Chapter 5 St. Mark's Basilica has not yet rung the bell!
Santa Lucia Railway Station is the only railway station on the main island of Venice.
It is a low building, with gray stones and concrete, exuding a unique elegance.
The train station adopts a minimalist style design, with a beautiful building facade without any signs and only one symbol.
Flying FS two letters.
It represents the logo of the Italian national railway system.
Heavy rain,
William and Hermione walked out of the train station with an umbrella and broke into the misty water capital.
First of all, the strong salty and damp smell came to my face. William felt the smell of the sea in an instant.
It is not only the shallow sea, but the deep sea!
Even with such heavy rain, the square at the exit was still full of vendors selling strange souvenirs.
Like most tourist cities, these things may be wholesale from the same place.
The air is also mixed with a pungent smell of diesel. It is the smell emitted by the engines of those boats on the water.
They lined up in a long line on the high tide Grand Canal, just like the taxi guy at the exit of Tianchao Railway Station in his previous life.
Even the action lines were the same, dozens of captains waved to tourists to Italy and other languages:
One person is missing from the Governor's Office! Hurry up, only one person is missing! Hey, get in the car and leave!"
After going up, you may find that it is not just one less, but you are one more.
It’s not just about getting in the car and leaving, but about waiting for another "minute"... and leaving.
This "one" is a function word, which is generally greater than ten.
So, although there are no cars or drivers in Venice, there are many black car captains who block the waterway...
There are also many tourists queuing up. The most common people in this city are not Venetians, but foreign tourists.
Too lazy to wait in the heavy rain, William spent a lot of money and rented a beautifully styled gondola.
Gondola is a black flat-bottomed boat with gorgeous decorations, with both ends raised in crescent shape and hook-mouthed bows, which can easily explore the height of the bridge hole.
This unique Venetian spire boat has a history of more than a thousand years. It has always been a Venetian living on the lagoon and a tool for transportation.
The driver on the boat was a woman in her twenties. She looked cool and wrapped in a black leather jacket.
She has a slender figure and a dark hedgehog head, full of bold wild beauty.
"My name is Terenie Shad!" she said, secretly winking at William while welcoming William and Hermione on the ship.
William is fifteen years old and has been using a converter for several months and is very tall.
But the woman in front of her was actually one head taller than him.
“Wine? Lemon wine? Champagne?”
Realizing that the two were probably not adults, Terenie added: "Or Ice Coke?"
"No, thank you." William said in Italian.
He is proficient in French, while Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese... these languages belong to the Romanesque family.
Although the pronunciation is completely different from the overall language, or even completely opposite, the grammar system is basically the same, and the similarity rate of many words is also extremely high.
Proficient in French, you cannot learn Italian quickly, but it is still easy to master some daily language.
"You're from France?" Terenie asked in French. "I've been to Paris last year and I heard a little Parisian accent."
"No, UK."
"Then your French must be very good." Terenie said in English again.
William looked at her in surprise, the boatman who was proficient in the three languages?
"I just understand it." Terenie flirted with the hedgehog's head and smiled:
"This is nothing. Venice is full of foreign tourists. Only by understanding a little bit can people be attracted."
William nodded slightly, but still felt incredible.
"Hey, if you don't mind, can I be your guide in Venice?" Terenie licked her sexy lips.
"I know this city very well...it's free, I'm still idle anyway."
Seeing her staring at William, Hermione rolled her eyes wide and couldn't help but interrupt:
"Can we be sent to the Basilica of St. Mark as soon as possible?"
This is not the first time I have seen this scene. There are many girls who have met along the way and even want to travel with me.
"Of course, let's go!" Terenie finally looked away from William.
She looked at Hermione and chuckled:
"My gondola is the fastest ship in Venice!"
She skillfully rolled the boat off the shore. Then, turning the steering wheel right, kicked the throttle, and passed through the middle of a group of gondolas.
William then realized that Terenie actually added an engine to the ship, but instead of relying on a rocker.
"Keep up with the times, or you will be eliminated." She increased the accelerator.
The sudden acceleration of the gondola caused a lot of water and splashed on several gondola boatmen wearing striped shirts.
They raised their middle fingers rudely at Terenie.
"I'm sorry!" Terenie laughed and whistled provocatively.
After a few seconds, they drove away from the crowded waterway in front of the railway station and galloped south along the Grand Canal.
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Piazza San Marco is located at the southernmost end of the Grand Canal of Venice.
This is also one of the most famous buildings in the city.
William, sitting at the stern of the boat, looked up and stared at the coastline ahead, and there was a small park with green trees by the water.
Above the treetops, against the blue sky, the spire of the St. Mark's bell towering into the clouds.
At the top is a golden archangel Gabriel, looking down from a dazzling three hundred feet high.
It was not without reason that Napoleon once called Piazza San Marco the "living room of Europe".
William said to Terenie: "Can you stop the boat as close as possible to St. Mark's Square?"
"No problem!" Terenie waved her hand, like an old driver, taking advantage of the opportunity to get into the dense ships.
As the ship approached the berth, a group of people gathered in front of the palace. These people were crowded on a bridge, all pointing to a narrow canal that divided the Governor's Mansion into two.
"It's the Bridge of Sighs!" Hermione's eyes shone.
Bridge of Sighs is one of the most famous attractions in Venice and is also a must-see place for couples.
According to the legend of Venice:
If two lovers kiss under this bridge when the bells of St. Mark's Cathedral ring, they will always love each other.
"Do you need to go? Miss?" Terenie's voice was teased.
"No!" Hermione shook her head firmly without thinking.
"Why not?" Terenie teased, "I thought you two were lovers."
William looked at the girl too.
Hermione held her chin and looked at the bridge, dazed and dazed. After a while, she blushed and muttered in a low voice:
"The Basilica of St. Mark...has not ringing the bell yet."
The ship slowly landed.
William jumped over first, and Hermione followed him, and he reached out to hug her and stood firm on the shore.
"Sir, I'm waiting for you here?" Terenie said enthusiastically.
"No need, we can't come out for the time being, goodbye."
William took Hermione's hand and walked towards St. Mark's Cathedral.
This year's Wizards Joint Conference will be held here. However, the conference will not begin in a few days.
They need to get something for Dumbledore first.
Terenie looked at the two of them leaving, she fell backwards, lay straight on the chair, crossed her legs, and took out a newspaper from her pocket.
She squinted her eyes and looked carefully.
The headlines of the newspaper have a photo of the event:
It was William and Hermione.
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