Chapter 239: Chopin in November
Leaving Northern Europe and marching to the center, the first stop is Poland, a war-torn country.
When we first saw Warsaw, SC Johnson didn't expect this city to be so green and full of life. As far as the eye can see, it is full of greenery, parks, flower beds, lawns, forests......
The whole city is hidden in a sea of greenery and flowers, and there is no sign that this is a place that has suffered from war.
It is a place of miracles, with a history of many disasters, being occupied and ruled by foreign races, and the devastating impact of World War II.
Almost all the buildings have been destroyed, and there are ruins everywhere, and the city can hardly be seen in its original appearance. Some Westerners have asserted that Warsaw will not reappear on earth, and that there is no hope for at least 100 years.
The Poles made this impossible possible, but fortunately, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II, the teachers and students of the Department of Architecture of the University of Warsaw made surveys and drawings of the main blocks and important buildings of the old city, and hid the drawings in caves.
After the war, Warsaw was built on the ruins in just a few decades as before the war, and more attention was paid to greenery, and with their efforts, today's Warsaw has become a modern city full of greenery like a phoenix nirvana.
Slap in the face!
Johnson looked at Yelena, who was smiling like a flower beside him, this girl had been with him for more than ten days, and it stands to reason that she should be replaced. However, there are thirty or forty small countries in Europe, and the language is not universal, so they simply wait until the big countries to talk about it.
When you come to Chopin Park in the center of the city, a white building not far from the lake is the Lazienki Palace, also known as the Water Palace. It was originally the residence of the royal officials and is now one of the state guesthouses.
Luxuriously decorated, it was once the emperor's palace, storing 200 paintings, 60 works of art, 17 clocks and 80 statues. Churchill, Roosevelt and other heavyweights have lived here.
After settling in your luggage and strolling through the park, you can't mention one person in Poland: Chopin.
The famous composer and pianist was very patriotic, and although he fled Poland after persecution, he still remembered his own country, so the Poles loved Chopin.
It can be said that in Warsaw, his breath is pervasive and omnipresent. In honor of the pianist, free Chopin concerts are held every weekend from May to September.
I saw that the lawn was almost full, everyone around the statue of Chopin, or standing, or sitting on the ground, listening to elegant piano music, casual and lazy, from the attentive listening and waves of warm applause, you can deeply feel the Polish people's musical literacy and incomparable love for Chopin.
Under the soothing piano music, SC Johnson had no intention of skimming, as if he found that Chopin, who was reclining under a willow tree, was also listening carefully, and his posture of contemplating the distance was radiant......
In the park, the grass and ancient trees are scattered, the eyes are full of green, and the flowers of various colors are dotted in the meantime, fragrant and fragrant.
Standing on the other side of the lake, the Vazienki Palace is integrated with the reflection in the water, coupled with the leisurely reflection of the white clouds, it is beautiful.
When you are tired of walking, you can sit on the lawn, under the blue sky and white clouds, in the clear and transparent environment, and feel the story of Chopin in the graceful notes. Suddenly, a few little squirrels ran by, jumping or jumping on the grass, eating the food given to them by the tourists, which was very pleasing.
At noon, come to the Qchnia artystyczna next door, the restaurant is built on a high place with a great view, itself is like a castle, although it only has a Michelin star, it is better than nothing.
The food was basic, but the beer was good. POLES LOVE BEER, SO SC SON ORDERS A GLASS OF POLISH'S MOST ICONIC BEER, TYSKIE. Take a sip of it, and the taste is very light.
After lunch, I walked through the streets and met the Jewish monument several times, whether armed or bare-handed, old or young, with a look of death on his face. Former West German Chancellor Brandt once came here to mourn the victims and kneel down to apologize.
Horse-drawn carriages can often be seen on the road leading to the Old Town Square, which seems to take the Old Town back to the Middle Ages. Because the royal palace, also known as the palace square, is a pentagonal red building, although it was once destroyed, it still does not shake its historical position in Poland.
Next to it is the famous Church of the Holy Cross, famous for the heart of Chopin. When you enter the church, under the leftmost pillar, is where the heart is placed.
Above the pillar is a statue of Chopin, and below the statue is engraved a line of Polish words that means: Heart, always in the most cherished place.
Johnson pouted, burying a corpse is still so literary?
When he died young in his thirties, his heart was taken out, placed in a brandy bottle, and sealed here. Although Chopin was diagnosed with tuberculosis, for many years there were still attempts to find out the exact cause of his death from the heart, such as whether he had some hereditary disease.
Finally, the researchers examined the container containing the heart and found that the surface of the heart was covered with a layer of white fibers, and finally determined that it was the focus of a serious complication of tuberculosis.
Lao Xiao can finally look at it!
The old city, lined with buildings, is not big, but it is very exquisite, and the streets are full of people and lively. Walking through it, looking at the medieval buildings and listening to the Chopin music on the stone pavement, you will feel as if you have stepped into the history of Warsaw......
As far as the eye can see, the city has its own classic colors, pure white and lively red, two colors that dot the Poles, the streets, and the city, giving it a unique beauty.
The square is surrounded by open-air bars, and some long wooden chairs are placed randomly to provide convenience for visitors, but the pigeons are the owners of the place, they do not care about the number of tourists, they just pace freely, or eat the food thrown by the tourists.
Sitting on a bench, or drinking coffee and beer under a parasol, feeding the pigeons, there is a feeling of Tony Leung.
The sky is getting dark, the lights are on, and the whole old town becomes beautiful under the light. At this time, the dazzling night scene suddenly made SC Johnson realize that no matter what era it is, the world that human beings yearn for is brilliant and colorful, and the rich colors are like the rich world in our hearts.
When the dove no longer symbolizes peace
I was finally reminded
The square is fed with vultures
I use nice rhymes
Describe the love that has been plundered
Ah, the clouds are beginning to obscure the night, and it is not clean
The echoes of the funeral in the park are flying in the sky
I'm in an empty cemetery
I still love you when I'm old
Play Chopin's nocturne for you
Remembering my dead love
Some are curious about how Jay Chou wrote the song Nocturne back then, or where did Fang Wenshan see this hidden BGM?