Chapter 218: The scenery is unique

"Well, that's all I have to say about prostitutes and drug use in Amsterdam.

Below, I would like to introduce you to some of the most characteristic old buildings in Amsterdam. ”

The tour guide no longer talks to Mondo and the people in the car about prostitutes and drug use in Amsterdam.

She glanced at Liping, as if she was guessing what kind of husband and wife relationship was between Liping and Mengdu.

But she didn't show it, and she didn't delay too much time with Liping.

After about three seconds of interval, the tour guide Xiao Luo introduced to everyone in the car:

"One of the most special things about the city of Amsterdam is that all the small three- and four-storey buildings have been carefully decorated in blue, green or red. From afar, those three- and four-story buildings are like children's toys!

Another very, very prominent feature of these toy-like buildings is that their doors are very narrow, and the small ones can only be used by one person to enter and exit.

Why is this so?

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a strange law in Amsterdam:

When people pay taxes, they are neither taxed on the amount of personal or household income, nor on the basis of capitation; Rather, it is taxed according to the size of each house's door!

Whoever has a bigger door will pay more taxes!

In order to pay less tax, many people have to keep the door as small as possible. While making a small door, the windows are wide open.

Like the large pieces of furniture and large household items in the house, they are hung in through the window.

So, when we go to visit the buildings in Amsterdam, you will see that at the top of each small building, there are many iron hooks sticking out of the roof.

Those iron hooks are used to hold special ropes when lifting furniture and large items.

In Amsterdam, the dense waterways of the city divide the lovely colorful buildings I just mentioned.

During the day, flocks of seagulls fly through the waterways and buildings, forming a unique landscape of dynamic and relatively static with flocks of ducks foraging in the water.

When visiting Amsterdam, you can take a boat and walk along the city's canals through the streets and alleys, where you will find quiet streets, quaint buildings, colorful trams, unique bridges, turquoise waters, beautiful houseboats, inviting floating restaurants, floating bars and floating cafes.

If you climb high and look far away, you can see windmills, wooden shoes, canals, bridges, boathouses, seabirds, unique architecture, alluring tulips and quiet countryside.

You can also hear melodious pastoral songs in the distance......

All of this makes up the wonderful fairytale world of Amsterdam!

Here, I would like to point out that there are not many cafes and teahouses in Amsterdam. In that city, it's more about bars!

The bars are generally not very large, with an area of no more than 20 square meters.

In the bar, there is only one bar counter, a few bar stools, and a few small square tables or small round tables.

As you pass by the bar, you can see through the huge glass windows that you can see the inside of the bar.

In a bar, guests sit at the bar, at the table, or at the bar or table.

The guests were talking loudly and laughing in twos and threes, and the jazz music inside was deafening and filled with a particularly relaxed atmosphere of entertainment.

Moreover, these bars are very free, and each store can have tables and stools along the street to attract passers-by to stop and enjoy a drink.

These bars give the impression of just six words, which are:

Casual, free, tolerant!

For centuries, Amsterdam has been a magnet for persecuted people from all over Europe to seek refuge.

Most of them were Jews and pagans who came from France or other Catholic countries.

Because Amsterdammers are both Catholic and Protestant.

Therefore, it has always been a melting pot of different peoples in the world, and it is also a big market for international trade. ”

"Oh, Xiao Luo, listening to your introduction, I want to find a chance to do business in Amsterdam!"

When I heard the tour guide say that Amsterdam is a "big market for international trade", Mr. Liu, a big man from Shandong, interjected.

"Well, is Mr. Liu's company engaged in trade? If you want to do business in Amsterdam, you're sure to get a warm welcome! And, I can match you with that too! ”

The tour guide Xiao Luo replied to the Shandong Dahan with a smile.

"Wow, if Xiao Luo is willing to match my business, then I will hire you as my company's special assistant now!"

Mr. Liu, a big man in Shandong, remembered that he had said in public that he would hire Xiao Luo. Now hearing Xiao Luo take the initiative to say that he is willing to do business for him, he immediately reached out and slapped the back of the chair in front of him.

"Okay, when you are done with this trip, we can have a separate meeting."

The tour guide Xiao Luo smiled at Mr. Liu, then turned his head and said to all the guests in the car:

"For now, I'm going to keep you informed about Amsterdam. Over the years, everyone may have been familiar with the term "global village".

In fact, the city of Amsterdam has long had the characteristics of a global village.

Over the centuries, the Dutch have given the Dutch a broad mind, and at the same time, they have developed a unique tradition of tolerance for heresy of all kinds. Amsterdam is an infinitely powerful attraction for foreigners, immigrants and intellectuals.

As a result, there are many people who are not able to perform in their home countries, and those who feel oppressed, excluded, or even persecuted at home, eager to join this fascinating and diverse world!

Because of this characteristic, many people have likened Amsterdam to the 'Noah's Ark' sheltering the refugees.

Well, about the situation in Amsterdam, that's for the time being today. Is the situation I presented correct, tomorrow, please see is believing.

Now, I see that everyone is tired, so let's rest in your seats for a while. ”

After the tour guide introduced the basic situation of Amsterdam, he saw that some of the tourists began to nap, probably worried that his introduction would affect their rest, so he stopped himself.

"Hey, Xiao Luo, you've said so much, and you haven't answered the question I just asked!"

I saw that the tour guide suddenly stopped the introduction, and took the opportunity to interject again.

"Really? What question did you just ask? ”

The tour guide Xiao Luo asked with some doubts.

"Didn't I ask you just now? In Amsterdam's red-light district, if a foreign man wants to go into the window to talk to a prostitute, how can he bargain without understanding the language? ”

Mengdu is like a child with no skin and no face, and he actually brought the topic to the topic of prostitutes.

"Oh, you ask this? I really don't know about this, I guess - I guess it's a gesture with my hands, right? ”

The tour guide looked at Mengdu with some embarrassment and some strangeness.

At the same time, he quietly glanced at Liping beside Mengdu out of the corner of his eye, maybe the tour guide was thinking:

Why is it that you have a beautiful wife sitting next to you, so interested in Western prostitutes?

"Oh, by the way, Ronaldo, you said that in Amsterdam, it is also legal to smoke marijuana?"

Seeing that the tour guide really couldn't answer the "bargaining" question, he turned the topic to the issue of smoking marijuana.

When he wanted to continue to ask, Liping couldn't help it, pulled the corner of his clothes again, and said quietly but resolutely:

"Alright! Mengdu, Xiao Luo has been introduced for so long, and his mouth is thirsty, and people are tired. Just let her rest for a while! ”

Mengdu opened his mouth and wanted to ask Xiao Luo some questions.

But he saw that Xiao Luo was looking at him with a helpless and inconvenient gaze.

At the same time, the tour guide's face did show a tired and tired face, so he barely asked again.

Inside the minibus, it will finally be quiet!

In a quiet and silent atmosphere, the minibus moved forward smoothly at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour.

After a while, the tourists on the minibus probably watched the same scenery on both sides of the highway for too long, coupled with the hypnosis of the car moving smoothly and evenly, slowly, they began to develop visual fatigue.

I don't know who took the lead in yawning, and it immediately infected everyone in the car!

I saw the members of the Golden Autumn Regiment yawning long one after another, and then dozing off one after another.