点评:I followed precisely the route shown on the Information Panels placed around the town. It was an insightful experience, although I didn't read all the text thoroughly. The historical part of Harlingen is stunning, with decent atmosphere and many information boards, eg about the famous Tall Ships Races.
The port itself is not that big, but you can easily reach almost any ship there. Like no protected areas at all.
The amazingly long piers gives some kind of a meditative mood, although there are many boats nearby. I wasn't particularly excited about that whale monument, it's not that big and photogenic as the internet claims.
One of the cutest things was a gem called DOK5 inside a former warehouse. It is a kind of a cultural centre, uniquely charming, peculiarly designed using, for instance, ship containers, with exhibitions of sculptures and paintings, many purchasable. there are also cafes and souvenir shops, but by any means typical. I had a strange feeling that DOK5 looks similar to Freetown Christiania in Copenhagen.
Overall, Harlingen is a Dutch gem, not known as much, but unforgettable and cute - for its port, old town, piers and DOK5.
翻译:我严格按照镇上各处信息牌上指示的路线行走。虽然并未通读所有文字说明,但这仍是一次很有启发性的体验。哈林根的历史区十分迷人,氛围宜人,还有许多信息牌,比如介绍著名的“高桅帆船赛”的介绍牌。
港口本身规模不算大,但几乎可以轻松走到那里的任何一艘船旁。完全没有设置任何保护区。
那些长得惊人的码头则营造出一种冥想般的氛围。虽然附近有很多船只,但我对那个鲸鱼纪念碑倒没什么特别的兴趣——它并没有网上说的那么大,也没那么上镜。
最可爱的地方要数位于一座旧仓库里的DOK5。这是个很有特色的文化中心,设计别具匠心——比如使用了海运集装箱来建造。那里有雕塑和绘画作品展览,很多作品都可以购买。这里还有咖啡馆和纪念品商店,不过都绝非寻常那种。我有一种奇怪的感觉,觉得DOK5看起来很像哥本哈根的弗里敦·克里斯蒂尼亚。
总的来说,哈林根是荷兰的一颗瑰宝:虽不算广为人知,但却令人难忘且十分可爱——这要归功于它的港口、老城、码头以及DOK5。