Global Food Tour

Chapter 351 There is ordinaryness, praise, forbearance, and grief.

After the meal, Zhang Feng walked on the way to the Winter Palace.

The Winter Palace is probably the most famous place in St. Petersburg. The most official name is the Hermitage Museum, which is also one of the four major museums in the world.

The Winter Palace was originally the private residence of Empress Catherine II. In 1764, Catherine II bought 250 paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and others from Berlin and stored them in the newly built wing of the Winter Palace "Hermitage", hence the name of the museum.

At the entrance, Zhang Feng found some vendors selling cheap oil paintings, most of which were ballet themes.

The Winter Palace is definitely a holy place for art and museum lovers. The most cutting-edge art of all mankind is gathered here, and there are audio explanations at the representative exhibits.

Of course, as the tsar's palace, it is also a paradise for architecture lovers.

Afterwards, Zhang Feng did some calculations. In fact, he only stayed in the Winter Palace for three hours. During these three hours or so, it is only superficial to appreciate the most precious artistic wealth of human beings. It is worth spending a day here to walk into the stories behind these masters under the guidance of the Audio Guide, and gradually you will find that behind the greatness are ordinaryness, praise, forbearance, and grief.

Walking out of the Winter Palace, the setting sun sprinkled on the Neva River, but it was still blowing with the cold wind.Zhang Feng walked into a Soviet-style restaurant called "Ye" along Nevsky Avenue.There are not many people in the restaurant, and the main focus is meat.

I have to say that the most charming St. Petersburg is still at night.

When dawn dawned, it was still gloomy with heavy clouds.Zhang Feng walked to the subway station, moved forward through the heavy steel rails, and found the bus to the Catherine Palace at Московская.

At this time, it was already late autumn around the Ye Palace, and in the distance of the sight of the dense forest was the gorgeous and exquisite golden-roofed blue palace.

Ekaterina Palace was originally a summer residence built by Peter I as a gift to his second wife, Empress Ekaterina, and later became the property of their daughter Elizabeth Petrovna as an inheritance.

In order to highlight the identity of the royal territory, the area where the palace is located was called the Tsar's Village or Huangcun after it was built. In 1937, in commemoration of Pushkin's childhood spent here, it was renamed "Pushkin Village".

The palace is exquisite and exquisite, with fresh and soft colors, filled with feminine and charming charm.It can be said that the garden is full of poems, paintings, intoxicating melodies, and the fragrance of flowers and plants. .

Among the many exquisite and luxurious palaces in the Ekaterina Palace, there are places for hospitality and meals, but the one that astounds Zhang Feng the most is of course the Amber Palace.

Speaking of the Amber Palace, Zhang Feng also learned about the legend behind it.

In 1709, in order to imitate the luxurious life of French Emperor Louis XIV, King Frederick I of Prussia ordered the most famous architect in Prussia to build the "Amber Room". Miracle". In 1716, King William I of Prussia gave the face to Peter the Great. The wall is inlaid with more than 6 tons of amber and precious jewels, shining from lemon yellow to golden red, all colors in the yellow system that humans can imagine, brilliant and suffocating .

During World War II, this treasure house was looted and stolen by the Japanese.When commemorating the 300th year of St. Petersburg (2003), Russian craftsmen restored the appearance at that time.

Of course, for people hundreds of years later, it is no longer possible to imagine the magic of the Amber Palace through obscure words, but when Zhang Feng stood in this small space, the golden and crystal clear light and shadow on the surrounding walls were still amidst the crowds of people. Zhang Feng was amazed.As for what the most real Amber Palace is like, perhaps the one imagined is always the most beautiful.

The weather is still cool and dark, Yegong Garden is huge, with a large lake in the middle, surrounded by jungles that have gradually turned yellow, and some buildings are dotted in the garden.

Today's Imperial Village may have lost the tranquility of Pushkin's era, but Zhang Feng thought that the imperial aura must have brought aura and aristocratic temperament to this small town.

Back to Petersburg, back to Nevsky Prospekt.After Zhang Feng simply ate "Hello", he waited for the night to fall.

"Tonight, let me feel the charm and charm here." Zhang Feng said to Heiye.

On the Winter Palace Square, Zhang Feng found a few young people singing ecstasy, and behind them stood a row of onlookers.

Zhang Feng stood in the crowd, and every time the singer sang a song, the crowd behind him would cheer, applaud and applaud.People will approach at this time and drop some coins into the guitar bag under their feet.

In the night, Zhang Feng felt a little warm.Street art is so respected here, they may not make a living from it, they may just desire to express, to be recognized and respected, to be loved.

I don't want to compare, but I was moved by young people from such a misunderstood country on such a night.

At this time, there are not many tourists in the Winter Palace Square, so you can find an angle to record the moment at will.

Zhang Feng walks on the Dvortsovy Most bridge, St. Petersburg at night is more tender than during the day

The next day, it was another early morning and gloomy weather.Get up early and go to the Summer Palace.

Take the metro to Автово, where there are buses that go directly to the Summer Palace.

The Summer Palace is located in the forest on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland. It was designed by the Swiss Domenic Tregini. It is the outskirts of the Russian tsars and an early building in St. Petersburg.It was destroyed by German troops during World War II.Hitler angered the Soviet authorities by planning to hold a New Year's victory celebration here after his plan to occupy the Astoria Hotel failed.Between December 1941 and January 12, Stalin ordered the palace to be bombed to stop German celebrations.Restoration after World War II.

The leaves in the garden of the summer palace have gradually turned yellow, and you can find the ticket office through the upper garden.Zhang Feng bought tickets to enter the Summer Palace and the Upper Garden, and walked from the Upper Garden to the Gulf of Finland, and from the wharf of the Gulf of Finland, Zhang Feng returned to St. Petersburg by ferry.

The fountain is probably the highlight of the Summer Palace, and tourists are surrounded by the sculptures of golden figures and splashing water.But what Zhang Feng has to say is that the combined huge landscape not only becomes a beautiful and majestic scenery in front of the summer palace, but also complements the royal temperament here.

Standing on the terrace in front of the Summer Palace, Zhang Feng looked forward, and found that in the distance was the endless Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland. Zhang Feng couldn't help looking into the distance, wanting to see a different kind of scenery.

(End of this chapter)