Days: 12 days
Time: April
Per capita: 16000 yuan
With whom: with friends
Play: photography, self driving
The author went to these places
France
Blue coast
Marseilles
Avignon
palace
Avignon old town
Orange day
Gold
Theatre Antique
Stone city
Abbaye de Senanque
NIM
Arles
Circular arena
Cannes
Nice
Toulon
Mentong
Glass
Paris
Antibes
Lake Geneva
Yves Island
Published on May 19, 2014 15:40
I have written travel notes for so many years, but I don't know what to write when I mention the pen? The Internet is so developed that any place, scenic spot, cultural heritage and natural heritage can all be visited by Baidu. People write in more detail than I do, so I'd better write about some interesting people and things on the journey.
Before I was ready to go to France, my husband prepared all the strategies, itineraries, hotel reservations and car rentals. I didn't take part in them. I only knew that I was going to the south of France, the blue coast, and even where I was going. It's not that I'm lazy, it's just that I think I should at least keep a sense of mystery. When you are familiar with all the strategies and the features of the scenic spots, there may be less passion in the itinerary. So, with no knowledge of the destination, I took a lonely planet and embarked on the blue journey.
No.1 Marseille Avignon
Arriving at Marseille at noon on April 24, local time, and leaving the airport is the store of the car rental company. After completing the formalities, drive away. The car is a logo 5008 with seven seats. The seats are spacious. There are more than four people's luggage in the trunk. The chassis is high and the vision is clear. It is equipped with panoramic skylight and vehicle navigation. As a passenger, the riding experience is also good, and the shortcomings of this car will appear in the feeling of future drivers.
Avignon Palace
After taking the car, he went to Avignon, 84 km away from Marseilles, and entered the old city of Avignon, waiting for a red light at a crossroad. At the moment, a gypsy woman came up with a rag and spray in her hand, and began to wipe the front windshield of our car. He did not mind our blocking, and knocked the glass of the cockpit after finishing. Ask for a tip. Well, when I first arrived, I gave her a coin. Just entering the city, we can't help feeling that there are still people living in dire straits in the evil capitalist society. However, she is more confident than those kowtowing parties on Nanjing road or other roads to earn money by her own labor.
Benenze Bridge
Enter Avignon's old city and find a place to stay, but you can't check in until 5 o'clock. OK, why don't you go to the old city first, park your car in the hotel, and walk to the center of the old city. Visit jiaohuanggong and benenze bridge, take a rest in the square, drink coffee, eat sandwiches and see the scenery.
After checking in, this place has a kitchen, refrigerator, microwave oven, you can cook things by yourself. Although the place is small, it has WiFi, you can park, and it's not bad. It's a pity that the gate doesn't open until 9 o'clock in the morning. Before 9 o'clock, you can only use the access card to brush the small door on the side. Originally, you wanted to start early tomorrow to visit the neighborhood. Now it seems that you can only go out after 9 o'clock. That's fine. Do as the Romans do, follow the European rhythm and enjoy the moment.
When we go out for dinner in the evening, it's optional to choose a restaurant. It depends on the number of people sitting in the open air. In this slow-paced old city, the menu of the restaurant is not in English, and the English speaking receptionists are not very good. One of our companions, a girl who studied in Holland, could guess the meaning of some French. With the help of a French Dictionary, she finally finished the order, According to the past experience, if the appetite is not very big, you can share a dinner with two people. Before I came to France, I had a taste of French food in a French restaurant in Shanghai. I don't know if it's authentic or not. In short, Western food gives me the impression that the experience of vision and smell is far greater than that of taste buds.
Later, according to the travel books, there is a Michelin one star restaurant in Avignon, which is very famous locally. It is one of the best restaurants in Avignon. Unfortunately, we missed it.
No.2 near Avignon: aurange, capontra, gold, bonillo, MENA
The next day, according to the itinerary, was in the city near Avignon. 9 a.m. for orange. Orange is famous for its well preserved ruins of ancient Rome. The ancient theater is still in use even now. Fortunately, there are also Chinese voice interpretation machines to visit the ancient theater. You can rent one to listen to the interpretation. At noon, I pass by capontra for lunch. In the afternoon, I visit gold. There are Renaissance castles and many stone houses on the hills, so this small town is also called stone city. After that, I went to the monastery of seneck, which stands in the lavender field. At that time, the weather was overcast and the lavender was not open. I didn't feel as good as I thought. From the monastery, they go to the town of bonillo and the town of MENA. These two towns can best reflect the French countryside. What they have is the leisure life of nature, which is quite different from the crowded city. Hidden in the valley of the small village, the afternoon sun is warm, no matter who will be impressed by this simple natural beauty.
Bonillo town
Good to hear or see make complaints about French food, and to eat at a small town in Carpentras at noon. It is also a local homely meal. A large variety of boiled vegetables and seafood is colorful and has many varieties. It looks delicious and healthy, but it is tasteless.
It was a good day. It rained heavily on the way out in the morning. I felt a little cold. But when I arrived at the place I visited, the rain stopped and the weather was fine. I always cooperated with us to take photos. It's better to take photos without blue sky.
It was not until 9:30 in the evening that it was completely dark. I felt that the time of the day was lengthened. But in Avignon, many shops are closed, only bars and restaurants are open. It's a long time to watch foreigners order a cup of espresso.
Mena town
No.3 Avignon -- Nim -- Arles -- holy cross Lake
We went to Avignon old city cafe for breakfast in the morning, because we could only leave at 9 o'clock, but the front desk didn't go to work. We had to put the room card in the room, and the room fee was paid off when we checked in, which delayed our plan a little. First, go to the canal bridge of gale in NIM. This bridge is a canal bridge in Roman times, with a large scale. After that, I went to the ancient arena, watched a 3D film reviewing Nim's 2000 year history from ancient times to modern times in the square temple, and then lingered in the fountain garden. Nim is the oldest Roman city in France. It has well preserved the relics of Roman times.
Garh channel bridge in NIM
After buying a simple lunch at the roadside cafe at noon, drive to Arles to see the Colosseum. There are only a few marble pillars left in the ancient theater. I ran into the bridegroom and bride who were married here in St. troffim's church.
arena
Then we went to our next accommodation, the holy cross Lake in bodion. The latest time of check in on the reservation is 6:00 p.m. because the departure time in the morning is 2 hours later than the original reservation, it's a little nervous to go to bodiang now. It's nearly 170 kilometers from Arles to bodiang. Although the distance is not long, it's all rural roads. Some roads are very narrow, almost only one car can pass through, so the speed is not fast. Because foreigners pay great attention to the appointed time, after the latest check-in time, they don't care whether you come or not, they can only sleep on the street. So I rushed to a farm in the valley five minutes before six. This is a place similar to farmhouse in China, but it has all kinds of facilities (except that there is no WiFi, and the mobile phone signal is not very good). The surrounding environment is very pleasant. Surrounded by mountains, the farm seems to be surrounded by this family. It also has a simple church, an outdoor swimming pool, and a house for some unknown purpose, which is supposed to be used as a granary. The host lives in another house, the guest lives in the guest room, but it seems that only our guests. It's so quiet around. The hostess can't speak English, but it doesn't matter. She can communicate through body language. Now I don't know where my husband found such a place to stay.
Square Temple
After checking in, they went out to look for food. At this time, it was still dark, and the light at 6pm was very suitable for shooting, so we came to the Holy Cross lake at the foot of the mountain. Before we got to the lake, we saw the emerald water on the side of the road on the mountain, which made us scream. When you come to the lakeside, the lake is open, the color of the lake is blue, and the breeze blows on your face. There are several restaurants by the lake. I chose one at random, but I was told that it didn't open until 7 o'clock. Now I can only order drinks. We raised our hands and looked at our watch. It was 10 minutes before 7 o'clock! Speechless! I admire foreigners' concept of time, so I read the menu while drinking beer.
Holy cross Lake
The dinner by the lake is relaxed and comfortable. What to eat now is secondary. With the beautiful scenery, I feel that life is very beautiful.
What's interesting about this day is that I saw the traffic jam in France. When I passed a toll gate, it was blocked for about one kilometer, and there were many open high-speed crossings. Why is it still traffic jam? We guess if the toll gate is changed to domestic manual, will it be better? Because here are their own payment, card, coin or credit card, and then leave. I don't feel as fast as manual charges. At the congested toll crossing, we also see vehicles Jumping in line or changing lanes at will. It seems that there are many cars, but there are also people who don't obey the rules. It's the same everywhere, but here, most of them obey the rules.
No.4 St. cross Lake -- Verdun Grand Canyon -- St. Maxim
I don't know which day I caught cold and had a sore throat all night, but the fresh air by the holy cross Lake in the early morning made me feel better. I wanted to rent a boat to see the scenery in the lake, but I didn't even have a personal shadow. The holy cross Lake is the entrance to the Grand Canyon of Verdun. The Grand Canyon is 25 kilometers long and 700 meters deep. It is famous in Europe for its magnificent scenery. We zigzag along the mountain road, see the online introduction, said there are drifting projects, but may not be open due to seasonal reasons.
St Tropez
Enjoy the Grand Canyon scenery all the way, and then go to the seaside city of St. Maxim. It's opposite the most beautiful beach in France, St Tropez. Saint trope is a holy land for the rich in France, so the house price is much higher than that of Saint Maxim across the sea. It takes only half an hour to drive from Saint maxim to Saint trope, maybe shorter.
St. Maxim
The scenery of the place where we live is also very good. It's just at the seaside. After checking in, we drive to st trope to see all kinds of tall yachts in the old port. The people on shore look at the people on the yacht and figure out how the rich live; Most of the people on the yacht are just sitting on the deck drinking coffee and chatting in the sun, or watching the people on the shore, enjoying each other's scenery!
No.5 St. Maxim Cannes nice
In the morning, along the beautiful coastline all the way north, the coastal area from Toulon to mentong is known as the blue coast, which is considered to be one of the most luxurious and rich areas. There are many celebrities and rich people gathered here. The very famous Cannes Film Festival is held here. All kinds of luxury cars on the road are obviously more than those seen in the small town before, but there is no chance to meet stars.
Nice
At noon, I want to go to a farm restaurant that I found on the Internet. After the navigation, the door is closed and a dog barks at us. It seems that the information is backward. So I found a restaurant nearby. Two restaurant staff can't speak English, there is no English menu, see we catch a hurry, to other tables to find a young beauty, do our translation. The taste of this restaurant is unexpected.
After having a comfortable lunch, I plan to go to the perfume town near Glass. How can I miss perfume in France? If everyone has a dream land, then for a woman who loves perfume, Paris is just a gorgeous clothing. Glass is the dream place of women. N, the first factory to produce flavors and fragrances many years ago, was born in the beautiful city near the mountain and the sea in the south of France. Since then, the perfume industry has sprouted in this small town, and today 80% of the perfume in France is from here.
In Glass, there is a perfume Museum, the world famous Fragonard perfume Museum. The museum is free to visit, and then can buy all kinds of perfume.
Coming out of the museum, you can see the beautiful Antibes. When you come to the beautiful beach of antibe with a wide view, you can feel the warm and peaceful atmosphere. On the beach, you can't see the hustle and bustle of summer. A few parasols stand alone, and the afternoon sun is a little lazy...... However, such a beautiful coast has no parking space! We've been wandering around the coastline, but we can't find a parking space. I'm sorry to say, let's have a look.
Then came to today's destination - nice, hotel accommodation on the beach, unlimited sea view, slightly ease the anxiety.
But the cold is coming, and the head is even more drowsy. I don't want to enjoy the beach under the setting sun. I just want to sleep. Fortunately, there is still tomorrow.
No.6 izz town near Nice, Monaco, Menton
One night sleepy, the spirit is much better, is the nasal sound is very heavy, feel the sound is very magnetic. Having breakfast in the hotel restaurant, there is a sea view outside the window, waves and sailboats. If there is no more desire in life, it is also happy to sit like this all day.
Izzy town
There are many small towns along the blue coast, the most famous of which are Izzy and Menton. Drive from nice to Izzy. All the way up the mountain along the coast, you can see the blue Mediterranean all the way. When you get to the parking lot on the mountain, it's a small town. There are many cafes, hotels and more artists' studios on the mountain. You can really get lost in the paths made of old and old stones in the middle ages.
Coming out of izz town and going to Monaco is another kind of amorous feelings. This city, where you can watch F1 from your balcony, gives you a very relaxed feeling. The harbor is also full of all kinds of luxury yachts. The city is just in front of you, but it's not very real. Maybe I prefer a quiet town.
Mentong, which is close to Italy, is also a tourist resort in France, but it is born with a serene beauty.
Izzy and Menton are the two towns that impressed me and I like most.
In the evening, I went back to nice and finally found a Chinese restaurant in nice after searching for vegetables on the Internet. I can comfort our Chinese restaurant a little
Stomach. This Chinese restaurant is located near the old city of Notre Dame chapel. After dinner, we will hang out in the old city. Wait until the sun goes down, the street lights are on, and you can see the waves on the coast and the rosy clouds all over the sky.
Mangtong town
No.7 nice Chamonix
It's about 460 kilometers from nice to Chamonix at the foot of Mont Blanc. The navigation shows that the shortest way is to take the Italian Expressway and then enter France. This is the second time I have set foot on the land of Italy. I think of the leisurely time I drove in Italy last year, and I feel very kind to see the Italian on the highway. After leaving France and entering Italy, the sky was overcast, and it soon began to rain heavily. I had a coffee break in the high-speed service area to avoid the pouring rain for a while, but the rain did not abate, so I had to continue on the road. After driving through a dark cloud area, the sky began to show blue. When we arrived at the hotel in Chamonix, the sky had cleared up.
Chamonix town
We arrived at Chamonix town at 2:00 p.m., and there was no arrangement. We looked at the map and said that we might as well go to Lake Geneva in Switzerland. It was only an hour's drive from here.
When I came to Lake Geneva, the weather was wonderful. White clouds were blooming under the blue sky. The landmark fountain on the lake was sparing no effort to spray water. Under the sunlight, there were many rainbows. There were all kinds of yachts moored in the lake. White swans swam gracefully on the water......
There are more and more Chinese restaurants in Geneva, Switzerland. You can see the names of Chinese restaurants on the road. There is a Chinese restaurant that looks very high-end in a building, but we finally chose the one recommended on the Internet. Maybe it's the rush hour, and the roads in Geneva are also congested. We accidentally took the wrong road and wanted to go straight on the turning Road, but we encountered a traffic jam in front of us. We crowded on the straight road and blocked the turning road. The police car came out of nowhere and spoke German to us. Fortunately, after that, the driveway moved and the police car drove away, We were able to leave happily. But later on, even if you take the wrong road, you'd better make it right, and don't violate the traffic rules, because you won't be so lucky every time.
The price in Switzerland is obviously higher than that in France, which can be compared with a meal. After dinner, he left Switzerland and went back to Chamonix hotel in France to have a rest.
No.8 Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps, is 4810.90 meters above sea level. It is also the site of the first Winter Olympic Games.
Good luck always favors us. According to the owner of the Chinese restaurant later, it has rained for a week in Chamonix. It will clear up when you come.
The cable car station is near the hotel. In the current season, it can only reach 3730 meters, and then take the elevator to the weather station which is 3842 meters. Follow the cable car all the way up the mountain, in front of a vast expanse of white, dazzling sunshine, cloudless. Many foreigners with skiing tools ready to ski in the mountains, watching foreigners walking hard in the snow, I admire the spirit of foreigners. The temperature on the mountain is very low, which is two seasons worse than that on the blue coast. There is also a hiking route to Mont Blanc. After the snow melts in summer, you can walk directly and enjoy the magnificent natural landscape.
In the lobby of the hotel, there are large screen projectors playing the beautiful pictures of those skiers skiing in Mont Blanc. I am very greedy to see them. I imagine that I can also travel between the snow mountains gracefully. For exciting sports, I always have a desire to try. There is also a 22 kilometer long glacier route in Chamonix, from the top of the mountain at an altitude of 3800 meters to the city of Chamonix, crossing the nature of the Alps and gliding on glaciers, which can not be experienced in other skiing places. However, stimulation and danger are at the same time. Without professional guidance, you can only imagine.
Chamonix from Mont Blanc
The temperature on the mountain is only 8 degrees below zero. It's very cold, but some foreigners are still basking in the sun in their thick down jackets in the ice and snow. Down the mountain, xiamuni town at the foot of the mountain is very busy, full of tourists. Before no one reached Mont Blanc, she was just a small village in the mountains. Since two people successfully reached the summit of Mont Blanc, mountaineers and skiers flocked to this quiet village. In the square of the small town stands the statues of Balma and Michelle who first climbed Mont Blanc.
Mont Blanc
Surprisingly, there are two Chinese restaurants in the small town (I'm sorry for ignoring French food here). We chose one of them. After communicating with our boss, we exclaimed that we didn't meet in life! The boss is actually a Shanghainese who lives very close to us. It has been 20 years since we opened a shop here. We chatted with each other for a while. We made an appointment to meet again in Shanghai.
No.9 Mont Blanc - Marseille
The happy time is always short. We are going back to Marseilles. It's about 500 kilometers from Mont Blanc to Marseille. When you come out of Chamonix, you have to take a mountain road. According to the navigation information, one of the roads is closed. You can only detour the mountain road for one more hour, and you can only get on the highway after you pass albeval.
On the highway, I am speechless all the way to Marseilles. It seems that it is not the rush hour for commuting, but the road is a bit congested. The roads in Marseilles are very narrow, the roadsides are full of cars, and there are many one-way streets. We had a lot of trouble finding a hotel to stay in. It takes an hour to find an underground parking garage near the hotel. It's not easy to park in the underground garage, because we are big cars with seven seats. The design of the garage is mainly based on small cars. Anyway, it's hard to wait for a good car to park.
After settling in the hotel, it was still early, so I took the map and went out to sweep the street. This city with narrow streets is suitable for walking. In this city, the main purpose is to complete the procurement tasks.
Marseille is the largest port city in France, and has a very long history. According to the travel book, Marseille is a city easy to cause travel worries, which I didn't realize. I just feel that when I come down from a small town that I've watched for many days to a busy city, I'm not used to it. Some of it is dirty and messy, and I even step on several feet of dog excrement. On the edge of the old harbor with the salty sea breeze, the Mediterranean Sea with the island of Yves floating in the distance reminds us of Dumas' novel the count of Monte Cristo.
No.10 Marseille -- Shanghai
There is another morning to stroll around Marseilles. Marseilles is very famous for its fish soup. Someone advised me not to try it, but there were also different suggestions. When I met an old couple from Hong Kong in the Chamonix Hotel and knew that we were going to Marseilles, I strongly recommended Marseilles fish soup. It's a matter of different opinions. It's really confusing. I really want to have a try, but three-quarters of the people voted no and gave up.
At the airport, there are complicated procedures to go through, to return the car from the rental company, and to queue up for tax refund. Fortunately, everything goes well. The immigration officer of Amsterdam transit airport has been able to say in Chinese very skillfully: Hello, thank you, Shanghai!
Hello, dear Shanghai, we are back.
Mangtong town
Nice sunset
Lake Geneva, Switzerland
