Chapter Seventy-Eight: On the banks of the Seine

The next day, Fleur appeared outside Nicol's manor wearing a large hat and casual clothes.

Maybe it should be called Black Manor now?

Kano walked out the door as he got fully dressed, and Kreacher closed the door with a grin behind his back.

"I thought you were going to be as glamorous as you were yesterday." Kano said as he looked at Fleur, who had tucked her silver hair into her hat.

"We're on a trip, and if I'm dressed up so pretty, won't everyone else be looking at me?" Fleur said confidently.

"It's just to give you a good travel experience, or I'm afraid someone will throw white gloves at you."

Hearing this, Kano laughed too.

The manor house was actually on the outskirts of Paris, and at Fleur's request, Cano turned into a white eagle and flew her to the city.

"How do I feel like you're just looking for a reason for me to fly you for a while?" Kano said.

"Can't you?"

"Okay."

Entering the city of Paris, the two began to fly against the flow of the Seine.

The first stop for the two was the Eiffel Tower, the big iron frame that Carnot said.

"I've never seen Paris here." Cano stopped at the top platform of the Eiffel Tower, and Fleur's eyes sparkled as she looked at the beautiful city below.

"It's my first time here." Kano reminded helplessly.

The two of them blew the wind on the platform for a while, and Kano turned into a white eagle and flew down with Fleur.

"Over there, that's the Alma Bridge." Fleur put her arm around Kano's neck and pointed to a bridge over the Seine in front of her.

Fleur cast a spell on the two of them, and Kano slowly skimmed over the bridge and stopped above a pier.

"Below is the statue of the infantry of Zoaf, and the water level of the Seine can be judged by looking at how much he is submerged."

Kano nodded, his eyes wandering to the torch statue below the bridge, above the entrance to the tunnel.

Princess Diana later lost control of the vehicle in the tunnel below and died in a car accident here. The torch statue later became an iconic item in her memory.

None of this has happened yet, and Kano has no spoiler intentions.

He reverted back to his human body and walked slowly across the Alma Bridge with Fleur.

The two walked along the banks of the river past the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais and entered the Louvre.

The famous glass pyramid at the entrance to the Louvre has not yet begun to be built. Like the Eiffel Tower, the French were initially very averse to having an Egyptian pyramid in the center of Paris.

After all, it's for the dead.

And the Chinese designer I.M. Pei probably understood the temper of the French through the Eiffel Tower.

As soon as the effect is seen, the French will naturally accept it.

So he made a small model at the entrance of the Louvre and invited Parisians to visit and vote.

Eventually, the "pyramid for the living" was inaugurated at the entrance of the Louvre and became one of France's most famous attractions.

In a sense, the French people are as good as a stream, but it can also be said that they are good at throwing...

Kano quickly interrupted his train of thought and visited the Louvre's collection with Fleur.

The famous Mona Lisa hangs here, along with the mutilated statue of the Goddess of Victory, the Code of Hammurabi and other world-famous artifacts.

It was already noon when the two left the Louvre, and Carnot found a nice restaurant by the Seine, and the two sat on the second floor for lunch.

"Speaking of which, what was your previous impression of France?"

Fleur finished her hearty lunch and tilted her head to look at Kano.

Kano muttered: "Art, the Enlightenment, the old revolutionary area." ”

Fleur nodded with satisfaction: "What about the French?" ”

Kano looked at Fleur with some hesitation: "Do you really want to say?" ”

"Of course, I'm not going to be angry."

"Well, that's what you asked." Kano leaned cautiously back in his chair.

"Romantic, passionate..."

Fleur nodded in satisfaction.

"It's a little lazy."

"What's there to hesitate about? But rather than lazy, I prefer to call this kind of personality a love of life. Fleur said with a smile.

Because I changed the word, silly girl.

Kano took a sip from his coffee cup, hiding his guilt.

The two continued on their way, and an iron bridge appeared on the riverbank.

"What kind of bridge is that?" Kano asked, pointing at it.

"Ah, no... Nothing, it's the Art Bridge. Fleur felt a little hot on her face for some reason.

"Let's go, let's go up and have a look." Kano walked over for some reason, and Fleur followed, unaware of what was being said.

When Kano got closer, he found that the iron bridge was covered with locks of all sizes, and on closer inspection, the names were still engraved on them.

"The Art Bridge is like this, many people hang this lock on it and throw the key into the river to show that they will never change their mind." Fleur said a little unnaturally, "Let's go, let's go, it's nothing to look at." ”

Kano also felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and both of them told themselves in their hearts that this bridge was not only for couples, and there was nothing to be embarrassed about.

But they all involuntarily quickened their pace, and when they stepped off the bridge, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ahem, further ahead is Notre Dame Cathedral, we wizards are not religious, do you want to go and see it?"

Kano was a little tempted to see it, after all, this Parisian Niangniang Temple was later burned down, and he didn't want to see it.

But today's situation is getting a little wrong, so forget it.

The two men again walked up the Pont du Sully from the left bank and reached the Place de la Bastille.

This is where Kano stepped into the trap last time. The Bastille, once a symbol of feudal autocracy, has been completely demolished, and part of the stone has been made into the Pont de la Concorde for people to trample on.

Today, only one bronze pillar stands in the square, commemorating those who once gave their lives to fight oppression.

Finally, the two took a small boat and sailed down the Seine.

Looking at Fleur's face, Kano was a little distracted. Fleur shook her hand in front of him, "What are you thinking?" ”

"Ahem, I've already talked about my impression of France, but what about your impression of England?"

Fleur hesitated for a moment: "Sovereign, railway..."

"And bad food, right?" Kano answered.

Fleur nodded sheepishly, and Kano laughed.

"And what about your impression of the British?"

"I don't know any other British." Fleur lowered her head and played with the ends of her hair, "If you say that my impression of you..."

"It's like the Loire in my hometown, it's warm and gentle most of the time, but when it touches the bottom line, it also has the appearance of a violent flood."

"Is it a compliment?" Kano asked with a smile.

"The highest level." Fleur replied without hesitation, "Then what do you think about... Me, what do you think? ”

"Need you say anything else?"

"Of course, I've said it all!"

"Needless to say, you're still an independent, proud person." Kano replied with his eyes drifting upward.

"Is it a compliment?"

"The highest level."

The two did not speak again until the boat came to shore.

They disembarked and said goodbye on the shore.

"Thank you for being with me today, I'm very happy today."

"You're welcome."

"And, um, do you want to go to the UK this summer?" Kano scratched his head and said.

Fleur burst out laughing: "Do you want to change my opinion of Britain too?" ”

"Well, maybe it's for you to see for yourself how bad food can be in the UK." Kano replied with a smile.

"I'll definitely go, say yes." Fleur raised her right hand.

"It's all right, it's a deal." Kano high-fived her.

Kano watched Fleur's figure disappear around the corner and exhaled hard.