Sunday, February 27, 2011

Europa encounter! Zeus take you travel in Western Europe (XXIII)

 Lucerne Lucerne, also known, is the translation of different, referring to the same city. The city appeared in 1178, when China's Southern Song dynasty, the great poet ji is crazy writing; in Pisa, Italy, designers are painful pondering how to correct the deviation of the clock tower. In Europe, less than 1,000 years, the city also has a relatively young. However, several more well known in the Swiss city really has it built in on both sides of Lake Lucerne, the city due to Lake got its name because the lake is called Lighthouse Lake, in the absence of the city before the Roman Empire, why the safety of ships in the past, built a lighthouse on the lake, Lucerne Gula Ding Wen means not large, population just over 50,000, the downtown area of this zone is the lake, the lake's card base from Seoul to the foot of the bridge that has been stone statue, br> before the introduction of the two spots we are going to it, while our car entered the city of Lucerne, will stop to a dedicated coach parking stops, bus stops will not move there, please remember that good parking spaces. get off the line a short distance before us, walked foot of the mountain, where there is a lion sculpture, as a whole from a bare rocks carved out, coherent, lifelike. to say that Switzerland's neutrality is nearly two hundred years to do, and then move that the area here, but a melee, the Swiss soldiers, brave and fierce, indomitable, but all of Europe in the forefront, or else they will not be so famous knife, which fell a bit like Tibet, Nepal, next to , when their country is small, war-torn, he learned, like when the subway will, to create his own army Gurkha army, and the famous Gurkha knife. When one side can not fight battles, to force other countries to go abroad, the so-called mercenaries. Swiss mercenaries, too, you remember it in the Vatican's Swiss soldiers, when far away from home to defend the Pope. There are a famous Swiss army in France, the King of France Guard, even the men with 786 officers there, when the French Revolution, the People's Army to break into the palace, thanks to the Swiss mercenaries guarded the door and it did not break into the palace. However, King Louis XVI and his queen are very weak, fear of conflict upgrade ordered soldiers to open the palace gates, Switzerland, the results of the People's Army into the rush, without any explanation put all Swiss soldiers massacred the presence of clean, Louis XVI and his queen, captured alive, beheaded, and finally come to an end. This Lion sculpture statue, also known as LION MONUMENT, the Lion Monument, dedicated to commemorate the King of France at the expense of defending the 786 Swiss soldiers, the lion was very vivid carving, back in the arrow, expression is very painful but also with some sadness, but also infected all of the tour those who cherish the memory of the dead soldiers. famous American writer Mark Twain. Twain once toured here, he marveled that this was sad to see the most of his life a stone. and then along the trail going up there, there was a an ice Park, there are many rocks on both sides of the vortex-like small caves are ice age, huge glaciers melt into the water under the pressure caused by the formation. The park, we must note two points, first, it is called Glacier Park Zi Park is not called, nor is it a park or Eshun Gong Hui Park; second, the park is not in our itinerary, I was just by the way, there are other interested visitors can visit their own free time to go, the park is additional charge, your own ticket.
down from the Lion Monument, walk straight ahead through two shopping streets, went to the lake, you can see the beautiful Lake Lucerne. lake with a roof on Block The bridge is another attraction, a wooden bridge card base Seoul. This bridge is also called the church bridge or bridges, the bridge church, the origin of the name is derived from the word card base Seoul and the Latin church is very similar CHAPEL, and bridges is to describe the shape of the church. It was founded in 1333, is Europe's oldest wooden bridge with a roof. wooden bridge on the roof within the 120 paintings, these paintings is called described the painting then suffered the Black Death ravaged the city scene. the middle of the bridge there is a octagonal tower, which was once a city fortress on the fortifications, and later the town treasury to be used as a period of time, should now be is a souvenir shop.
two spots are very simple, no complicated history, but also not a long walk, to a picture like that, standing there, sentiment about the footprints of their predecessors, cherish the memory of the past. Looking ahead, while also almost the same. about 4 pm before we can get there, the two attractions are also visiting the half past 4, then the time is free. You can go back to the two sites, more detailed to enjoy the lion sculpture or bridges paintings; also living areas into the city of Lucerne, to see the lives of ordinary Swiss moment; you can walk Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, feeling rich and colorful water features; of course, most tourists do is SHOPPING, but Switzerland does not have to go to the tourist shops we require, we want to buy something, then you can travel between the two sites to look at the two shopping streets. want to buy household items or food for tourists, you go to stop field opposite the supermarket, where you can buy all the daily necessities. to the Swiss people may most want to buy two things, one is Swiss watch, one Swiss army knife. The two can not far away from the parking lot two stores to find, the credibility of the two stores are also good, often see a lot of Chinese tourists to buy goods on the inside. of course, not every store a good table to buy the same, and many special models also require you to carefully look . shopping street has a lot of watch shops along the way, you can also take a look one by one. In Switzerland there is a shopping special factors, is that their tax policy and not the same as other countries, where many shops are cash tax rebate, I'll send a copy of the passport you go, you buy more than 300 Swiss francs to enjoy tax rebates, but they need your passport to show the next, to help you fill out a rebate form. This form is also trouble you to After the trip to me today, tomorrow, leave in Switzerland, we should have these forms to the Swiss border checkpoints, or you carry the goods from the customs exit end may be in trouble.
Next, to talk about the more concerned we are in Switzerland, two commodities, knife and watch. start with knife, this is the creation of a pair of Swiss father and son, and they start living in southern Germany, where the town of production tools, they also followed with the apprentice, this tool was supplied to many countries, including Switzerland's army as a military knife. then they have a dream, I hope to be able to create their own tool factory, the opportunity came, they gather the money back to Switzerland, in his home town to open a workshop production tool, the initial goal is to own can be supplied to the Swiss Army knife. This father and son is very good at thinking they are doing a lot of knives found in the course of the military too long , inconvenient to carry, so he designed a very small fine knife. after they have designed a series of size, they do not like to use numbers to numbers, but to name with the target population, such as Xuesheng knife, craftsman knife, knife knife and officers of farmers and so on. They are not content only blade, again I added screwdriver, can opener and wine corkscrew. one of the officers fancy Swiss Army knife was finally to become the designated army knives. They seem to have tasted the sweetness of the invention, but also to find ways to add more tools, such as the small wood saw, pliers, scissors, nail clippers, nail files, tweezers, toothpick, descaling device, Phillips screwdriver, magnifying glass, key chains, etc. so, the design style developed from several to dozens, climbers, Swiss champion, hunter, job title, standards, field army, waiter, recruits, fishermen and so on. slowly foreign troops have also sent the order, and now Many countries including the United States and Russian troops are using the Swiss Army knife, showing its popularity. outset trademark knife called The extensive use of stainless steel knife of this new material, put the words in INOX stainless steel added to the present has become the trademark in full a white cross, a symbol of the Swiss army. Now the company is still committed to new product development, such as new swords again put on the computer used a knife in the flash memory. In addition they do not only produce light saber, and as with SWISS MILITORY name watches produced in Switzerland are also considered in the medium and low quality watches. It also produces a variety of sizes backpacks, luggage and other travel goods, so that a number of developments. Sabre when you buy be sure to look logo, is a coat of arms. In some stores you can also see a round badge in the middle is a white cross, do not think that is a fake knife. the Swiss knife to do the other brand, called Vigo knife, the English called WENGER, in the international also well known. But apart from these two brands, the other backward in the quality of the trademark knife much, when you buy your attention. Victorinox knife is different from various models of high and low price ranges, from 10 euros to thousands of the euro has, cheap knife is the standard of workers produced the goods on line, of course, handmade. expensive knife you in the following points may be, first, the masters make this just like Chinese jade carving shop selling the same , the famous sculptor of the handwriting will certainly be many times more valuable than the average worker did; second, special decorations, such as using a number of noble wood or shell made of special materials; Third, the design limit, the good understanding, just a lot of clothing is a limited edition as a mold to complete the destruction of these and more value to the collection; fourth, more sharp knife, this knife in addition to stainless steel, but also adds alloy magnets and many other materials to make knives sharper , look closely, knife-edge was a black line, cold pressing, cutting of copper cut iron, cut jade gold setbacks. Jin Yong's novels depicted in what is the best weapon? fire heavy hand Ningbi judge Zhao Jian, the Jin Yi Yuan Chengzhi sword, sword Hu Fei's coldest month, or Jueqing Gu gentleman lady sword? probably should be Heaven Sword and Tulong Dao, right? Commander. Or later said Tulong Dao can have sucked knife hidden weapon, said the weapons are indeed a strong magnetic field. So Jin Yong's novels have also proved the Canadian side of the magnetic steel knife is made more sharp. We said above of these types of stores in which the knife is not necessarily everyone can see it now like to buy antiques, very often talk about fate, love with this collection of guests you have to see if you are not a sub-tropical climate in Lucerne the.
said following the Swiss watch, the more content, after all, more than 90% of the world watches are produced in Switzerland. Let me talk about clocks and watches, many of the ancient world civilizations know to use the sun to determine the approximate time, but also useful for other approach to computing, such as we listen to storytelling often said the effort of a stick of incense, a tea, a meal time, what it means. say to the invention or the precise time we Chinese state timer, the first time in the Song Dynasty there water clock, that is, later said the Tonghudilou, a bucket of water down the drop, drop is just finished the 12 hour a day, relying on water buoys to identify specific time. invention of the clock on the true meaning of the British England, a monastery in order to accurately record the time of worship invented, developed with the mission to the entire Europe. first watch was invented in Hungary, when the watch factory just a small clock mounted to a bracelet, from people realize Light can always raising his hand to see the importance of time. Swiss BREGUET, created our modern day to see this watch, and strict tabulation process, but also makes the Swiss watch this country become the world's manufacturing empire. And with this Swiss watches are named in the famous Swiss watch one of the Chinese translated is called the Rolex is very respected people, especially the gold Rolex watch, but know people who know watches, Rolex watches, though, but not the best Swiss watch brands. Swiss Association of their own each year, a selection of brand name watches, is a widely recognized brand name watches the top ten ranking, has also become the basis for a lot of people buy a table, let's first talk about the Top Ten Lists on it. ranked first name, Patek Philippe, English PATEK PHILIPPE, no matter what rank It is basically in the first place, it is tradition for many years, China is still barely see the brand watch store, was on hand with the addition off-balance sheet to buy back from Europe. Swiss watch Association for the top check the movement of the watch production standards, the best are stamped with a mark of quality in Geneva, second is the Vacheron Constantin, English VACHERON CONSTANTIN, its history is very long, more than 250 years, founder VACHERON is a very famous local writer who, so the whole with the brand's watches are obvious literary temperament, known as the noble collection of works of art, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has a Vacheron Constantin watch, said to be worth $ 540,000. Both frequently than several hundred thousand dollars to tens of thousands or even indeed a Swiss watch in the watches, You buy a piece of this table, it must be links to other worthy for the job such as the value of more than 50 million vehicles, worth more than 2 million suit, but also in crowded bus, then even if the wear is not believed that the real table . Audemars Piguet called third English AUDEMARS PIGUET, the two founders of the company's name, the brand to produce the world-famous ultra-thin watch movement, the products have a Royal Oak (ROYAL OAK) high end sports watch, is the industry recognized quality watch. It also has its own watches in Switzerland, schools, students learn in school 4 years plus 2 year internship to become a tabulation of workers, the words of the movement to create complex, but also need to continue learning for 10 years. The fourth is the founder of modern watchmaking Breguet, BREGRUT This is a brand long known in Europe, we have a lot of great writers such as Victor Hugo, Dumas, Pushkin, Balzac and others Breguet work table can see the figure, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Queen Victoria Breguet table is a loyal customer. fifth, IWC, English IWC, the full name of INTERNATIONAL WATCH COOPARETION, direct translation is the International tab Group, the translation is relatively gentle IWC. This is a great expert mechanical manufacturing, government leaders in many countries like the brand, just the outgoing U.S. president George. W. Bush often appeared in public shot, wrist watches is the IWC IWC. sixth count table, PIAGET, the brand is manufactured from pure watch movement developed, now known by the manufacture of ultra-thin movement, while it often will be introduced to some unique design also sought after celebrities . seventh, Cartier, CARTIER, is internationally renowned jeweler. so Cartier watches are often embedded in a lot of expensive jewelry, but also in the design of the watch a lot of jewelry on the reference design, is the relatively well received by the international watch. eighth Jaeger, JAEGER LECOULTRE, watch the company in the manufacturing process of the invention of the first-micron precision measuring instrument, so watch manufacturing has increased by a new precision. It made Watch aristocratic strong, the product has a polo player for the manufacture of watches nobles known throughout the industry. ninth finally our turn Rolex often mentioned, and may be barely into the top ten. However, many names in Switzerland table into the top ten is already no small achievement, and Switzerland complete the top ten can be said basically the world's top ten, just as President of our country, like weightlifting, even higher levels than the Olympic Games, the top three Basic is the world's top three achievements to get. Rolex is known for its manufacturing start waterproof watch, diving watch and then manufacturing, then slowly and mature extraordinary extravagance, has been the love of people, and then conquer the domestic consumers, the Rolex gold watch can be regarded as a prestigious country. tenth named Girard Perregaux table, GRAND-PERREGAUX, do watch the beginning, and later transformation of manufacturing watches, and gradually sold more than a pocket watch, was completely transformed into watch manufacturer. It's time to get out of Europe earlier, the first to enter the United States and the Japanese market, the brand's international profile is relatively high.
This is what we call the top ten brand names, is relatively popular in the rankings, but If you are an expert in the watch collection, might not concerned about the ranking of primary and less than perfect. the international watch industry watch general classification is determined by grading, watches and basically at work, grades and quality standards is divided into six files, five files in addition to Swiss watches, there are a few of Germany, Japan watches, watch other countries where only the sixth file. Now and then simply say that this classification may also be you for a moment buy watches basis. in the top five categories of watches, there is a premium form such a file, basically what I just said Top Ten Lists of the top four, you still remember? Do not be so quick to forget, to refresher, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, and Breguet. Needless to say, well-known premium brand table, the price and certainly a lot of money. Here a table, we have just mentioned are the remaining six Top Ten Lists , namely the nations, count, Cartier, Jaeger LeCoultre, Rolex, and Girard Perregaux, plus almost a little when the real interest (ZENITH), Chopin (CHOPARD) and Omega (OMEGA), of course, several watches, rainbow, Germany UNION, etc., but are not very famous in China, the output is not large, do not say. second-class table has Breitling (BREITLING), Tudor (TUDOR), Bvlgari ( BVLGARI), Movado (MOVADO), TAG Heuer (TAG HEUER), radar (RADO) and Longines (LONGINES), etc., one table may still be sub-human, the less million children may not necessarily be short eight thousand euros decision, unless the money itself, the recognition in this area who love or desire, to do the relevant funds in the case may be prepared to buy, and second-class form it, basically to buy the team, many guests enough, most of the brands to several thousand euros per one thousand euros, but the guests can visit Europe will be some preparation, so a teeth also promising to buy as the words are very long-wearing face. The following referring to the next three table, Oris (ORIS), Hamilton (HAMILTON), Mido (MIDO) also compared the best-selling domestic Tissot (TISSOT), these tables can be regarded as relatively low-end Swiss watch inside, and generally prices ranging from 300 to 2000 euros, 500-800 euros through can buy a good. buy these tables are usually easy to make decisions that are more suitable for the young, take a few years, no problems. and then the next file Four tables are a number of civilian-type watch, like a plum table (TIDONI), the Roman Table (ROAMER), and fashion point of Swatch (SWATCH) and the Swiss Army Table (SWISS MILITORY), these are relatively cheap, generally 100 to 400 euros, not only that they can buy, you can also buy some away. V file to the Japanese table-based, Seiko (SEIKO), citizen (CITIZEN) and Casio (CASIO). It is worth mentioning that the original Swiss-made watches are very high, while Japan's industry developed after the levels are close to the Swiss watchmaking products, has developed a Seiko, Citizen and Casio three brands, the price is very cheap, quality and workmanship not considered poor, occupy a very large low-end market. Swiss watch industry looked jealous, they do not want to come up with their old brands to low-end marketing, simply create a new and new brand Swatch, the watch brands that work fine without those old brand, but also in line with Swiss watch quality standards, and keeping up with fashion pulse, low prices, and Seiko and other Japanese watches seize the market. Swatch has also introduced a more expensive fashion statement , wide variety, there is a monumental experience any day of a memorial to a paragraph, such as the Beijing Olympic Games, World Environment Day, F1 Grand Prix or something, is launched each time immediately after the stop, cheap prices, the general are ranging from 30-50 euros, so cultivate a large number of Swatch watches in the world of collectors. this table, we not only in Switzerland, it can occur at any souvenir shop, like Swarovski crystals as jewelry. There are some in France, Germany, the United States and Italy and other countries also often introduced fashion brand watches, is not cheap, they found some of these are OEM manufacturers of Swiss watches, they are noble in order to maintain its own brand of , looking for some are more high-end watch business, in terms of materials and design also spend much, so basically two types can also be counted as a table or three tables, such as GUCCI, Versace, Montblanc, Chanel, etc. and so on, but it may be difficult to see in Switzerland.
more thing to say is, this is Switzerland, the official currency is the Swiss franc, the mark price stores are also the price of Swiss francs, not euros, When you need to convert buying what, and sometimes there may be some cash, then the loss on the exchange rate, we recommend you to credit card spending. In Switzerland, the table does not necessarily buy the cheapest place in Europe, no doubt, the best restaurant tables here authentic, but generally do not discount. Some of Europe's largest shopping malls, such as Galeries Lafayette in Paris in the Spring and Autumn period of days or a special discount season, the table inside the mall with the discount stores will be. But the Swiss watch store most types of table complete, the watch has to find what grade, and other integrated shopping is hard to say, after all, a good watch on the needs of a million euros, the general store can not have too much inventory, so pick your room here than in the much smaller. Again, people pay attention to purchase a total purchase of origin of the goods, Swiss watches and buy a sword right and proper, so the buy back is not only reassuring, and say it is also quite comfortable. merits and demerits said, and a thousand words come together to form a so, is that everyone sensible shopping, not to buy a piece of good form, serious spending beyond their ability to advance purchase, go back and live only six months of dry white is also on the account; do not want to see some of the guests here to see a half-day did not hesitate to favorite products purchase, and later made no finding the same, go back and have regrets blame; more want to see tourists in the back hit the same but cheaper commodities, grabbed blame this guide. is really no way, Europe is so big, the internal circulation of commodities are not subject to limits, you get a thing to ask me which country's most expensive, I really can not answer, I hope you understand. My advice is very simple, one sentence, if you fancy goods lower than Italy 60%, there are still many for its hesitation, then it would look, after all, this is not the last stop; If you favorite thing about this level of more than 80%, then pay it your diploma, do not let yourself regret; this thing is awkward compared the extent of 60% Italy 80%, and how to do? I support a move to your child: a coin toss! Oh, in fact, learning to buy things getting bigger, if you are buying something, the most good is it from your shopping concerns crossed off the list, no longer concerned about the type of goods, and so will not affect their tourism mood. Europe is not some tourist areas of domestic, a commodity in different shops can vary several times, where it is about credibility, not sale of counterfeits, so even if there are differences between the exchange rate is different from, or discount stores and other nuances, generally no more than 20%. so it did not have to buy over and feel your regret , you have to think about your whole life in the end to have several opportunities to Europe, to have several opportunities to come to Switzerland? world is so big there are many places to go then, in addition to business reasons, if you are not too strong in this country nostalgia, then I am afraid that will come just once or twice it. know? saddest person in my entire life is what? dead, the money not spent,. Therefore a man should be open-minded, too light and spacious children. Sometimes I think, ah, In fact, people like to sleep in my entire life as the same, Yaner closed, eyes opened, a day later, howling? Yaner a closed, never opened, life passed, howling?
laugh to, we also slowly near Lucerne, and about three hours, and see TV shows, take a rest. We are no accident, will arrive at 16:00 the whole Lucerne, I said get off to visit the two sites, approximately 4:30 we began the dissolution of free activities. collection time is 6 o'clock, set off the coach parking place. opposite a supermarket, there are bathrooms, there are cafes, early termination of freedom of movement, where visitors can rest for coffee now. Some people like to shoot landscapes specifically, I tell you where to find the best camera positions, there to taste the local specialty coffee, I tell you the most famous cafe Which have to buy expensive watches I can help you find, in the selection table this regard, I also experience somewhat.
collection, we drove two minutes, to reach a local Chinese restaurant, expensive meal in Switzerland, even the Chinese, the price Italy is also close to doubled. This is why I want to return at lunch time meals for everyone, and thank you for understanding, may still be so tomorrow at noon. But at night I'm sorry to let everyone eat their own, after all, a hard day We also hope that you can eat hot hot Chinese food. Although I have to subsidize the price point, but also be thanked everyone for supporting my work. evening we will stay at the Lucerne 50 km away from the mountain town of England Castle in the hotel. need to travel about 1 hour, just to enjoy the snow look beautiful scenery of Switzerland, where tomorrow we will go directly to the next cable car station, take the three cable cars, enjoy the beautiful scenery of Titlis mountain. There are also special reminded tourists up the mountain tomorrow, please bring your own warm clothes to bring the best, top cold.

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