过去500年来,无数历史人物将各自的故事融入阿姆斯特丹的历史,游走于这座古城的运河畔、深巷间,你会在不经意间被他们的足迹吸引,渴望与逝者的幽灵对话。如果不是有意而为之,对历史最好的保护,莫过于让逝者仿佛仍然在世。过去几年里,我一直住在荷兰首都阿姆斯特丹,它在这方面做得挺好,无论走到什么地方,似乎都有一些著名的幽灵试图与你对话。这些幽灵的主人,未必在阿姆斯特丹长住乃至终老,但还是以各种方式,让自己的故事成为城市历史的一部分。街巷间追寻先人脚步每当行走在Oudezijds Voorburgwal运河畔,透过一座石门朝大饭店的院子里张望,就会看到戴着高帽子的温斯顿·丘吉尔穿着笔挺的大衣,手杖戳在地面上。这座 For the past 500 years, countless historical figures have integrated their stories into the history of Amsterdam. They have walked along the canals of the ancient city and deep alleyways. You can inadvertently attract their footsteps and long for ghost talks with the dead. If not intentional, the best protection for history is to have the dead still alive. In the past few years, I have lived in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. It has done very well in this respect. No matter where I go, it seems that some well-known ghosts try to talk to you. These phantom owners may not have lived or lived in Amsterdam for a long time, but in a variety of ways, making their stories part of urban history. Follow the Footsteps of Ancestors Walking by the Oudezijds Voorburgwal Canal As you look through the courtyard of a Shimengo Hotel, you will see Winston Churchill in a tall hat stamped in a draped coat with his cane poised on the ground on. This