在戛纳的沙滩上,格蕾丝·凯利遇到了摩纳哥王子,然后发展成为一场世纪婚礼。
旅行社并没有游览戛纳的计划,但是住在戛纳不看一眼戛纳,那岂不是太可惜了?于是我与女儿一大早起来,乘着出发前的空隙,走到了面临地中海的戛纳沙滩。
这就是传说中的白沙滩吗?美丽、幽静、空旷、无人。
不,前面有一位男子,坐在圆形的竹椅子上。
我凝视着他的背影,那么专注地望着大海,乌黑的短发,宽广的肩头,像是一尊东方的雕塑。对不起了,帅哥,我也喜欢前面那片烟波浩渺的大海,我们没有时间另找一片美景了。我们就这样闯进了他的视线,脱了凉鞋,在他目光的领地中肆意地玩耍。
海水是温吞的,不冷也不热,踩着波浪,快乐的水花四处飞溅。沙子是细腻的,在脚趾间流来趟去,按摩的舒适漫延到了全身。女儿在沙滩上奔奔跑跑,建筑着摇摇欲坠的沙城。在与海水争夺沙城的战斗中,她百败不馁,越挫越勇,从中获得了无穷的乐趣。
然后帅哥走过来了,他用中文说这个沙滩真美,人自然更加美了。
我感到脸上热辣辣的,噢,他称我们为美女。。。他的眼睛反射着晨曦中大海的亮丽,那么坦诚,那么宽厚。
他说他要回北京去了,然后我们握手道别。
这是一个多么奇特的早晨。回头再看圆形的竹椅子,已经空无一人。
亚维农位于法国南部,被称为河边之城、大风之城。
教皇宫是亚维农最著名的景点,矗立在古城池之顶。中世纪时,教皇克雷蒙五世因为派系斗争出走罗马,选定亚维农为驻地,此后共有7位教皇住进这里的教皇宫。教皇之所以选择亚维农作为定居地,是由于其地理位置正处于西班牙、法国和意大利三国之中,而且流经亚维农的隆河,又为其提供了便利的交通条件。
教皇宫建造在全城最高处,从顶部向四处瞭望,周围的情形一览无余。
教皇宫边上是座花园。
花园的山顶上有座餐厅,流水游鱼别有情趣。
山顶上还有假山。
野鸭之家过得悠哉游哉。
从城墙里面望出去的住宅与隆河。
从城墙外面看城墙。
我们在亚维农吃了午饭,我非常喜欢这种露天式的餐馆,门口贴着菜单可以让人琢磨好了之后才坐下,一眼就可以在餐桌上看到别人盘子里的实物样品。法国的鱼羹令我想起上海的黄鱼羹,也许回去之后可以做给儿子吃。
圣贝内泽桥建于1177年,传说年轻牧人贝内泽听到圣音的指示,经由天使的带领,花费了8年的光阴,在隆河上建造了这条桥。原桥有22个拱型桥墩,因为隆河的河水泛滥,导致它成为只有4座桥墩的断桥。
我们来到法国东南部的里昂,第一站是贝拉克广场,广场上有大教堂,当然女儿最喜欢的是写有“ONLY LYON”的大铁架子,在上面爬来爬去玩了好久。
里昂分为旧城和新城,旧城在索恩河右岸,罗纳河和索恩河从城中流过,河上架有20多座桥梁。
狮子是里昂的标志。
旧城保存着许多15到17世纪的旧宅居,粉色的,色调鲜艳夺目。沿着狭窄的街巷信步走去,几百年前的建筑物令人感受到浓厚的中世纪气息。
里昂新城也别具特色,追逐鸽子是女儿至上的快乐。
女儿日记
17 day trip – day 14
French Food: four out of five
I've tried French food today. For lunch, I ate fish soup, pasta with beef, and beef lasagna. Of course, I shared with my mom. My stomach isn't big enough to cram all of these dishes and have them fit!
Lyon (pronounced Lee-on): four out of five
Lyon is a big city at the foot of a hill. The ancient Romans had built a city at the top of the hill, but their empire collapsed and the city was abandoned. The locals didn't have the technology to live at the top of the hill (namely the aqueduct) so they moved the city to the bottom of the hill. Like most European cities, Lyon is split into Old and New Town. I took a tour of Old Town and saw the Rose Tower. It's a salmon-ish pink-ish color. There are two commonly found birds here. One type is the pigeon; the other is a small, brown bird. Both are rather bold around people, and one brown bird even went into a restaurant to nibble some bread. Another one even attempted to steal the treasure (a bread crumb) from a fearsome monster (my foot). Every single time the bird got close, I would move my foot to try to shoo the bird away. It didn't work though, because the bird only hopped out of range. I was sitting down and eating, so I couldn't get up and chase the bird away. Finally, after a lot of trial and error, the bird snuck forward and snatched the crumb. Then the bird flew away, and we both were happy. The brown bird got its crumb; I got to eat my food in peace.
Hotel: three out of five
This hotel offers a great view of Lyon, since it's 39 floors high. I can even see all the way to the ruins of the Roman city! However, at least three group's card keys didn't work, including my group.
沿着黄金海岸行驶的时候,我们也正好坐在右边,正左边的窗帘也拉上了。可以通过别的窗户看,但是不够尽兴啦。
还要吐槽下同行的团友:从比萨往蒙地卡罗一路我们坐在车右边,可坐左边的团友不顾导游的一路解说,竟然全拉上窗帘睡觉(那是上午!),我们完全没看到地中海风光。