Lisko’s American Life

"Hurry up, we're going to be late,"

Xiaowei here is in a hurry to change herself into decent clothes, and Ada, who has been waiting in the living room for a long time, urges her apprentice over and over again, because there is a certain limit for the start time of the float parade Yes, if you don't arrive at the venue in advance, you may not get a more appropriate viewing position.

It is precisely because of this understanding that Ada is extremely eager, and even checks the camera she carries with her over and over again. She has made up her mind to take pictures of all the floats that she saw today. I am going to print it out and put it on the wall of my study at home.

And Xiaowei's daily sleep state is relatively regular, but it may be because of a change of place and bed, yesterday has been rolling back and forth in the middle of the night and on the bed for a long time before entering a normal sleep. Sleeping, it must be a very difficult thing to get up early. Until now, Xiaowei is still yawning big while putting on her clothes. Although the movements of her hands are very fast, she can obviously feel the spirit. The situation is not as sufficient as imagined.

After hurrying and hurrying, I finally packed my personal hygiene under the urging of the other party over and over again, then carried my handbag, and rushed to the lobby on the first floor with a look of anticipation and eagerness. Haas and Yu Qing, who had been waiting here for a long time, had finished checking the status of the vehicle, and drove towards the location they had inquired and confirmed earlier.

When Xiaowei hadn't stabilized her body and successfully squeezed onto a high platform that seemed to be in an excellent position, she was about to adjust her breathing when she heard Ada, who was very excited beside her, lower her voice Notifying myself.

"It's started, it's started."

After receiving the signal, Xiaowei immediately raised the camera she was carrying with her, adjusted the corresponding focal length, and prepared to aim at the entry point of the float***, probably because she was in a high place, so she could directly With an excellent position, you can see all the things happening in the venue, and at the same time, you can have a better shooting angle.

Speaking of where a few people are today, I have to sigh that Haas's methods are astonishing, because he has made corresponding preparations in advance and determined a few people to participate in this float parade, so Haas quickly So I launched my own network of contacts, found a local person with a literary level, and asked the other party to help me coordinate other corresponding conditions, successfully found the location here, and made a reservation at the same time preparation.

I have to say that sometimes the network of contacts is sufficient, and the convenience it can bring is still very enjoyable. At the same time, it can make you feel that you are treated differently from others, so that you can enjoy various aspects of life. Convenience.

Along with a burst of passionate music, the first to enter the venue was a group of soldiers dressed as a guard of honor. The main job duties of these people were to maintain the order of the parade of floats and act as welcomers.

And it can be seen that the age of these guards of honor is not very old, most of them maintain the appearance of sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys, and their clothes are more inclined to the dress of the royal guards of the Dutch dynasty. After all, the meaning of this activity is It is understandable to congratulate the Queen on her birthday and the presence of a guard of honor.

Ever since the guards of honor began to enter the arena, Xiaowei has shouldered her duties very well, taking pictures of the appearances of these guards of honor with the camera of her mobile phone, not worried at all that the film will run out, because it has long been I have anticipated today's situation, so I have already prepared the general's reserve in advance. I have sufficient stock, and I have already expected that there are too many things worth shooting and commemorating this trip, and I will prepare it when I leave. Supplement these spare items.

In Xiaowei’s eyes, it’s actually hard to tell the difference between the Netherlands and other European countries, not to mention that the costumes of these guards of honor in the Netherlands are more similar to the uniforms of British honor guards. They are all based on red and white as the main tone, so in his In the eyes of the British guards of honor, there seems to be no big difference.

Of course, there are certain reasons for this situation. The Netherlands is influenced by many factors from the United Kingdom.

You can often see items similar to the British atmosphere. In addition, when the country perished at that time, it was exiled to the United Kingdom and established the Dutch government in exile at that time. The atmosphere affected by these various factors became more diverse. up.

The difference between guards of honor and other guards of honor is that other guards of honor may hold a variety of weapons. Although the power of this weapon itself is very small, the meaning of more existence is just for decoration and good looks, but The above-mentioned floats in the Netherlands hold a variety of Western musical instruments.

After these guards of honor entered their own positions, they soon began to play with the rhythm of the music, and after they started to play, the first float also slowly drove from the entrance to *** In the street, there were bursts of cheers and attention.

Because the theme of the float this time is to commemorate Fan Sheng, after careful selection, the sculptured pattern on the opening float is obvious, it is a float with the theme of Van Gogh's head, this float looks very huge, Xiaowei, who has never seen this kind of situation before, even though she is still in the shooting situation, her small mouth has begun to open wide to express her shocking emotions.

The skin of this float is composed of flesh-colored and colorful flowers, and the existence of those hairs and beards is composed of some reddish-brown decorations, which seem to be vividly described, following the Van Gogh obtained in the book The portraits are not much different.

When a local float passed in front of her, Xiaowei also felt a long-lost joy and excitement, and quickly merged with the emotions of the crowd, expressing her excitement with deafening shouts. The first float was shocking enough at the beginning, but the floats used next made me once again admire the whimsy of these art directors and art students.

The shape of the second float that entered the venue still uses the appearance of Van Gogh, but compared to the previous first float, which is a huge head about Van Gogh's self-portrait, the second float adopts a rather unique one. way, a reclining van Gogh, gazing up at the sky with his own gaze.

Using another gesture to interpret Van Gogh's memory of art, the description of this full-body portrait allows people to better see the face of this great painter, and Xiaowei also seized this opportunity and ruthlessly I consumed the film stock of my camera and took pictures of all the directions I saw with the camera.