Most tourists choose to experience Venice in the summer. The period between early June and the end of July is always the busiest and most lively time in Venice. Winter is not the peak season for tourism in Venice, but unlike summer when there are hordes of tourists, Venice in winter belongs to Venetians.
One of the most famous areas of the city is the world-famous Grand Canal, a major center of the Renaissance. More than 200 original canals are connected by the Grand Canal, forming a dense urban network on both sides of the curved Grand Canal, just like human arteries and veins.
Because the gentle Sirocco winds along the Adriatic coast can easily turn snowflakes into rain, snowfall is rare in Venice in winter. The ethereal mist blows freely on the narrow rivers in the city, coupled with the floating mist on the canals. Incredible settlements, even during the day, the entire city feels quiet, cold, mysterious, and even a little desolate. At this time, the streamlined black gondola is like a silent black fish, swimming silently along the canals throughout the city.
Since there are no large tourist groups that are common in summer, many medium-sized cruise ships are now docked on the shore, bouncing and sinking in the waves of the river. The sparse tourists have restored the orderly appearance of the streets, and the whole city seems to be glowing with new life again, giving people an inexplicable sense of surreal absurdity.
Venice is both a water city and a walking city. Driving is prohibited in the city except in the Roman Forum and in a few limited parking lots. In order to attract tourists, Venice has carried out reserved renovations on local streets, canals and piers to improve the overall structure of the city. The narrow road along the shore has long since been widened, while more than 400 traditional arched marble bridges between the river channels have been retained. Visitors can reach every corner of Venice on foot if they don't mind the frequent detours and dead ends.
The houses built along city streets and canals are either high or low. Ordinary houses are usually three to four stories in height. They are mainly made of red bricks, white bricks and brown bricks, blending harmoniously with other surrounding colors. Occasionally, You will also see densely packed small houses with seven floors or higher beside the canal. Through Lao Bai's explanation, everyone knows that these are the slums of Venice. The alleys below the slums are almost always narrow, exuding a sense of grievance.
In the central area of Venice, St. Mark's Square, in addition to the stunning and magnificent Byzantine building St. Mark's Cathedral, Dong Qiangqiang and others also saw a huge ice rink rising from the ground on one side of the square, with dozens of A skater is galloping on the ice. On the other side of the square is the annual Venice open-air carnival. Although there are not many tourists at this time, there are still many stalls, ranging from traditional Venetian masks, costumes, marble paper, ceramics, to old-fashioned Venetian crafts Characteristic glass and Byzantine mosaics are readily available.
Lao Bai led the people from east to west, quoting all scriptures from the time the sun first rose to the time when the sun was shining. After everyone was convinced, they also unconsciously behaved in a regular manner, especially Lao Zheng. He not only obeyed everything Lao Bai asked, but also helped supervise other members.
After several days of observation, Dong Qiangqiang did not find that any member of the group had the idea of running away, which made him feel relieved. However, for safety reasons, he and Tong Lele still habitually walked in the middle of the crowd and the other at the end of the group.
When Lao Bai talked about the famous Italian traveler and businessman Marco Polo, who was born in a wealthy merchant family in Venice and visited ancient China during the Yuan Dynasty, some unconvinced members immediately pointed out whether Marco Polo was the real It remains to be verified that he visited China at that time. Lao Bai allowed the group members to express their opinions without interrupting, and took the opportunity to rest his voice for a while.
Tong Lele quietly approached Dong Qiangqiang and whispered: "Don't you think these people look like newborn duck babies parading around with their mother ducks."
When Dong Qiangqiang heard Tong Lele describe Lao Bai as "Mother Duck", he couldn't help but think crookedly. He pursed his lips and said with a bad smile, "You mean he's a face guy?"
Tong Lele didn't understand the sarcasm in Dong Qiangqiang's words. Looking at Lao Bai's back, she suddenly asked thoughtfully: "There is something I have wanted to ask you for a long time. That matter...how much does he owe you?" ?”
Dong Qiangqiang was stunned: "Old Chen?"
"Um……"
"It's probably tens of thousands of euros," Dong Qiangqiang replied smoothly without thinking too much.
"He's working so hard to make money just because he wants to pay you back sooner, right?" Tong Lele watched as the members who had just argued with Lao Bai were coaxed away by others, and Lao Bai was forced to play again. This time he told an allusion from Shakespeare.
"You said that I became a moneylender," Dong Qiangqiang deliberately made a serious face, "I didn't rush him."
"You're new here, and your family didn't talk about you when you lent such a large sum of money?" Tong Lele teased, "Or are you just the second generation of rich people?"
Dong Qiangqiang suppressed his smile: "He did spend a lot of money on this matter, but the money was not paid by me alone, but also by my girlfriend, you, Wang Shunan, Lei Lanting, and many friends. It's all in there...Why do you suddenly think of asking this?" He couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"I have saved some money in the past few years while studying abroad, plus the extra money I earned while working with you last year, and the commission I earned this time, it adds up to tens of thousands of euros. I can lend it to you first, and wait for you Pay me back when you have enough money later." Tong Lele looked at the small boat passing by on the water in the distance and said lightly, "No interest, just write a receipt."
Although Tong Lele kept saying "you", Dong Qiangqiang heard clearly: Tong Lele wanted to pay back the money for Lao Bai.
Although he knew that Tong Lele had always been generous to her friends in terms of money, the tens of thousands of euros in 2002 was not a small amount of money. He was really surprised: "Why?"
This question has no beginning and no end. It seems like asking why Tong Lele wants to pay off Lao Bai's debt, and it also seems like asking why Tong Lele suddenly mentioned this matter at this time.
"It hurts." Tong Lele replied without hesitation, "We almost came here together, we were all classmates. Seeing that he is now separated from his wife and children, has taken on foreign debts, and is disabled, I sympathize with him very much."
Dong Qiangqiang heard something different in these words, and looked at Tong Lele thoughtfully. Tong Lele seemed to avoid his sight intentionally, and turned his attention to the gorgeous structure in the distance, hanging confidently on the Grand Canal. Rialto Bridge.
At this moment, more than ten people suddenly gathered around Dong Qiangqiang. These people were men and women, old and young, and they all had Chinese faces. They gathered around Dong Qiangqiang's members with excitement on their faces and listened quietly to Lao Bai's explanation. Dong Qiangqiang saw that they were dressed very similar to his own group members and guessed that they were individual tourists from China, but he still had to be vigilant in a foreign land.
Tong Lele also saw the clues and quickly returned to his position. The two of them observed carefully and prepared for emergencies.
Lao Bai obviously noticed this situation, but he did not lower his volume deliberately and continued to explain as always.
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