Although it was a self-funded tour, we took a charter flight for convenience. www.biquge.info This plane is a special aircraft in cooperation with several domestic travel agencies, and it is for tourist routes. We are also for tourism, I don't know whose arrangement actually let us out with this plane.

The people who came out of these travel agencies were all six-day tours in Europe, and Li Jie and I didn't think so. No matter how many days it takes, it's only finished when the money runs out.

The first stop is Greece. There are not too many famous places in Greece, all of them are Aegean and Athens are indeed famous, and those who come to Greece for tourism are not considered to have been to Greece if they don't come here.

Standing inside the airport, the tour guide asked, "Does anyone know the legend of the Aegean Sea?" That's a pretty beautiful legend. Does anyone know? ”

Li Jie pursed her lips and said, "A beautiful legend? Several legends are good. How can you be a tour guide. ”

The two young men and women in the seats next to them were also newlyweds, and when they heard Li Jie say this, they said with a smile: "We also know something, we might as well talk about it together, and it can be regarded as dissipating the loneliness of the journey." The younger brother Yang Tao, this is my wife Marie, French. ”

Li Jie smiled and said, "French? The French must know more than we do. ”

Mary shook her head and said, "No, I'll start with a few things that are not very famous, and you should all know about those who are famous." ”

I smiled and said, "I'd like to hear about it." ”

Mary smiled and said, "The first one is that this place originates from the ancient Aegean City, so it is called the Aegean Sea. The second is that there was an Amazon queen named Aegean, and she died here, so it was called the Aegean Sea. The third ......"

I raised my hand and said, "Wait, you mean the Queen of the Amazons?" You're not wrong, are you? ”

Mary looked at me suspiciously and said, "Absolutely not, am I not right?" ”

I shook my head and said, "No, continental rafting is so famous, Africa and the Americas are one, and you know how the Amazon River in Brazil came from just by looking at the name." Hehe. ”

Li Jie gently beat my chest and said, "What's wrong, now it's about the sea of love, where are you going?" Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. ”

I begged for mercy and said, "Okay, I know it's wrong, and in order to make amends, I said the third way is okay." I also looked it up on my computer. It says that Prince Theseus's father, Aegeus, committed suicide by jumping into the sea because his son Theseus died. So he named his first two words Aegean. Actually, whatever it is? The Aegean Sea is an important place, it is the only passage between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, with more than 2,500 small islands in its center, and it is also the place where Zeus's concubine lived in Greek mythology. There are still temples of Greek gods and goddesses, and it is also a tourist attraction. A large number of people visit there every year. It is also located at the junction of the African plate and the Eurasian plate, and the earth's crust is relatively varied, and there are still active volcanoes. ”

"That's right." Yang Tao said, "I really haven't seen it yet, there is Mary here, just listen to his introduction." ”

"Not only that," Mary receives, "the Aegean Sea was a dangerous place in ancient times, and many of his small islands were stocked with iron mines, and in ancient times it was a very dangerous place to shipwreck. Now, of course, there is no danger. He doesn't have that much seafood there, and he doesn't have much fish. However, the water quality is very good, and the temperature is moderate, and many fish come here every year to spawn. The water in the Aegean Sea is not too salty, and like the Baltic Sea, it is more than 20 percent less salty than elsewhere. Drinkable. ”

I smiled and said, "It seems that Mary knows a lot, and she really knows in detail." ”

Li Jie said with a smile: "The two stories you just said are not complete, the Aegean Sea has his origin, and there are two historical stories. It's a historical story. Tell us about it. ”

I nodded and said, "Tell me how Theseus died." "I know Li Jie's identity, and he often sees such stories, in fact, he is most familiar with geographical location, geomorphological features, and the like. But he said that there were two stories, how could he not let him show off.

Li Jie said with a smile: "Of course I know, he is a hero." It's in the Bible. In Crete there was a king called Minos. His son was killed, and he started a war to avenge his son. At that time, there was a famine in Athens, so it was quickly defeated. They made a pact to send nine pairs of boys and girls to Crete every year to the Minoan cow to be eaten. The Minoan chased in a big labyrinth. None of those who go in can come out. ”

Yang Tao said: "Ah, I've heard of it. That is true. It is said that the son of King Aegean of Athens decided to kill the Minoan ox, and he was sent to Crete as a virgin. This prince was Theseus. ”

"Yes," said Li Jie, "he came to Crete. It was love at first sight with Princess Ariadrine, the daughter of Minos. The princess gave him a ball of velvet and a sword, and Theseus killed the Minoan. Theseus set out with his father Aegean and said that if successful, he would return with the black sails of the ship and the white sails of the imperial city. But Theseus was so happy that he forgot about it. He just wanted to tell his father the good news as soon as possible, but he forgot to change the sail to white. Aegean saw that there were still black sails on the ship, and because his son was dead, he jumped into the sea and committed suicide. The people of Athens commemorate their king Aegean, so it is still called the Aegean Sea. ”

I smiled and said, "Okay, applause." And what about the second historical allusion? ”

Li Jie smiled and said, "Leave this opportunity to Miss Mary." ”

Mary smiled, "Are you testing me?" Oh, legend has it that there was a famous harpist in Greece called the harp. The sound of his harp can calm the angry Poseidon and forgive the jealous Hera. Let the gloomy Hades get a smile. ”

Yang Tao asked, "Wife, who are Poseidon and Hera?" ”

I smiled and said, "It's a god from ancient Greek mythology." In the Bible there is. I seem to have seen this story too, but I can't remember it clearly. Let's Mary say it. ”

Mary nodded, and continued, "The king of Greece knew her name and sent a message to let her enter the palace. But Qin refused, saying that she would not be able to play the piano to people who did not know how to play it. So the young king himself went to the place where Jean lived, and met the girl he admired by the olive tree of Athena's China. Which girl was very beautiful, and the nightingale sang on her shoulder to the sound of his lyre. ”

Yang Tao said with a smile: "I understand, Qin is married to the king." Later died. Well, that doesn't seem right. ”

I laughed and said, "Of course not. ”

Li Jie suddenly said, "Ah, I remember. On his wedding night, the king led an army that resisted the invasion of his neighbors, and died on the battlefield. It was Jean who led her people to win the war. Jean wept, but he collected the dew of Allure and reciprocated his love as a king. In this way, Jean's tears were replaced by bottles of dew. After Jean's death, the people stayed at his grave with the dew he collected. As a result, a spring appeared in front of her grave, and slowly it became a stream, a lake, and finally a sea. That's why it's called the Aegean Sea. Mary, isn't that right? ”

Mary nodded and said, "Yes, that's it. ”

I sighed softly, "What a poignant story, so deep feelings." Not in my heart, but in my bones. ”

Li Jie gently took it into my arms, "I like this story the most, whether it's true or not, but it's really the most touching and the most touching." The lover is here for this story. ”

The tour guide smiled and said, "Hehe, what you said is really good." Looks like I've saved my tongue. Ah, do you want to drink water? ”

I smiled and said, "Of course." ”

The flight attendant pushed the cart out and delivered a drink, I asked for juice, but Li Jie asked for a glass of mineral water.

When the flight attendants left, I smiled and said, "I also have a story here, do you want to hear it?" ”

Mary said suspiciously: "There are only those stories of the Aegean Sea, is there anything I don't know?" ”

I shook my head and said, "It's not about the Aegean, it's about Athens." ”

The tour guide smiled and said, "It seems that this gentleman knows a lot, you might as well talk about it, and I will listen to it too." ”

I laughed and said, "You should know." Speaking of Athens, why is it called Athens, do you know? ”

Li Jie smiled: "Hehe,." Husband, don't make trouble, who doesn't know, it's because it's named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom, so it's called Athens. ”

I smiled and nodded, "Do you know why it's named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom?" Let me tell you, when the Catholics conquered the Greek gods, Zeus was defeated, and Athena, the goddess of wisdom, surrendered, on the condition that she was the master of everything in the city of Athens, and that Catholics were not allowed to preach in the city of Athens. The pope, in order to strike at the dignity of the Greek gods, agreed to this condition. Because of this, some of the Greek gods escaped hiding under the wings of Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Athens is as famous as the Aegean Sea, and there are many statues of ancient Greek gods. ”

The tour guide applauded first, and then said, "For the sake of the travel time, I think you should get some sleep, and it is early in the morning when we get there, so we can play directly." Otherwise, you won't be able to travel to Europe in six days. ”

Li Jie and I didn't care about this, but when we saw that everyone else was sleeping, we were embarrassed to disturb, so we also called pillows and eye masks, snuggled together, and quietly enjoyed the warmth.

(Note: Those stories are checked from the computer, not to make up the word count, but to pave the way for future stories.) ）