My travel notes abroad (2) Two trips to Europe (2)

May 26, 2023

My travel notes abroad (2) Two trips to Europe (2)

In Germany that year, we were met and dropped off by an elderly man in his 70s. He drove a minibus and was in a good mood. In Italy, sales director of manufacturer drove us to and from highway, and card payment at high-speed toll gates was also more advanced than in our country at that time. Therefore, during a trip abroad, especially for first time, we also saw many differences between abroad and our country.

The first time I went to Europe, CFO brought a camera with 135 type film used by company. When I returned, I needed to print photos. When I went again, I already had a digital camera, but capacity of memory card at that time was small, and there was no better way out. I also carried a laptop on my back. I exported it for saving to a computer. The only pity is that these photos were then damaged on hard drive of mobile.

In Europe, we have seen these famous buildings such as Vatican, Cologne Cathedral, Notre Dame Cathedral and other magnificent buildings, there will not be too many to describe them as magnificent. I also visited these famous sites, saw real Eiffel Tower, walked Champs-Elysées and spent most of day at Louvre to appreciate world-famous cultural relics, and also visited magnificent Palace of Versailles turned around and punched map. We also saw Pissing Boy in Brussels, Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Water City in Venice, Colosseum in Rome and especially museum in Florence, all of which made a deep impression on us.

When we went to Europe again, chairman of our company likes to collect stamps, so he looked everywhere for local postcards and sent them back to China to postmark them, so stamps like Luxembourg, especially Liechtenstein Famous Places, we we will definitely go.

In Europe, mainly in Germany and Netherlands, beer is especially good. On same street there are pubs next to each other. Stores are in front, production is behind. Beer in each store is different. and taste very pleasant. , so I always try draft beer in different stores, and often drink a large glass at lunch.

In fact, there are many places in Europe that are similar and very prosperous. Big stores are great, with a wide variety of goods and beautiful packaging. The buildings have some history and are well preserved, especially churches, which have a high level of architectural achievement, especially famous scenic spots, which are even more appreciated. Lots of coffee shops on side of road, under umbrellas, scattered tables and crowds of people in twos and threes, many of them lead a slow, lazy unhurried life. In early years, some people said that foreign countries are very efficient, but in fact, when you go abroad, you will find that pace and efficiency of doing business is far behind ours.

In short, when traveling in Europe, especially for first time abroad, everything is new, a bit like feeling baBush Liu, part of Grand View Garden. What we do is very different in foreign countries, and some of them have perverted our knowledge, which we have always insisted on. There we went out at night, and law and order were very good. But we are in Rome, Italy, where they say that there are a lot of thieves, but we have not come across them either. In these countries, drivers strictly follow rules of road and strictly follow traffic signals at intersections. Slow down at intersections without traffic lights, and if pedestrians pass by, actively stop and give way to pedestrians first. There are also artificial traffic lights on branches in Germany, that is, when pedestrians want to pass, you press button, red light is on, vehicle stops, and pedestrian automatically switches to green light after passing, which greatly facilitates passage and increases efficiency of passage of vehicles. Therefore, going to research expands and enriches our horizons, increases our knowledge both in work and in life. In this sense, we really need to go to study.

Switzerland countryside