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 place.
Chen Xing listened quietly, and after she finished speaking, he smiled and said, "I really want to experience your life, but there seems to be a book missing from my hands."
Abel also smiled and said: "Not only that, but also a cup of coffee."
The two of them laughed out loud, 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 there was an invisible gap in the middle.
Like a wall, there is 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."
This small area is in the middle of a busy city, but it is as peaceful as magic.
I guess those who suffer from insomnia can still sleep in a place like this.
But don’t bring any belongings here.
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 the troops going out to fight.
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. Residents living in 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.
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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 Arc de Triomphe was not only built into the largest Arc de Triomphe 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 outward 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 sounds 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,
No 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 the noise was getting louder and louder.
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 walked directly under the Arc de Triomphe. p>
There is an elevator that can lead 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 climb 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 this place 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 his driver's license, queued 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. Thieves in Paris generally would not steal French people's bags in person, as the probability of being caught would be too high, and not all Paris police stations are vegetarian. p>
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 reached 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 sounds 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 to watch the small screen.
Chen Xing looked at the distance on the edge of the guardrail. 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 be seen at a closer distance
Go to these bustling 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 if a person who doesn’t know photography can take a picture like this, it’s not bad. Let’s post it on WeChat Moments.
The number of likes and comments increases 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 take pictures of drones here."
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Chen Xing looked at the surrounding environment and asked: "Do you have one? Lend it to me for two days?"
"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, and 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 still feels very good."
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"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..."
Seeing the way her eyes were shining, Chen Xing was sure that she was lying when she said she was going to travel to China.
Abel is not a travel professional, and she does not rely on traveling to make a living. For an ordinary person like this, it would take who knows how many years to travel to multiple countries. After she has traveled to the countries she wants to go to, she will probably get married.
There is 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-shaped square actually doesn’t have much special features, it’s just what a European square should look like.
In the middle of the square there 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 equally featureless.
I don’t know if it is because it is too close to the Champs Elysées and there are too many idle tourists, which makes the business of this Ferris wheel 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 take the photo from, as long as you want to fit the fountain, obelisk, and Ferris wheel into the frame, there will be no composition at all. Let alone adding a person in it, the effect of the picture will be 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 did not express his thoughts and asked Abel to take a photo with his mobile phone and send it to his mobile phone.
Sometimes, don’t 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. Making friends still requires
He has to do it by himself.
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, asking her to be a guide for five days starting from today, for one hundred euros a 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 tour guide fees, 79 euros on a monthly Paris subway ticket, 15 on lunch and snacks, in addition to the money for tickets.
In total, it cost 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 two to three thousand in Chinese currency.
"Hiss~"
So expensive!
When I spend money, I don’t think it’s 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 have less money. With this travel system, why don’t you give me a little money every time I go to a new place? Then I don’t have to worry about anything and just travel every day. I will never have to pay for it when traveling.
Think of ways to make money.
Moreover, it is difficult to make money as a photographer, and it is slow to make money.
Thinking of this, Chen Xing turned over and sat up from the bed. He couldn't do it anymore and had to do more.
Turning on the computer, he began to edit some of the works he took during the street shooting today.
