Abel happily told Chen Xing about the things she had encountered here before, pointing to another chair not far away and saying that it was her usual position.
Chen Xing listened quietly, and after she finished speaking, he said with a smile: "I really want to experience your life, but there seems to be a book missing from my hands." Abel also said with a smile: "Not only that, but also Just need a cup of coffee." Both of them laughed, and then stopped talking. They lay quietly on the bench and enjoyed the lazy afternoon. Although the tourists chatting loudly around them were very close to them, Chen Xing always felt that they were in the middle. It was like there was an invisible wall between them, giving me a different kind of alienation.
Chen Xing liked this feeling a little, and gradually started to feel sleepy. But this is definitely not a good place to sleep. Abel's story just said that she lost a wallet here, so he stood up, stretched, and said to Abel, who was also dozing off.
"Shall we keep walking?" Abel stood up and yawned as if Chen Xing was contagious. He nodded and said, "Yes, you can't sleep here. I don't have a second wallet to lose." A small area in the middle of a busy city, but peaceful as if by magic.
I guess those who suffer from insomnia can still sleep in a place like this. But don't bring any belongings with you.
At the west end of Xiang Street is the Arc de Triomphe. As its name suggests, it is a gate that welcomes the triumphal march of troops going out to war.
Chen Xing and Abel stood under the largest round arch in the world. The huge arch reminded Chen Xing of the scene when Napoleon led his army passing under this arch.
A long line of soldiers walked proudly under the building built for their triumph. The residents of Paris were as densely packed as tourists today, cheering for their heroes.
Everything about ancient times is really intoxicating. Abel introduced Chen Xing in a clear voice: "In fact, there is more than just this triumphal arch. The tradition of building triumphal arches in Europe started in ancient Rome. Even in France, we have more than this one, but the triumphal arch here is the most familiar. "Chen Xing nodded slightly. He had learned about it in textbooks before and knew that this Arc de Triomphe was built to commemorate the victory of the Austerlitz War in the Third Anti-French Alliance.
With Napoleon's prestige at the time, this triumphal arch was not only built into the largest triumphal arch in Europe, but the details were also very exquisite. The process of building it was even more strenuous than building a castle.
"Later, we built a circular square and 12 roads around the Arc de Triomphe, all radiating outwards from the Arc de Triomphe. It looks most clearly from the sky, shining like stars, so we also call this place Star Square."
"Didi~" the whistle sounded one after another. Chen Xing looked back at the traffic on the road behind him. He didn't know whose car hit whose car. Anyway, there were two cars blocked here not far from them. They were followed by countless vehicles. At a glance, Not to the end.
Abel said unsurprisingly: "There are often traffic jams here, and only here in Paris are the worst traffic jams." Two French men were arguing. There were more and more cars behind them, and they were getting more and more noisy.
Fortunately, with the help of others, they quickly realized their mistake and drove the car to a position where it would not block the traffic. The annoying noise gradually calmed down, but by this time Chen Xing had already arrived directly under the Arc de Triomphe.
There is an elevator that leads to the top floor. Of course, there is also a spiral staircase. Abel recommended Chen Xing to take the spiral staircase up.
There were not many tourists queuing up here. Chen Xing thought about it and decided to go to the top to have a look. It wasn't that there were fewer people in line that attracted him, but Abel said that people under 26 years old could visit for free. Since it was free, he would definitely go up and take a look when he got here.
The people at the attraction looked at Chen Xing's passport and asked Chen Xing to go aside and queue up. Abel showed them her driver's license, lined up behind Chen Xing, and said to him: "Be careful, there are a lot of thieves here." She stood behind Chen Xing and wanted to keep an eye on him, like thieves in Paris. Under such circumstances, you would not steal a French person's bag in person, as the probability of being caught would be too high, and not all police stations in Paris are vegetarian.
If a tourist's wallet is stolen, it is stolen. The police will not go to great lengths to find a small wallet for a foreign tourist.
Hearing this, Chen Xing looked at the people around him with caution. But until he got to the Arc de Triomphe, he still didn't see anyone who looked like a thief, nor did he see anyone approaching him. He just heard a Chinese sentence while going up the stairs... My phone is missing!
This voice seems a bit familiar. But Chen Xing soon forgot that none of the girls he had talked to a lot recently were in France.
We walked all the way to the top of the Arc de Triomphe. It was relatively empty. There were not as many tourists as in the circular square below. Many people just visited and took pictures and then went down quickly. There were two or three people flying drones on it. A group of people gathered around watching the small screen.
Chen Xing stood on the guardrail and looked into the distance. A very long street penetrated straight into the heart of Paris.
Compared with observation decks such as the Eiffel Tower and Montparnasse Tower, the observation deck here is not high enough and cannot see the entire Paris scene like the first two, but its advantage is that it can see it at a closer distance to these busy streets.
At night, it should be quite nice to shoot time-lapse here. The houses on both sides of the street are very beautiful, and the neon lights must be very beautiful at night. Coupled with the time-lapse of the traffic light track, even a person who doesn’t know photography can capture it like this. I’d like to post it on WeChat Moments to deceive. Likes and comments get up to ten every minute.
Abel looked at the drone for a while, then came back and said, "I didn't expect that it would be quite nice to shoot drones here." Chen Xing looked at the surrounding environment and asked, "Do you have one? Lend me two to play with." sky?"
"No..." Abel shook his head. He had never had the opportunity to use a drone before, so why would he buy one?
However, she was really moved after seeing other people flying drones. She said, "I will buy one when I make enough money before I start traveling, so that I can take a look at the local scenery from a high place. It feels very good." of."
"How much money have you saved now?" Chen Xing asked.
"It's less than 20,000 euros, but it's almost there. I'm going to start traveling when I save 25,000 euros, first to Italy, then to the United Kingdom, Ireland..." Looking at her eyes shining, Chen Xing She must have lied when she said she was going to travel to China.
Abel is not a travel professional, and he does not make a living by traveling. For an ordinary person like this, it would take him who knows how many years to travel to multiple countries.
By the time she finishes traveling to the country she wants to go to, she will probably get married, and there will be no time to go to China.
It seems that the French are also good at talking about things, Chen Xing thought to himself. When returning to the hotel, the two of them walked past the Place de la Concorde, which was actually right where they exited the subway.
This oval square actually doesn't have much special features, it's just what a European square should look like.
In the middle of the square is an obelisk given to France by the Egyptians. There is a fountain on both sides. In addition, there is a Ferris wheel. This Ferris wheel looks okay. There is no peeling paint or anything that is scary to look at. Yes, but also featureless.
I don’t know if it’s because it’s too close to the Champs Elysées and there are too many idle tourists, which makes this Ferris wheel’s business very popular.
"These three things are the most famous three treasures on the Place de la Concorde. Many tourists have taken photos with them. Do you want to try them too?" Chen Xing had no reason to refuse, but he soon discovered something was wrong. .
These three things look so ugly in the same frame! No matter what angle you shoot from, as long as you want to fit the fountain, obelisk, and Ferris wheel into the frame, there will be no composition at all.
Not to mention adding a person to it, the effect of the picture is simply... apart from announcing that you have checked in to Paris, there is no beauty at all.
But Chen Xing still took the photo. He didn't say what he was thinking, and asked Abel to take a photo with his mobile phone and send it to his mobile phone.
Sometimes you don't have to be so particular. If you can make your friends happy by giving in a small step, then Chen Xing is willing to give in a few more steps.
The talent of friendliness is very buggy, but it is not hypnosis or brainwashing. He still has to rely on himself to make friends.
Back downstairs in the apartment, Abel asked: "Do I need to come over tomorrow morning?" Chen Xing shook his head and said: "No, you can have lunch at home and then contact me, or we can have lunch together then?" "
"No, I hope you can make more friends in France, so that I can spend the most perfect week in my life." Chen Xing has a verbal contract with her, and she will be her guide for the next five days starting from today. One hundred euros per day.
Of course, this amount must be paid in full, and one hundred yuan will not be deducted just because Chen Xing has an appointment tomorrow morning. Back in the apartment, Chen Xing lay on the bed and counted his savings.
He exchanged 3,000 euros when he was at the airport. Today he spent 130 euros on renting a house, 100 euros on a tour guide, 79 monthly Paris subway tickets, 15 on lunch and snacks, in addition to the money for tickets.
In total, the total cost was 366 euros. I will go out for dinner soon, which will probably cost 10 to 20 euros. It seems that the daily consumption in Paris is about 300-400 euros, which is about 2,000 to 3,000 yuan in Chinese currency.
"Hiss~" It's so expensive! When I spend money, I don’t think it’s all in denominations like tens or one hundred. Now when I look back and count them as Chinese coins, Chen Xing’s head hurts.
He had expected this situation before, but he still felt heartbroken after spending so much money. After all, I am running out of money. Why doesn’t this travel system give me some money every time I go to a new place?
Then you don't have to worry about anything and just travel every day. You will never be distracted by thinking of ways to make money while traveling.
Moreover, it is difficult to make money as a photographer, and it is slow to produce videos. Thinking of this, Chen Xing rolled over and sat up from the bed. He couldn't do it anymore and had to make more videos.
Turning on the computer, he started editing some of the works he took while browsing the streets today.
