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Tahiti

17 16, the British fleet accidentally discovered Tahiti, a paradise on earth full of flowers. They can't think of a better name, so they have to use the popular m

Tahiti

17 16, the British fleet accidentally discovered Tahiti, a paradise on earth full of flowers. They can't think of a better name, so they have to use the popular metaphor of "sea fairy island" to define it. Time flies and things change. Tahiti has nothing to do with its original discoverer. It has become the largest of the five islands in western Asia in Porini. But the scenery in the past, beyond the general law of "its beauty is omnipotent", is still dazzling.

Tahiti is an island with a total area of about 1000 square kilometers. In the northeast of New Zealand in the southern hemisphere, it looks like a tail fish from the air, so people call the fish head "Tahiti" and the tail end "Little Tahiti".

Tahiti is its nickname. We seem to be more familiar with this name because of a man named Gauguin and his life there. "The Moon and Sixpence" tells that Gauguin abandoned everything and came to this island, and then painted a girl here. Tahitian girls sit opposite each other, and plain flower pins quietly exude fragrance in their hair. This life is 12 years.

Due to the geographical location of the South Pacific Islands, there are spring-like seasons and rich products here. People who have no worries about food and clothing often meditate while watching the sea from a distance. This melancholy or carefree state usually lasts all afternoon. Then sunset, then dawn. Sunlight comes with the wind from the Pacific Ocean, and the color of sea water changes from deep to clear. They call themselves "people of God", which we call "the closest place to heaven".

North of the Alps

Located in the Alps in southern Germany, it starts from the forest road on the east bank of Baden Lake at the junction of Germany and Switzerland in the west and extends to the mountain city on the border between Germany and Austria, about 300 kilometers. Around this winding mountain range, there seems to be a treasure thief who ran away with a big hole on his back. He walked around and scattered jewels everywhere.

For example, the town of Lindao, or rather, it is an island on the lake. On the island, you can find all kinds of ancient houses in Renaissance style. Their outer walls are covered with white pine bark, bacon is hung under the eaves, the backyard is piled with neat firewood, and the windowsill is filled with pink and dark green flowers, which is very lively. Outside the house is a cobblestone street. Walking on the street, you can see the church bell tower with onion roof, which is full of ancient meaning. 50 kilometers east of Lindau is Oberstdorf, which is the most famous mountaineering and skiing resort in the German Alps. Standing on its Mount Horn in Nebel, as long as the weather is clear enough, you can see at least 400 peaks in the Alps.

It is the largest and most magnificent mountain range in Europe. Endless group of white peaks on the top of the mountain, shining golden in the sun. Looking back, at my feet is a hill with green grass and flowers. Fields, Woods and hills seem to be practicing yoga, and they all stretch their bodies very long; Unknown small lakes and rivers are like tears hanging in the corner of children's eyes, blue as a clear sky and rippling with the shadow of snow-capped mountains; Wild flowers such as reed grass and dandelion surround the mirror-like lake, which is comfortable and tidy. In a small town, an old tree with a big umbrella cover hides a tree-lined path. Go along the road, and you'll find a street sign that says: Walk slowly, enjoy slowly.

Seychelles.

Seychelles consists of 92 islands, and there are only two seasons in a year-hot season and cool season, and there is no winter. This is a huge natural botanical garden, with more than 500 kinds of plants, of which more than 80 kinds can't be found anywhere else in the world. Each island has its own characteristics. Al Dabboura Island is also a famous turtle island, where tens of thousands of large turtles live. Fregat Island is an insect world. Hongkong letter business island is a "bird paradise"; Igor Island abounds in colorful shells?

Blue sky, clear water, sunshine, beach, sea breeze? A beautiful island country should have everything, not only here, but also more. So in Seychelles, you will become greedy. Because there is the smell of gardenia in the air, even the simplest breathing becomes enjoyment. The plants here are super large, lush and somewhat lewd, and the colors are as rich as Gauguin's paintings. The pine cone is as big as a cantaloupe. The leaves of worry-free grass have grown to more than a foot wide. The huge coconut tree leans against the window. The tall Phoenix Gallery tree behind the tall Fusang is so red that it almost covers half the sky. During this period, you will feel that the vibrant flowers and plants are the real owners of the island, and people are just embellishments. Their national treasure is an exotic fruit called sea coconut. Foreign tourists need a local permit if they want to take it out of the country.

In Seychelles, the greatest happiness you can get is that you don't have to do anything, watch TV, read newspapers and use the computer, because there will be nothing; There is no culture of shopping centers, fast food restaurants and cafes, only the beautiful scenery presented by nature.

Sidi Busayd

20 kilometers north of Tunisia, on the southern bank of the Mediterranean, lies Sidi Buside, the most beautiful and romantic town in North Africa. In the Middle Ages, Spanish aborigines who avoided religion crossed the Mediterranean from Iberia Peninsula and fled to this cliff town, where they settled and camped. At that time, people should not have thought that the refuge that once fled in a hurry has now become one of the top ten romantic towns in the world. A city is full of white houses and blue windows in Andalusian style, and a city is full of lilac petals. On its high cliff, you can see the green sea at will. Walking along the green stone road, you will see white castles and white flat-roofed houses, high and low, in a fairy-tale posture. Curiously ask every Tunisia passer-by in the street, and he will tell you with a smile, why do they like to paint blue windows, doors, eaves and colonnades on white houses? The blue and white everywhere reminds people of Greece on the Aegean Sea, but the blue and white tones there are more dignified, and the casual and plain life here is indifferent. The outdoor cafe on the top of Sidi Busayd is the best viewing platform. Sitting on a bench leisurely, drinking a cup of fragrant Arabic coffee or mint tea, looking at the distant scenery and people around you, you will feel that life has nothing else to ask for.

Basque country

Basque country was placed by God in northern Spain, attracting the world's attention with mysterious figures. There, Basques who were born and raised in Sri Lanka still maintain the oldest way of life. Experts haven't figured out where they originated and what language family Basque belongs to. The only valid information we know is that the Basque nation existed in isolation for hundreds of years in insurmountable mountains and jungles, and was not incorporated into the territory of the Kingdom of Castile until around12nd century. It consists of three provinces: Kipkoya, Biscaia and Arava.

Dense forests and lush pastures, long valleys and fast-flowing streams are like fairyland outlined by landscape painters. As early as the beginning of last century, China people witnessed its beautiful scenery. This man is Kang Youwei. It is said that he also wrote a poem: "The pavilion is covered with flags and the golden axe is approved. The stream flows to the end, muddy and narrow. If the figure is beautiful, the glory depends on the sky. I don't know the color of Hengdai, but I feel quite lonely. "

Everyone admires the beauty of the Basque country, especially the dazzling "painted forest" (in Omagh). This is a solo exhibition by the painter Agastin. Every few months, this unusual painter will come here and paint different patterns in the forests of the Basque country.

Provence

From its birth, Provence in the south of France kept her secret carefully until the arrival of peter mayle, an Englishman. In Mel's works, "Provence" is no longer a simple geographical name, but represents a simple and carefree, relaxed and lazy lifestyle; A kind of humiliation, watching bloom fall before the court; I have no intention of staying, and I have no intention of staying, looking at the leisurely mood of clouds and clouds in the sky. Nowadays, millions of people flock to Provence and C? te d 'Azur in the south of France every year to visit the scenery that is hard to describe in picture books and the incredible leisure in novels. If you travel to get rid of the shackles of life, Provence will make you forget everything.

The best time of the year in Provence is summer. The sky in Ming Che is blue, and the air seeps into the lungs like fresh iced lemonade. If there is a clear spring flowing in my heart, I want to sing. Lavender everywhere makes people ecstatic. Bicycles, cow heads and girls' skirts are covered with purple and light blue bouquets, and the whole valley is filled with mature and thick grass fragrance. In the field, a cage of scattered lavender and tall sunflowers are neatly arranged, stretching into the distance. An apple tree leans against the edge of the field, and not far away are several small brick houses with yellow walls and blue wooden windows. Sunlight on lavender bouquet is a kind of blue-purple golden luster.

Free colors confuse artists' creative inspiration, and great painters such as Cezanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso and Xia have all been injected with new artistic sense by Provence. American writer Fitzgerald, British writer D.H. Lawrence, French writer Huxley, German poet Nietzsche, etc. I also went on a pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims, including Peter Mailer who pushed Provence to the top with Years in the Mountains.

Albania

As the last stronghold of the ice age, the beauty of the Scottish highlands is elusive.

The endless highland is not an endless forest like northern Europe, nor a dead desert, but covered with low green grass and moss to ease the ups and downs. The low and sparse vegetation grows desolate, unlike the lush green plants on the Yuan Ye in England. Bare rocks and clear air will always remind you that this is the plateau on the island. Even in summer, when Yuan Ye is covered with a purple flower called heather, the earth lacks vitality. That kind of endless purple is too harsh and stubborn, different from the gorgeous flowers all over the mountains, but a kind of almost desperate bloom. This is a lonely land, which was regarded as a wild land many years ago. No matter how magnificent and beautiful the scenery is, it can't replace the barren land.

Stubborn Scots are guarding this land and struggling to make a living in the face of the conquest and contempt of a stronger nation. According to the ancient Romans, Scotland was called "Caledonia".

"oh! Caledonia! Stubborn and barren. Need to take care of this poetic child! This place has only brown wasteland and messy bushes. There are only towering mountains and overflowing water here. " This is the description of the famous Scottish poet Scott.

Overflowing water, if you count Loch Ness and monsters together, then wanton waterfalls, mountain springs, streams and dotted lakes seem to be swept away. The legendary Loch Ness haunted by monsters is just outside the town of InFurness. People flocked to see the monster's face. Later, a survey showed that it was just a false alarm.

Petra

In Jordan, if you tell the local people that you are going to visit the famous Dead Sea, the Jordanian looks calm, but when he knows that you are going to Petra, he will be full of pride and glory, with the sly eyes peculiar to Arabs, and he will say, "Tell me how you feel when you see the Pharaoh's treasure house."

The ancient city of Petra, hidden in the mountains between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, has a history of more than 2,600 years. The name of this city comes from the Greek word "rock" because the whole city is carved from cliffs. The oblique glow of the morning sun dyed the ancient city into a gorgeous rose color, and the rose-red walls witnessed the whole history.

When the Pharaoh's treasure house was opened to you, there was only surprise and shock, and that feeling could not be explained by any language. Those steep valleys that suddenly came to the desert, beautiful ancient buildings and strange stone peaks took away your perception. And Petra's legendary history makes people unable to clean up the ups and downs. In prehistoric times, Petra was a city established by the caravan of Nanotei desert, and it was a traffic fortress between Arabia, Egypt and Syrian Phoenicia. In the heyday of the Roman Empire, he was the leader of the eastern capital of Rome, and then declined for a long time. In Beckett's time, few tourists came here for sightseeing except Bedouins, a nomadic people in the Arabian desert. It flourished for a while, then disappeared and remained silent for thousands of years until it was rediscovered in 18 12. The Hall of Deyi is still there, with a height of 130 feet and a width of 100 feet. The towering pillars are carved on the sand wall, and the sun shines on them, giving off three layers of soft light, pink, red, orange and crimson, lined with yellow, white and purple stripes. Like a beautiful dream that just ended.

Kathmandu (the capital of Nepal)

Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal, which means "the temple of one tree". According to legend, it used to be a huge lake. One day Manjusri Bodhisattva came here, split the shore of the lake with a sword, drained the clear water from the lake, and the original lake became a valley.

There are more than 2700 temples, large and small. So many temples live in ancient and solemn places at an altitude of 1370 meters that I almost forgot to travel here. Looking around the streets, there are piles of Hindu shrines everywhere, as well as wisps of mulberry smoke; Looking down on all beings, Bona stupa has a big eye, and it is a thousand years at first glance; The former followers of Tina's Hindu temple in Paspa still worship it devoutly; And an open-air cremation platform leading to the Buddhist paradise; A coquettish and exotic woman swaying in front of her eyes and a man with strange eyes like Aladdin's magic lamp.

It belongs to the Virgin Islands.

The British Virgin Islands, like a curved arch eyebrows, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. Located 60 kilometers east of Puerto Rico and 0/80 kilometers northwest of India, it is a part of Antilles. Columbus first discovered it in 1493.

In this world-class tourist resort, there are no luxury hotels or nightclubs that we are used to, no neon-lit night parties, and even a signboard is hard to see. People on the island live in the most simple and natural way. Nature gave birth to everything, and the wisdom of Vikings lies in their efforts to maintain this beauty. Environmental protection is the top priority on the island, and even legislation is made to protect marine life. The rewards of nature are clear sea water, fresh air and abundant fish.