Vincent Willem van Gogh (-), a representative painter of the Dutch Post-Impressionism. Born on 19th May 1945 in Zundert, he committed suicide on 19th May 1945 on the banks of the Oise River in France due to a mental illness that had troubled him for many years. He was engaged in business in his early years, then became interested in religion, and began to learn painting after 1930.
Van Gogh's Self-portrait The multimedia guide of the Van Gogh Museum is 5 euros each, with Chinese explanations. I recommend the museum's lobby, which is like the atmosphere in a bar. There is also a DJ at night. Because the museum does not allow photography, I found this one, which is an early painting of Van Gogh. The style of painting is very different. After visiting the museum, it was almost nine o'clock.
Yunluo and An Chuyu had no intention of returning home, so they went to the red light district to look for delicious food. The red light district is near the train station and consists of shops on both sides of a river. Regardless of day or night, there are crowds of people here because there are open maidens posing seductively in the windows. In the Netherlands, maidens are called sex workers.
They can carry out ** activities, but they need to obtain a license, so in the Netherlands, their profession is legitimate. If you want to come to the red light district, it is best to go at night, because the girls at night are more beautiful, younger, and have better figures. This is one end of the river in the red light district. There are no photos deeper inside, because the camera will be confiscated if you take pictures of the girls.
Be careful when you go there. Next to the red light district is Chinatown. After a friend's recommendation, Yunluo and An Chuyu went to a Thai restaurant called Bird. The food there is super delicious. People who like sweets should not miss it. Life in Amsterdam is really more exciting as the night goes on, but it's almost eleven o'clock in the blink of an eye. I think I have to continue tomorrow.
Let's go home. The next day's plan is more relaxed, riding a bicycle around the city. Yunluo and An Chuyu live in the museum area and found a bicycle rental shop nearby in advance. Unexpectedly, when Yunluo and An Chuyu arrived that day, the five foreign girls in front borrowed the last three small bicycles, leaving only the big bicycle, which Yunluo and Lu couldn't ride.
Plus it was drizzling. The plan to ride a bike was ruined, Yunluo and An Chuyu had to walk around the city again. Information from the car rental shop About a quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level. Amsterdam is an "underwater city" with a terrain of - meters below sea level. The city is densely covered with rivers. It is known as the "Venice of the North". In the past, the houses in the entire city were built on wooden piles.
The city is like a pile of piles. Amsterdam is a water city. The best way to experience the flavor of a water city is to take a sightseeing cruise in Amsterdam. A one-hour cruise on the canal during the day is more suitable. From the front of Amsterdam Central Station, each route of the sightseeing boat runs every minute.
On the boat, you can often see scenery that you would not notice when walking on the street. When visiting a museum, it is very convenient to use the museum cruise. This route tours the main museums in the city and you can get on and off the boat at any time. Yunluo and Anchu had limited time to meet, so they did not take the boat. In addition to the cruise, some travel agencies have also launched a project to ride multi-person bicycles to tour the city.
It's like the picture below. The cyclists are in high spirits under the guidance of the tour guide. We walked to the downtown area of Amsterdam. There is a Ferris wheel in the center of the square. There are many Dutch specialty shops around. Dutch cheese. The national color of the Netherlands is orange. Every Queen's Day, the whole city will be a sea of orange. In addition to touring the city, the most common thing to do on that day is to eat.
We had three meals in total. The first one was at a shop in the flower market... English breakfast. Because it was nothing special, I didn't take photos. The second meal was at a Dutch bar. Yunluo ordered some special Dutch food. I forgot the name. You can see the pictures. It was similar to what Yunluo had in Giethoorn, but with a lot of extra things.
Finally, I bought Dutch wide fries at a fries shop. They were delicious. The last day of the Netherlands trip ended at the "Iamsterdam" of the National Museum. It was noon, and there were so many people in the square that it was impossible to take a photo with the big sign. Everyone took photos with the sign without hesitation. Haha, I finally used my brain. I walked to the back of the sign and took a photo.
After returning, flip the photo horizontally, and the task of taking a photo with the sign is completed! Because of the many museums, the Netherlands is known as the capital of museums. The most famous of them is the National Museum. Unfortunately, due to limited time, Yunluo and An Chuyu did not visit. In order to catch the flight at around 5 pm. After Yunluo and An Chuyu finished their tour, they rushed to the airport without stopping. At the train station.
Yunluo and An Chuyu booked their flights and hotels one and a half months before departure. Flights: As usual, I searched on Skyscanner. Because it was past the UK's general holiday period, the flights were very cheap. EasyJet's round trip was only a few pounds, which was converted into RMB. It was super cheap. The disadvantage was a common problem of low-cost airlines. You couldn't check in luggage, so you could only bring one carry-on bag, so you couldn't bring too much liquids.
Don't buy too many cosmetics abroad. Hotels: Because we are afraid of visa problems, we choose refundable hotels on booking.com. If you already have a visa, it is recommended to book a youth hostel and homestay, which are very cost-effective. Yunluo and An Chuyu booked three hotels this time. Hotel 1: Hotel Dolomit, located near Munich Central Station.
It's a five-minute walk to the subway station and train station, which is very convenient. There are many supermarkets nearby, which is convenient for shopping, but it's a bit messy, and there are many strip clubs, so you need to pay attention to safety at night. The hotel room is a double standard room, with average facilities and more than 10 euros per room. You can only go to the computer in the hotel lobby to surf the Internet, and you need to buy an Internet connection in the room, which I don't recommend.
Double room at the hotel entrance Hotel 2: MeiningerHotels, an international youth hostel near the center of Brussels, Belgium, three stops from the central train station by subway. It was renovated from an abandoned factory and has a very artistic atmosphere. The guests come from all over the world. The hotel lobby and bar are full of people from morning to night every day, and it is very lively. There is also a bar inside with a good atmosphere.
Yunluo and Anchuyu booked a mixed room for men and women, more than 10 euros per person per night, with a shared bathroom. This hotel is recommended. The hotel looks unremarkable from the outside. The beautiful big carpet hotel 3: ArtGallaryHotel, Amsterdam Museum District, Netherlands, minutes by tram from the Central Station, half an hour walk. The hotel is built on the gallery, and you can visit the gallery during the day.
Unlike the noisy area around the train station, I could sleep well at night. The downside is that the corridor is a spiral staircase, there is no elevator, and I need to climb the stairs to carry my suitcases up. The window in the room is too small, and I need to share the bathroom with others. There is no heating. One room per night is 10 euros, which is very cheap considering that hotels in the Netherlands are extremely expensive. It is still a good choice.
Transportation in Europe The railway system in Europe is well developed. Yunluo and An Chuyu booked a night train from Munich to Luxembourg and a Eurail pass for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Munich-Luxembourg night train: It needs to be booked in advance. Yunluo and An Chuyu booked it a month in advance. It only costs 100 euros per person. If you book it late, it usually costs more than 100 euros. The disadvantage is that you need to change trains three times. And all seats are hard seats.
I encountered a lot of strange things on the road late at night. I suggest that you choose a train that goes only once or does not reverse when booking a night train. Sleep is still the first priority. For the experience of the night train, please see "[Munich-Luxembourg] Adventure on the Night Train". The Netherlands-Belize-Luxembourg Rail Pass: Yunluo and Anchuyu studied in the UK (EU country) for more than a month, so they booked Interrail.
Otherwise, you can only buy Eurorail, which offers a smaller discount. Yunluo and An Chuyu's pass is applicable to all state-owned trains, express trains, and private companies in the three countries of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Night trains require additional fees and reservations. You can check the official website for specific information. Railway schedule query: Each country has its own railway query app.
However, I recommend that you use the DBNavigator app, which provides information for all of Europe. If you need to check prices, you can also use RailPlanner. City transportation: Tickets in Munich include single tickets, day tickets, weekly tickets, ten-trip tickets, etc. If you are a team like Yunluo and An Chuyu, and no more than one person.
It is recommended to buy a group day ticket, remember it is EUR, recommended. If you need to go to the airport. The group day ticket is EUR. If you need to go to Neuschwanstein Castle and King's Lake, you must buy a Bayern ticket at the train station, which allows you to take unlimited trains throughout Bavaria in one day. The bus, subway, and group ticket are EUR for four people, so each person is EUR.
Although the train to King's Lake passes through Austria, other netizens have confirmed that Bayern tickets are also valid. I won't talk about Luxembourg. If you want to walk, you can buy a subway card for Brussels transportation, which is the most affordable, with a five-trip ticket. Amsterdam: You can buy an OV card, which is valid for tram, metro, and train, but because Yunluo and An Chuyu have interrail, the train is free.
And generally, we don't need to take the bus very often, so we buy single tickets, which are valid for one hour at a time, and day tickets are at a price of 10 euros. Weather: Europe is a little cold in late April, and the weather is changeable. It may be super hot when the sun is shining, and it will be shivering when it rains continuously. Therefore, Yunluo and An Chuyu wear three layers inside and three layers outside every day. It is recommended that you bring more coats that can be put on and taken off.
Note: Don't forget to bring your own slippers (not provided by European hotels) European standard conversion plugs (the kind with two round heads) Umbrella (European weather is too changeable) Most toilets in Europe are charged, and McDonald's also charges! One time - Euros, etc. Many European hotels do not provide free wifi in their rooms, so you need to pay attention to this when booking a hotel.
As soon as I got off the plane, I was mesmerized by the airport. It was such a huge airport. I dragged a suitcase weighing dozens of kilograms and searched for an hour before I found the DB service center. I told the staff that Yunluo was going to Augsburg, and then he stamped Yunluo's pass, wrote the date, and printed a train ticket to Augsburg. It was my first time taking the railway in Europe, and there was no security check at all.
There is no card swiping gate at all. Just go to the platform shown and take the train. Frankfurt Central Station, er, the picture below was actually taken later at night. Airport Station-Frankfurt Main HBF-Augsburg HBF, take ICE, it takes more than an hour. In Germany, HBF means central railway station. There are many types of Deutsche Bahn trains.
ICE is the highest level, similar to the classification of China's high-speed, fast and ordinary trains. The ticket price is expensive, but it is cost-effective to use the pass. The seats in the waiting car are open and can be sat at will. Only the ICE seats have chargers under the seats. Arriving in Augsburg, Yunluo's trip to Germany officially began. Augsburg has a glorious history of 2,000 years.
This city, founded by the Romans more than 2,000 years ago, has a glorious history with its magnificent monuments. The German Renaissance and Rococo architectural styles originated in Augsburg, and are beautifully reflected in the town hall, the Perlach Tower, the Schetzler Palace and three luxurious fountains, giving the city of Augsburg an Italian style.
. Put down the luggage and start to wander around the city. The first day was full of dark clouds, so drunk. Augsburg is very small. There is no subway in the city, but there are trams. The Town Hall Square, each building behind is brightly colored. Augsburg's landmark buildings: Perlach Tower and Town Hall are on the Town Hall Square. The building on the right is the Town Hall.
The fountain and statue in the center of the square. The water spraying from the chest is also drunk, this design concept is not good at all. The road from the City Hall to the Cathedral of Our Lady is all commercial areas. Hmm, which one has the best excavation technology? HoheDomkircheUnsererLiebenFrauzuAugsburg Cathedral of Our Lady.
The largest church in Augsburg. It is a 10-minute walk from the town hall. As soon as you enter the small garden around the church, you will find that autumn is in full swing. The specific location of the church in Augsburg. Although this picture is not taken with technical content + aesthetics, I was surprised to find that this is a holy place for lovers. There is a pair on each side, and the front and back are suitable for the church gate.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Even though I was alone, I still had to stand outside the church. Seeing that there was no one around, I started taking selfies without restraint. The fallen leaves on the ground at the door were really beautiful. Please come to Germany in autumn to step on the fallen leaves. After strolling around the church. Europe has a small population, and as the sky gets darker, there are basically few pedestrians on the road. I have experienced this when I went to the UK last year. It was freezing cold at night.
I quickly walked back to the hotel. On the first day in Germany, I had a deep impression of cars. The taxis parked at the entrance of the train station were all Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen was rarely seen. It was difficult to find other brands of private cars on the street except Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi. I only saw a few Japanese cars in more than ten days.
I can't even afford a taxi in Germany. I'm a little heartbroken. My first meal in Germany was a chicken curry rice at an Asian restaurant. Perlachta is even more beautiful at night. Is this a nun? I never dared to pick up the camera in front of her, so I could only take pictures of her from behind. With this kind of personality, I will never become a humanities expert.
I didn't expect that in addition to Neuschwanstein Castle, the town of Fussen itself is also beautiful. Augsburg HBF-Fussen HBF, a two and a half hour train, German trains, except for those between Cologne and Frankfurt. Many other trains are always empty, one person can occupy a seat, rich, willful! The Romantic Road starts from Würzburg.
All the way to Füssen in the Alps on the German border. The whole journey is about kilometers. So Yunluo traveled the Romantic Road from south to north. On the way from Augsburg to Füssen, the train passed through large fields, villages, and forests. Although the weather was cloudy, it could not cover up the beautiful scenery that was about to come. If you can get off the train, take good pictures.
A Windows XP desktop is here. A small red train. Shuttled through such a fairy-like village, the Alps in the distance were already looming. Damn, I really want to lean out and take a picture of my train, the picture must be too beautiful. Arrived in Fussen. I was drunk as soon as I got off the train. A month ago, Yunluo happened to go to Kawaguchiko at the foot of Mount Fuji.
The feeling of Fussen is exactly the same as Kawaguchiko. Fussen Station is very small, and it is obviously colder than Augsburg. Behind the station is the bus station. From Fussen HBF, there are various buses to the surrounding lakes and the old and new Swan Castles. The one-way trip to the New Swan Castle is 100 euros. Below is the route map, which basically covers all areas of Fussen.
I took a look and found that my accommodation today was at Hope Lake. I had to take the bus. The bus stop had the exact departure time, but the bus only came once every one or two hours. I was so upset. I stored my luggage and went to the town for a walk. The bus stop was also beautiful. Look, the triplets. In order to distinguish each person from the back, they wore different hats. Haha, how thoughtful.
It only takes about 10 minutes to walk from the Fussen train station to the main commercial area of Fussen. By the way, when I arrived in Fussen, there was no signal on my phone. How could Yunluo find the way? I didn't make any guides for Fussen. But Yunluo relied on his sixth sense and walked to the commercial area. It was crowded and very lively. I also heard the voices of Chinese people.
Yunluo has come to such a small corner of the world, and can still meet fellow Chinese people everywhere. You must be scared to death if you pass by this store at night, but it actually sells alcohol. The sun is also looming, and God bless Yunluo to have a sunny day immediately. I like the contrasting colors in Europe. After a stroll, I returned to the central square.
I had already seen the blue sky I had been expecting. I returned to the station and took the bus to Lake Hopefen. It was a 100-kilometer journey and the ticket price was €10. I chose to live in Lake Hopefen instead of the convenient town of Fussen because I wanted to experience the real countryside of Germany. It turned out that although taking the bus was troublesome, it was totally worth it! I drove all the way to Lake Hopefen Station and got off.
The lakeside scenery is intoxicating! This is the first sight of Hope Town. Although the weather is cloudy, Yunluo still screamed countless times in her heart. However, there is no signal on the phone here! This situation was never thought of before, so without GOOGLE, as a person with poor directions, Yunluo relied on her sixth sense to find her residence.
As soon as I entered the room, I was stunned by the beauty! It was spacious and bright. I opened the cupboard and saw a cupboard full of cups, plates and forks. The landlord saw that Yunluo was alone, and he also said it was a waste for him to live alone. (~^~)