Many watched the film "Knockin 'on Heaven," directed by Thomas Yan. On all spectators, without exception, he made an indelible impression. I have revised this picture several times, I know the dialogue of the protagonist about the sea by heart, and the final scene touches me to the depths of my soul every time.
I stand on the shore and drunk from the moisture of the sea.
Salt spray flight and gentle surf.
And, it seems, he forgot the sadness, longing and grief,
And your kiss burns, soaked in tears ...
How I wanted to experience all this on myself ... Once I had such an opportunity, and I did not miss it.
To celebrate the New Year, my spouse and friends decided to go to Amsterdam. Our friend Archibald offered to take a unique opportunity and get to the place where the final scene of the film "Knocking Heaven" was filmed - to Texel Island. The place is unique. Here the soul unfolds, and all anxieties and experiences disappear. This happened, at least with me. Almost a year has passed, but these feelings are still fresh in my memory.
It took quite a long time to get from Amsterdam to the island, but it was worth it. We had to take a trem to the Central Station, change to the train, then to the bus, then to the ferry, again to the bus and walk on foot. In fact, everything is not as scary as it might seem at first glance. Public transport in the Netherlands is very comfortable and fast. By the way, I traveled for the first time, sitting on the second floor in an electric train.
January morning turned out to be sunny, which gave a positive and inspirational mood. Even then, we knew that this would be one of the most memorable days. We were not wrong. Morning tea (coffee) was drunk, all the essentials were collected, we set off on the road. Having got from our "Biryulevo" (this is how friends named the area where we rented an apartment in Amsterdam) to the station, we bought 4 tickets from the machine to Den Helder and back to the second class (tickets are valid all day, that is, you can use them at any time) for 28, 10 euros. In the first, the prices are much higher, but it makes no sense, since in the second it is quite decent. You can pay for tickets in the machine by card, coins or banknotes. You can also buy tickets at the box office, but there are always huge queues. Then we went to the scoreboard and found the departure route we needed. Finding the right class of carriage is not difficult. They are designated by numbers 1 and 2. We naturally got into the carriage at number 2 and settled down comfortably on the second floor. The road to the place took a little more than an hour, but the time flew by imperceptibly, as all the attention was occupied by the landscapes that we passed.
When we arrived in Den Helder and found the right stop (by the way, it was only a couple of steps away), we realized that we had time to have a snack. There is a cozy restaurant opposite the bus stop, so the waiting time flew by quickly. On the bus number 33 (the ticket was bought from the driver), we quickly got to the port. We drove for about 15 minutes, no more. We passed the Marine Corps Museum, very impressed.
Now about the ferry. We bought a ticket (round trip) already on the spot. There are also two options - cash desk and terminal. The ticket was attached to the turnstile and passed without any problems. We liked the ferry itself. There are many places for passengers, there is an open area where you can enjoy the views, feed the seagulls, and take a couple of beautiful photos. There is also a small cafe on the ferry for those who wish.
If you decide to repeat the route, keep in mind that the last ferry leaves at 21:30. If you are late, you will have to spend the night on the island. Do not worry, we met several hotels on the way. The ferry covered the distance from Den Helder to Texel in 30 minutes. A comfortable bus was waiting for everyone. Keep in mind that it only waits for 10 minutes. If you do not have time, then blame yourself. The bus ride gave me a lot of impressions. We were surprised ... No, even amazed at the skill of the driver. So nimble to fit into turns on such narrow roads. In general, the guru is 80 lvl. We drove and admired for about 40 minutes. We also looked at the houses and local residents, because we did not hear about the curtains there at all. We got off at the Badweg stop in the city of De Koog. The names of the stops are displayed on the board in the bus.
To get to the right place, we went from the stop to the right, we did not cross the road. After about a hundred meters, we went out onto a wider street, turned left. Now all that remained was to climb the hill, and a fork opened in front of us. After taking a couple of memorable photos, we continued our journey, but not along the coast, but along the path.
On the way we met several descents to the sea. We knew that we needed a third, but we, as it turned out, successfully passed it. Nevertheless, this fact did not darken our trip at all, because the picture that appeared before us was simply mesmerizing. The wind was strong enough, but it was not cold. Each of us had fun as best he could. Someone danced, someone filmed a video and photographed all this beauty, and someone just stayed in euphoria from everything that was happening. Rare passers-by met on our way ... couples in love, a lady with a dog, tourists. In general, here we walked and enjoyed life. Euphoria, goosebumps from an overabundance of emotions, salty spray flying and gentle surf. I died of happiness and was born again ... happy.
Our feet led us to the cafe, which stands right on the shore. There was a closed hall and an open area. I didn't really want to sit in the wind, so we went into the room, made an order and vigorously discussed everything that was happening. It was approaching evening, and it was time for us to get under way on the way back.
The way home, after so many impressions, turned out to be more exhausting. But the impressions that we experienced on this day were certainly worth it.
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