bloom america

Chapter 187 Let’s go on vacation

In November, the weather has begun to get cooler, but it is so peaceful and comfortable on the Pacific Ocean.

The ship left the United States and sailed to the depths of the Pacific Ocean, and its final destination was Australia, which Catherine failed to go to last time.

In this age without multimedia, being on a boat is obviously boring.

"Das Kapital" was placed beside the bed, half-read. In fact, Catherine had read it many times.

What Marx said is indeed very useful and very useful. People in both the East and the West have high evaluations of Marx.

On the other side is the complete set of "The Legend of Chun Li" that has just been read through. As soon as the arcade machine was put on the market, it was very popular. You walked through it, put in a coin, and then you can play it heartily.

The most important thing is that it doesn’t cost much.

I don’t know if it’s because of this, but the sales of “The Legend of Chun-Li” are pretty good. Of course, this may also be related to the game Street Fighter.

In a questionnaire survey, players' favorite is "Super Mario", the second is "Contra", and the third is "Street Fighter". It can be seen that fighting games still seem to be still popular.

Very popular.

But Catherine was reading the newspaper at the moment, and she was giggling while reading.

On the side, Elsa placed the brewed black tea next to Catherine.

"What are you laughing at?"

Although Elsa was Catherine's maid and secretary, more importantly, she was Catherine's close friend.

"If the railways were state-owned..."

Catherine laughed and handed the newspaper to Elsa.

"By the way, there is also this newspaper, read it together."

Catherine found another newspaper.

“List the top ten crimes of state-owned enterprises?”

Obviously, these are two newspapers playing opposite roles.

——Before boarding the ship, Catherine bought some newspapers to avoid being bored and ignored.

But she didn't expect that she would actually be able to see this interesting railway dispute.

In the 21st century, American railroads are all state-owned enterprises.

Before 1971, the railways were privately owned.

Private railroads led to a depression in the U.S. railroad industry, which reached a low point in 1969.

This also directly led to the demolition and destruction of 130,000 kilometers of railways in the United States.

In order to solve the problem of railway difficulties, the U.S. federal government established the National-Railroad-Passenger-Corporation in 1971. At this time, the chaos on the railways gradually subsided.

Now, the policy has already begun to take shape, and some vested interests cannot help but jump out.

"I really can't understand why there are still people who oppose it when the railway is losing so much money right now." Catherine thought it was really strange.

"Are America's railroads so bad?" Elsa obviously didn't understand.

"Yeah, it's bad..."

Catherine guessed that it was mainly because it was only 1966, so some people might still have illusions about railways.

"But according to what the newspaper said, if the railways were all state-owned, they might not be able to make a profit..."

Elsa looked at the newspaper, but she didn't laugh invisibly like Catherine, but seemed to be thinking about something.

"State-owned enterprises have never been about making money. State-owned enterprises have always served the country and the people."

Catherine has an "I'm an expert" face.

"State-owned enterprises should be used to shoulder social obligations. If all our state-owned enterprises start to make profits, then we will no longer be a "free world", but a state-capitalist society."

Speaking of the free world, Catherine felt a little strange.

Now, what the Soviet Union has been preaching is, "We are democratic", while the slogan of the Western world is "This is a paradise-like free world."

Isn’t democracy a weapon used by the West to attack human rights in other countries? However, judging from the current situation in various countries, this does not seem to be the case. In the Western world, there are very few people who promote democracy, and it is very likely that they will be regarded as the Soviet Union.

sympathizers, or directly believed to be KGB spies...

"What should we do after we go to Sydney?" Catherine looked through the reading guide.

"Maybe the Great Barrier Reef would be interesting again? Maybe Canberra would be great, isn't it called the 'City of Art'?"

Elsa had already read the travel guide before.

“The Great Barrier Reef is a must visit.”

Catherine said, "Sydney is also a must. Maybe we can also go and see the Sydney Opera House, which has not yet been built."

Although the Sydney Opera House was planned in 1962, in fact, it took more than ten years and cost five times more than the budget before it was finally completed.

In Catherine's view, the Sydney Opera House was indeed a poorly constructed building, but it was finally completed.

“Ayers Rock has to go too.”

The so-called Ayers Rock is the most famous flat-topped red boulder in Australia.

The base of this stone is oval, shaped somewhat like a long loaf of bread with slightly rounded ends. It is located about 340 kilometers southwest of Alice Springs in north-central Australia.

The places that Catherine had heard of in her previous life were the red Ayers Rock, the Sydney Opera House and the Great Barrier Reef. However, there are many more classic tourist attractions introduced above, but in Catherine's opinion,

These are the three places I mainly go to.

"We will go to Sydney first, then to Canberra, and finally to Ayers Rock. When we come back, we will go to the Great Barrier Reef."

In Catherine's opinion, the Great Barrier Reef should be the finale, so it should be placed at the end.

Catherine believes that the best things should be put at the end. This is the right way.

After all, the Great Barrier Reef is "the second most visited place in life."

Catherine originally wanted to try Australian national costumes, but... these clothes are even more deceptive than Taiwanese national costumes.

"Canberra's urban design was chosen through an open international competition, which received 137 designs and was won by the American architect Griffin, who created the original street map of Canberra.

His wife jointly painted it on a piece of cotton. This precious original work is still preserved in the National Archives of Australia..."

Catherine read the introduction in the travel guide, then shook her head and put the guide down again.

"It seems that living in Australia is also a good choice..."

"Yes. If you don't care about the poisonous snakes that may appear in your house at any time."

Elsa froze for a moment.

"Okay, Elsa, relax a little. Not all snakes are found everywhere, and not all snakes in that place are poisonous."

It can be seen that Elsa is very afraid of snakes.

"Yes I know."

Elsa stiffly opened the travel guide.

"Yes I know……"

Elsa's face didn't look good.

What Catherine said is true. Australia is indeed infested with venomous snakes. Because of its vast land and sparse population, many venomous snakes will run into the cities and appear in residents' homes. It is not uncommon.

Catherine shrugged, then picked up the cup with black tea, and took a sip.

“It seems like we can still go to Melbourne to see it?”

Catherine thought again.

Melbourne was the temporary capital before Canberra and is also a large city.

"Hmm... maybe we can go to the West Coast?" Catherine thought.

"I'm going to wash my face."

Elsa suddenly stood up.

"All right."

Catherine picked up the newspaper again and lay down on the double bed.

"The souls of the massacred Indians weep..."

Catherine shook her head. Anti-racism actually pulled out the tiger skin of the Indians.

Catherine has gone through this dark history of the United States, and the next piece of news is about the entertainment industry.

"How many Hollywood stars are drug addicts?"

Drugs are rampant in the United States. Even Michael Phelps is a drug addict. What hope is there?

Catherine flipped through the news, only to find that the newspaper had no substantive content. She simply picked up "Das Kapital".

This trip was a two-person trip for Catherine and Elsa. Of course, bodyguard Kane and a group of his subordinates followed faithfully. They mainly helped carry luggage and arrange the itinerary.

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In fact, the public security in Australia is better than that in the United States. Although most of the people who came here in the early years were criminals, for now, the quality of Australian people is pretty good - of course, the so-called quality only exists among "white people"

society".

For a long time, Australia was called White Australia because of its serious racist tendencies. However, Catherine has been considered white her whole life, so she probably has no pressure.

When she set foot in Sydney, Elsa still looked nervous.

"Elsa, snakes are actually not scary..."

To be honest, Catherine is also afraid of snakes, but as long as it's not a python or a poisonous snake, Catherine doesn't have any psychological burden.

Sydney is the capital of the Australian state of New South Wales and the largest city and port in Australia.

"Look at the Sydney Bridge" Catherine took Elsa's hand and looked towards the other side of the bay.

"Elsa, look, isn't she beautiful?" Catherine tried her best to divert the other person's attention.

"Um."

The Sydney Bridge is also one of Sydney's iconic buildings.

It's just that the Sydney Bridge tourism project - the main one is climbing - will not appear until 1998, so I don't have any ideas for the time being.

"Maybe we can go to Rose Bay and have a look?"

Unfortunately, there is no logo for the Sydney Olympics yet, and that thing will not appear until 2000.

"By the way, don't forget the Queen Victoria Building."

There are many places to visit in Australia, and it is really a vast land with abundant resources. Catherine has booked a one-month vacation for herself. She has enough time to enjoy herself here.