13 year old city of memory
Until this moment, I was still thinking carefully about why I was so unforgettable about the small low country of the Netherlands? It has been 10 years since the rainy season when I was 13 years old. The impression of coming to Amsterdam, the Netherlands for the first time is far away and unfamiliar. Traveling to me at that time, looking at the mountains is not a mountain, and looking at the water is not a water, it is a kind of tour that stays on the surface of the city, without really comprehending the spirit and connotation of the city.
When I went to college, I accidentally read Somerset Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence" in my English textbook. I have to admit that I was almost indifferent to the protagonist of the talented painter in it, but I really liked the discerning and warm-hearted supporting role - art dealer Dale Stroeve. This fictitious obese and somewhat hilarious Dutchman finally ignited my curiosity about the Netherlands once again.
The Netherlands, a country that has produced celebrities such as Rembrandt Vermeer and Van Gogh, manufactures international brands such as Philips, Unilever, Heineken, etc., and creates images such as the big yellow duck... This is a free country where the pastoral and art are perfectly combined. It is always full of active new knowledge and creativity.
I came to Amsterdam for the first time with the school summer camp in the rainy season when I was 13 years old. The weather was particularly bright, and the sticky sunlight was like ice cream on my face, exuding a sweet fragrance. Since it was July, I missed the tulip blooming season, but flowers can be seen almost everywhere here. Flowers blooming freely on the balcony of the apartment building, small daisies on the street are growing vigorously, and there are small green potted plants everywhere on the advertising racks.
And when I came here again 10 years later, it was still a perfect summer vacation, and it also belonged to my graduation trip to the end of my university. It is still a beautiful and vibrant city, and the photos taken everywhere are like postcards. The scenery is still so beautiful, but this time I came to explore not only the external beauty of the city, but also its deeper inner beauty.
Explore the inner spirit of the city
When I was 23 years old, 10 years later, when I came to Amsterdam again, I had to mention the museums here. Many artists here have a museum named after them, which shows how much this is a city that pays attention to spiritual culture and respects artists. .
Some people say that Van Gogh made the Netherlands, and some people say that the Netherlands made Van Gogh. My first stop in Amsterdam was the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam's Museum Square. This museum belongs to Van Gogh, where people are always moved to tears by his experiences while gazing at the brushstrokes on the canvas. "This week I started to paint a picture of peasants around a plate of potatoes at night. I would like to give it to you on your birthday." Van Gogh gave his brother exactly "The Potato Eaters". Seeing this painting, I fell into memories and deep thoughts. It expresses the fact that the working people earn their food honestly with manual labor, which is enough to reflect the value of this painting. The collection contains 200 of the most precious paintings of Van Gogh's golden period, accounting for 1/4 of his works. And almost all of Van Gogh's letters. The most famous of these is Van Gogh's "Sunflowers".
When I saw Van Gogh's world-famous "Sunflowers", I was not so shocked, but I could not help but be spiritually inspired by carefully savoring the golden sunflowers in full bloom in front of me. Heavy brushstrokes give the picture a sculptural feel, and dazzling yellow fills the entire picture. I think that Van Gogh must also be a person who loves life. He is full of fantasy and yearning for a better life, just like this inspiring "Sunflower" under the brush.
picturesque holland
Amsterdam is picturesque, with canals beside every street, it is also known as the Venice of the North. If you want to enjoy the beauty here, don't miss the Amsterdam Canal. The boats in the river are no less than the vehicles on the streets. The canal is mainly composed of 165 canals such as the Emperor's Canal, the Prince's Canal, and the Gentleman's Canal, with a total length of more than 1,000 kilometers, more than 90 islands and 1,500 bridges.
When I was walking on various streets, I accidentally saw a glass cruise ship on the pier. It cost ten dollars, not too cheap, but I thought it would be interesting to take a boat ride and observe the city up close. Appearance, why not do it? Both sides of the canal are typical Dutch traditional residential buildings. The houses and windows are slender. The chatty local tour guide told me that this was because the property tax was levied according to the area of the facade at that time. And this design, as for why the window is designed to be slender, it is to facilitate the hanging of large furniture from the window. I have to admire the design aesthetics and intelligence of the Dutch.
The glass cruise ship was slowly driving on the canal. I saw a huge oil tanker moored on the canal, and a sailboat that made the Dutch proud. The cruise ship passed many beautiful buildings, gothic churches, cafes, and I also saw Young people dancing happily drinking beer on the streets of the river bank, girls feeding water birds kindly, everything is so peaceful and beautiful.
A meaningful trip
On the bus to our residence, the tour guide asked us, do you know why there are many "Dan" in the Dutch place names? We all shook our heads. The tour guide smiled mysteriously, saying that "Dan" and "egg" are homophonic, which means dam in Dutch, and Amsterdam's terrain is below the water level, which reflects the meaning of the Low Countries.
The clog factory for visit has a complete set of half-mechanical and half-manual wooden shoe-making tools and machines. The wood is fresh poplar, cut into potato-like shapes, and takes shape very quickly, and some workers are carefully cutting it.
One of Jackie Chan's early films was set in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and included a clip of him wearing clogs to avoid being pursued by enemies. At that time, I was impressed by the crisp sound of the clogs on the ground, so I came to the factory floor and decided to try the clogs. Workers are coloring the drying rack with multicolored paint. After the tour guide got the permission of the factory manager, I took off my shoes and tucked my feet into the clogs. It was very hard and awkward, but it made a pleasant sound when I walked.
Amsterdam in the heart of a girl
The last day in Amsterdam, Netherlands was a rainy day. In the morning, I came to a dilapidated church nearby. The Gothic building made of red tiles was covered with green vines and small purple flowers. The graffiti on the wall seems to be the uninhibited soul of the drunken night, telling people how vivid their lives are. At this point I saw a group of young people walking past the church, swaying around, presumably drunk. One of the young men stopped in front of the church, the hippie disappeared from his face, he made a serious cross, and walked away silently. The rain was cold, but not relentless. Drops of tears seem to be telling me to stop clinging to the beauty of Amsterdam, to see that her beautiful dimples are the scars on her lips, full of joy and sadness that cannot be penetrated. Like every city in the world, she has the same moving stories and the same beautiful moments.
I remember that on the plane to Amsterdam, a blond foreigner told me that I had seen so many beautiful things that I lost the ability to have them again. He carried his glasses and said solemnly. I didn't think so at the time, but now I understand that the beauty is only the surface of the city, and it is pregnant with something that cannot be seen through.
I don't just want to see the herds of cows playing in the fields and the women in traditional clothes milking the milk, not only to see the brilliant beams of diamonds in the center of the diamond as they are cut, not only to see it on the street All kinds of beautiful flowers, inhale their fragrance. But at that time, I had enough wisdom to comprehend the flowers and trees here, and the most beautiful passers-by in my life, no, they were not passers-by, they were people and things who stopped and left silently.
My dear, I have left a girl's heart here, Amsterdam, I just want to let God form a relationship with me and her, not for a long time, but for the peace of mind at that moment.
"When I was 20 years old, I really liked this city, I loved its cheerfulness and tolerance, and I loved its informality." The traveler Bill Bryson expressed such feelings for the Netherlands, let I feel the same way. My 20-year-old also loves this city full of freedom and art. In this city below sea level, I touch her outline, feel her inclusive culture, romantic atmosphere, leisurely The rhythm, according to the list of all the inspiration and stories she gave me.
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