Travel Guide to Ivar, France

Ivar, France, has a very long history and is also a relatively leisurely place. The pastoral style here makes people yearn for it. You can take your family and friends on vacation. This is a guided tour to Ivar, France.

The weather in Europe in May is really changeable, with sunny days, cloudy days, cloudy days and rainy days. This day's itinerary unfolded under such circumstances.

In the early morning, I drove from Lyon to Ivar, a small village on the shores of Lake Le Mans in France (called Lake Geneva in Switzerland). It is said to be "the most beautiful village in France".

A small medieval walled village is decorated every year with colorful flowers. Most of the villages are ancient stone structures. A small town in the 17th century, it was the castle of Duke Ivar who lived in this village.

The ivar family still lives in the city, so it is impossible to visit the city. But the garden called Five Senses Garden is open to the public. Several maze-like gardens are planted with various plants in the order of taste, smell, touch, vision and hearing.

There are five outflows and five aggregates in the Dharma Heart Sutra: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, color, sound, smell, taste, and touch.

Oh, when the first French friend told me the planned destination, I still felt very reluctant. It is difficult to visit these ‘old imperialist’ countries. I have only seen one or two "decadent and lazy" big cities. Before I could enjoy my prosperity, they sent me to the "backwater and downtrodden" countryside. My feeling is that I should be re-educated by poor and middle peasants.

I’m enjoying potato cheese fondue and you’re causing trouble for me? There is no way, no matter who has the car in his hands, he has control over the direction and route, and on other people's territory, he can only make the decision. According to our words, we can only make fun of our guests and follow the Lord’s will.

We were hip-hoping and joking along the way. Due to the language barrier, Chinese and English were mixed with hand gestures in a chaotic manner. My friend is an authentic Frenchman, very talented in languages, and can understand French, English, Austrian, Italian, etc. Simple Chinese sentences and daily expressions can also pop up from time to time. And I just relied on a few English words I learned before going abroad.

Two people who have lived in different environments in the East and the West since childhood, and who are very different in all aspects, are so excited that they can communicate together because they have the same hobbies.

Although there are misunderstandings in the middle, there will always be a surprising agreement in the end. I didn’t understand 99% of his well-intentioned and chattering explanations along the way, but I still had to pretend to be very interested and cooperate with him as if I had realized something: Yes, yes, okay,

He actually thinks that I understand him, and he always picks up the phone excitedly to announce the good news to his family, which proves that it is okay for two of us who don't understand the language to play together. Don't worry, don't worry.

To this day, when I think of the situation at that time, I still feel confused and even unfamiliar. How did I complete the journey of more than half a month? Mainly it was downhill, but my English didn't improve.

He drove fast and steady. He is an experienced driver. I was just holding my camera and taking pictures of the scenery outside the window, while he was smiling and humming a song that I didn't understand but was in tune with my mood.

At that time, Chinese driver’s licenses were not recognized in France. Such a good highway, there are very few cars driving, and there are no speeding or tolls. Not driving makes me itchy. Fortunately I brought a camera to take pictures.

The scenery on both sides is constantly changing like a scroll on the screen.

You can see the snow-capped mountains in the distance, clusters of green and dark coniferous forests on the hillside, and the green meadows on the hillside.

Thick and thin clouds rolled around it.

Between the hills and mountains, there are brick and pine buildings, red roofs and eaves tiles, and black, yellow, or white houses. Each building has windows and balconies with colorful flowers.

There are even large and small tall and pointed churches that will appear in your field of vision every once in a while. Most of them have white walls and gray or blue roof tiles.

On the roadside, in the reunited villages and towns, some of them are standing on the cliffs in the distance, either in seclusion or standing conspicuously.

My friends and I joked that in the European wilderness, not only cattle, but also houses and houses were grazed. Ha ha.

Especially when the crooked smoke drifts down from the roof like clouds in the clear blue or gloomy air. In harmony with the world, wilderness, mountains, snow peaks, pastures and streams, nature forms a pastoral picture.