Chapter 18: Suffering
When Jiang Jianlong and Li Suyun walked out of the Episcopal Church of Buenos Aires, they came to the Rose Palace and the Women's Bridge two scenic spots, these two attractions are very close, among which the Rose Palace is the presidential palace of Argentina, named because the outer wall is pink, because it is the presidential palace, so the general personnel are not allowed to enter, Li Suyun and Jiang Jianlong can only take pictures in this one place, take a look around the outer wall and then leave.
Built in 2001 and designed by the famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the Bridge is 160 meters long, 6.2 meters wide and weighs about 800 tons. It is a bridge with ingenious design, exquisite shape, unique style and cultural connotation.
And the reason why it is named the women's bridge is because of its beautiful shape, from a distance, the bridge body is small and exquisite, all white, much like a fair lady wearing a long white dress, in addition, because of its structure, it is composed of two simple lines, one across the banks of the river, one from the center of the bridge obliquely out, like a bird's two wings outstretched, or like a young girl's open arms when dancing, and these two lines together plus the piers, the shape resembles the high heels of a woman dancing tango.
When a ferry needs to pass through, the bridge can rotate 90 degrees with the heel of the "high heel" (pier) as the fulcrum, opening the center of the bridge and allowing the boat to pass smoothly. However, Jiang Jianlong and Li Suyun walked on the Women's Bridge, and did not see the bridge turning, they fell not far from the bridge and saw a sailing ship that had been docked for nearly a hundred years, this ship was called the Sarmiento Battleship, and now this battleship has become a museum. However, it was almost dark at this time, and Li Suyun and Jiang Jianlong did not go in to visit because of the time, and after browsing the Women's Bridge, they took a double-decker bus directly to the local Chinatown in Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires' Chinatown is located in the Belgrano district, which is the main gathering area of the Chinese diaspora in Argentina. There are many Chinese shops and restaurants here, and there is a constant flow of people and traffic.
Like many other foreign Chinatowns, at the intersection of Buenos Aires Chinatown, there is a very symbolic archway of Chinese culture. After Jiang Jianlong and Li Suyun came to Chinatown, they went around a big circle in Chinatown, and then found a Chinese restaurant called Qiaoweixuan, walked in and ordered some Chinese food, and just when they were discussing their trip to Tierra del Fuego tomorrow while eating in the restaurant, suddenly a man in his forties, also from China, greeted them with a Chinese and said, "Hey, hello, are you also Chinese?" ”
Jiang Jianlong and Li Suyun saw that he was yellow-skinned and black-haired, and he spoke Chinese, and a sense of intimacy spontaneously arose in their hearts. Jiang Jianlong put down his chopsticks, got up and greeted the strange man: "Yes, yes, we are here to travel." ”
The strange man then introduced himself and said: "I am also here to travel, I am here alone, free travel, my name is Xiao Chuxun." ”
After Xiao Chuxun introduced himself, he stretched out a hand to shake hands with Jiang Jianlong, and when he finished shaking hands with Jiang Jianlong, he stretched out his hand to Li Suyun again, Li Suyun stretched out a hand a little shyly and said: "I can also meet people from my motherland here, it's really fate." ”
Xiao Chuxun held Li Suyun's hand and said, "Yes, it's really fate, what is your itinerary tomorrow." ”
Jiang Jianlong preemptively said on the side: "We plan to go to Tierra del Fuego tomorrow and go there to see the glacier, penguins." ”
When Xiao Chuxun heard Jiang Jianlong say this, he suddenly patted Jiang Jianlong on the shoulder enthusiastically and said, "That's really great, I'm going to Tierra del Fuego tomorrow, and I've been there twice before, otherwise, let's go together." ”
After Jiang Jianlong and Li Suyun heard this, the two looked at each other for a while.
Xiao Chuxun saw that the two of them did not have the intention of going together, and he encouraged him on the side: "I opened a trading company in China, in addition, I also have a hobby, that is, photography, and I also specialize in taking some geographical photos for magazines, the purpose of my trip is to shoot penguins, but I don't think there is anything to see the penguins in Tierra del Fuego, if you really want to see penguins and glaciers, you should go to Estados Island, which is located in the east of Tierra del Fuego, where there are the most primitive glaciers and the most natural penguins, It is the southeasternmost point of the American continent and the last and easternmost island of the Magellan Islands, an archipelago located at 55 degrees south latitude formed by a great geological movement in the deep maturation period, less than seven degrees from the Antarctic Circle. Due to its location at the confluence of two oceans, it is a necessary point for ships to enter another ocean from the northeast or southwest after rounding Cape Horn. But the island is inaccessible, and tomorrow we can go from Holch Newberry airport in Buenos Aires to Rio Grande airport in Ushuaia, and then we take a car to Puerto Tetis, the easternmost part of Tierra del Fuego, and then take a boat through the Le Maire Strait in Puerto Teteis, and finally to Estados, which I have been to once, and believe me, it is definitely the best destination for you to see glaciers and penguins.
After Jiang Jianlong heard this, he asked Li Suyun, "What do you think?" ”
Li Suyun was not too embarrassed to refuse, and agreed somewhat reluctantly: "They are all Chinese, and they are all in this distant foreign country, since you are so familiar with this route, everyone walks together, I think it is not bad." ”
Xiao Chuxun saw that Li Suyun agreed, and said excitedly: "Then it's decided, tomorrow we will meet at Holch Newberry Airport and take the same plane to Tierra del Fuego." After getting off the plane at Tierra del Fuego's Rio Grande airport, I'll take you to Estados. ”
Jiang Jianlong said: "Okay, then it's decided. As soon as he finished speaking, he asked Xiao Chuxun again, "Have you had dinner?" Would you like to eat with us? ”
Xiao Chuxun smiled and shook his head: "No, I still have something to deal with, you can eat slowly, see you at the airport tomorrow,." ”
After Xiao Chuxun finished speaking, he was about to leave, Li Suyun and Jiang Jianlong could only look at him and say, "See you tomorrow." ”
Xiao Chuxun turned around and waved his hand: "See you tomorrow." Then he walked out of the restaurant.
After Xiao Chuxun left, Jiang Jianlong and Li Suyun were stunned for a long time and couldn't say a word, they had a common ominous premonition in their hearts, although Jiang Jianlong and Li Suyun agreed with the plan that Xiao Chuxun just said, they both wanted to see the original glaciers and penguins on the island that Xiao Chuxun said, but Xiao Chuxun's tone and body movements just now were too deliberate, even this encounter seemed very deliberate. So much so that in the end, Li Suyun asked Jiang Jianlong uneasily: "Are we really going to go with him tomorrow?" ”
Jiang Jianlong said: "I have already promised him just now. ”
After Xiao Chuxun said this, the two of them began to get worried, and after they had dinner in Chinatown, they immediately returned to the hotel where they were.