Chapter 152: Shy and timid
In Sun City, the most popular place is thevalley of Waves. Although it is an artificial beach, all the sand and stones are transported from the seaside, and can also create 2-meter-high waves for tourists to surf. Nalan Shiqi changed her clothes and enjoyed the impact of the "waves" like a child in the artificial swimming pool. Yun Luo was too lazy to change his swimsuit, and stood on the outside in a denim shorts to play "waves".
The rich breakfast allowed Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo to maintain their strength until 3 pm, and returned to the crystalcourt in the palace for afternoon tea. Although the taste of the meal was not as good as that of breakfast, the elegant environment, exquisite tableware, and leisurely piano sounds, still had a different satisfaction. I forgot the price of afternoon tea, which seemed to be around 150 per person. After the elegant afternoon tea, I said goodbye to "suncity" with some regretful satisfaction.
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The Tundior is a four-story white building. Whether it is architectural style, interior layout or garden design, it is pure European style. Both sides of the corridor leading to the casino are full of classical oil paintings. Although they are all fakes, they still have a very atmosphere.
The casino area is connected to various hotels and shops. The shop area is similar to the Venetians, like a European town where time is frozen, but the scale here is much smaller, most of which are restaurants, and shopping is basically hopeless.
Afternoon tea, Yunluo was already full. He didn't plan to have dinner again. He just wanted to go shopping in the shop area, but accidentally walked into an Italian restaurant. He ordered a portion of creamy mushroom pasta and ordered an extra plate. When he saw the dessert area, he was attracted by the name "chocolatepizza". He knew that he might not be able to eat it, but he still couldn't resist his curiosity. When the pasta came on, it was filled with two plates. When it was asked for more plates, he didn't say he wanted to share. So Yunluo and Nalan Shuqi were eating while wondering whether it was a portion of noodles to be filled with. Or he gave 2 portions. However, after more than ten days of the itinerary, Nalan Shuqi had already obtained the Heart Sutra - "If it were two portions of noodles, it would definitely not be that small."
In fact, there were not many foods on Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo plates, especially cheese. Both plates were covered with a full layer, and after eating, they were so full that they could only pack the desserts. The result of the purchase confirms Nalan Shiqi's conclusion. It was indeed packaged. The merchant's service was indeed very considerate. After returning from the change, there were only 50 yuan and a few change. Yunluo asked the waiter if he could exchange 50 yuan. Xiao Hei left with the money for 7.8 minutes, and came back with a few 10 yuan and 20 yuan denomination bills. It turned out that there were no small denomination bills in the store, so he exchanged them in other stores. The price of this meal was not recorded, including the tip, about r150.
In foreign countries, hotel stars are usually lower than in China, and the facilities of NDIOR seem to be as low as 5*. However, a happy day has filled Yunluo's heart with a great sense of happiness. He no longer cares about the standards of the facilities in the hotel. There is also free wifi. After taking a shower, he lay on the bed and slightly, and walked into his dream.
Although the breakfast at Touch NDIOR cannot be compared with the palace, it has Chinese style - white porridge and fried noodles, which tastes decent. At least Nalan Shiqi ate very friendly.
At 10 o'clock, Frank arrived at the lobby and today he was going to the administrative capital of South Africa - Protea (Pretoria). In 1652, Dutch colonists crossed the ocean to land in Cape Town and moved to South Africa. Most of these colonists were farmers. The pronunciation of "farmer" in Dutch - Poer is "Bor", so the descendants of South Africa are called Boer. In 1855, Marthinuswes, Serpreto (Matinas Pretoria) created Protea
, named after his father, the leader of the Boers and the Bergens (Andres Pretorius) and his mother, Riya; and he himself was the only one who served as the second president of Transvaal and Oranger Free State. In 1860, Prote became the capital of the Republic of Transvaal; in 1900 it was occupied by Britain; in 1910, Prote became the administrative capital of the South African Federation (changed into the Republic of South Africa in 1961).
From October to November every year, it is spring when the city is in full bloom, especially the Ziwei on both sides of the street. The romantic purple color covers the entire street market. The whole city holds a week-long celebration, so Prote Day is also named "Ziwei City".
On this earth, South Africa is still a young country with no continuous history and no many historical sites. The "Voortrekker Memorial" located on a hill in the southern suburbs of Pretoria is also called the "Wortrekker Monument". It may be the most story-telling place in South Africa, and its existence is mixed with too many mixed comments. The dignity of the nation and social progress are more than just a contradiction that only exists in South Africa.
In the mid-19th century, in order to escape British jurisdiction, a large number of Boers established their own country, abandoned pastures and houses, drove their old and small carts, drove their livestock away from the Cape Peninsula and migrated to the northeast. This arduous migration in human history began in 1834, and lasted for many years. The Orange Free State was established in the middle of the Orange River and the Wah River. In 1856, Andres Pretorius established the transvaa in the northern part of the Wah River.
lrepublic (Transva Republic, meaning "crossing the Wah River"). After a journey of thousands of kilometers, we encountered thousands of difficulties. Among them, a "Blood River Battle" with the indigenous Zulu people in the Nkom River Rivertao not only changed the fate of the Boers, but also completely changed the historical process of South Africa, which is of great significance in South African history. In order to commemorate their pioneers, the descendants of the Boers built this magnificent building in the place where they won the victory, which took 11 years to complete.
The Ancestor Memorial Hall was designed by the famous architect Gerard Dijk. Since its establishment, it has won numerous awards and won the title of Best Museum in Africa in 2006.
The black wrought iron gate and spear map of the memorial hall symbolize the power of the Zulu king Ding Gang. In the "Blood River Battle", the Boers used 64 ox carts to form a temporary camp to prevent the attack of the Zulu (Zulu) people. The large ox cart camp composed of 64 magic stone granite symbolizes the protection of the memorial hall, but the "ox cart array" on the wall now has a height of 27 meters.
The ancestors' Memorial Hall is a 41-meter-high square building, majestic and solemn, built with red granite from the Parys area of the Free State Province. In front of it stands a bronze statue sculptured by Anton Van Worwu, showing a woman and her children in memory of the ancestors of Boer and their families; the black wildebeest carved above the bottom wall symbolizes the dangers of Africa; the granite stone above the front door carved a buffalo head, which is one of the most ferocious animals in South Africa, symbolizing the protection of the memorial hall and the arrival of foreign enemies.
The veils above the outside are zigzag triangle patterns and are surrounded by zigzag shapes and are bent around, symbolizing the fertile water and soil, highlighting the rich cultural heritage of the ancestors; there is a white granite statue in every corner of the outside of the building, three of which are famous ancestors - Pretorius father and son and the governor of the United Camp Pietretief (Petretief), and the other anonymous symbolizes all other ancestors, standing in four corners, guarding the memorial hall and protecting the glory of heroes.
Walking into the hall, the huge high dome, marble floor and ingenious wall sculptures tell people about the historical events of the Great Migration period and the daily lives of the ancestors.
The wall carving consists of 27 Italian marble reliefs from Quercetta. The total cost of the frieze is 60,000 pounds. The total weight of the raw materials is 360 tons. The weight after carving is 180 pieces. It is completed over the years by four sculpture artists, the wall carving is completed by four sculpture artists. Although the wall carving is divided by four sculpture artists, the overall style is exactly the same, the characters are vivid and lifelike, as if they can hear their laughter and crying when they are happy during the migration. This set of reliefs not only depicts the political and historical significance of the Great Migration, but also shows its great achievements in social and cultural aspects.
Faith supports the Boers to open up new worlds. In the difficult migration environment, animals and animal bones become children's playmates and toys.
During the migration, the joint camp governor Pietretief (Petretief) reached an agreement with the leader of the Zulu tribe, Ding Gang, to assist the Zulu people in defeating other tribes, while the Zulu people allowed the Boers to establish their homes here.
The joint camp helped Ding Gan defeat other tribes, but the Governor Pietretief and his advance troops were killed by Ding Gang's "Hongmen Banquet". It is said that there were 117 victims at that time, and the 117 steps leading to the memorial were set to commemorate them. (To be continued...)
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