckle, it's nothing. The one in the Sony Center looks delicious to me." It’s not bad, it’s already considered a very good pork knuckle in Bostein’s place, just like their wine, just try to quench your thirst, try it first, and then we’ll go to the Berlin Philharmonic concert hall after eating.”

"Okay, thank you."

Listening to Taylor's introduction, Fu Diao looked at the crispy roasted pork knuckle in front of him, and the ice knuckle that was as smooth and transparent as ice cubes, as the name suggests. The elbow came over and cut off with a knife.

The collision between the tip of the knife and the shell is not pure head-to-head. Behind the crispy shell is the smooth and soft fat, which melts in the mouth with a light sip, and the pork knuckle under the shell and fat, It is extremely strong, neither salty nor bland, purely relying on its own salty taste to season.

The pleasure of eating meat directly reached the extreme under the blend of crispy shell, fat and elbow meat. After taking the first bite, Fu Tiao's eyes lit up involuntarily. He looked at Taylor beside him and nodded slightly.

"tasty."

"Haha, yes, every time I recommend friends to come, I will recommend them to come to this restaurant, although it is in the downtown area, maybe for you Chinese people, the dishes in the downtown area will never be considered authentic, really delicious What are they all in... the gap at the end of the street? But the strength of this family is really good, I like it very much."

Taylor couldn't help laughing when he heard Fu Tiao's words, drank more than half of the white beer beside him, let out a loud sound, picked up the knife, cut a large piece of ice elbow and put it in his mouth, the smile on his face Unable to hide it, he also gave Fu Tiao a thumbs up: "The taste is very good!"

The Roasted Pork Knuckle Shop located in the Sony Center was a bit noisy, but after the two of them feasted, the surrounding noise became extraordinarily flavorful, just like a traditional European-style tavern.

Apart from the fact that the elbow was too big, the two of them couldn't eat half of it, so they had to take it away, everything else was fine.

After packing the remaining pork knuckles, the two walked out of the Sony Center, looking at the busy traffic on the road in front of them, and the big star in the center.

Just as Fu Tiao was staring at the crowd in front of him in a daze, Taylor raised his hand and patted Fu Tiao's shoulder, pointing to the irregular multi-shaped building covered with a golden shell 200 meters to the right, and said with a smile.

"Come on, Dior, we won't drive, let's go straight to the concert hall, Nuo, look to the right, there is..."

"Berlin Philharmonic Hall"

(End of this chapter)