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Chapter 125 Who is Talking

Abel happily talked to Chen Xing about what she had encountered here before, and pointed to another chair not far away and said that it was her usual seat.

Chen Xing kept listening quietly, and when she finished speaking, she smiled and said, "I really want to experience your life, but there seems to be a book missing in my hand."

Abel also smiled and said, "Not only that, but also a cup of coffee."

Both of them laughed, and then they stopped talking, lying quietly on the bench to enjoy the lazy afternoon. Although the tourists chatting loudly were very close to them, Chen Xing always felt that there was an invisible road between them. Like a wall, there is a different kind of alienation.

Chen Xing liked this kind of feeling a little bit, and gradually felt a little drowsy.

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 and stretched, and said to Abel who was also dozing off.

"Shall we keep going?"

Abel stood up, yawned as if infected by Chen Xing, nodded and said, "That's right, I can't sleep here, I don't have a second wallet to lose."

This small place is in the midst of a busy city, but it is peaceful as if by magic.

It is estimated that those who suffer from insomnia will be able to sleep in such a place.

But don't bring any belongings with you.

At the west end of Xiang Street is the Arc de Triomphe. As the name suggests, it is a triumphal gate for the army 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 where Napoleon led the army to pass under this arch.

Soldiers lined up proudly walked under the building built for their triumph. Residents living in Paris were as densely packed as tourists today, cheering for their heroes.

Everything in ancient times is really intoxicating.

Abel introduced Chen Xing in a crisp voice: "Actually, there is more than one Arc de Triomphe. The tradition of building triumphal arches in Europe began in ancient Rome. Even in France, there is more than this one, but the Arc de Triomphe here is the most familiar. "

Chen Xing nodded slightly. He had learned in textbooks before that this triumphal arch was built to commemorate the victory of the Austerlitz War in the Third Anti-French Coalition.

With the prestige of Napoleon at that time, this Arc de Triomphe was not only built into the largest Arc de Triomphe in Europe, but also the details were very sophisticated. The process of building it was even more labor-intensive than building a castle.

"Later, we built a circular square and 12 roads around the Arc de Triomphe, all of which radiated outwards from the Arc de Triomphe. It looks clearest from the sky and shines like stars, so we also call it Star Square."

"Drip~"

The whistle sounded one after another.

Chen Xing looked back at the traffic on the road behind him, and he didn't know whose car had scratched whose car. Anyway, there were two cars blocked here not far from them, and there were countless vehicles behind them. Not to the head.

Abel said with no surprise: "There are often traffic jams here, and this is the only place in Paris where the traffic jams are the worst."

Two French men are arguing, and the cars behind them are getting more and more noisy.

Fortunately, with the help of others, they quickly realized their mistake and drove the car to the side where it would not block the traffic. The annoying noise gradually calmed down, but at this time Chen Xing had already walked directly under the Arc de Triomphe.

There is an elevator leading to the top floor. Of course, there is also a spiral staircase. Abel recommended Chen Xing to go up the spiral staircase.

There were not many tourists queuing here, so Chen Xing thought about it and decided to climb to the top to have a look.

It’s not that the lack of people queuing attracted him, but Abel said that people under the age of 26 can visit here for free, so since it’s free, you must go up and take a look when you get here.

The people at the scenic spot looked at Chen Xing's passport and asked Chen Xing to go to the side to line 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."

Standing behind Chen Xing, she also wanted to keep an eye on him. Generally, thieves in Paris would not steal French bags in person. The probability of being caught would be too high. Not all police stations in Paris are vegetarians.

And if a tourist's wallet is stolen, it will be 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 a little vigilance.

But until he got to the Arc de Triomphe, he still didn't see anyone who looked like a thief, and he didn't see anyone approaching him. He just heard a sentence in Chinese while going up the stairs... My phone is gone!
A little familiar, this voice.

But Chen Xing soon forgot that none of the girls he talked to recently was in France.

Walking all the way to the top floor of the Arc de Triomphe, it is relatively empty, and there are not as many tourists as the circular square below. Many people just visit it, take pictures and go down soon. Two or three people fly drones on it. A group of people gathered around to watch the small screen.

Chen Xing looked into the distance from the side of the guardrail, a very long street went straight into the heart of Paris.

Compared with viewing platforms such as the Eiffel Tower and the Montparnasse Tower, the viewing platform here is not high enough to watch the entire scene of Paris like the first two, but its advantage is that it can be seen at a closer distance. to these busy streets.

At night, it should be 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. In addition to the time-lapse traffic light track, even a person who doesn’t know how to take pictures can take pictures like this. Let’s put it on the circle of friends to cheat Up to ten likes and comments every minute.

Abel looked at the drone for a while, and came back and said, "I didn't expect it to be pretty good to shoot a drone here."

Chen Xing looked at the surrounding environment and asked, "Do you have it? Lend it to me for two days?"

"No..." Abel shook his head. There was no opportunity to use drones before. Why buy this?
But when she saw other people flying drones, she was really moved, and said: "I will buy one before I start traveling after earning enough money, so that I can see the local scenery from a high place. It still feels very good." of."

"How much money have you saved now?" Chen Xing asked.

"It's less than [-] euros, but it's almost there. I plan to start traveling when I save [-] euros. I will go to Italy first, then England, Ireland..."

Looking at the way her eyes were shining, Chen Xing was sure that she was lying when she said that she was going to China for a trip.

Abel is not a travel professional, and he does not rely on travel for food. It would take an ordinary person like this to spend many years traveling to many countries.After she travels to the country she wants to go to, she will probably be married, and then she will have no time to go to Huaxia.

It seems that the French also know how to talk about scenes, Chen Xing thought to himself.

When returning to the hotel, the two walked past Concorde Square, which was actually where they left the subway before.

This elliptical square actually doesn't have much of a feature, 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 each side. In addition, there is a Ferris wheel. This Ferris wheel looks okay, and there is no paint that looks scary. Yes, but also featureless.

I don't know if it is too close to the Champs-Elysées and there are too many tourists in a hurry, which makes the business of this Ferris wheel very hot.

"These three things are the most famous three treasures in Xiehe Square. Many tourists have taken photos with them in the same frame. Do you want to try it too?"

Chen Xing had no reason to refuse, but soon he realized something was wrong.

These three things together look so ugly!

No matter what angle you shoot from, as long as you want to fit the fountain, obelisk, and Ferris wheel into the frame, there is no composition at all.Not to mention adding a person in it, the effect of the picture is simply...

There is no aesthetic at all other than announcing that you have checked in to Paris.

But Chen Xing still took it.

Without expressing his thoughts, he asked Abel to take a photo with her mobile phone and send it to himself.

Sometimes don't be so particular, if a small step can make friends happy, then Chen Xing is willing to make a few more steps.The talent of friendliness is very BUG, ​​but it is not hypnosis or brainwashing. The matter of making friends still has to be done 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 need, you can contact me after having lunch at home, or can we have lunch together then?"

"NO, I hope you can ask a few more French friends, so I can have the most perfect week of my life."

Chen Xing has an oral contract with her, and she will be invited as a guide for five days starting today, at a price of one hundred euros per day.

Of course, the money must be paid in full, and fifty will not be deducted just because Chen Xing has an appointment tomorrow morning.

Back at the apartment, Chen Xing lay on the bed and counted his savings.

When he was at the airport, he exchanged 130 euros. Today, renting a house costs 100 euros, tour guide fees 79 euros, Paris Metro monthly pass 15, lunch and snacks [-], and there is also the entrance fee.

A total of 366 euros was spent.

I will go out for dinner in a while, which is estimated to be 10 to 20 euros, so it seems that the daily consumption in Paris is 300-400 euros, which is about two to three thousand in Huaxia currency.

"Sigh~"

So expensive!

I didn't feel it when I was spending money. They were all in denominations of tens or one hundred. Now Chen Xing felt a little headache when he turned around and counted them into Huaxia coins.

He had expected this situation before, but he still felt distressed after spending so much money.

After all, there is less money, this travel system, why not give me a little money every time I go to a new place?Then I can ignore everything, just travel every day, and I will never be distracted to find ways to make money while traveling.

Moreover, it is difficult to make money as a photographer, and it is slow to produce videos.

Thinking of this, Chen Xing turned over and sat up on the bed. He couldn't go down anymore, he had to make more videos.

Turning on the computer, he began to edit some of the works he took on the street today.

(End of this chapter)