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by simonw 1094 days ago
I've been there, it was amazing. Windmills, tulips, canal boats, clogs. The gift shop was themed after Schipol airport!

This article about how the park came to be is my favourite piece of travel writing (it's why we went): https://spikejapan.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/huis-ten-bosch-o...
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rjh29 1094 days ago
Always wanted to go but put off by the price and relative lack of 'rides'.

How much of your enjoyment was based on the meta (its history, surrealism, copying the Dutch, etc.) and how much was it being genuinely fun?

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simonw 1090 days ago
We thought it would only keep us entertained for a few hours and ended up staying all day. Most of the enjoyment was the surrealism (I can't even remember details of any rides) but that was a LOT of joy.
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zztop44 1094 days ago
This was incredible writing. The voice reminded me a bit of David Foster Wallace. I think I’ll be making my way through these archives :)

And I’ll be sure to head to Huis ten Bosch next time I’m in the area. I think soaking in the echo of everything it is, was meant to be, and did not become, will be a real treat.

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