[48 Hours of Slow Travel through the fairy tale of Antelope's Cape Village] The moment I stood on the first wooden bridge in Giethoorn, I was convinced that I had fallen into Van Gogh's dream. This Dutch water town, weaved by 177 canals, dyed the cold February morning mist into broken gold with a sparkle. As the experience officer of the community "niche secret" column, I spent two days deconstructing the fairy tale password of this "Venice of the North", and sharing three of the most infectious journey slices here. (1) The time-space folding early morning canoe trip in the waterway maze is a magical opening. The charter company's electric boats are like a floating leaf that slides us into a cobweb-like waterway system. The reed roof farmhouse looms in the mist, and the retro kerosene lamps hanging in front of the house form a wonderful dialogue with the snowdrops blooming on the windowsill. When the ship's body wiped the 17th century stone arch bridge, the sound of the startled waterbirds flapping their wings and the distant church bells became a natural symphony. It is especially recommended to stay in the hidden tributary behind the restaurant "Hollands Veneti", where the reflection can fold the whole village into a symmetrical oil painting world. (2) The aesthetics of life under the thatched house visit the local craftsman Marin's thatched house, which subverts my stereotype of "net red attractions". She uses her ancestral skills to woven reed roof, not only carrying the practical wisdom of drainage and moisture prevention, but also hiding the mystery in the sloping angle design - 38 degrees is The best snowfall angle, 62 cm thick just to isolate the moisture from the North Sea. In her living room with the aroma of caramel waffles, the old-fashioned phonograph is playing the sound of the 1958 Yangjiao Village documentary, and the ship-shaped pots displayed in the glass cabinet. It was made of the unique blue clay at the bottom of the canal. (3) The evening "Stargazer Trail" in the light and shadow variations in the dusk gave me a double surprise. The wooden plank road, which stretches along the old canal, is transformed into a natural light and shadow laboratory in the sunset: the warm yellow wall lamps of the western farmhouse and the cold blue twilight reflected by the ice on the east side, intertwined with Morandi color blocks on the visitors' camel coat. Walk around the corner of the museum farm, and suddenly hundreds of river lights turn the entire water into a flowing star. Local guides revealed that there are traditional lantern boat cruises every Friday in winter, and villagers use medieval bronze lamps to project changing light and shadow on the ice. _Practical tips: _1. Traffic hacker: take the train from Amsterdam Central Station to Steenwijk Station (about 1.5 hours), transfer to bus 70 directly; it is recommended to buy a regional pass (including ferry tickets + museums) 2. Photography Cheats: Shooting before 9:00 can avoid the aft waves of the cruise ship, capture the ticking moment of snow melting on the roof in Binnenpad Street in the afternoon 3. Taste Eggs: Smoky salmon with gin in a century-old store, hiding the diet code of Beihai fishermen 4. Hidden copy: I asked the visitor center for a map of the "cottage architect", marked with 20 craftsmanship on the characteristic roofs, and when the last sunset sank into the "old canal", I finally understood why
Van Gogh Museum
_TS***cw
Good museum, I enjoy the presentation of the museum from the start to the end of VG, easy to follow, understand, clean toilets and there's also a water fountain to fill up my water bottle
Rijksmuseum
_TT***79
Spend almost half a day at the museum, if not I am hungry I will continue to explore the exhibition. Very nice museum and there are a lots of artefacts and paintings and special collections, I simply cannot imagine, the museum atmosphere was super nice and the staffs there were also super nice. Love it, will recommend my family and friends to come visit.