At seven o'clock the next morning, Liping was woken up by the alarm clock on her mobile phone.

After waking up, Liping opened her eyes in a daze, a little unsure where she was.

When she turned her neck and turned her head to look into the room, she saw that Mengdu was lying on the bed next to him, and most of the quilt covering him had fallen to the floor.

Only then did Liping remember the scene last night when she imitated the camera on the TV screen and forcibly fought with herself.

Alas, in the past, I heard that men were "thirty like wolves, forty like tigers"!

What about Dream?

Mengdu is now in his twenties!

How should men in their twenties be used to describe them?

"Twenty like a bison"?!

Alas, no matter what he looks like, it's not too early, and he has to get up quickly!

Liping shook her head vigorously, got up from the bed, took two steps to her husband's bed, bent down to pick up the quilt that had slipped to the ground, and covered her upper body for the dream.

Then, she went to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth.

After washing up, thinking that he was going to leave for Italy on time today, he returned to his room, pushed Mengdu's shoulder with his hand and shouted:

"Mengdu, it's past seven o'clock! Get up! ”

After pushing for a while, Mengdu lazily said "um", and then subconsciously wrapped the quilt on his body tightly with his hands, showing no sign of getting up at all.

Helplessly, Liping knew that she had to take breakfast from the restaurant for her dreams today, so she hurriedly put on her clothes and went out to the restaurant.

In the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel, Liping ate some breakfast indiscriminately.

After eating, he took another plate, and on the food shelf, according to Mengdu's taste, roughly sandwiched a few slices of bread, a few pieces of ham, and char siu meat, and made a glass of milk, and put them all into a food tray.

After asking the tour guide Xiao Luo to explain the reason to the restaurant waiter, Liping took the food tray and quickly took the elevator upstairs.

When she returned to the room, she saw that her husband was still sleeping on the bed with her head covered, so Liping put the tray on the table in the room, and then walked to the side of Mengdu's bed and shouted loudly:

"Mengdu, get up quickly! In another twenty minutes, the tour group will depart for a visit! ”

Liping screamed loudly and shook her husband vigorously with both hands, and kept screaming for two or three minutes, and finally woke up the dream.

According to the notice of the tour guide Xiao Luo, at 7:55, the members of the Golden Autumn Group gathered in the hotel lobby.

At eight o'clock, the minibus carrying the members of the Golden Autumn Regiment set off from the gate of the hotel on time.

According to the arrangement of the tour guide Xiao Luo, the first scenic spot to visit today is the Vatican, a country within a country surrounded by Italian territory, and the Vatican Museums.

"Friends, last night we were able to stay in our hotel in Rome, the capital of Italy. As you know, Rome is the capital of Italy and the center of Italian politics, economy, culture and transportation. At the same time, it is the center of the Catholic Church all over the world!

In 1980, Rome, a famous historic city, was officially declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Educational and Health Organization. ”

After the bus started, the tour guide Xiao Luo gave you a brief introduction to the attractions to be visited.

"Xiao Luo, you don't need to say more! We know that during the Second World War, Italy was in the same trench as the German Nazis and Japanese militarism, and between them, an Axis power was specially formed and ambitiously wanted to occupy all the countries in the world, right? ”

As soon as the introduction of the tour guide Xiao Luo began, Mr. Liu, a big man in Shandong, interjected.

"Yes. Mr. Liu, what you said is good! ”

The tour guide Xiao Luo, as always, was not disgusted by Mr. Liu's interjection. She smiled at Mr. Liu and said:

"At that time, the prime minister of Italy was Mussolini."

"By the way, I remember when I was younger, I watched an Albanian movie with this line called 'Mussolini, always justified!'" Yesterday was justified, today is justified, and in the future - always justified! 'Isn't that right?' ”

Mr. Liu continued to have a dialogue with the tour guide Xiao Luo.

"Well, Mr. Liu's memory is very good!"

The tour guide Xiao Luo replied:

"The movie you're talking about seems to be called "*Defending Sarajevo", right? It's been a long time, and I can't remember it clearly. ”

The tour guide quietly recalled, and after roughly answering Mr. Liu's question, he continued:

"Today, we are going to visit the Vatican, the smallest country in the world and the only country within a country in the world. In fact, visiting the Vatican is accompanied by a visit to the Vatican Museums. It can be said that the Vatican Museums are the smallest national museums in the world, and at the same time the greatest!

The museum is small in size, but the collections in the museum are completely comparable to those of the British Museum in London and the Louvre Museum in Paris!

The Vatican Museums were originally the papal court. Later, in order to adapt to the changing times, the Pope of Rome transformed it into a national museum.

The museum mainly collects works of art. Most of the collections inside are the essence of Renaissance art!

For example, Michelangelo's "Genesis" and "The Last Judgment", the originals are housed in this museum.

In addition, for those who love archaeology, many ancient Greek and Roman cultural relics collected in the museum can be called priceless.

Of course, in addition to the collections, the architectural style of the Vatican Museums itself is a particularly noteworthy artifact!

Now, because there are so many tourists who visit the Vatican every day, we have to rush early in order not to lose time! ”

"Oh, Xiao Luo, I remember, the Vatican is the smallest country in the world, right?"

Shandong Han Liu is talking a lot, and before the tour guide finished speaking, he interjected again.

"Yes. The Vatican is a city-state, it is the smallest sovereign state in the world and the least populous country in the world!

Because it is located on the Vatican Heights in the northwest corner of Rome, the capital of Italy, it is called the Vatican State. At the same time, because the Vatican State borders Italy on all sides, it is also a 'country China'!

The Vatican's territory is only 0.44 square kilometers, which is equivalent to three-quarters the size of the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Its territory is roughly triangular in shape, with the exception of St. Peter's Square, which is located in the southeast of the city, and the national border is basically marked by the ancient Vatican walls.

The territory consists mainly of St. Peter's Square, St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Palace and the Vatican Museums.

According to 2011 statistics, the Vatican had only 572 citizens. Of these, 32 were females and 540 were males. mainly clergy, including 86 members of the Papal Guard;

In addition, the Vatican has 221 inhabitants and 3,000 secular workers.

However, none of these 3,221 people belong to Vatican citizens.

The Pope of the Vatican is the head of state of the Vatican State.

When the Pope is elected, he cannot be removed for life! ”

"Oh, so the Pope of Rome is for life? So what if he makes a mistake? ”

Probably to ridicule the atmosphere in the car, Mr. Liu, a big man in Shandong, deliberately asked a question that should not be asked.

"When they make mistakes, they naturally adjust with their own canons. There is no need for outsiders to worry about this. ”

The tour guide Xiao Luo answered Mr. Liu very wittily and implicitly, and then continued to introduce:

However, because of the special status of the papacies, in general, their popes were allowed to make mistakes!

Why?

Don't look at the Vatican as the smallest country in the world geographically, but because Catholicism has a huge community of believers, the influence of the Pope in the political and cultural fields cannot be underestimated in the world!

In Latin, Vatican means 'Land of the Prophets'! In medieval times, it was the heart of the Papal States! ”

"Hey, Xiao Luo, I have a question in mind! The Vatican City State is so small, what do they rely on for their economic resources? ”

Liu was always in business, and at this time, he remembered the Vatican's financial resources, so he asked the tour guide again.

"Oh, your question is important! However, I can tell you that if you talk about the economic resources of the Vatican City State, it will definitely surprise you! ”

Tour guide Xiao Luo smiled and said:

"Actually, the Vatican City State is a big international financial trust! Whether in Italy or in other countries around the world, the Vatican has huge investments and a lot of real estate! Therefore, the Vatican is also known as the 'international financial empire'.

According to Western media estimates, the Vatican City State's investment in North America and Western European countries has reached at least tens of billions of dollars! Its gold and foreign exchange reserves also far exceed $10 billion.

The Morgan consortium in the United States is the largest agent of the Vatican's assets! ”

"Ouch, according to this, will the citizens of the Vatican City State have the highest GDP per capita in the world?"

Mr. Liu listened to Xiao Luo's introduction, and suddenly shouted in surprise.

"Exactly! There is no country in the world whose GDP per capita can be compared to that of the Vatican! ”

Xiao Luo nodded and said:

However, the state of the Vatican's property is never disclosed to the public. Their banking operations are also extremely secretive. Therefore, it is impossible for any outsider to know the specific data. ”

"That is, they are a clerical country, who would dare to check their accounts!"

Mr. Liu nodded understandingly:

"Oh, by the way, Ronaldo, did you say that after we visited the Vatican Museums, we would also visit the Colosseum and the Basilica of the Virgin Mary?"

I don't know why, Mr. Liu suddenly asked the tour guide a question that had nothing to do with the Vatican.

"Yes. After our visit to Rome, we flew back to Paris this evening. Tomorrow, you will be able to fly back to China! ”

The tour guide Xiao Luo heard Mr. Liu ask about the travel arrangement, so he informed everyone of the final itinerary of the tour group.

"Hey, what if we fly back to Paris, what will happen to the minibus? Do you want to go back? ”

It seems that Mr. Liu is indeed a businessman!

When he travels abroad, he never forgets the issue of operating costs; I'm going back to China, and I'm still worried about the return of the minibus.

"Minibuses are not a problem. The minibus we took was a special car for a Paris travel agency. A week ago, the travel agency had already arranged a return service for it. Its return journey will not be empty. ”

The tour guide answered Mr. Liu's question skillfully.