'Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Mūnster'

Painted in 1648 by Bartholomeus van der Helst

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Rijksmuseum: Amsterdam's answer to the NYC Metropolitan Museum

July 11th 2015
We took the train from Amsterdam to Brussels where we transferred to the Eurostar for our trip to London St Pancras. As the train didn't leave until 4.17pm it meant that, once our bags were packed, we'd signed out of the hotel and put the bags into storage we could head off. So, catching a tram, we went to the Rijksmuseum on what was a glorious summer day. The area around there is a bit like NY ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam

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

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