Visiting Imola again after 13 years |
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| If a friend who is come from Imola in Italy will have been looking the page, I hope you could send a E-mail to me by this link. |
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| I wrote an article in January 2005 (See here)about an Italy city Imola, I never thought that I came the city again in April 2006 and it is after 13 years! But I was more 50 years old and for business before 13 years, Now I have retired and I am a visitor for accompany my wife in this time. |
| It is a desire for long time in my heart. I gone to France, Danmark, Holland, Italy.... in the seventies to nineties of last century and left a deep impression. I hope my family, especially my wife have also a look there. But My salary only is 71.5 Yuan RMB for month in that time. The flight ticket for Paris is about 7000 Franc, as exchange rate at that time (1:0.4), it is equal to 2800 Yuan RMB, so, this desire is only a dream! |
| 30 years have past! China is speedy developing and becoming prosperous and strong. The ticket is still about that price as RMB ( It is said that the round-trip ticket from Beijing to Paris is only 4000 Yuan RMB in some time), but my retired pay has reached more 2000 Yuan RMB for month. The traveling expense of west Europe for every person is about 14,000 RMB. So, after poor and humiliation for hundreds years, Chinese ought to have a pleasure at present. On April 12, 2006, At last we and a few old colleagues started 4 countries (France, Monaco, Italy, Vatican) trip for 10 days. |
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Traveling route |
traveling programme |
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Our programme is packed. After France and Monaco, we enter Italy along the Gulf Genova, From Milano, Venezia, Bologna, Firenze to Roma, Napoli, Pompeii. April 16, after visiting Venezia and have a dinner, we riding to go to Bologna for stay and visit. The guide tell us that we will stay in Imola tonight. Ah, Imola, my long friend! I little dreamt of seeing you in this time having a chance after 13 years! |
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| The news made me very exciting. But we arrived there very late, it is more ten o'clock evening. We stay in Olimpia-Best Western hotel. It is a four star hotel, it seems in suburbs of Imola, I ask the server of the desk, he confirm this point. It is a few Kilometer distant from Imola. I ask about the Imola F1 circle , he said it is in nearby. The time has been late, I have to go to bed with a bit of disappointing. |
| The second day, I get up early, and go to the outside of the hotel. The air is very fresh and has a little cool, look around vicinity, it is a wild profusion of vegetation, but I cannot see the Imola city and its F1 circle. The cars short past in the driveway front the door of the hotel, I think they maybe work family for start work. A number of persons ridded bicycle hurry away, they are exercising, I really hope to ride a few rounds with them together. |
| A little while, the guide ask us to breakfast for start off. I take a short video for memory. |
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| After back home, I seek the Olimpia-Best Western hotel in the network and found it. It is very interest I found the hotel and other hotel I once stayed in 1993--"ZIO" hotel, they are together in the web page. But it is unlucky for me, they geographical position is separate. One is in East side of the Imola, other one is West side. |
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This is a hotel I once stayed in 1993--"ZIO"hotel. It situated West side of Imola (Red arrow). The black polygon in below right corner just is the famous F1 circle ( See here) |
The BW Olimpia Hotel,it situated East suburbs (Black bold words ( See here) |
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| The photo in left side is in 1993, I and my colleagues in front of ZIO hotel. The photos in middle and right side is in 2006.4.17.in front of the BW Olimpia Hotel (I and my wife). |
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In front of ZIO hotel in 1993 |
In front of BW-Olimpia in 2006 |
In front of BW-Olimpia in 2006 (My wife) |
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13 years past! China and world took place big change. I have Two point intensive experience: One is worldwide repercussions for Chinese strong. Many friendly European is not only to know "Japanese", now they will friendly ask you "Chinese"!? There are Chinese edition introduce in many tourist spot. There are Chinese server in many department store. Chinese have got a feeling of exaltation upon fulfillment. Other one is that, the difference between town and country and the rich and the poor is small and thare is big middle class in these countries after development for long term. People's mood is rather steady, the socially contradiction was relaxed. Their some experience are worth studying. I hope our motherland will pay attention to these experience for establishing a more rich and harmonious society. |
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Chinese edition for Versailles |
Chinese edition for Louvre |
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Annex : About the Imola F1 circle |
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A summary of Imola circle |
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The Imola circle in the satellite photo |
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