One, the customs
*Discipline Speaking neat and tidy*
Germans pay great attention to the rules and discipline, do what are very serious. Where there are clear rules, the Germans will consciously abide by; where it is clearly prohibited, the Germans will never touch it. In the eyes of some people, in many cases, the Germans are almost dull, lack of flexibility, and even a little bit inhuman. But when you think about it, this "inflexibility" is very helpful. Without discipline, what is order? Without rules, what is serious?
Germans are very clean and tidy, not only pay attention to keep their own lives in a small environment of clean and tidy, but also attaches great importance to the environment of clean and tidy. In Germany, whether it is parks, streets, or theaters or other public **** occasions, everywhere is cleaned up, neat and tidy. Germans also attach great importance to clothing wear. Work on the work clothes, return home from work can be worn casually, but as long as there are visitors or out of activities, will certainly be dressed neatly. When going to the theater, listening to the opera, women should wear long dresses, men should wear dresses, at least wear dark-colored clothing. This is especially true when attending social events or formal banquets.
*Keeping time like quiet*
Germans are very punctual, agreed upon time, no special circumstances, and never easily change. Germans are invited to other people's homes as guests or out to visit friends, will arrive at the point, will not let the host waste time waiting for dry or had to entertain guests in advance. Otherwise, it is impolite, if there are special reasons can not be on time to the appointment, will apologize to friends, and ask for forgiveness.
The Germans like to live a quiet life, except on special occasions, and do not like to make a lot of noise. For example, many people work in the city, but the home in the countryside or small towns near the city, the figure is a quiet. Even those who live in the city pay close attention to the lack of noise around their homes. For example, from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. the next morning, no musical instruments or loud noises are allowed. If you want to have a party in the evening, you should explain the situation to your neighbors beforehand, ask for their understanding, and arrange it on the weekend as much as possible without making a lot of noise. Otherwise, the disturbed neighbors will be very annoyed and may protest in person, and some may even ask the police to intervene.
*Honest and courteous*
Generally speaking, the Germans are not much trouble to deal with. For the most part, they are straightforward. If they can do something, they will tell you "yes" right away. Where they can not do, they will also clearly tell you "no", rarely put on airs, or give people ambiguous answers. Of course, relationships and level of effort are by no means immune to this.
Like many Western countries, Germans pay attention to etiquette. When two people meet, whether they know each other or not, on the road or in an office, hotel or elevator, they greet each other with a "hello". When eating in a restaurant, you should also nod your head and greet the customers who have been seated, which is really "Sven to Sven, many people do not blame". When friends meet, they shake hands, and when they say goodbye, they do the same. Very close friends who have not seen each other for a long time can hug each other when they meet or when they are separated for a long time. Formal occasions, there are still men to women kissing hand salute, but more to do a kiss hand look, do not have to kiss to the back of the hand. In the process of interaction, most people tend to use "you" and the last name before the title "Mr." or "Ms." (also as "Mrs." to speak) as a title of respect. Only family, friends and young people address each other with "you" and their first names. Women can be addressed as "Mrs." regardless of their marital status or age, but married women should be addressed by their husband's name.
Gift-giving is also highly valued in Germany. When you are invited to someone's home, you usually bring a gift. Most people bring a bouquet of flowers, some male guests bring a bottle of wine, individuals bring a meaningful book (or a book they wrote themselves) or a picture album or something like that. Flowers are also often given when welcoming guests (e.g. at stations, airports, etc.) and when visiting the sick. When congratulating others on their birthdays, holidays or marriages, you can send greeting cards. If you send congratulatory gifts, they should be practical and meaningful, rather than expensive. Gifts should be wrapped in gift paper beforehand. Many people often open the gift immediately after receiving it and thank the giver.
In Germany and other Western countries, women are given priority on many occasions, such as entering a door, entering an elevator, getting into a car, etc., are women first. Men are expected to help women open limousine doors, hang up clothes, and give up their seats. Women just say "thank you", and do not have to feel embarrassed, or think that the other side is not good intentions. When talking with others, Germans pay close attention to respecting each other. Do not ask people's personal matters (such as not asking women's age, not ask each other's income, etc.), and do not make fun of the people present. Dining conversation, not across the table and sit farther away from the people to talk, for fear of affecting the mood of others.
Second, the attractions
The capital Berlin: Bodhi Tree Avenue (straight to Marx-Engels Square), Charlottenburg Palace (Maroc-style palace), Opera Palace (residence of the Prussian Princess), the German Historical Museum, the Bergamont Museum (Archaeological Museum), the Berthold Museum, the Kintetsu Cavalry open-air bazaar (Barrackplatz), the Triumphal Column Monument (commemorating the Prussian victory). Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Wall, Alexanderplatz, Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Gothic), Brandenburg Gate (Berlin's symbol), Reichstag;
Munich: St. Peter's Church (Gothic), Nymphenburg (summer palace of the princes and lords of the past);
K?ln: Museum of Chocolate, Rheinhessen (Europe's third-largest river), Cologne Cathedral (Germany's largest church), Teutonic Museum, Museum of Germanic Studies. Cologne: Chocolate Museum, Rhine River (the third largest river in Europe), Cologne Cathedral (Germany's largest church), Germanic Museum (with precious Dionysian bricks);
Frankfurt: Goethe Museum (the former residence of the writer Goethe), Romanplatz (the symbol of Frankfurt), Messe Frankfurt (Germany's most important exhibition hall);
Others: Bonn Art and Culture Exhibition, Rothenburg, Munich Deutsches Museum, Heidelberg Ancient Castle. Neuschwanstein Palace in Bavaria, Dresden Gallery, etc.
Third, food
Regional delicacies
If you travel around Germany, you will have the opportunity to taste the colorful and unique regional delicacies. When you sit in the traditional characteristics of the old castle-style restaurant, to have a juniper berries sauce, plus fill pear, fried potato seeds, with chicory walnut salad, a glass of grapes, to enjoy such a nutritious, colorful and tasty dinner, is indeed a very pleasant thing. Every Saxon knows that a fish must swim three times - in water, in butter and in wine - before it is served. Carp in wine is a favorite Sunday dish in Saxony. Authentic Bavarian roast hunter's meat with sauerkraut, the Badenese fillet of speckled trout, and so on, are all regional specialties.
Sausage Bread
If you're looking for sausage in Germany, you've come to the right place. It is estimated that there are more than 1,500 kinds of German sausages, including more than 780 kinds of boiled sausages alone, and the most popular ones are the moist sausages, the original sausages, including the storage sausages and the lean sausages with strong flavors. In addition, boiled sausages include 60 different liver and flavor specialties, such as the famous Pfalz sausage. Eating sausage must be accompanied by bread, and Germany can also be considered a world champion in terms of bread production, both in terms of quality and quantity. In Germany, the bread is made of semolina, but also rye, oats, semolina and mixed grains mixed together and made of mixed flour. Germany every day out of the fragrant small bread, angular bread, "8" shaped bakery and long bread on more than 1,200 kinds, in addition, there are more than 300 kinds of other different kinds of bread.
Bread is the most important staple of the German people indispensable three meals a day.
According to statistics, in 1994, Germans ate an average of 81.5 kilograms of bread per person, ranking first in the European Union member states. Some of the German bread is very local characteristics, such as Hamburg's black, Holstein's rye bread, Bavaria's oil-impregnated salt grain baklava and so on. In Germany, bread is considered nutritious, the most conducive to the health of the natural type of food, but the Germans never eat bread alone, but to smear a thick layer of butter, with cheese and jam, plus sausage or ham together. Germans like to eat cheese, its varieties up to more than 600 kinds of cheese is a German breakfast table must have. Fish, sweets, pastries, etc. are also the German people preferred food. Whether it is canned fish, frozen fish, fresh fish, smoked fish, or fish salad, shrimp, fresh shellfish, etc. are very popular with the Germans, the Germans annual per capita food fish up to 15 kilograms. Candy, chocolate, pastries and other sales are also very considerable.
The country of wine
Germany's beer and wine are famous all over the world. Germany is the world's largest drinking nation, with the world's second largest annual consumption of alcohol, and the world's largest sales of beer. Beer and wine are essential beverages for every German family, and friends must have wine to cheer them up when they get together. Germany's climatic conditions are very suitable for the growth of grapes, the country has 13 winegrowing areas, 60 large plantations, 2,600 small plantations, mainly concentrated in the southwestern and northern Germany, the Al River, the Rhine River, the seven peaks of the ridge and the banks of the Moser River. It has beautiful mountains and a pleasant climate. The largest winegrowing area, Neustadt, has 2,000 hectares of vineyards, where the green grapevines are as far as the eye can see, and the whole air is filled with the tantalizing aroma of grapes. Bunches of aromatic grapes, red and glistening with crystal light, are mouth-watering; pick one and put it in your mouth to soak your teeth in honey and flavor your tongue. The best grapes produce the best wines.
Italy:
I. Terroir
Italy is predominantly Italian, with more than 90% of its inhabitants practicing Catholicism.
If someone sneezes, the person next to them will immediately say, "Salute (SALUTE)! (Wishing you good health)". In addition, sneezing or coughing in front of others is considered to be impolite and offensive, so I have to say "sorry" to the person next to me right away. It is said that because there were cases in Europe where people died because of a severe cold epidemic, colds are as scary to the Italians as a flood because the person next to them immediately says, "SALUTE! (good luck with your health)."
The Italians are hospitable, courteous and polite. On formal occasions, dressed very well. Meet is a handshake or a gesture; to the elders, status and less familiar people, to call his last name, plus "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss" and honorary title; in the In the case of dining, riding in a car, taking the elevator, etc., will let the lady go first. Talking with Italians should pay attention to the proportion, generally talk about work, news, soccer; do not talk about politics and American football. It is taboo to cross handshake, taboo number "17".
In the minds of Italians, freedom is the most important, the Italian people's punctuality and the collective concept of relatively poor, the banquet is late 20 minutes or so is a very normal thing. Italians have the habit of drinking coffee, eating braised fruits and drinking sour milk in the morning. Alcohol, especially wine, is a drink that Italians can't live without, and both men and women drink wine with almost every meal, even when drinking coffee, but also mixed with some wine.
Italians taboo chrysanthemum.
Italy's wedding and funeral customs, similar to other European countries, the ceremony is more related to religious ceremonies. Italians need to marry through the engagement (exchange of engagement rings), marriage (divided into civil and church weddings) two ceremonies, March and April is the peak of the Italian youth choose to get married. Italians were not allowed to divorce before May 1974, and after the May 16, 1974 referendum, the divorce rate of Italians has remained high.
Italians are mostly buried in the ground, mostly in large cemeteries.
Italians are very family-oriented, and grandmothers are highly respected - there's even an annual "coolest grandma" contest (the most recent winner beat out other competitors by dancing the fast-spinning tarantella barefoot). (the most recent winner beat out other competitors for the fast-spinning tarantella dance barefoot).
2. Famous Italian Attractions
Piazza del Colosseo
The Colosseum (also known as the Roman Colosseum) is one of the greatest buildings of the Roman era, and one of the best-preserved amphitheaters. Located in the southeast of Venice Square. The Colosseum is one of the world's eight most famous sights and a symbol of the Roman Empire. Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli (Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli)
The Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli was rebuilt by Michelangelo in 1563 using the ruins of the Diocleziano Baths Warming Hall, which was changed to its present form by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. The entrance looks like the Pantheon, and the patio is 91 meters high, which was the architectural limit at that time.
The Duomo del Milano (Milan Cathedral)
The Duomo del Milano (Milan Cathedral)
Located in the center of Milan, Italy, the Duomo del Milano, also known as the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was begun in 1386 A.D., with its vaults completed in 1500, the gilded statue of Mary on the central tower in 1774, and the final construction completed in 1897, taking five centuries to complete. It is not only the symbol of Milan, but also its center. Napoleon had his coronation in Milan Cathedral in 1805.
Venice (Venezia)
There is the world's unique tenderness, and no shortage of history of the Mediterranean's most powerful elegant landscape, the bridge between East and West. This world-famous city built in the 5th century A.D. is located in northeastern Italy, about 4 kilometers from the mainland, is located in the Venetian lagoon about 118 large and small islands. 150 canals and 400 bridges crisscross the 118 islands into a city as a whole. Venice's incomparable and unique appearance and rich artistic treasures make it the most attractive tourist city in the world. The beauty of Venice cannot be separated from its turquoise water and bobbing boats, and even more so from its magnificent classical buildings. Standing in St. Mark's Square to look around, vertical and horizontal streets here into a winding canal; in the ordinary city streets pass unimpeded vehicles, here into a small boat. Every small waterway, street, church and square here is a landscape, but also records the splendid culture and history of the water city.
Piazza del san.marco, (Piazza del san.marco) is known as the most romantic square, pigeons are the biggest feature here
Bridge of Sighs, Bridge of Sighs connects two buildings which are the court and the prison; generally speaking, those who enter the prison will not get out alive and the Bridge of Sighs becomes the only place where they can see the sunlight at last, therefore, the prisoners pass through here. exterior walls, continuous pointed arches and four discerning flower-shaped round windows, belonging to the typical Gothic style.
St. Mark's Basilica, a strong Byzantine style, is said to be the church used to worship St. Mark the Evangelist; St. Mark is the patron saint of Venice, the symbol is the lion, so the lion is also the symbol of Venice.
St. Mark's Basilica on both sides of the old and new administrative residences, the first floor is now mostly used as a cafe; the most famous is the Florian Café, it is said that Ernest Hemingway, Byron often linger here; of course, the coffee here is also the most expensive in all of Italy ~~
Gondola, rumor has it that the former boatmen are young and handsome young men, rowing the boat while singing love songs; now, of course! Not ~~ In addition, the gondola is the most expensive means of transportation in Venice, unless you have a lot of money can be used to burn, otherwise, a symbolic ride can be ......
Rome (Roma)
This is belonging to the God and the angels of the eternal city, which was built between the seven hills by the Taipo River, several times destroyed and several times revived, the historical relics of the past, and the city of Rome. Destroyed and revitalized several times, historical sites can be seen everywhere: the ancient Colosseum of Constantine Gate, the Four Rivers Fountain, the Spanish Steps ...... and is located in the downtown area of the Catholic Church religious place: the Vatican, and added a scenic route.
Piazza Venezia
The Pantheon, built under the auspices of Hadrian, the talented Roman Emperor who had a lifelong love of Greek civilization, poured all of his faith into this temple; at the same time, the Pantheon is also the best-preserved classical building in Rome, where the Renaissance painter Raphael rested. ......
Florence (Firenze)
Carrying the fruit of the Renaissance, it is a famous ancient city of culture and art paradise, a tourist city that attracts a large number of international tourists. As the cultural center of the European Renaissance, Florence has left countless important historical buildings and historical treasures for modern people. Piazzale Michelangelo, Ponte Vecchio and the nearby Leaning Tower of Pisa are among the most important sights to see.
1. Galleria dell'Accademia: The gallery houses Michelangelo's "David", four unfinished "Slaves", a second "Madonna and Child", and the "Lamentations". Madonna and Child" and other works by Florentine artists. There is a good bookstore and poster shop across the street, so stop by.
2. The Duomo: The Duomo is the landmark of Florence, with its pink, green and creamy white marble exterior, showing the elegance and nobility of women's temperament, so it is also known as "Our Lady of the Flowers" (Santa Maria del Fiore). The Cathedral of the Hundred Flowers was built in 1296 by Arnorfo di Cambio, and the huge central dome was the first Renaissance dome constructed by the famous architect Brunelleschi, which took fourteen years to complete, and is a model of Renaissance dome architecture. When Michelangelo was planning the design of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, he said, "I could build a dome larger than the dome of the Filippo Chapel, but I could never match its beauty." To reach the roof of the cathedral, enter from the left aisle of the chapel inside the right side of the period and ascend 463 steps. The front of the church has been remodeled twice, and the museum behind the church houses many great works of art.
3, Giotto bell tower (Campanile di Giotto): Hundred Flowers Cathedral next to the 82-meter tower, by the architect Giotto in 1334 to start building, the appearance of a quadrangular columnar towers, the pink, rich green and cream three colors to the geometric color scheme to blend, and next to the Church of the Hundred Flowers is very harmonious, and the bottom of the delicate bas-reliefs, the internal There is a staircase to the top, *** with 290 steps.
4, San Giovanni Chapel (Battistero di San Giovanni): facing the Cathedral of the Flowers of the octagonal church, built in the 5th century to the 8th century, is a representative of the Romanesque architecture in the region of Tuscany. The most interesting features of the chapel are the three bronze doors: the bronze door on the south side of the entrance was made by Andrea Bisano in 1330, and the bronze door on the south side of the entrance was made by Andrea Bisano in 1330. The bronze door on the south side of the entrance was made by Andrea Bisano in 1330, with 28 pictures about the story of John's mission; the east side of the chapel door was made by Ghiberti (Ghiberti) in 27 years since 1425, with ten pictures depicting Adam and Eve and Old Testament themes, which was praised as the "door to heaven" by Michelangelo; the north side of the chapel is also a bronze door made by Ghiberti (Ghiberti), with a bronze door on the east side. The north side of the bronze door, also by Gilberti, consists of 28 drawings on the theme of the career of Christ and the deeds of his 12 disciples.
5, Michelangelo Square (Piazzale Michelangelo): Piazza is located on the opposite bank of the Arno River, is the best stronghold overlooking Florence, the center of the square is a replica of Michelangelo's statue of David, and is located in the back of it is the beauty of the Romanticism of the church San Miniato.
6, Vecchio Palazzo Vecchio: The interior of this well-defended palace was once home to the Medici family, and Michelangelo's "David" has stood by the left side of the doorway since 1873, though it's now a replica. On the second floor, the Great Hall, where the **** and the government meet, is flanked by the walls of Michelangelo's famous "Victory". In front of the Royal Palace is the most lively Florence West Nuria Square (Plazza della Signoria), "father of the fatherland" Cosimo. The statue of Cosimo Medici on horseback looks out over the city. The Loggia dei Lanzi, adjacent to the Royal Palace, is filled with marble statues of ancient and Renaissance figures.
7. Ponte Vecchio: Built in 1345, Ponte Vecchio is the oldest bridge in Filippo. The Ponte Vecchio is a two-story building that used to be a corridor from the Uffizi Palace to the Pitti Palace on the other side of the river. On both sides of the bridge are specialty stores, the backs of the stores stretch over the river, and the specialty stores sell mainly precious stones and precious metals.
Pisa (Pisa)
In honor of the Virgin Mary, patron saint of the city of Pisa, in 1063 the Pisans began the construction of the Duomo - the Cathedral, in the so-called Romanesque - Pisa Style, on the piazza at the northeastern corner of the city. Designed by the sculptor Bonanno Pisano, there is also a round baptistery and a bell tower, forming a group of buildings that are typical of Italian Romanesque architecture. As seen in the photo: in this group of buildings, the baptistery is located in front of the main church, and the church in the same axis, the bell tower in the southeast corner of the church, the two round buildings in the space of the size, short and tall, near and far with the right match, appears to be very harmonious with the main church.
Sicily (Sicilia)
"If you don't go to Sicily, it's as if you haven't been to Italy: because it's in Sicily that you can find the source of Italy's beauty" This is the sentence Gus wrote when he arrived at Palermo on April 13, 1787, which was his search for the roots of Western culture The first time he came to Italy. Indeed, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the largest province in Italy is indeed an ingenious piece of land, where fascinating natural landscapes and humanistic landscapes are harmoniously blended, as evidenced by the people who have inhabited it from ancient times to the present day: Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Swabians, Spaniards, etc., whose cultures have already been imprinted here. Their culture has been imprinted here.
Verona
It is not uncommon for a city to be recognized for a famous book by a famous person, but Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was different, as it not only raised Verona's profile dramatically, but also miraculously changed the city's position in people's minds. This ancient city on the United Nations World Heritage List, in my opinion, its greatest contribution to the world is not the possession of the world's third-largest surviving amphitheater, neither the old bridge over the Adigo River, the medieval castle and ramparts, nor the Basilica di San Zeno, a masterpiece of 12th-century Romanesque architecture, but rather a fictionalized love story. I think it must be a very romantic thing to take your lover to Verona, where Romeo and Juliet once lived and loved, to make a pilgrimage of love together today, more than ten centuries after the story.
Three, food
Pasta, also known as spaghetti, is the most accessible of the Western varieties of Chinese food. As the legal raw material of Italian pasta, Duran wheat is the most hard wheat varieties, with high density, high protein, high gluten and other characteristics of its made of spaghetti pasta body yellow, resistant to cooking, good taste. Therefore, authentic ingredients are important for pasta to have a good taste. Besides, the sauce for pasta is also important. Generally speaking, pasta sauces are categorized into Tomato Sauce, Pesto Sauce, Cream Sauce and Squid-Ink Sauce. Pesto Sauce is a tomato-based sauce, which is by far the most common; Cream Sauce is made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, etc., and has a special and rich flavor; Cream Sauce is made with unsalted cream, and is mainly used for baked pasta, lasagna, and seafood pasta; and Squid-Ink Sauce is made with squid ink, which is used for seafood pasta, such as cuttlefish. The flour used for pasta is different from the flour we use in China, it is a kind of "hard durum wheat", so it can be cooked for a long time without getting mushy, which is the biggest difference. It also comes in different shapes, including screw-type, curved pipe-type, butterfly-type, and shell-type, in addition to the normal straight flour, which comes in hundreds of varieties.
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