Canal Scene, Amsterdam

I love Amsterdam

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August 15th 2011
August 15th, 2011 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Yesterday we visited the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. I have loved the art of Vincent van Gogh for as long as I can remember. Studying his works in art school only intensified that love, and I finally got to see them in the flesh. Lots of them. A feast of them. I was able to drink in the colours, to imagine how each brushstroke was formed; to j ... read more

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more