Johannes? Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) was one of the greatest Dutch painters and is regarded as a representative of the "Little Dutch School".

Interestingly, such an outstanding painter was forgotten for two centuries before being "discovered".

Most biographers of the 18th century ignored him, and by the 19th century there were apparently more people paying attention to Vermeer, and since the 20th century more people have studied Vermeer.

Previously, he condescended to be among the little Dutch painters. Today, his status has risen to the top of the ranks, and he is one of the three great Dutch painters along with Hals and Rembrandt.

Vermeer's works are mostly genre paintings, which are basically based on the ordinary life of the citizens.

The whole picture of his painting is warm, comfortable and serene, giving people a solemn feeling, fully expressing the preference of Dutch citizens for a clean environment and an elegant and comfortable atmosphere.

Representative works include: "The Maid Who Pours the Milk", "The Woman in Blue Reading the Letter", "Delft" and so on

Among them, "The Girl with a Pearl Earring" is Vermeer's greatest work. Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is equally famous.

For more than 300 years, the world has been amazed by the woman in the painting: the soft lines of her clothes, the light and shade changes of the earrings, and especially the woman's sideways gaze, which seems to be laughing and resentful, only the smile of the "Mona Lisa" can be compared.

This breathtaking "look back" and the finishing touch of the pearl earrings, embossed against a dark background, make the mysterious woman seem to go to the depths of the picture, "She hesitates between light and dark, as if she is going to say goodbye to us forever." “

The true identity of the woman in the painting, like the Mona Lisa, is a mystery through the ages.

I am one of Vermeer's biggest fans.

Walking through the streets of Amsterdam, one can't help but think about the freedom of Amsterdammers who have always written their own history with an enterprising character and an open spirit – old windmills, tulips everywhere, magical wooden shoes, and laid-back cows make up a landscape painted by the famous Dutch painter Van Gogh.

Today, Amsterdam is a place that embodies the dividing line between history and civilization. Classical and modern, conservative and modern, beautiful and ugly, noble and vulgar all converge here, and the price of diversity and tolerance is to hide dirt and dirt.

A narrow strip of land stretching north and south from the old church is the world's most famous "red light district". When the lights are on, the red light district is full of people, and the night gets crazier and crazier.

De Wallen, also known as Walletjes or Rosse Buurt, is said to be a designated area for legal prostitution and the largest and most famous red light district in Amsterdam.

It consists of a network of roads and alleys in which hundreds of small studio apartments are rented by female sex workers who provide their services behind windows or glass doors illuminated by red lights.

The area is also home to many sex shops, sex theaters, westernism, a sex museum, a cannabis museum, and many cannabis cafes offering a variety of cannabis products.

While 26 percent of tourists come to the area to "see", the number of brothels is still declining, so much so that the Chamber of Commerce has issued a warning.

Amsterdam is known for its open sex culture.

According to statistics, more than 40% of homosexuals in Amsterdam get married every year. The British call it Sex City, the French call it Sexe Ville, and although the name varies from country to country, it is undeniably a city that is inextricably linked to sex

The streets of Amsterdam are crowded and mixed: people of different colors, dressed in different colors, tourists and locals, beggars and entertainers, giants and gnomes more than two meters tall, all in one place, but they all seem to be in one place, lively and orderly.

The streets are bustling with people, and there is a strong atmosphere of the market everywhere.

Amsterdam is more of a "small citizen city". The people in this city are in a hurry, their expressions are calm and indifferent, and they don't look strange.

Amsterdam seems to have room for all the weird and the other.

It can be said that Amsterdam is simply a big experimental field of human nature, testing the bottom line of people's moral tolerance. But the results of the experiment don't seem to be a big deal.

Amsterdam may be a big dye vat, and its colors may be too mottled and intricate, but it's certainly not the most dangerous place in the world – even though it houses so many things that might otherwise be considered dangerous, immoral, or even illegal.

I think it seems to be more of a corrupt and weak depravity than a cunning and vicious ferocity than it is in Moscow.

Amsterdam may seem like a mystery: what makes the city so tolerant?

Some say that because of its low-lying terrain, the people of Amsterdammer managed to build a city below sea level, and they were constantly afraid of floods, so they knew how to have fun in time.

It is also said that because reclamation requires the help of outsiders, the Dutch welcome outsiders and are particularly tolerant of all kinds of foreign things. It's no surprise that the Dutch are fluent in English.

Intoxicating tulips, legendary artists, mellow cheeses, and unique architecture are the city's calling cards. At the same time, the legalization of soft drugs, gambling, prostitution, and homosexuality has also made the city synonymous with openness and tolerance, attracting curious people to explore it. Wander around this mysterious city, and maybe you'll find your own answer.

"Smoking marijuana is illegal in Moscow! I remembered Andrei's words. Yes! Switzerland's tolerance for pornography, gambling and drugs is comparable to that of the Netherlands, which is 50 steps and 100 steps.

At this moment, I seem to smell the smell of Andrei's hometown.

At the end of the tour, I finally arrived at the most important destination of the trip and the last stop of my trip – Zurich, Switzerland.

Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich, Switzerland,

Zurich is the wealthiest city in Europe and one of the world's most affluent, expensive, and socially secure cities with the highest standard of living.

In 2014, Zurich was ranked first in UN-Habitat's selection of the world's best liveable cities because of its low crime rate, its proximity to mountains and rivers, and its pleasant atmosphere.

It is known as the "European Billionaire City" because of the concentration of billionaires from all over the world

Zurich means "water town" in ancient European languages. It is located in the northern part of the Alps, at the northwest end of Lake Zurich, at the mouth of the Limmat River and Lake Zurich.

The city is divided into east and west by the Limmat River, and is also divided into the new town and the old town, which are connected by a labyrinth of sheep's intestines.

The old town, on the north bank of the river, is divided into upper and lower villages, and is full of large and small boutique fashion stores, bars, coffee houses, antique halls, etc.

It was a village 1,000 years ago, with a city-state in 1218 and a member of the Swiss Confederation in 1351.

The Roman emperor BC began to set up a tax checkpoint on the Lindenhof hill and ordered the "Turicum" checkpoint, from which the name Zurich is derived.

In the Middle Ages, Zurich became a transportation hub between northern Italy and Germany, and was a commercial city dominated by the textile industry.

By the 18th and 19th centuries, Zurich had become the cultural, educational and scientific center of Switzerland's predominantly German-speaking peoples, and many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein and one of the founders of nuclear physics, Wolf. Pori has studied and worked here.

Zurich is the largest city and economic center of Switzerland, and many people mistakenly think that the capital of Switzerland is Zurich.

Zurich is known as the Garden City on the Lake, the city is full of well-manicured gardens, and strolling through the city is neat and clean, full of flowers, green grass and chic buildings.

Zurich is not only the largest financial center in Switzerland, but also an important financial center in Western Europe.

There are more than 120 banks here, more than half of which are foreign banks, and there are top wealthy businessmen from all over the world who invest in finance and banking.

Silporte Strasse and Bourasse are lined with banks, and the stock exchange has one of the largest trading volumes among Western European exchanges, with a total of 70% of Western European securities trading taking place here.

Zurich's Bahnhof Straße is considered the richest street in the world. More than 20 per cent of the world's funds are mobilized from here every year.

The SIX Swiss Exchange is the only exchange in the world with a fully automated trading and clearing system at the beginning of the 21st century, and its advanced equipment and highly qualified personnel provide excellent services to investors.

Zurich is even more famous for its gold market, which in the 60s became the second largest in the world after London.