Christmas travel recommends six classic foreign attractions.
1. Santa Claus Village in Finland
If you like spending the holidays with Santa Claus, pack your bags and go to Finland! Santa's residence is located in the Arctic Circle, 8 kilometers north of rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland. Every year, a steady stream of tourists flock here from all over the world, just to see Santa Claus. In the gift shop in Santa Claus Village, visitors can buy beautifully designed gifts with Finnish characteristics. You can also get a certificate to cross the Arctic Circle. What is exciting is all kinds of fairy tale stamps, greeting cards and gifts in Santa Claus's post office. People who search for Christmas legends are of course willing to buy them and bring them home as gifts. Letters sent from here will also be specially postmarked by the Arctic Santa Claus Post Office.
Imagine the wonderful scene of Santa Claus Village Festival: the windows are wrapped in silver and there are big snowflakes, while you are enjoying Christmas dinner with friends and family by the warm fireplace indoors. If you are lucky, you can also see the splendid aurora in Santa Claus Village. If you go to the Nordic birch forest not far from the village, you may even find elk!
2. Bethlehem in the West Bank
Bethlehem is a city in central Palestine. Hebrew, which means the house of bread, is famous for being the birthplace of Jesus, attracting millions of people from all over the world to make pilgrimages every year. In recent years, the religious color of Christmas itself has obviously faded, and people seem to focus on gift giving, family reunion and carnival parties. To explore the origin of this religious festival, which has lasted for thousands of years, there is no better place than Bethlehem, a Palestinian city in the West Bank of Jordan River, because according to the Bible, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem.
Every Christmas Eve, thousands of people gather in MangerSquare in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas. St. Catherine's Cathedral in the square will hold a large mass and sing carols at midnight. There will also be a "sea of lights" composed of glittering Christmas trees in the old town of Bethlehem.
3. Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, formerly known as Edo, is one of the major cities in Japan since the Tokugawa shogunate era. Meiji Restoration moved its capital to Edo and changed its name to Tokyo, which has since become the capital of Japan. Later, it gradually developed into a hub center in many fields such as politics, economy, culture and transportation in Japan, and it is also one of the cities with the highest economic development and wealth in the world.
In Japan, Christmas seems to be a festival exclusively for young people, because middle-aged and elderly people pay more attention to the traditional Japanese New Year, which is our New Year's Day. However, on the streets of Tokyo, you can still feel the festive atmosphere during Christmas, and almost all major office buildings have beautifully decorated Christmas trees. It is reported that many Japanese youths regard Christmas as Valentine's Day. On the streets of Tokyo on Christmas Eve, it is easy to find young couples holding hands or even kissing in the street. On this day, sponge cakes covered with cream and strawberries are the first choice for many Japanese women to give to their sweethearts.
4. new york in the United States
New York, the core of new york metropolitan area, is also the largest city in the United States and one of the largest cities in the world. Located in the northeast of the east coast of the United States, it is the most populous city in the United States and a multi-ethnic and diversified city with immigrants from 97 countries and regions. There are 800 languages used here. Christmas celebrations in new york are very rich. The most attractive thing for tourists is the Christmas tree lighting ceremony held in Rockefeller Plaza. Dazzling LED lights, exquisite crystal ornaments and colorful balloons decorate the world's tallest Christmas tree. You can skate around the Christmas tree in the skating rink specially set up in the square and share the joy of the festival with friends, family and even strange foreign tourists. It is no exaggeration to say that the whole Rockefeller Plaza is filled with intoxicating dreams during Christmas.
When you come to new york, a shopping paradise, you must see the Christmas themed windows carefully designed by major department stores. During the Christmas period, new york will also stage various cultural performances, including circus, dance and Broadway plays. The Nutcracker performed by new york Ballet during Christmas is world-renowned.
5. midnight mass at the Vatican
Vatican city-state (Latin: StatusCivitatisVaticanae Italian: statodellacitt &；; AgraveDelVaticano), the Vatican or Vatican City for short, is an independent sovereign country. Because it is bordered by Italy on all sides, it is called "China". It is also the center of Catholicism in the world &; The location of the Holy See headed by the Pope.
Whenever you arrive, you can always feel the strong religious atmosphere of the Vatican. But during Christmas, there will be a special activity to attract Catholics all over the world &; Mdash& ampmdash The Pope personally presided over the Christmas midnight mass in St. Peter's Cathedral. At 0: 00 on the 25th, the trumpeter will blow his horn, and the believers from all over the world gathered in the church will be filled with tears and sing the melodious Silent Night in their own languages to pray for the world.
6. Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg is located in Bavaria, a city in the southeast of Germany. In a small basin on the Penits River in the northwest of Munich, Nuremberg forms a twin city with Fulda, the main city. /kloc-Christmas Market in Nuremberg in the 0/9th century Like most German cities, the "Hauptmarkt" in the center of the old city of Nuremberg began to hold Christmas market activities a few weeks before Christmas every year. The Christmas market in Nuremberg is generally regarded as the oldest and largest traditional Christmas market in Germany.
If you are worried that you can't buy everything you need for Christmas at once in the shopping center, then the famous Christmas market in Nuremberg, Germany won't let you down. There are all kinds of candles, crutches, parcels and Christmas trees, as well as the most famous sausages and Christmas snacks gingerbread in Nuremberg. You can find all the Christmas goods you need here. From a distance, you can see the splendid Christmas market. When you get closer, you will be surprised by the fairy-tale lights in front of you.
Christmas travel guide
money
Eastern Europe: Czech Republic: Krona Hungary: Hungarian forint Slovakia: Euro Austria: Euro
Nordic: Sweden: Swedish krona Denmark: Danish krona Norway: Norwegian krona Finland: Euro
Switzerland: Swiss franc
Italy: Euro
Paris: Euro
Western Europe: Euro
Dress
Warm down jackets and handsome thick coats are the best choice! Don't forget velvet hiking shoes and lovely snow boots ~ we just want temperature and grace, hahaha! Swiss friends remember to bring swimsuits, hot springs are here!
plug
Please note that there is a difference between Italian sockets and German standard sockets. The front desk of the hotel provides adapter plugs for rent, but the quantity is limited. Just in case, it is best to buy adapter plugs before going out, which are sold in general electrical supermarkets.
Please note that the Swiss standard plug is different from the German standard. The Swiss standard has three triangular cylinders, while the German standard has two, one of which is grounded. Some hotel rooms have international sockets and can use German plugs. The front desk of the hotel provides adapter plugs for rent, but the quantity is limited. In case you have to buy adapter plugs before going out, they are sold in general electrical supermarkets.
Wireless local area network (short for wireless fidelity)
Most hotels in Europe have free WIFI in the lobby, and rooms may be charged.
bus
The bus must rest every 2 hours 15-30 minutes, and the bus must stop every 24 hours 1 1 hour to continue driving. Every bus has a real-time recording device for vehicle driving conditions, and sometimes the police will check whether the driver is tired of driving. Please be sure to abide by the time agreement with the tour guide and return to the meeting place on time so as not to delay the tour time of the group members.
safe
In case of emergency, you can call the tour guide's mobile phone. Because roaming abroad is very expensive, the caller has to bear the phone bill of 1 euro/minute.
Please bring your ID card and passport. Please take good care of your valuables during your trip, and we will not be responsible for any loss.
If the accident causes damage, our tour guide and logistics staff will try their best to help deal with it. Please pay attention to life and property safety!
Matters needing attention in Christmas holiday travel
1, change some dollars and local currency.
It is inevitable to only accept cash when going out. You should change some for a rainy day, especially some small change. Otherwise, when you tip, you will find a 100 dollar bill. Will you give, will you give or will you give?
2. Parents who take their children out alone may need to provide proof of the other party's consent.
This is only possible, but please take it seriously to avoid the situation that you are not allowed to leave the country.
3. Pay attention to the baggage fee
Air Canada, WestJet Airlines and most airlines in the United States will charge for checked baggage on some routes. Even if it is the first time, please know in time and be mentally prepared.
Step 4 Prepare the target project
Friends who go to tropical areas such as Miami, Mexico or Cuba, please buy some summer products in advance, such as sunscreen, sunglasses, swimming trunks, bikinis and mosquito repellent. Thymol is a specialty of Canada.
Step 5 buy travel insurance
Once out of Canada, they will not enjoy the benefits of free medical care, and in order to prevent accidents, most Canadians will choose to buy short-distance travel insurance. There are countless examples of people being caught off guard because they didn't buy insurance. Spend a little money, you can get full protection, and the money is well spent.
6, home facilities to do a good job of safety protection.
When traveling, you should protect your household items, especially electrical appliances, water pipes and heating, especially don't set the indoor temperature too low. Outdoor facilities, especially lighting, should take safety measures. It's best to invite friends to your home regularly, just in case something goes wrong.
7. Pay attention to the admission fee.
Please review Lohas PEI's strategy of filling in the entry declaration card and tax allowance (enter "entry", "declaration", "tax allowance" and "customs" in the Lohas PEI dialog box to get the full text).
Leaving the country less than 24 hours is not tax-free;
Leave the country for 24 hours but not more than 48 hours: 200 Canadian dollars (note that you can't apply for tax exemption if you exceed 200 Canadian dollars, and you can't apply for tax exemption for cigarettes and alcohol, which means that this 200 Canadian dollars does not include cigarettes and alcohol);
Departure for more than 48 hours: 800 Canadian dollars, including tobacco and alcohol.
Plus there is a charge for checked baggage, please grasp the scale.
Special reminder, special precautions for going to Cuba:
Because entering Cuba, the entry visa is just a piece of paper, so you must keep it well. If you lose it, it will be troublesome to leave the country.