Father mother Europe tour diary (August 10-August 11)

August 10 Friday Yin

Probably because yesterday was a bit tired, Dad MOM slept to 10 point didn't get up.

I woke up at half past eight, in my room to continue to prepare for a meeting next week.

Due yesterday to a craft, food won't think of doing much.

Rotel at noon today will continue to heat a hot leftovers.

For the convenience of Dad MOM yourself go, and in late August to other European countries travel time in case of emergency you can contact me, I have a subscription to their Prepaid cell phone, just like domestic PPS.

A Motorola mobile phone, C140 a SIM card and five euros spent on a total of freight, DHL is 23 euros. DHL delivery yesterday when we were outside, so the left a list called me into the House next to an automatic deposit packet parcel machines seem to take. Just take dad mom go go go, by the way, to leave the machine near a ALDI to go shopping.

I've not used this service, from the machine before thinking about it, know it works.

So as long as the interactive screen select remove packages, and then left them on the list of bar code scanners in a sweeping, and then check the name and birthday, fingers on the screen, and signature, and then a GA bar, a small cabinets were opened, the package is in it. Dad MOM even say strange, then asked, should anyone take night nobody hit open cabinets? I am at a loss.

The ALDI, dad mom and tireless start comparison in accordance with domestic prices.

I tell them the ALDI is Germany dot up relative prices, the cheapest supermarket, but the quality is not bad things, it's the price advantage is more optimized by purchasing channels, logistics management, and other means.

Night mother wants to eat in soup, then we will water with lunch leftovers, and baked Pizza and chicken wings, plus the ALDI buy soy sauce with cucumber, tasty eats quietly.

After dinner take out early ready for film and TV with my parents.

One set ", about", said that the two are not foreign language of Shanghai retired people Lao Lao Yang 83 days tour in Europe. I want to let parents know that some older people in European tourism should be aware of, as well as an emergency should be how to deal with. In fact, in the familiar European tourism, Lao Lao Yang of some information is not completely accurate, but some options are not necessarily very reasonable, but I still admire their courage, their mentality. But then again, I was a child, I certainly do not walk alone reassuring for them, especially in Europe, are Spain in Paris this is poor public security in Europe.

Ask parents to rest a little earlier, tomorrow ready to take them along the Rhine Hebei, ranks among the world's cultural heritage in Mainz to Koblenz a segment to Cologne.

Cloudy Saturday, August 11

Today got up early, take the train to the North on the parents.

Today's weather in comparison to the first two days of good rains a lot.

Since this tour is not too far away, so the economic reasons, bought a weekend ticket, 33 euros a day for up to 5 people in any number of times by Germany railway climbing. Sat from Adam to Mainz, then take the Mainz to Koblenz interregional trains. Since this is a popular tourist destination, so car quality is relatively good, upper and lower layers of air conditioning.

Rhine (Rhein) originated in Switzerland in the Alps, the way to the beginning of good men den, Austria, Germany and France, from the Netherlands into the North Sea.

Approximately 1320 kilometers in length, located in Europe, the Danube and Volga Dnepr after the fourth. The Rhine and the Danube formed the North boundary of the Roman Empire at that time, and the exercise of trade traffic. Today the Rhine remains the world's busiest waterways in the world. From Mainz to Koblenz in upstream of the Rhine Valley, beautiful scenery, is listed as a UNESCO world cultural and natural heritage in the world. This section does not set any bridge, cross the river by ferry to save the river's natural state.

25 August last year, my wife's birthday the same day, I had planned a three-day short tour, the first item is the boat tour to the Rhine.

Management of the Rhine cruise of KD company have a preferential policy, birthday by Rhine cruise, the whole course free of charge. It seems the company pays, in fact, this is a very good promotional tool. No birthday silly looking a person by boat on the river Rhine, hang out in General is invited to tour with friends and friends, so take out traffic resulting in economic benefits than they lost tickets.

In addition to the boat, I did take the train along this route was four or five times back and forth, it can be said on the numerous castles and along small town familiar with joy.

Train road is built along the shoreline, very convenient tourists enjoy the scenery. I'm not lengthy litany here describe each attraction, only pick one of the loudest Luo fame buds and Les (Loreley) do some introduction.

Luo Lei, a Rhine River on the East Coast high 132 m in the rocks, located in Germany Rheinland Pfalz State territory.

Luo Lei Les rocks at a depth of 25 m of the Rhine, but only 113 meters wide, is the Rhine the deepest and most narrow river, steep rock and rapid rivers has made many vessels were killed in the accident happened here, now there are traffic lights past vessel safety guidelines. About Luo Lei Les has two different versions of the legend, one is said Luo Lei-rock on a bit-if the fairy's blonde, she was subjected to spell, in blue on one side of the toilet, singing, her voice is so interesting that possessed. The boatmen were each to here, they overlook the water reefs, concentration, looking girl, immerse yourself in her singing, so even people with the ship hit the reef, the ship crash tragedy. Later, the woman in order to get rid of the curse, calling the Rhine mother she received back, she plunged huge rocks, Luo Lei-shadows of the blue, on gone away songs. But another version is that the local has a poor girl Levin Luo Lei and fell in love with a ScionDue to improper, status of the portal, they can not. Every morning and evening, Luo Lei on cliff top Leiden, sitting in the stone on the comb golden hair, singing, lovers of pleasure boat passing by from a cliff, be able to see her, heard her voice. Finally one day, a lover of cruise ships from Cliff underran, Luo Lei Les from a hill, the beautiful young and the hopeless love with buried into the Rhine River. From then on, every morning and evening, people can always see the Luo Lei Les sat in the cliff in idleness, side combs with long blond hair, sing, sing, sighing, weeping.

Germany great poet Heinrich Heine was writing a piece entitled "Luo Lei Les (Die Loreley), after the story was more widespread, known by all.

„Ich weiss nicht was soll es bedeuten,

Dass ich so traurig bin;

Ein Maerchen aus alten Zeiten,

Das kommt mir nicht aus dem Sinn.

Die Luft ist kuehl und es dunkelt,

Und ruhig fliesst der Rhein;

Der Gipfel des Berges funkelt

Im Abendsonnenschein.

Die schoenste Jungfrau sitzet

Dort oben wunderbar;

Ihr goldnes Geschmeide blitzet,

Sie kaemmt ihr goldenes Haar.

Sie kaemmt es mit goldenem Kamme

Und singt ein Lied dabei;

Das hat eine wundersame,

Gewaltige Melodei.

Den Schiffer im kleinen Schiffe

Ergreift es mit wildem Weh;

Er schaut nicht die Felsenriffe,

Er schaut nur hinauf in die Hoeh.

Ich glaube, die Wellen verschlingen

Am Ende Schiffer und Kahn;

Und das hat mit ihrem Singen

Die Lore-Ley getan.“

Luminaries do not know what the

I was so sad;

An old legend,

Among the mind cannot forget.

Horrified-ren, the evening sky

Rhine River quiet North;

The Group of angels,

Resplendent in Sunset falling Hui.

The lovely young girls,

Sits in the cloud,

She wrapped in silver, gold

As combing her hair in the reflection.

She used the golden comb combing,

Side light Yin sing;

The songs are beautiful,

The crowd screams like crazy.

Boat in zhouzi

Pain and promises;

He ignored the rock coast rock,

Just to cite the first queue.

AZ, wave near

To engulf him and propeller;

These are Lo Lei Les

And with songs in her business.

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10 am, we arrive at Koblenz train terminus.

Koblenz in the Rhine Valley downstream outlet, Moselle and sharp from the West Bank into the Rhine River, estuary is the famous "Cape" Deutsches Eck Germany, there stands the 1870 unified German Kaiser Wilhelm I of statue, after World War II propaganda has since been removed, militarism and now since William I had nothing to do with the Nazis, is recovered. We walk along the River, all the way. While in a corner waiting for the green light, and a woman meet my map in hand, active, friendly, and told me that the old should turn to the left, I smiled and replied, I know, but we want to go to the River. The old woman then and I talked to said Koblenz is a beautiful city, we have a good time. After a break, the cross road junction a weekend. Just walk, followed by a middle-aged couple, friendly reminder of my dad mom when I look at the map of a walk to the Red bicycle road, and I quickly bring them back. Asked why I can say so fluent German (ashamed! to Germany for six years as the German in fact enough to lose face. Previously always not enough self-confidence, and lazy, something subconscious like expression in English. Until this year, some of the things that drove me to strengthen the German practice, now would be worse), I said that I have lived in Germany for years, Koblenz and I have come across two times, this time with my parents come to play. The couple told me they want to go to China in October tourismTravel with tours, apart from two weeks to go before they visit a Yangzhou neighbour, a study in Germany exchange year Chinese girl. I smiled and told them my mother's hometown is Yangzhou. Bless each other again, Dad MOM again laments Germany's warm and friendly.

The Rhine is Germany as father River, and the Moselle river is called the mother River.

Today I took my father's mother, tour in the Germany father mother river confluence of the River Germany angle, quite pleased.

Around the Horn, Germany came to the Moselle river, are catching up with Germany every city there are city festivals, in addition to the different age groups play large electric toys, there are many small vendors selling all kinds of food, crafts and daily necessities.

Father mother watching what feel strange.

The previous two to Koblenz are all within walking distance of the train station and back and forth between Germany, probably 2.5 km away, 20 minutes.

I am worried parents too tired, so in a car stopped on the platform, a look at the timetable, there are just over 3 minutes to the railway station of bus. Smooth all the way to the train station, go to the next Station Cologne RE there are 15 minutes from the departure, and in the station of McDonald's buying lunch with the bus.

Koblenz on the way to Cologne, West Germany, Bonn old all over, this is also the hometown of Beethoven, a quiet beautiful medium-sized cities, and another top ten museums in Germany two museums: the German Historical Museum and the German art galleries.

Unfortunately due to time compact, I did not want to let older parents and young backpackers as one wheel, so I had to give up their way with their tour in Bonn.

From Koblenz after the departure of one and a half hours to reach the Cologne.

All to Cologne, the train is stationary, you're going to get into the eyes of the monster shake, which is the largest church in Germany-Cologne Cathedral.

Cologne Cathedral is the pride of Cologne, and is also a sign of Cologne.

Cathedral project scale epic construction period 632 years, most of the world. 1248, France building home Kyle Harriet was invited to design the construction of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne Cathedral Foundation in 1248, August 15, Carolyn dynasty period, then a smaller scale, its architectural form using the early Christian era building method, extremely simple. As a result of successive wars barrier, particularly the "30-year war" and "the hundred years war" two long religious wars, sporadic. 1560 year project. 1842 year, Germany's famous architect Karl · Fredrik · Ziegler appealed to the re-opening of the Cathedral project, Prussian King Frederik · Wilhelm IV in response to this call and provide financial support, 1842, 4 September, chaired by William IV, Cathedral of the second Foundation. Until 1880-15 October, which was awarded the world highest building of the Cologne Cathedral held a grand ceremony. A history of architecture is one of the most outstanding achievements.

Cologne Cathedral covers an area of 8000 square meters, construction area of about 6000 square meters long from East to West, North and South width 144.55 86.25 m.

The main part of the 135-metre high, gate, two on either side of the Tower up to 157.38 m, like two sharp sword, directly plugged into the sky. Cathedral of the surrounding there are also many spires. Cologne Cathedral still remains the world's tallest Church. The whole Cathedral entirely by polished stone built, the entire project share to 40 million tons of stone, after processing the component weight of 16 million tons, and each component are very precise, even today, experts and scholars have not found the building formula. The Cathedral interior is divided into five chapels, a central large Chapel dome 43.35 m, Central Hall span 15.5 m, the church row have neat wooden seats, the seat of the Holy Office personnel have 104. The church interior decoration is also very high. The Windows are with colored glass mosaics out of the picture, the picture is the Bible story. In the light and reflection, the shimmering glass, bright and colorful. There are several sites within the Church carved in relief, depicting the Virgin Mary and Jesus story. The Cathedral walls above the glass with colored glass inlay out the Bible story, glass mosaic, a total of 1 million square meters. Is church a unique landscape. The Church Bell Tower is equipped with 5 seats hanging Bell, the heaviest Bell of St. Peter, 24 tons. During the prayer, the Bell hongliang, propagates far away. Climb the clock tower that overlooks the Rhine's beautiful scenery and the entire city of Cologne.

Cologne Cathedral collection with many precious works of art and artifacts.

Includes thousands of photos at the Cathedral of design drawings, a study of medieval architecture and decorative arts of valuable information. From the East to worship Jesus birth "Oriental" bones, Dr III, was put in a great carved gold box, placed in the altar. Here are the most ancient giant Bible, bigger than the human suffering of Jesus on the cross and the Church and outside of numerous fine stone carving. A number of precious cultural relics are kept in a golden shrine, this is considered the Golden shrine Goldsmith art one of the representatives of the middle ages. In the choir in a cloister, also holds the early 15th century painting artist Stephen · Cologne Lochner 1440, Church of the gown, murals and statues, Gospel, and other artifacts.

Since 1996 Cologne Cathedral was included in the World Heritage list, here also become well-known tourist attraction, the tourists came to the famous Cologne Cathedral, heartfelt admiration of battles.

In addition to the Cologne Cathedral, the city also has many commendable.

About one million inhabitants of Cologne is Germany's population fourth more cities, is Germany's most important inland ports, Rhine areas of economic, cultural and historical centre. It has some 2000 years of history, is Germany's oldest city. Cologne was named from Roman early, is the fourth largest Roman Emperor Claudius di's wife, later famous tyrant Nero's mother, agripina Julia Agrippina's birthplace, the full name is "Claudia di ya-agripina colony Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium", later reduced to the "colonial"Cologne. Here's the beginning of the 18th century, has made perfume aftershave "Cologne" is named in the city.

Urban areas, major museums and to dad mom's age and background, the vast majority of which are little I think.

But I've been to the Chocolate Museum impressed me, and I think dad MOM should be where you reap. After the visit of the Cathedral, the wound to the back, walk along the Rhine River, the Chocolate Museum takes 15 minutes.

Because it is a weekend, a week of the first to see the Sun, the green area near the river Rhine, the bar before full leisure of the public and tourists, its sunny a spectacle.

Chocolate Museum was established in 1993 and 31 October, the beautiful glass as the main body of the building is divided into three layers.

The first layer the first part of Windows Vista materials, chocolate--cocoa cultivation, harvesting, processing of the entire process.

The second half is a modern chocolate production workshop, tourists can close observation of modern chocolate production of every link, and you can taste the freshest free of hot chocolate. More menopause is in this layer have a total of about 80 square meter closed room, internal automation to strictly control the temperature and humidity, in the high latitudes of Germany's successful planting a few cocoa trees and tropical plants. In addition, it layers there is a school for children of chocolate, chocolate to the children about the history and the associated knowledge.

Museum of the first part of the second layer display some and chocolate related artifacts, from cocoa have important proof of American origin discovers liangsanqian years ago Inca culture, Marya recollected culture and Ascot culture and cocoa have a close relationship of appliances, to the middle ages to the modern variety of exquisite chocolate dishes, such as Germany porcelain Mr Larsen (Meissen) of fine porcelain and exquisite silver products.

The second part is the Museum's extensive collection of thousands of history are representative of chocolate brand products.

Museum of the third layer is a multimedia and Gaming Center, an interactive screen describes the history of chocolate, chocolate intelligence quiz, and some with chocolate as the mainstay of large electric toys, as well as the history of making fine chocolate wrapping paper and automatically chocolate vending machine, here is the children's paradise.

Out, Chocolate Museum, just saw in front of the city sightseeing train platform.

A to let dad mom and then walk 15 min. original road returns, and happy to follow the tourist train design line look at Cologne's old town, listen to their interpretation. Who actually was delayed for half an hour to get to, as the overall very happy today travel more dismal one episode.

Tourist train of the end point is the Cologne Cathedral front.

I have a look at the time, it was dinner at 6 pm evening. On the way to Cologne has always wanted to bring my dad mom eating in a restaurant at a time, and such a big city Cologne was relatively authentic Chinese restaurant probability should be larger. Looking up, found next to the Cathedral at street there are Chinese "Beijing Hotel" signs.

MOM began to nag, "to the hotel to eat more of your own home, we do it".

I can only say: "get home all night was eleven, I call the shots, you eat here today". Hotel interior decoration, in General, but the location is very good, a sitting by the window, the best vision. Ask the waiter what specialty. He recommended "pork", well, Yes, you want to. Asked whether he has any vegetarian dishes, he added "Tung Choi good". I didn't understand what this is, he also explained that "Ong Choi". Chinese character seemed to have this character, but my mother and I'll understand what. Shanghai dialect called "pipe water convolvulus sometimes Ong Choi". Mother immediately with Shanghainese asked the waiter is from Shanghai, the following is the villagers were encountered. And then I also point out two copies of crisp elegance. The shop craft good, dad mom said that taste good, I rarely in Germany after dinner in the restaurant and not to drink large quantities of water demand, and not with the taste of monosodium glutamate heap out. However is a little aggressive price drink, usually in Germany restaurant bar-point a few euro beer actually want to 4.5 euros, a glass of orange juice to 3.5 euros. But rushed to eat happily, value!

After eating a bit of a rest, catch up with a return train.

Dad MOM go to sleep to Koka dam, I look at their faces, and think they're really old more than ever, heart pangs.

Shortly before going back to Adam's House, a bath and sleeping, and after a full day!