some magical Hogwarts

Chapter 496 St. Mark's Basilica hasn't rung the bell yet!
Santa Lucia Railway Station is the only railway station on the main island of Venice.

It is a low building, gray stone and concrete, with a unique elegance.

The train station has a minimalist design with a beautiful building facade and no signage, just a symbol.

——Flying FS two letters.

Represents the logo of the Italian national railway system.

torrential rain,

Holding an umbrella, William and Hermione walked out of the train station and broke into the foggy water capital.

First of all, what hits the face is a strong salty and wet taste.For an instant, William felt...the smell of the sea.

It is not the shallow sea that is also salty and wet, but the deep sea!

Even with such a heavy rain, the square at the exit is still full of various vendors selling strange souvenirs.

Like most tourist cities, these things may all be wholesaled from the same place.

There is also a pungent diesel smell in the air.It was the smell of the engines of those boats on the water, when they were idling.

They lined up in long lines on the Grand Canal at high tide.Just like the taxi brother at the exit of Tianchao Railway Station in the previous life.

Even the action lines are the same. Dozens of captains waved to the tourists and shouted in Italian and other languages:

The Governor's Mansion is short of one!Hurry up, one place away!Hey, get in the car and go! "

After going up, it is very likely that you will find that it is not that there is only one short, but that you are the only one.

It's not like getting in the car and leaving, but waiting for "1 minute"...and then leaving.

This "one" is a function word, generally greater than ten.

So, despite the fact that Venice has no cars and no drivers of black cars, there are captains of black cars blocking the waterways... everywhere.

There are also a lot of tourists queuing up. The most people in this city are not Venetians, but foreign tourists.

Too lazy to wait in the heavy rain, William spent a lot of money and directly rented a beautiful gondola.

Gondola is a black flat-bottomed boat, richly decorated, crescent-shaped at both ends, and a hook-shaped bow, which can easily explore the height of the bridge hole.

This unique Venetian sharp boat has a history of more than 1000 years.It has always been a means of transportation for the Venetians living on the lagoon.

The driver of the boat was a woman in her 20s.It looks cool, wrapped in black leather all over the body.

She has a slender body, a dark prickly hair, full of a bold and unrestrained wild beauty.

"My name is Tyene Sand!" she said, giving William a furtive wink as she welcomed him and Hermione aboard.

William was 15 years old and had used a Time-Turner for a few months, and was very tall.

But the woman in front of him was actually a head taller than him.

"Wine? Limoncello? Champagne?"

Sensing that the two of them were probably underage, Triene added another sentence: "Or iced Coke?"

"No, thank you." William said in Italian.

He is proficient in French, and Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese... these languages ​​belong to the Romance language family.

Although the pronunciation is completely different from the overall language, or even completely opposite.But the grammatical system is basically the same, and the similarity rate of many words is also extremely high.

Proficient in French, can't pick up Italian very quickly, but it is still easy to grasp some everyday expressions after all.

"Are you from France?" Tyene asked in French. "I was in Paris last year and I picked up a bit of a Parisian accent."

"No, England."

"Then your French must be good," Tyene said in English again.

William looked at her in surprise, a boatman proficient in three languages?
"It's just a little understanding." Trieni flicked the hedgehog's head and said with a smile:
"It's nothing. Venice is full of foreign tourists. Only by knowing a little bit about everything can we attract people."

William nodded slightly.But still feel incredible.

"Hey, if you don't mind, can I be your tour guide in Venice?" Tyene licked her sexy lips.

"I know the city like the back of my hand...it's free, and I'm idle anyway."

Seeing her staring at William, Hermione rolled her eyes and couldn't help interrupting:

"Excuse me, can you send us to St. Mark's Basilica as soon as possible?"

This is not the first time I have seen this kind of scene. There are many girls who strike up a conversation along the way and even want to go with them.

"Of course, let's go!" Triene finally looked away from William.

She looked at Hermione, chuckled and said:

"My gondola is the fastest boat in Venice!"

She deftly backed the boat away from the shore.Then, he turned the steering wheel to the right, kicked the accelerator, and passed through a group of gondolas.

It was only then that William discovered that Tyene actually added an engine to the boat instead of relying on the oars.

"Keep up with the times, or you will be eliminated." She stepped up the gas pedal.

The sudden acceleration of the gondola caused a lot of water splashes, which splashed on several gondola boatmen in striped shirts.

They gave Tyene a rude middle finger.

"Sorry!" Tyene laughed, whistling defiantly.

Seconds later, they were leaving the congested waterway in front of the train station and speeding south along the Grand Canal.

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St. Mark's Square is located at the southernmost end of the Grand Canal in Venice.

This is also one of the most famous buildings in the city.

Sitting in the stern of the boat, William stared up at the coastline ahead. There was a small park with lush trees by the water.

Above the top of the tree, against the backdrop of the blue sky, the spire of the bell tower of San Marco made of red bricks towers into the sky.

At the top is the golden archangel Gabriel, looking down from a dizzying three hundred feet.

Napoleon once called St. Mark's Square "the living room of Europe", not without reason.

William said to Tyene: "Can you stop the boat as close to St. Mark's Square as possible?"

"No problem!" Tyene waved her hand, and like an old driver, she saw a needle in the densely packed boats.

As the boat approached the mooring, a crowd gathered in front of the palace.The crowd was crowded on a bridge, all pointing to a narrow canal that bisected the Governor's Palace.

"It's the Bridge of Sighs!" Hermione's eyes sparkled.

The Bridge of Sighs is one of the most famous attractions in Venice and a must-see for couples.

According to Venetian legend:

If two lovers kiss under this bridge when the bells of St. Mark's Basilica are ringing, they will be in love forever.

"Need to go? Miss?" Tyene said teasingly in her voice.

"No!" Hermione shook her head firmly without thinking.

"Why not?" Tyene teased, "I thought you two were a couple."

William also looked at the girl.

Hermione stared at the bridge with her chin resting in a daze.After a while, he blushed and muttered in a low voice:
"St. Mark's Basilica . . . the bells haven't struck yet."

The ship slowly docked.

William jumped first, and Hermione followed, and he put his arms around her and stood firm on the bank.

"Sir, am I waiting for you here?" Tyene said enthusiastically.

"No, we can't come out for the time being, goodbye."

William took Hermione's hand and walked towards St. Mark's Basilica.

This year's United Wizards Conference will be held here.However, the meeting will not start for several days.

They need to get something for Dumbledore first.

Tyene watched the two leave, she fell backwards, lay straight on the chair, crossed her legs, and took out another newspaper from her pocket.

She squinted and watched carefully.

The headline of the newspaper has a photo of the event:

It was William and Hermione.

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(Please recommend tickets and monthly tickets, everyone.

Thanks to "Ace101" and "Lonely Piaoxue A745" for their rewards. )
(End of this chapter)