The Netherlands is a very developed country in Europe, and everything here is very high-tech. As an old industrial power, the economy of the Netherlands has always been very good, the shipbuilding industry is very developed, and there are many buildings in the era of great navigation. The following is a tour guide for Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

giethoorn, Yangjiao Village

Thanks to Wan Wan's warm hospitality, I spent the evening of May 3rd in their home in Nijmegen. Nijmegen is a typical Dutch town, with almost no high-rise buildings. All the communities are villas with a long history.

Arnold likes the gadget we gave him very much. It's a small ornament of Liu Guan and Zhang Zhuge Liang playing mahjong bought from Taobao.

I wanted to brag and popularize the Three Kingdoms and the profound mahjong culture. I didn't expect him to be an expert in China. He stayed in Chengdu for two years before he met Wan Wan, and he was deeply obsessed with Sichuan cuisine and mahjong.

After dinner, Arnold took us to a nearby bar, which is the most famous beer in the Netherlands.

There are hundreds of kinds of beer in the crowded room, ranging from the lowest 4 degrees to the highest 13 degrees, with various tastes, and even each wine has its own unique glass to match! Dai Xiansen seemed to have entered heaven, with a dreamy expression on his face all night.

Super distinctive beer mug

I don't know if it was because of too much wine. We all slept late the next day and arrived at Giethoorn at noon. This is a village in the north of the Netherlands, about 5 kilometers away from Steenwijk, and has the reputation of "Venice of the North" and "Venice of the Netherlands".

Although I had seen many photos before coming, I was deeply shocked when I saw Yangjiao Village at first sight. She met all my fantasies, and I didn't even dare to speak loudly for fear of ruining the peace of this moment. Different from Barcelona's passion, Switzerland's beauty and grandeur, Paris's romance and Venice's masquerade, she painted a fairy tale world in my heart with that quiet touch of green.

We rented a boat at the entrance of the village and sailed for the village. The motor started, and it was a bit awkward to control the direction in the narrow river at the beginning, but it was very interesting after driving for a while. In the sun, through the shadows under the bridges, sitting on the boat and watching the scenery on both sides of the river bank is not interesting.

Take a long boat ride in the river and enjoy the leisure time at this moment. There are many cruise ships in the river, and occasionally there will be "traffic jams" in narrow places, but everyone smiles at each other and stops to wait. No one speaks loudly, even the children are quiet, as if afraid of disturbing the peace of the village.

Arnold told us the origin of the name "Yangjiao Village". Because of the rich peat resources here, a group of coal miners used to settle here. In addition to coal, they also dug many "horns" underground. It was confirmed by identification that these horns should be a group of wild goats living around 1171. Therefore, they called it Yangjiao Village, and this name has been preserved to this day.

The roof of every household is made of reeds, which have been used for at least 41 years, and are warm in winter and cool in summer, rain-proof and sun-resistant. It is said that reed used to be a substitute for bricks and tiles that poor people could not afford, but now reed is a building material that rich people can afford, and its price is dozens of times that of bricks and tiles. The land price here has already gone up, so most of the residents are doctors, lawyers and other high-income occupations, which seems to form a contrast between time and space.

As the boat glides along, you can see the beautiful courtyards, scattered wooden bridges, colorful trees and beautiful reflections on the waterway on both sides of the river bank like a movie. Local residents and few tourists sit quietly in the coffee shop on the shore, and only the sound of mallard occasionally breaks the peace here.

The moment I drove out of the small river in the village and came to a vast lake, bypassing the reeds.

how to describe the shock of that moment? That is, juvenile Pi! The lake is open, the low clouds are reflected on the lake, and there is no one. We are floating on the water in a little red boat. The whole person will be a teenager Pi immediately!

It's getting dark, and the most beautiful light and shadow of the day gradually overflows the rivers, plants and houses, and the cage is dreamy and shallow with gold. Everything is so unreal, like a fairy tale dream, settling in the river and unwilling to wake up. Every household lights up, and every building and window is like a carefully designed work of art.

under the cover of night, the river slowly returns to calm, and the water surface reflects another world.

Walking hand in hand along the country road, looking at the fairy tale world of light and shadow in front of me, looking up is the star that almost falls at dawn, and my heart is full of overflowing happiness.

I think that's all Cinderella saw when she got on the pumpkin cart and ran to the prince's ball.

At this moment, all the magical scenes in front of me are dreamlike and unbelievable.

What fascinates me most during my trip should be these moments that are shocking or touching. These moments may not be captured by photos or expressed by words. However, despite the rapid passage of time, the feelings are always in my heart.

On your chest

I have become a singing iris

The breeze of your breath blows me

In a tinkling moonlight

Cover me with your broad palm

temporarily

—— Shu Ting's Singing Iris.