The tourist center of Giethoorn almost seems to want to prove something: that in real life it is not inferior to the postcards. Winding canals, dozens of wooden bridges. Thatched little farms on lawns that look like they’ve been trimmed with nail scissors. And, around Christmas, twinkling lights on the neatly painted eaves. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/12/30/grachtentaks-tegen-de-drukte-giethoorn-kan-nu-even-zonder-a4025745