Sunday, November 14, 2010

Father mother Europe tour diary (August 7-August 9)

Preface

While just over half of 2007, but was certainly in my life to stay strong.

This year happened and will happen too much to me very important things. One is to invite parents to Germany to visit relatives.

The idea is actually a long time, but simply the indistinct wandering in mind.

Because although they had enough to eat in Germany, but there is a certain distance from a well-off, think about conditions better and then dad MOM over, so enjoy it too. But suddenly, learned that two age friend's mother in the three months following the death of a succession is a long-term chronic diseases, is suddenly find out cancer. So, after my heart Gordon. So many things in the world, is not always the most appropriate opportunities, no one can conclude that when the best opportunities, and opportunities tend to wait and see in your body. Some have to do, what time may wish to do. Life change, don't wait to hold not a God of time secretly regret. As I have in a poem written by the ... If you can often accompany them wander in the forest, life even lose some level what ... "

His foot down, looked at your own schedule, that is 8 September a bit a bit of time, it happens that in the school of father and mother are also in the summer.

Before I talk to my dad mom brought to invite them to come and play when they have been told to wait before we had a baby and then come back, anyway, not all want to increase our burden. This I his foot down, the Internet to understand the need for a visit visa's materials and steps, first run the economic security, in Germany they purchase travel insurance. After all, I could not well-to-do forcing them on the plane, but I understand them, I first had a hundred euros, they certainly reluctant to waste, I then moving people with feelings of dawn, this also Daniel.

I was quite satisfied with my efficiency, in early June I decided to take them over, they have already decided in early August; Germany's aircraft.

Handling of various procedures mainly economic security, buy insurance, fill forms, letters, to guide the dad mom opened units have proven that on proof, proof on the Bank, on proof of kinship, to help them advance visa time, booking hotels, tickets, some level of trouble and consular representations of Embassy, and my friends, and so on in Shanghai.

The year 2005 on August 7, 2007 to September 20, my parents finally set foot on I have been struggling for six years for half of the land and see.

Each mindful of this, was excited.

August 7 Tue rain

Dad MOM's Eastern Airlines flying to Frankfurt flight in Shanghai in the early morning 5: 30 arrive at Frankfurt International Airport.

Because summer is Germany's holiday peak, is the peak period for overseas students, eight of the fares generally in September. Relatively newly opened Frankfurt route China Eastern Airlines fares cheaper, but time is not like the Air China and Lufthansa as appropriate. Fortunately, I live not far from Frankfurt airport, from where I live in urban daams Letarte (Darmstadt), the Green bus 28 minutes to arrive.

Get up at 4: 15, 4: 40, 4: 55 arrival daams Letarte main railway station, 5 point 33 reach Frankfurt Airport Terminal 2.

Large screen display aircraft has landed 20 minutes earlier, but the General Customs are wasting some time, so I sat in a outlet waiting areas. Pick-up of the crowd, I saw many young compatriots, sure there are people like me to come and meet their parents. If you live in another city and no wagon, I'm afraid to live in Frankfurt on a late. But I think most people face are hanging happy tired. 5: 50, I have seen my dad mom pushed the airport baggage carts. I have put my dad mom clearance process to more complex so that any thing I had to make due measures list files to Dad MOM, accompanied by a letter she wrote a letter of the German-language to the effect that parents came to visit relatives, not German English, such as the demand contribute, also looked kind people help, or you can contact me by phone. There is no ".

I didn't expect the actual process of singular simple incomparable, no check luggage at the airport patrol, estimate because flights too early.

MOM also complain that I've spoken too serious, she did not dare to bring many would like to bring my things. Although I do in order to be on the safe side and ask more, but I really don't like big Pack small package from domestic belt thing, because the band had a momentary took out all the time. After that I did not call home send anything or trustee with anything, I like to a new environment to adapt to the environment. These two years I three-five often return home, back and forth are generally without luggage, is a large handbag, direct the customs under the aircraft, and also a waiting at the airport in luggage.

Just step on Germany land's dad mom on everything full of novelty: temperature so low? Why are you so little? Street so clean? Car so empty? ......

I patiently one do for some time they understand.

Stepping into the Dames door is half past seven in the morning.

Accompany them talk later days, ordered them to have a rest, 11 hours of aircraft definitely tired, but not as fast as our young people to recovery. I did not leave for the day, given anyway, they want to take a day off, I compared this year's remaining holidays, need the most efficient use. So please, August 8, three days, plus a total of five days on the weekend, accompany them to adapt to the living environment, and selectively in around. In addition beginning 1 September, after six days off, plus 10 days over the weekend, I will bring them in southern Germany and the GDR for a spin.

Noon to eat at home, the young man yan has prepared a table of the sumptuous lunch.

Master Yan College Germany after graduation is looking for a job, I moved house after House more spacious, with two large rooms. And wife are moving on the third day went to StuttgartBegin the four-month internship, so I'm pleased to come live with me, can save him some overhead, and a reference to each other. Me and Hsin exchanges experiences in my essay <<走了这么久,你变了没有>>和正在写的书<<背包走天下>> 2_3 Festival "Stu workers ' already contains a detailed description, here amply. Hin's parents worked in Tianjin runs a restaurant for many years, the family, the smell of burnt taste dishes, and I live in the two months I have had the joy of enjoy, parents ate also antics, however and I was the first time to eat, like cooking pleasure only reservations that he had spoiled some very generous.

In the afternoon continue to work.

This is my University Ph.d. degree of last year, in addition to research tasks to quickly ending, thesis to start writing, mess of other work is also very much to bring hundreds of students of the course, Vordiplom to their paper exam, to arrange for the boss all kinds of tours. Dad MOM came, certainly more than you want to try to take time and effort to accompany them and will not be reduced, but had to try to improve the productivity of working time, and in their wake up after yourself before going to bed and then squeeze out some time.

Sunny afternoon in the field have to be back until next Tuesday.

I come home from work on time 18 points, passing through the city center newly opened a KFC store bought Tuesday special chicken wings, 12 total 3.5 euros, the home of warm up leftovers for lunch, plus chicken wings, to accompany father drink wine, this is really enjoying it! A little pity wife not around, she'd up with parents. Helpless people in rivers and lakes, inevitably beyond.

Me and dad mom last met in April last year to marry.

Later while traveling home twice, but they're a bit stuck in Shanghai, and did not go dad mom living in cities, and I insist on not letting them sit single trip over ten hours by train to Shanghai in order to take a look at me, to be less than three days. Although almost every week, MSN Chat, but in Germany together must have said it all. Talk to 10 p.m., I was afraid of their journey weariness has not yet recovered, they are afraid I work too hard, so coincidentally presented the lights off.

Is Dad MOM to Germany's first day!

August 8 Wednesday rain

This time busy daylights, housework is pleased in place.

Yesterday afternoon, welcome to the field, this morning, and found the fridge was empty. Father mother because the time difference between got up early, I sleep to 9 points is play, look at the two sit in the kitchen you see me I see you, hungry stomach cuckoo monkey Sin a sin!

Bring them out to walk 3 minutes distance of a small supermarket shopping.

Just go out and meet a stranger in a street of the neighborhood and I cross road, with a good morning (German for "Morgen!"). MOM excitedly said she learned words in German, good morning was to "Morgan", because she bought a fund is called the "vote" on the estimated life of Morgan never forget.

Buy out stuff and go home, grilled toast for two package, with honey, two slices of meat, one person, one cup of milk and a banana.

This is typical of Germany's breakfast. Dad mom wants to bake bread is delicious, with a home or buying a toaster.

Because Monday is a very important, I've got a lot of work not done, so I must continue my preparations, although considered a vacation.

I took out prepared Yu's dad <<行者无疆>>, let them on August 20, started to go to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, and has a certain understanding. But I also had very enthusiast beat eight mothers set up lianzhong network games. So a family in a foreign land on their music.

Eat a good meal in the evening, I take them to the residence is next to the garden for a walk.

Germany every city there are many open Garden, my home Dames famous two, Orangerie (Orange Park) and Prinz-Emil-Garten (Emil Prince garden), is only two minutes walking distance. Garden green grass and flowers, and parents.

Ask parents to rest a little earlier, tomorrow ready to take them to Koka dam some of the most important attractions.

August 9 Thursday drizzle

Today got up early, 9 am with dad mom out to visit the main attractions in Adam.

Darmstadt is not an ordinary sense of the tourist city, it is because in the academic, research and industry status and known by all.

It is located 30 km south of Frankfurt, Mannheim and 45 km to the North, the Administrative Division on belongs to the Hessian. A total of a University of Adam, the third application Technical University, more than 3 000 students. While the total population of the city as Adam 18 million, and so on average age, Adam is Germany's youngest cities, the Government of Germany also formally awarded "college town" of the title. Where $ Msta-University of technology (TU Darmstadt) in Germany's high reputation in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, school size and not large, but the vast majority of established disciplines, like machinery manufacturing, electronic engineering, computer, construction, economic informatics can be in their respective fields within Germany and ranks among the top three. The FH Darmstadt (now renamed the Hochschule Darmstadt) or more times in Germany many magazines and institutions in the University. Periodic table of chemical elements, paragraph 108, elements of the "gold" (Hassium) and 110, element "jinda" (Darmstadium) are $ Msta-discover all of the name is derived from Hesse and daams Letarte

$ Msta unique numerous enterprises and research institutions, such as the famous chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck (Merck) is 1668 in daams Letarte

Created. Now there are United States Germany Merck and the Merck, Merck, predecessor of the United States is the United States Branch Germany Merck, the first world war broke out after the United States Government confiscated. Also care about hair care hair friends will definitely not strange weina (Wella), the global headquarters is located in the Dames, in previous years has been the Procter and Gamble's acquisition. In addition, Deutsche Telecom's Center for a large, a European satellite control centre, two Frauenhof Institute, located in the outskirts of the city industrial zone of hundreds of small and medium-sized enterprises, together creating a dam to become Germany's highest per capita incomes. Adam also from Germany government agency licensed by another official title: "Science City".

Dames town square called the Luisenplatz, 90% of the city traffic lines are here by car.

The center of the square there is a "shall be substituted for the great post, Robbie on top of a dam in the history of the name Chun-Ludwig I. If Adam astray, not worried at all, follow the direction of the posts, then you can find the home of the train.

We went to the first stop is the most famous attractions in Adam Mathilde Heights (Mathildenhoehe).

Here the art buildings include the chapel wedding Tower, Russia and the Darmstadt artists ' village. Marriage Tower high 48 meters, five finger pointing to the sky, symbolizing that swear, diehard, Chinese students will call this the "Wuzhishan". On many occasions, this building has become a $ Msta-symbol of publicity. This tower is to commemorate the Dames Grand Duke Ludwig 1905 wedding, begun in 1908. The Tower consists of seven layers, layer 2 and layer 3 is a Mathilde Heights named Research Institute, not open to the public, I do not know what to study. Four levels of five-layer is Adam municipality belongs to the marriage. Six-and seven-layer is a small museum in seven layer can clearly overlooking the city and the surrounding scenery of Adam. We take the elevator up to four layers, just hit a pair of marriage registration of Germany youth as well as a dry-top friends, dad took the camera to the House, but it also took the cameras outside of the us. The five-story, hit another couple, speaks Russian accent, it is estimated that in this life for many years, joined the Germany of the Russians.

Dames and Russia have not of origin.

Next to the exquisite Wuzhishan Russia Chapel is a classic building. This church is the progenitor, 1894, Dames Princess Alix married Russia Czar Nicholas II, last Tsar of Russia. Alix Princess after marriage, renamed the Queen as Czar Alesandra with four women and one child, and long-term on Russia Council plays a decisive influence. In July 1918, the Tsar's family was killed in leaf card 婕 Lam Castle. In 1897, the Czar to visit da Msta-period is not far away from their own beliefs, and ordered the subsidy in the 16th century on the basis of Russia Chapel converted into today. The chapel of the magnificent, a beautiful exception.

Leaving Mathilde Heights, the next station is $ Msta-forest spiral City (Waldspirale).

Ever been to Vienna's friends all know there's a famous attractions 100 water building (Hundertwasserhaus), by artist-100 water (Hundertwasser) Mr. built. Mr. Bai Shui let your artistic vision group to "irregular" as the principle of tolerance designed the building. Building, almost no one, not a House is rule square. Colorful facades, window out to the outside of the tree, wavy walls, all of this and the traditional concept of the break on the building. Now, every day an endless stream of tourists come to visit, as the bold artistic admiration, for this kind of exaggerated Arts despise. While daams Letarte forest spiral city is borrowed this concept construction.

Noon with dad MOM in the school cafeteria.

To my way through downtown dining rooms the largest garden Herrengarten and green grass and towering ancient trees. While the garden park of Prince George is the garden flowers, fruit trees grafted after harvest. Dad MOM asked me what these fruits, I said to fend for themselves, they do not understand, that the shame! If only they knew Germany hire someone picking fruit and then to sell artificial price much higher than the fruit can sell for prices is not difficult to understand. George Prince of the garden there is another feature----no one library. A large room with several thousand copies of various books, novels, reference books, travel books, children's books, etc., range, but none of the staff. Books on open cupboard with, anyone can freely select books, or in the library before reading of desks and chairs, or when the weather outside in the large garden just find a corner, you can even read in your own home, as long as you remember to return it, does not require any registration. This library exists, full consideration in a State of national quality. I'm not so sure I said never took it back, but 5 years ago when I found the library has seen some books, and they're all still lay there.

Because it is during the summer, so fewer students, canteen cuisine also compare single (Germany canteens had cuisine less, the holidays are only open to some, the usual choice for smaller).

I want to have three main courses, Italy, pork chop, plus Germany Edition Yangzhou fried rice, corn, sour cream, salad, French fries and other additional food. Dad MOM or eat not accustomed, but on Germany's dining room dining environment. Indeed, the dining room compared to domestic, here everything clean, desk underground spotless.

After a bend to our simple look at the Institute.

August at the University that the peak of vacation, and down few colleagues. Dad MOM finally close saw I am late sixth office environment.

The afternoon is the shopping link.

First to help mother to buy shoes, her feet was wearing a pair of Shanghai before a middle-aged shoes business ProQi sent out of season shoes, size does not fit, walking a very hard. Father mother saves life, say they now earn even in Shanghai and Beijing's major cities can also be quite moderate in their residence in the small town more absolute is the high income, but almost never pass through any brand, more exaggerated to home phone each month 5 bucks for caller service is not. Considering the future an yuelao MOM should always walk outside, ready to help her to buy a used double-sport. See a pair of ADI's shoes, white, blue-grey stripes, inclusions and elegant decorated. Nowadays when Germany summer sale period, a pair of shoes on sale, less tax refund as long as 26 euros. MOM tried size is just right. But in my opinion have an incomparably cheap shoes in MOM seemed expensive no, took me by the hand to go outside. This may not be able to be with her, so I took the shoes go straight to the counter to pay up, and then call MOM bought new shoes. Later, the mother said at least three times: "the shoes really comfortable". Hear a sad in my heart.

Previously said to dad bought a good point Shaver, the next destination is Germany's large electrical chain store Saturn.

A Braun (Braun) 3773 's Razor is special, and then subtract the tax refund as long as 31 euros. Mother carefully asked if I was you can give each of them with an uncle. Father mother herself to no, the brothers and sisters are the exception and generous. The uncle and aunt in Shanghai laid-off workers, unemployed unemployment. Father's brothers and sisters in the sometimes have a turnover of inconvenience, dad mom on their financing is sparing no effort. I have no words to say, a breath holding five razor to account-billing, to return home to vendors. Next in Germany's largest cosmetic products chain point Douglas as domestic female relatives and friends picked out some gifts.

Today's last stand: Real supermarkets.

Here is the United States supermarket chain Wal-Mart (Wal-Mart) sites. Because of poor management of Wal-Mart in Germany as a whole, the deficit this year, so will all of Germany in the 300 stores sell, completely exit the Germany market. Dames original Wal-Mart is Real took over, July 1, just opened, many concessions to customers of the initiative and the other is from my home best a large supermarket. Dad MOM always liked the price multiplied by 10 to RMB and domestic price comparison, I have to laugh or cry, as compared to having lived here. I told them that Germany is China's per capita income of 20 times. The most conservative estimate, even 10 times, that is used in Germany 1 euro can buy things and China 1 RMB can buy more than just and reasonable. So look, a big supermarket, almost no one thing than China expensive. We took some basic commodities do compare: 1. Rice. This is the staple food of the Chinese people, domestic ordinary rice price is about 3 Yuan/kg, and the nearest Chinese General rice milk meters (Milch Reis) in Germany's price 0.7 €/kg. 2. pork. Pork prices soar in China recently, costly mix of ordinary pork approximately 30 Yuan/kg. Germany supermarket the same quality of pork about 4 euros/kg. 3. vegetable and fruit, due to the geographical location of Germany, fresh vegetables and fruits is more a lack, therefore more expensive. Get the most common, tomatoes about 2 euros/kg, the cabbage for about 1 euro/kg, cauliflower 1.5 €/kg, Apple about 1.5 euros/kg bananas about 1.5 €/kg, grape about 3 euro/kg. How to calculate or to the domestic price of 10 times.

These prices soar in China, especially prices, health care and education spending has seriously undermined national quality of life.

China now has the price is unreasonable and cannot be used to describe it, I think you only need two words summed up: "crazy". In daams Letarte this Germany consumer to have one of the highest, a single family detached, with a garden in front, behind with garage, below a cellar, covers an area of more than 100 flat, living area for more than 200 flat two-story houses, price does not exceed 40 million euros. Equivalent to an ordinary white collar salary of over 10 years. While such a house in Shanghai Beijing estimated 40 million euros are not, for a lifetime of ordinary white collar estimation can only be wishful thinking.

And Germany is a mandatory insurance society, countries every year in the national health care subsidies.

General staff as long as the payment of wage income of 7.5% as medical insurance, almost does not need to pay the costs of medical issues and what. Free education is one of the great advantages of Germany, although in some States, began to receive a small amount of university tuition fees, but relative to their income, really.

In recent years our country has evolved so rapidly that international position more and more important.

But we simply do not have the qualifications in General whether blind optimism, is the social wealth or the quality of the population, we developed countries still have a long distance. Revolution has not yet been successful, comrades still need work.

In the evening, my Chef's seedless cabbage, fried shrimp, fried fish, fried meat pepper, tomato soup.

Four dishes one soup, Dad MOM vote to surprise now and then, in their eyes I still had the clothing to reach food platter of dashaoye.

A bit of a rest after supper, with parents to where I am playing table tennis club.

I've love to play all the way to their practice of trial and error, combined with the duality is pointing, horizontal Division, in Germany the Chinese amateur tennis community is famous, took some award title, thus formally awarded by China ping pong Association State amateur title of second-level athletes. I have joined a local amateur club Dames for four years, and became the Club's no. 1. Germany-tennis club system is perfect, from the professional leagues to the most junior of enthusiasts is divided into ten classes, organized sound levels in the League and lifting-level system. Dames this 18 million of medium-sized cities, large and small table tennis club more than 100. Participate in the Sports Club is integrated into Germany society a great channel to play ball with the fork, one after the gameUp to a bar drinking chat, it is easy to build up friendship.

Although today dad mom's level is far inferior to me, but they really did my first teacher of table tennis.

At the elementary school near my house with a cement pool table, and when I and generally high, they start from a single ball, a little church I.

They also appear to have been a long time did not play ball, although at first hand a bit rusty, however, more to play, the more fun.

There are two teammates also invited them to play the game, although the language of friendship, but through gesture and small table-tennis, like friendship.

Today is the dad MOM to Germany for three days to the full day.

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