Cycling in Europe 13 countries (66) and visiting Barcelona, Spain (2)

I am a retired senior engineer from Zhengzhou Railway Bureau Research Institute. June 20 13, I was 66 years old and Gao Yuting was 69 years old. Two 18-year-olds traveled in Europe alone for three months. This is the first time that China citizens have traveled around Europe as couch surfers.

Now we will publish our riding experience in serial form, with pictures and texts as much as possible.

August 2, 2065 438+03

Spain, the earliest developing country in Europe, has always played an important role in Europe.

The Spanish like bullfighting, and the country is very good. It was the most powerful country in Europe during the Renaissance. In the past 100 years, it has been at the forefront of Europe.

Spain borders France in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the east and southeast, and crosses the Gibraltar Strait with a width of 14 km to Morocco in Africa.

If you ride a bike from France to Spain, you have to climb the towering Pyrenees, so there is no plan for Spain in the original cycling route. But Spain has many fascinating places. I decided to travel by plane instead of cycling, or I decided to come to Spain. Belgium, France, Italy, Poland, Hungary and Germany all chose to go to their capitals, while Spain chose Barcelona because it is more attractive from the perspective of tourism.

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and the most important trade, industry and financial base in Spain. The port of Barcelona is the largest port and container terminal on the Mediterranean coast.

Barcelona covers an area of about 9 1 km2, and its urban population is about 1.6 million. It is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

As we all know, Columbus discovered the new continent. 1492 On August 3rd, Columbus, with 87 sailors, led three sailboats and took the credentials from the Spanish Queen to the Indian King and Emperor China, and made a mistake in entering America, bringing back ten indigenous people and returning to Korea. They sailed four times and always believed that they had come to India and Japan.

Despite his repeated mistakes, Columbus discovered the new continent. When he returned from his first voyage, people welcomed his victory in Barcelona. As the first person to discover America, Columbus became a famous navigator in history.

However, if only from the perspective of navigation. Compared with Zheng He's seven voyages to the West, his contribution is beyond many people's reach. Because Zheng He was 87 years earlier than him. Zheng He's fleet has more than 200 ships. Zheng Hebao is about 70 meters long and nearly 20 meters wide. The maximum number of people going to sea reached 27,800.

During Columbus' voyage, the largest number of ships was 17. The ship is 24.5 meters long and 6 meters wide. The maximum number of people going to sea is 1000.

In any case, Columbus, like Zheng He, was a great navigator. It is natural to visit and pay homage to Spain.

I used to be a football fan, but I finally stopped caring about football, because China couldn't beat anyone.

Walking in Barcelona, you can reach the stadium of Barcelona Football Club.

Barcelona Football Team is one of the traditional giants in La Liga and one of the most successful clubs in Europe and even the world. He has won 22 Spanish Football League titles, 26 King's Cup titles and 4 European Champions League titles. So there is no reason not to go to Barcelona's home.

The development of Spanish football represents the first-class level of football development in the world today, and there must be its internal reasons. Spaniards don't like playing mahjong and poker, but football is everyone's hobby. Here, whether adults or children, football has become a part of a happy life. In Terrasa, a satellite city with a population of 250,000, there are 7,500 registered players and 12 clubs.

While parents in China spend money to send their children to Olympics classes, English classes and art and dance classes, Spanish parents are spending money to send their children to football training classes. It is the biggest thing for many families to accompany their children to participate in football training and competitions every week. People always want China football team to go global. It is easier said than done for people who have no football field and no football consciousness.

We arrived at Barcelona football stadium at noon. There is an endless stream of tourists coming here by tourist bus. Like domestic tourist attractions, the team enters the venue under the guidance of a tour guide. This is the largest football field in Europe. The original design can accommodate 6.5438+0.2 million spectators. Imagine the shouts of 6.5438+0.2 million people when the climax of the ball game is repeated. What kind of scene should it be?

We saw a bronze statue of a strong man playing football at the gate. I couldn't help posing with my legs in the statue and let Lao Gao take this moment. There is also a huge billboard at the gate. In the middle stood three football stars that Lao Gao and I didn't know, wearing Barcelona's red and blue uniforms. The left and right sides are the symbols of Barcelona and Madrid respectively. Literally, it was an advertisement for the Super Football Cup final on August 23rd, 2003 at 1 1. Lowest fare 19 Euro. Many young people among the tourists bought Barcelona's uniforms and put them on at once. Look at this young man in sandals. He looks like a football star in the uniform of Barcelona football team.

Barcelona, known as the flower of Europe, is located on the Mediterranean coast in northeastern Spain, with a Mediterranean climate and hot and dry summers. We walked in the direct sunlight and felt a little hot. In hotels in the suburbs, it won't be too hot at night. After midnight, you may need to cover yourself with a thin quilt or sheet. However, the center of Barcelona is by no means a good place to spend the summer. From the perspective of tourism, we should avoid the hot weather in July and August.

Spain is white, but after puberty, after sunshine exercise, white people seem to lose sight of their skin color and almost turn yellow.

I have long discovered that Europeans have a hobby of tattooing. Both men and women have many tattoos. But I didn't dare to take pictures of them with the lens all the way, for fear of infringing on people's privacy and damaging the reputation of China people. Although we are free, it doesn't mean who we are. But we know that being in a foreign country virtually represents the image of China people.

Today, sitting on a small train, opposite the seat is a tattooed young man. On the outside of his right calf, several Chinese characters imitating the Song Dynasty were tattooed, and two big dragons were tattooed on his chest, shoulders, arms and wrists. The dragon on the left arm is mainly snake-shaped or fish-scale-shaped structure, and the pattern of five-leaf petals on the right arm seems to symbolize the male and female of the dragon. There are two sets of Arabic numerals on the neck. One is 47 and the other is 2 1. During the conversation, he said that his ancestors were Mongolians. 47 represents his father's age, and 2 1 represents his present age.

I have seen many tattoos, but it is rare for people with such a large tattoo area. As for those Chinese characters, I wonder if they really represent the place names of his ancestral home. Ask his friends, how many of your classmates have tattoos, can the ratio be 10%? His friend doesn't have tattoos, but he told me for sure that the proportion of tattoos is above 20%.