Cloud destination: Arnhem
Highlights: Van Gogh works, Audrey Hepburn
Arnhem is a city in the eastern Netherlands that can be reached by intercity train from the capital Amsterdam in about 1 hour. It is located in the lower rhine, the largest canal in Europe, and there are many bridges and rivers.
Arnhem began to develop in the 1930s, three bridges across the Rhine River run from north to south, connecting the two parts into one, and the classic film "Distant Bridge" about World War II tells the battle to capture the Arnhem Bridge. It is also the place where Audrey Hepburn lived as a child. When World War II broke out, Hepburn's mother fled from England to Arnhem with her family. During the war years, due to food shortages, Hepburn often relied on "green bread" made of tulip bulbs to feed his hunger.
Today, Arnhem is a creative fashion capital, with designer shops and design hotels abounding. Interestingly, there are many restaurants and shopping malls in the city that can be consumed with Bitcoin. Arnhem is also a rail transit hub and the only city in the Netherlands where trolleybuses still run.
To the north of Arnhem there is a vast woodland, including the Van Gogh National Forest, the largest nature reserve in the Netherlands, which is a fresh and elegant environment. Located just outside Arnhem, van Gogh National Forest park features 5,500 hectares of woods, wasteland, sand piles and swamps. It is home to the Underground Museum, the Kullermoller Gallery, the Desert Dead Tree Area, and the St. Huber's Hunting House. With nearly 90 paintings and more than 180 drawings by Van Gogh, the museum is the second largest van Gogh exhibition site in the world and is also known as "Van Gogh's second home".
The Dutch Open Air Museum in Arnhem is also worth a visit, with historic houses, farms and windmills. To recreate the daily life of dutch people over the centuries, there are plenty of pictures, clothes, toys and more. Visitors can also roll up their sleeves to help artisans make ancient crafts, and after "toil", enjoy a cup of old-fashioned coffee or beer.
Beijing News reporter Qu Xiaoyi
Edited by Li Zheng Proofreader Wei Zhuo
Photo courtesy of The Dutch Tourist Board