Chapter 380 Winter Solstice(2/2)
At the same time, Chen Xing also learned some Icelandic from the girl at the hotel front desk.
Reykjavik means "smoke" in Icelandic, and "Viker" means "Konko" in Icelandic. Together they form a smoking port.
This may be the scene that people who first came to this city saw, because there are many hot springs in this city, and there is a lot of smoke in the winter, so as the name suggests, I chose Reykjavik.
name.
The naming of Northern Europeans is relatively simple, without as many twists and turns as in Britain and France.
In China, it may sound beautiful and high-end, but in fact, it just sounds transliterated and gives an unclear feeling.
If you really want to call this place a smoking port, then there will be no beauty at all.
There are only two iconic buildings in this small city, one is the cathedral that can be seen everywhere, and the other is Lake Toning. Chen Xing has been to both places, and prefers to sit by Lake Toning and read a book.
, the feeling of watching wild ducks.
There is a very peaceful atmosphere.
As Christmas approaches, the festive atmosphere on the streets becomes more and more intense.
It's definitely not as strong as Halloween. It's Christmas and it's not good for you to hang a blizzard and scary thing at the door of your house. In the past, everyone could tolerate Halloween, after all, it is an annual holiday.
But if you still have it during Christmas, then maybe those grumpy people passing by will take your stuff away and throw it away.
The atmosphere of Christmas is warm and positive.
When returning to the hotel from Lake Toning, Chen Xing always passes by a shopping mall. There is now a huge Christmas tree in the center. Every day when Chen Xing passes by, he can see someone tying wishes to the tree. It's a bit like
Wishing trees in domestic temples.
Some people even hang the gift boxes directly without knowing what is inside.
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to hang gifts directly on the supermarket shelves?
Time passed quickly, and on December 22, Chen Jiaqian invited Chen Xing to his home.
Chen Xing also happened to have something to do with her, so the two agreed to meet at the door of the cathedral... This is especially normal in Iceland. Two people who live in different places but don't know the specific location, lost tourists looking for a tour guide, a couple dating
The meeting place is basically here.
Where is the other part?
Lake Toning...
These two places are more conspicuous in Iceland, and most of the people who meet up at Lake Toning are locals, because tourists who accidentally get lost will most likely not be able to find the location of Lake Toning, but the cathedral is different.
, as long as you are not blind you can find it.
Chen Xing took the sample book sent by the publisher and left the hotel.
A total of five copies of this book were sent, and two copies were sent to Carl and Ai two days ago.
Chen Xing even opened a copy himself.
The publishing house has been preparing a book for so long, and has done a lot of preparation work. The cover of this book has the feel of National Geography of China. On it is a landscape photo prepared by Chen Xing, with Chen Xing in the lower left corner.
Portrait of a star.
Originally, he was not prepared to put his photo on it, but the publisher repeatedly promised that this would increase sales, and it would increase sales a lot, so Chen Xing agreed.
Who can have trouble with money?
Then there’s the name.
"Travel is a Life - French Travel Notes"
If the sales of this book are good, then Chen Xing will prepare to publish a Nordic travelogue. There are many things he can write about in Northern Europe. He can just pick some exciting ones, but they are not as detailed as the French travelogue.<
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Chen Xing was far away when he saw Chen Jiaqian looking down at her phone. He quietly went up to cover her eyes and said in a somewhat unfamiliar Icelandic language: "Hello, madam, I am intoxicated by your beauty. Can I ask for your contact information."
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"Chen Xing, are you childish?"
"??"
"Can you guess it? It seems that my voice has not become thorough enough."
Chen Jiaqian put her phone in her pocket and said a little speechlessly: "I think you should have arrived at this time, and if you cover your eyes and let people guess about it... I think there is a high probability that you can do it."
"Ah...this!"
"Haha, but you are very good at learning Icelandic."
Speaking of this, Chen Xing's complacency can be seen from his expression.
"That's right, I'm a language genius."
After living in Iceland for nearly a month, he went downstairs every day to chat with the lady at the front desk in Icelandic. This made his Icelandic improve rapidly, and he can now carry out some simple communication.
Smiles are contagious, and Chen Jiaqian, who is clasping her hands, is also full of smiles.
Chen Xing said: "By the way, I'll give you a Christmas gift."
Chen Xing took out the gift box.
The night after tomorrow is Christmas Eve, so there is no problem in giving Christmas gifts at this time.
"What is it?" Chen Jiaqian took it curiously.
"You'll know when you take it apart."
Chen Xing was waiting for her to open it. He had never told Chen Jiaqian that he had written a book, and it was a travelogue like hers. Chen Xing was looking forward to her reaction after seeing his book.<
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However, Chen Jiaqian just put it away with a smile and had no intention of opening it in front of Chen Xing.
She said: "Let's go, today is the winter solstice in our country, I made some glutinous rice balls, and I will treat you to glutinous rice balls today."
"Is the winter solstice here?" Chen Xing said.
He doesn't remember these traditional festivals well.
"Yes, it's winter solstice."
Today is the winter solstice, tomorrow is the twelfth lunar month, and the next month is New Year’s Eve. Time flies so fast.
At least this year, Chen Xing feels that it has passed in the blink of an eye.
Chapter completed!