Global Food Tour

Chapter 312 Every city wants to go twice!
On May 1797, 5, the 17-year-old Napoleon Bonaparte, then commander-in-chief of the Italian Front of the French Republic, led 28 Frenchmen to invade Venice, and the world's oldest republic came to an end.

What disappeared together with the name of the Republic was the huge wealth and art treasures that Venice had accumulated since the Middle Ages, and even the Jiao=Tang was not spared.All the silver wares in St. Mark’s Church were seized, all the gold wares were smelted, and the four bronze horses on the gate of the Church were unloaded and sent to Paris. That was when Venice defeated Byzantium and began A sign of a new era.It was in this "most beautiful living room in Europe" that everything that symbolized the Venetian republican regime was burned to the ground.

Not only that, after looting Venice, Napoleon handed her over to Austria.Since its founding, Venice has never been humiliated like this for thousands of years.Zhang Feng thought that a real Venetian would never be complacent about Napoleon's praise.

In Europe in the [-]th century, Romanticism was on the rise. Those who followed Casanova’s footsteps and came to Venice were all amazed at her former beauty and the withering of reality. The pursuit of the decadent atmosphere of classical ruins made Venice once again the focus of attention of the world. .Artists and writers discussed together, they filled the void with ideals, let the imagination decorate the reality, created an immortal goddess who only exists in colors and words, Venice has once again become a city of travelers.However, can Venice, which has lost its independence, return to the past?
In 1846, rail tracks were laid between Italy and Venice and trains were connected; in 1910, industrialization and militarization affected Venice; during World War II, Venice was forced to be involved in the war.The Venetians, who have always been proud, are no longer isolated from everyone. 1000 years ago, they worked hard to get rid of the Roman rule and gained sovereignty and independence. Today, they have become a province of another sovereign country and no longer have the right to decide their own. destiny.

Arrogance and stagnation dominate Venice. They resist the railway causeway, industrialization, cars, and change.Preservationists and modernists fought fiercely, and in the end the preservationists won. The slogan of Venice is "as it is, as it is."

Venice has changed, it is no longer the Venetian's own city.Supermarkets are hard to find, public entertainment facilities have shrunk, and industries unrelated to tourism have closed down. Only those working in tourism or related industries have job opportunities.Group after group of Venetians began to leave their homeland and go to other places for development.From 1945 to the present, Venice's residents have lost more than half of their population, and today there are less than 5, while her annual number of tourists reaches 2000 million.

Tourists have become an unspeakable pain that the left-behind residents are unable to refuse but hate from the bottom of their hearts.

When Zhang Feng walked back to the cruise ship dock along the bank of the canal, most of the stalls beside the passage were deserted, and what was even colder was the eyes of the stall owners.Their empty eyes facing Zhang Feng but ignoring Zhang Feng reminded Zhang Feng of the security guards in every hall in the Governor's Mansion. Outside the toilet door next to the entrance of the mansion, the aunt who was wearing the same cotton coat and sitting drowsy on a chair had the same indifference written on her empty face.

Zhang Feng hoped that he came in the wrong season.

However, Zhang Feng can also understand that today's Venice is no longer the cardamom girl of the twelfth century, the graceful woman of the Renaissance, or even the old mistress when Napoleon first met, but Zhang Feng Still looking forward to it, she still retains a piece of Casanova's uninhibited and wild, that merciful romance, and the incomparable courage of never giving up in a desperate situation.

There is a row of gondolas docked at the pier by the sea, and the Maggiore Crossing on the opposite bank is like a fairyland from a distance.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the clouds opened to see the sun, and St. Mark's Square immediately changed its painting style.

"Is it finally time to say goodbye to the hazy weather that stretches from Como to Venice?" Zhang Feng said to himself, he really likes a warm sun.

It is very interesting to see the seagulls passing happily under the blue sky and white clouds.

It is said that there are many thieves in Italy. Putting the camera on the ground and then turning around to take a selfie is simply the spirit of a great adventurer. You must know that the loss may be five figures when you turn around, and Zhang Feng's loss is not five figures, it is immeasurable. Loss.

"If there were no crowds in the square, this would be a proud photo!" Zhang Feng looked at the photo and said.

Zhang Feng, who ran away for a long time, finally ushered in dinner at the beginning of the afternoon, oh sorry, it was obviously lunch.

What Zhang Feng wanted was the cuttlefish noodles that you must not miss in Venice. The main sauce is cuttlefish ink. As soon as you hear it, you can tell that it is a veritable dark dish. After eating it, your mouth will be absolutely black, but the taste is really good. !very nice!

Zhang Feng wiped his mouth and repeated these three words.

Seafood pizza, in fact, Zhang Feng has a question about this thing and has never figured it out. There are mussels, shrimps, oysters and other shelled seafood on it, how can they be cut into whole slices?Embarrassing, in the end Zhang Feng solved the seafood bottom cake separately, so why bother?

While eating, Xiao Hei whizzed past, selling LV, Gucci, and Dior everywhere.

After the meal, Zhang Feng had the best Italian ice cream Gelato. In fact, the real situation was Zhang Feng's rhythm of two or three every day.

In Zhang Feng's view, apart from the area around St. Mark's Square and a few churches, Venice does not have any special attractions, or the whole of Venice is a natural scenic spot, and it is enough to walk around and rest.

The bouquet of red and white flowers placed in front of the shrine reminded Zhang Feng of the old man wearing a hat in "Tuscany Under the Sun". The flowers were also red and white. I wonder if they were also in memory of his lost love.

Go back to the Barefoot Bridge, where you originally arrived in Venice.

A gondola passed by, and I wanted to take a classic view of Venice. Unfortunately, when there are gondolas, there are also bus boats. It is really difficult to take a good picture of the Grand Canal with only gondolas.

Forget it, I won’t force it, the weather is just so-so anyway.

Under the bridge, a pair of lovers lingered on the side of the Grand Canal.

Every city wants to go twice, once in spring and once in autumn, Zhang Feng just caught up with autumn this time.

I watched a program that said that every time you take a pre-booked route, of course what you see is the scenery that everyone sees, so Zhang Feng deliberately did not open the map this time; having said that, Shuicheng is really not the place. It was very big, and He Zhenzhen slowly walked around countless bridges and alleys. When he came to a fork in the road, he used rock, paper, scissors; as he walked, he felt that he had gone around in a circle.

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