Santa Lucia Railway Station is the only train station on the main island of Venice.

It is a low-rise building, with gray stone and concrete, exuding a unique elegance.

The train station has a minimalist design, with a beautiful building façade without any signage and only a symbol.

- Flying FS letters.

Logo representing the Italian national railway system.

Rain cats and dogs

William and Hermione walked out of the train station with an umbrella in hand, and broke into the foggy city of water.

First of all, there is a strong salty and wet taste. William felt it in an instant...... The taste of the sea.

It is not a shallow sea, but a deep sea!

Even with such heavy rain, the square at the exit of the station is still full of vendors selling strange souvenirs.

As in most tourist cities, these things may all be wholesaled from the same place.

There was also a pungent smell of diesel fuel in the air. It's the smell of the engines of those boats on the water, when they are idling.

They lined up in a long line on the Grand Canal at high tide. Just like the taxi brother at the exit of the Celestial Empire Railway Station in the previous life.

Even the lines of action are the same, dozens of captains, waving to tourists and shouting Italian and other languages:

The Governor's Palace is one short! Hurry up, there's only one left! Hey, get in the car and go! ”

When you go up, you are likely to find that you are not just missing, but you.

It's not about getting in the car and leaving, it's about waiting for another minute...... Just go.

This "one" is a virtual word, generally greater than ten.

So, don't look at Venice there are no cars, no black car drivers, but black car captains blocking the waterways...... Ubiquitous.

There are also a lot of tourists in line, and the city is mostly not Venetians, but outsiders.

Too lazy to wait in the heavy rain, William spent a lot of money and rented a beautiful gondola.

The gondola is a black flat-bottomed boat with a lavishly decorated crescent moon shape and a hooked beak at both ends, making it easy to explore the height of the bridge.

This unique Venetian pinnacle has a history of more than 1,000 years. It has always been a means of transportation for the Venetians who inhabit the lagoon.

The pilot of the ship was a woman in her twenties. It looks cool, wrapped in black leather clothes all over the body.

She is slender and has a dark hedgehog head, and is full of a bold and wild beauty.

"My name is Trenee Shad!" She said that while welcoming William and Hermione aboard, she gave William a sneaky look.

William is fifteen years old, has been using a time turner for a few months, and is very tall.

But the woman in front of him was a head taller than him.

"Wine? Limoncello? Champagne? ”

Realizing that the two were probably underage, Treni added: "Or Ice Coke?" ”

"None of them, thank you." William said in Italian.

He is fluent in French, while Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese...... These languages belong to the Romance language family.

Although the pronunciation is completely different from the overall language, or even completely opposite. However, the grammatical system is basically the same, and the similarity rate of many words is also extremely high.

I am fluent in French and I can't learn Italian quickly, but I still have some everyday language to learn easily.

"You're from France?" Tremier asked in French. "I was in Paris last year and I heard a little bit of a Parisian accent."

"No, England."

"Then your French must be very good." Tremier said again in English.

William looked at her in surprise, a boatman who was proficient in the three Chinese languages?

"I just understand it." Tryenne stroked the hedgehog's head and smiled:

"It's nothing, Venice is full of foreign tourists, and only if you know a little bit about everything, you can attract people."

William bowed slightly. But I still think it's incredible.

"Hey, if you don't mind, can I be your tour guide in Venice?" Tremee licked her sexy lips.

"I know the city inside and out...... It's free, and it's idle anyway. ”

Seeing her staring at William, Hermione rolled her eyes widely, and couldn't help but interrupt:

"Excuse me, can you get us to St. Mark's Basilica as soon as possible?"

This kind of scene is not the first time I have seen it, and there are many girls who have accosted along the way, and even want to go along.

"Of course, let's go!" Tranee finally turned her gaze away from William.

She looked at Hermione and chuckled:

"My gondola, the fastest boat in Venice!"

She expertly reversed the boat off the shore. Then, turning the steering wheel to the right, with one foot on the accelerator, passed through the middle of a crowd of gondolas.

Only then did William discover that Tryne had added an engine to the boat, not by rocking the oars.

"Keep pace with the times, or you'll be eliminated." She cranked the throttle.

The sudden acceleration of the gondola caused a large splash of water, splashing on several gondolas in striped shirts.

They rudely gave Treni a rude middle finger.

"I'm sorry!" Trenee laughed and whistled defiantly.

In a matter of seconds, they were out of the crowded waterway in front of the train station and speeding south along the Grand Canal.

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St. Mark's Square, located at the southernmost point of the Grand Canal in Venice.

It is also one of the most famous buildings in the city.

William, sitting in the stern of the boat, looked up at the coastline ahead, and there was a small green park by the water.

Above the treetops, against the blue sky, the spire of St. Mark's Bell Tower made of red bricks rises into the sky.

At the top is a golden archangel Gabriel, looking down from a dizzying height of three hundred feet.

It was not without reason that Napoleon once called St. Mark's Square "the living room of Europe".

William said to Treenée, "Can you park as close to St. Mark's Square as possible?" ”

"No problem!" Terenee waved her hand, like an old driver, and cut through the dense boats.

As the ship approached the mooring, a crowd gathered in front of the palace. The men huddled on a bridge, all pointing to a narrow canal that bisected the Doge's Palace.

"It's the Bridge of Sighs!" Hermione's eyes sparkled.

The Bridge of Sighs is one of the most famous sights in Venice and a must-visit for couples.

According to Venetian legend:

If two lovers kiss under this bridge when the bells of St. Mark's Basilica ring, they will love each other forever.

"Need to go? Miss? There's a teasing look in Treny's voice.

"No!" Hermione shook her head firmly without thinking about it.

"Why not?" Trenee teased, "I thought you two were a couple." ”

William also looked at the girl.

Hermione looked at the bridge in shock. After a moment, he blushed and muttered in a low voice:

"St. Mark's Basilica...... I haven't rung the bell yet. ”

The ship slowly approached the shore.

William jumped first, and Hermione followed, reaching out to hug her and standing firm on the shore.

"Sir, I'm waiting for you here?" Tremier said enthusiastically.

"No need, we can't get out for the time being, goodbye."

William took Hermione's hand and walked towards St. Mark's Basilica.

This year's United Congress of Wizards was held here. However, the meeting will not begin until a few days later.

They needed to go get something for Dumbledore first.

Trainee watched the two leave, and she fell backwards and lay straight in her chair, crossed her legs, and pulled a newspaper out of her pocket.

She squinted and looked closely.

The front page of the newspaper had a photo of the event:

It was William and Hermione.

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Thanks to the two bigwigs of "Ace101" and "Lonely Snow A745" for their tips. ）