Chapter 178 Black Keys Etude and Donkey
Compared with ordinary hiking routes, the pilgrimage route does not have so many popular tourist attractions that need to be checked in, and there is no need to be coaxed around by inaccurate GPS. All you have to do is follow the direction pointed by the road sign arrows.
Every day at dawn, pilgrims come out of hotels, shelters and campsites, smile at each other and nod before continuing their journey. After they left the urban residential area quietly and orderly, some people would sing songs, some people would bury their heads and rush on their way, and some people would come to the flat open space in the wilderness forest, set up a small portable dining table, and have a family They would make some breakfast and drink coffee in a cozy atmosphere, until the people who left first had disappeared, then they would slowly pack up their things and move forward while talking and laughing.
Zhuo Yang and Kou Kou would have breakfast in the hotel every day, and wait until most people had set off far before starting a new day of hiking. In the morning, they always walked very slowly, lingering on mountain roads, inclined paths, dense forests, grasslands, and wastelands, constantly posing for the camera to leave memories. At noon, after eating the road meal that I brought with me and taking a short rest, I will speed up the pace appropriately and complete the planned mileage for the day.
A pair of happy lovers have become very accustomed to hiking during these ten days of hiking. They can allocate their physical strength more reasonably and make more suitable plans. After leaving the small town of Pontevedra, Zhuo Yang and Kou Kou took another four days to complete the 60 kilometers to Santiago de Compostela, almost the slowest of all hikers.
The end of the pilgrimage is in Santiago, but not in the city of Santiago, but in Cabo de Finisterre, 90 kilometers away from Santiago de Compostela. It is adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and is the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland excluding the islands. It is the real end point in the sense of hiking.
But today, if Zhuo Yang and Kou Kou want to be lazy, they can actually go home. Their pilgrimage lasted 11 days and covered 215 kilometers, and yesterday they arrived at the officially certified end point - Santiago de Compost. La Cathedral, where he attended the Holy Mass celebrated by the presiding officer for the pilgrims who arrived each day.
The person in charge will announce one by one according to the nationality on the pass and the starting point of each pilgrim, and pray for each person. After arriving in the Holy City, if your 'Pilgrimage Pass' shows that you have walked at least 100 kilometers or cycled 200 kilometers along the Camino de Santiago, you can apply for a 'Compostela' () certificate at the pilgrim reception desk, and Notarization is done here.
Although the pilgrimage has been completed in a religious sense, Zhuo Yang and Kou Kou are still unfinished. After staying in Santiago de Compostela for a day yesterday, the two, like most people, decided to continue towards Cape Finisterre. They had not planned to only go as far as the Holy City before starting.
There are no fixed routes for the 90 kilometers from the Holy City to Cape Finisterre, and the road to the west is very remote and requires traveling through several hills with an altitude of about 400 meters. Of course, there are also three Spanish national and provincial roads connecting the area, and most hikers will complete the final journey along the road.
Zhuo Yang and Kou Kou did not intend to take the road. Yesterday when they attended mass in the cathedral, they took off their headscarves and showed their passes. The two had no choice but to disclose their identities, directly creating a crowd in front of Jesus Christ. Their whereabouts had been exposed before when they set off from Porto. Almost everyone knew that they were on this road, but they were just well hidden and not discovered.
People on all eight pilgrimage routes gathered on the final journey. In order not to cause trouble in the last 90 kilometers and to see better scenery, Zhuo Yang and Kou Kou decided to go to Finisterre along the sparsely populated mountain trails. horn. Along the way, there will be no cities. There are only three or two isolated small villages where you can get supplies and rest.
They brought enough dry food and water for the march, and planned to complete this section of the road in four days. This was also consistent with the original plan. During the four days, the two of them would sleep in the wild.
After a 10-kilometer trek from the Holy City in the morning and passing through the small village of Carvalho, Zhuo Yang and Kou Kou entered the dense forest section of the mountainous area that was basically uninhabited. Unlike China, Spain has almost no dead spots for mobile phone signals. Outside the cities, mobile phones are used as electronic watches, and the two of them feel isolated from the rest of the world.
Although he chose a remote path, there were not no other people there. Zhuo Yang even met an acquaintance on this road. They were walking slowly in the morning and heard the sound of bells behind them in the distance. They waited curiously, and soon a man and a donkey caught up from behind.
Zhuo Yang was very surprised to see the donkey, but when he saw the person coming, Zhuo Yang smiled happily. Judi Yauragi, a top student at the Conservatory of Music in Barcelona, walked toward the two of them in the morning light like a blooming red cuckoo.
Judy Yauragi is the same age as Zhuo Yang. She was born in San Sebastian, Spain, near France. She learned piano at the age of 3 and held her own concert in her hometown at the age of 11. She is a talented pianist. . The person Judy Yauragi admired most was Alicia de La Rocha, so she went to Bayin Academy for further study three years ago and became a student of Grandma La Rocha, known as 'La Rocha's Disciple'.
Judy Yawraj's status in Bayin Academy is like Zhuo Yang's in Hanyin University, and she is the best among students.
"Ah! Teacher Zhuo, Your Royal Highness, it's you!" Judy is a very cheerful girl. When she saw the two of them, she jumped up and ran up to say hello.
Judy also used her vacation to embark on a long-awaited pilgrimage. It was more convenient for her and she could just start from home, because St. Sebastian is on the popular route "Northern Road". The Northern Road starts from the French border city of Hendaye, passes through San Sebastian, Bilbao, and Gijon in Spain, and finally reaches the holy city of Santiago, covering a total distance of nearly 900 kilometers.
Although Judy has not walked the entire distance, she has walked nearly 700 kilometers since she started from home, and she has been on the road for a month. Zhuo Yang and Kou Kou only traveled 300 kilometers from Porto. Not only did Xiao Nizi play the piano well, she was also very physically fit.
"Judy, your companion is very special!" Zhuo Yang was very interested in this pure black little donkey. It looked so festive when matched with Judy, who was dressed in red. "What's its name?"
"No.5!" Judy was even more happy: "Chopin's Fifth Etude."
"Hahaha..." Zhuo Yang was overjoyed to hear this. Chopin's Fifth Etude (Etude Op. 10 No. 5), also known as the 'Black Key Etude', is almost entirely played with black keys and is the most famous black key etude in the classical music world. This piece of music once appeared in the first part of the movie "The Secret That Cannot Be Telln" starring Jay Chou, where he played piano with his classmates. The last two parts were "Chopin's Waltz in C sharp minor" and Russian composer Nikolay Rimsky- "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Korsakov.
Zhuoyang also composed a "Black Keys Exercise" about two years ago in his collection of eight etudes. Originally, Zhuo Yang's "Black Key Exercises" was the fifth completed piece, but in order to avoid suspicion of Chopin's Etude Op. 10. No. 5, at the suggestion of Professor Norman, Zhuo Yang combined it with "A major." The Boy Who Played Football' did the order reversed and was numbered Op.7No.4. The moss flowers are as small as rice. I can also imitate the blooming of peonies. It is difficult to compare with the master, but it is still quite good.
No.5 worked hard and had Judy's luggage on her back, looking like she was moving. Judy felt so happy and relaxed, she didn't need to carry anything except her walking stick.
"Brother Five, it's nice to see you." Zhuo Yang and Kou Kou greeted the little black donkey cheerfully.