Now it’s as if no one is a cultural person.
well.
Chen Xing sighed because he didn't pretend to be this, and turned his grief and anger into appetite, and ordered an extra portion of tripe and cod.
There are many kinds of cod on the market. The one Chen Xing ate in domestic hot pot restaurants was the cheapest. It cost only thirty yuan per pound, and it was quick-frozen, because it was difficult for Chen Xing to eat in Chengdu. The freshest seafood.
The cod near Iceland is about two grades higher, and the price is estimated to be more than 200 per pound.
The key is that he is fresh.
The distance between Reykjavik and the seaside can be reached even by walking for an hour. It is said that fish in the sea have fewer parasites than those in rivers and lakes. So can’t the fish in the Arctic be directly held and gnawed?
Anyway, when you eat cod on the coast, the taste is sweet and not fishy at all.
While they were eating hot pot happily, Iceland's daily news broadcast also spent a lot of space introducing the ending of the S competition finals. After all, Iceland has not been so lively for a long time, and this time it attracted so many people with games. Young people traveling is also a great benefit to the local economy.
Chen Jiaqian, who is well-known in Iceland, also appears in the picture.
This competition, from the competition team to the contestants, are all foreigners, so Chen Jiaqian is considered one of their own. There will be no shortage of shots for this alone. By the way, Chen Xing, who seems to have a good relationship with Chen Jiaqian, is also introduced. .
They don't know where they got the news. Even the players with Chen Xing didn't know the identity of his photographer. The news in Iceland only knew about it.
"I would also like to thank Miss Jiaqian for the success of this competition. She is still beautiful in the picture. At the same time, I would like to introduce it to the residents of Iceland. Standing next to Miss Jiaqian is the famous photographer Mr. Chen Xing. I I believe that although you don’t know this photographer yet, you must have seen his works on the street..."
Chen Xing was eating, but he seemed to hear his name on the TV. When he looked up, he found that it was him on the TV. The picture next to a host was a photo of himself taken in school.
"What's going on?" Chen Xing asked Chen Jiaqian, who had been watching TV.
"That's what you see, don't worry, I'm complimenting you."
"But why are you praising me? What kind of show is this? A talk show?"
This host has an easy-going face, and he smiles humorously as he talks, but for someone like Chen Xing who can't understand Icelandic, it's just embarrassing. Is his appearance in this kind of program a good thing or a bad thing? ah.
I'm not a star, so I passively appeared on a talk show and I wasn't allowed to pay myself an appearance fee?
"This is the Icelandic daily news. It is the same as our seven o'clock news. It is official news."
"ah?"
"What are you doing? Icelandic news is sometimes like this. There are very few things happening in this country, there is little crime, and they rarely care about foreign affairs, but the news is always broadcast every day, right? So you can see me here There are a lot of trivial things, just stay a few more days and get used to them."
"But I don't understand Icelandic. I won't be able to get used to it even if I stay there for a few days."
Chen Xing shook his head and said no more.
If his image appeared on the domestic seven o'clock news or the French one o'clock noon news, he would be happy to call his parents and share it with his parents, or he could share it with Zhou Peng.
Forget it among classmates, Chen Xing is afraid of being beaten.
Everyone used to play so well, but now Chen Xing heard Zhou Peng say that many of these classmates no longer chat in large groups of their own, and they don't bother themselves in small groups. Alas, the relationship of several years has faded so quickly.
Sigh silently, turning sadness and anger into appetite.
Chen Xing ate a lot during this meal, and his iron stomach could hardly bear it anymore, and his belly was visibly bigger.
This place was originally a living room, with a TV and a sofa. After eating, Chen Xing and Jiaqian sat on the sofa to rest. The foreigners at the other table left after eating. The male boss was also familiar with Chen Jiaqian and confirmed that they had finished eating. After that, I collected the money and went downstairs to accompany my wife.
Jiaqian and Chen Xing talked a lot about Iceland.
For example, the night in Iceland is different from other European countries. There is nightlife here. Every Friday and Saturday, when everyone does not go to work and has free time, people will go to the bars on the street to relax after dinner. .
"Nightlife in Iceland? Such a small place."
Chen Xing didn't believe it. He thought it was because Sister Jiaqian went to too few places?
Chen Xing doesn’t need to say much about domestic nightlife. Even the food stalls at three o’clock in the morning are very lively. The smell when walking along the road is very tempting. Not only are there people, but there are also a large number of stray animals in this place. All life Sleepless all night.
This is real nightlife.
France doesn’t even have it, how about Iceland?
But Jiaqian nodded firmly: "Because Iceland is small, everyone knows each other, and the bars are relatively concentrated, and they are only a few steps away from each other. The bar does not charge admission fees, and there are not many people queuing up. Basically There is no dress code.”
"Oh, acquaintance bar..."
It is true that this kind of bar will be open very late. Chen Xing has been to this kind of bar in France or Norway before.
"Although there are not many people on the streets on weekdays, Reykjavik bars are absolutely crowded on weekends. I will take you there tomorrow night to see them. Oh, by the way, this is just an ordinary weekend. Now Halloween is here, and the hot scene can be In direct proportion to the current environment in Iceland, it’s very lively.”
You really need to go and see it.
When he was abroad, he didn't go out much at night. This was also a habit he developed in France. Even if he was in a safe area, what if a madman came to the safe area in the middle of the night? It’s impossible to tell.
There are still such madmen in China, let alone foreign countries where they are unfamiliar.
Chen Xing is still willing to try it in Iceland. After all, this is one of the safest countries in the world. There will be no more than five crimes in the whole year, and the crime rate is 0.5%. Even the police here say From time to time, news about ducks will be trending around the world.
The French laugh at the fact that the police here do not do their job properly and do not even carry guns when patrolling.
They have never thought about why people dare to patrol the streets without guns. Isn't this because the country's security is good? In a place like the United States, who would dare to go out on the streets without taking someone on patrol?
After resting for a while and feeling better in their stomachs, the two of them were ready to go back.
Sister Jiaqian's husband Chen Xing also saw it and drove here to pick her up. He was a tall and thin Icelander and said he would take Chen Xing to the hotel.
Chen Xing searched for the name of this hotel on the navigation system and found that by chance, it was nearby, just a few minutes' walk away.
He said, "I can just walk there by myself."
Walk along this street for a short distance and then turn onto an avenue. The hotel is on Laugavegur, the main shopping street. Chen Jiaqian smiled and said: "Your street is the one I mentioned. It is busy even if it is not weekend. You can look out of the window at night to see what's going on."
As the vehicle drove out, Chen Xing waved to them.
Looking back, I saw the owner of this small souvenir shop owned by Chinese people looking at me.
Seeing Chen Xing turn around, the aunt said, "Your surname is Chen too? Are you a relative of Jiaqian?"
"No, they are just ordinary friends."
It never hurts to make more friends when traveling around the world. If my travel book can be published in Norway or Iceland, these two famous writers in their own countries can help promote it.
By the way, Sister Jiaqian also said that her travel notes are selling well in China, but she hasn’t heard of them?
Go back and inquire with the publishing house and ask them to send some books.
Anyway, New Year's Day is not far away, so there is no problem in giving a few copies to my friends. I even have the manuscript of Karl's sixth Mein Kampf in my hand.
Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by his aunt.
The aunt is from Northeast China and her words are very interesting. She stopped Chen Xing and said:
"Young man, I give this thing to you for fun. We don't have much else in the store. I'll come and play with it when I have time. Neither of us can speak Icelandic. It's quite boring to open a store here."
At their age, when they go abroad to live for a long time, most of them are only children who have settled here. They came here at the request of their children or because they were worried about their children, and their language skills are indeed a bit poor.
However, as long as you live in such an environment, you can learn much faster than learning in school.
The aunt gave Chen Xing a Kongming lantern. The tissue paper on the outside is red. When the fire inside is lit, the red color will definitely be more prominent. When it is placed in the sky, the red lantern will have a very ancient Chinese flavor. .
Chen Xing liked this gift very much and said, "Thank you, how much does this cost?"
"Money doesn't matter. There are relatively few Chinese people in this country. Meeting him is a kind of fate. My old man likes to be busy. It would be best if you come to our place to eat more often in the future, haha."
"Then I will definitely come here often." Chen Xing also said with a smile.
He will stay here until after Christmas in a month before returning to China. During this period, Chen Xing should be lucky to find a gourmet restaurant with pure Chinese flavor.
Return to hotel.
Chen Xing put the Kongming lantern on the table and found something to hold it down so that it wouldn't fly around. He wanted to find a place to put the lantern down tomorrow night, before Halloween, to match the material recorded during this period. You can also post a video.
I took a lot of photos today. Just take a photo of the streets of Iceland and it’s so impressive.
Night scenes are the favorite style of many photographers. The polar night in Iceland turns the daytime scenery into a night scene. This style is probably only found in cities near the Arctic Circle. Although there are cities in China that are close to the polar night, Those cities are relatively small.
There are also photos with professional players.
Chen Xing found a few and posted them on Moments.
"EDG! Awesome!"
He still vaguely remembered a few years ago in the dormitory when he and his friends shouted that IG was awesome. It was a scene that he would never see once in his life. The lights in the entire dormitory turned on, and then everyone got dressed and went downstairs. Jumping and jumping.
The dormitory manager thought the boy was crazy.
When I opened Moments today, I saw that they were all filled with awesome EDG.
Chen Xing posted this relatively late.
He finished his meal and it was now 11 o'clock in Iceland time, while in China it was 8 o'clock in the morning the next day.
As soon as this circle of friends was posted, his friends immediately became excited.
"Everyone says EDG is awesome, why are yours different from ours?"
"Did you go to the scene? Did you take a photo with them?"
"envious!"
"Brother Xing is awesome!"
"Your background is not in the backstage, right? Wori, brother Xing is getting more and more awesome. He just goes backstage at the S game! I admire him, I admire him!"
"Still not asleep?"
The next few messages were sent by a few Internet-addicted teenagers from EDG. They were not asleep yet. Chen Xing felt that it would be difficult for them to sleep tonight, and the excitement in their hearts would last for at least two or three days, or even longer.
When Chen Xing won the Grand Prize at the Arles Photography Festival, he didn't sleep well for several days.
At this time, the downstairs was also busy. Chen Xing opened the window and looked outside. Sure enough, there were many young men and women downstairs. He also saw some people hugging each other and nibbling each other in a dark place opposite.
Alas, the world is getting worse.
He watched for a long time before going back to bed and found that Holy Spear Brother had a group chatting.
Chen Xing also chatted with them for a while about other games, such as DNF, Genshin Impact, etc. The most popular game in the past two years is Eternal Calamity, but Chen Xing has not played this yet, and he fell asleep when the topic came up. .
Have a good night's sleep.
The next day was Halloween. When I woke up, the sky was still dark. Only a little light would appear in the afternoon, but the sun would set soon.
Generally, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, but during the polar night, even if the sun does come out, it doesn't have much energy. After it comes out, it will show its presence on the edge, and then it will set again immediately.
But today is different from usual times. The streets are full of ghost-style decorations.
Chen Xing is very afraid of the Chinese Ah Piao, and usually doesn't even dare to watch more ghost movies, but he is not afraid at all of these foreign ghost stories. The horror of the West and the horror of Asia seem to be on the same line.
Just the pumpkin head in the mall opposite, it's not scary at all.
It's very annoying to keep shouting.
He was watching people outside setting up the environment from the window. There was a wine selling company not far away. Their entrance was an iron gate. Now a man was hanging a skull mask and cloak on the iron gate. He had been busy for a long time. He was probably the kind of person who could scream. Something that moves.
It's okay to scare children with this kind of thing, Chen Xing thought to himself.
Okay, stop reading. Today he plans to go to Iceland’s famous black sand beach for a walk.
Chen Xing made an appointment with the translator he met during the competition yesterday. Today's itinerary is to go to the black sand beach first, then go to see Skogafoss on the way back, and finally return to Reykjavik around two or three in the afternoon. .
After a short break, you can continue to feel the Halloween atmosphere in Reykjavik.
Chen Xing put a lot of thought into what he wore today. If his usual appearance could be rated 90 points, he could give himself 95 points today, leaving the last five points for a better version of himself in the future.
Chen Xing took the bag and went downstairs only when he received a call from the international student translator.
By the way, I also put the Kongming Lantern in my bag. If I have a chance, let's put this Kongming Lantern on the black beach.
(End of chapter)
