Europe Trip sixth stop – Amsterdam & Zaanse Schans, Holland ( 21.04.08 )

欧洲之旅第六站 – 荷兰阿姆斯特丹与赞斯堡 ( 21.04.08 )

紅燈區 ( Red Light Distrit )

「紅燈區」顧名思義是阿姆斯特丹的風化區,位於舊城區從瓦摩西街到新市場及東印度館之間的區域。一條條窄小的巷道充斥著情色文化的各種表徵,穿著暴露的「櫥窗女郎」在她們謀生的櫥窗內搔首弄姿,情趣商店的各種商品毫不遮掩的展示在街道旁,這些巷弄裡無時不刻瀰漫著一種詭異的氣氛,來到這裡滿足好奇心的同時,也請特別小心注意自己人身及財物的安全。

Red Light District

The main strip (no pun intended!!) of the Red Light District runs along either side of one of the many canals.

The street is lined with sex-shops, venues for live-sex shows etc and red-fluro light rimmed window after red-fluro light rimmed window of scantily clad temptresses, of all ages and size, standing in the windows.

Many of the windows conveniently opened right onto the street, so if you wanted to get better acquainted with one of the lovely ladies, they just open up the window, you can slip inside and then pull a curtain across the window....

贊斯堡 ( Zaanse Schans )

贊斯堡別名「綠村」,是行程短暫觀光客最愛的旅遊地點,因為在贊斯堡裡,幾乎可以看到所有和荷蘭有關的景象。贊斯堡是個典型的荷蘭小村莊,可以看到傳統的荷蘭農舍房屋,也有美麗的小運河、遊船及風車,還有機會參觀現場製造木鞋、乳酪。當然所有與荷蘭有關的紀念品,在這裡也都買得到。雖然贊斯堡觀光氣氛濃厚,少數紀念品也比一般市集賣得貴,但不失為一個蒐集荷蘭印象的好地方,可以在此消磨一個悠閒的午後!

Zaanse Schans

Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the region and an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage.

The Zaanse Schans is a delightful old hamlet on the banks of the river Zaan with characteristic green wooden houses, charming styalised gardens, small hump-backed bridges, tradesmen's workshops, historic windmills and engaging little shops. This enchanting hamlet gives an excellent impression of how a typical Zaanse village must have looked like in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Apart from the cluster of windmills and houses there are also several museums, restaurants and a visitors' centre to be found as well as the possibility of taking a boat trip on the river. The Zaanse Schans has become one of the top tourist destinations in the Netherlands.

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