Rembrandt van Rijn

"The denial of St Peter" 1660

The Dutch Masters...so the Dutch conquered Australia after all

March 24th 2018
I could have been Dutch but they didn't want me. The first Europeans to discover Australia but only for accidental visits. Willem Jantz mapped northern Queensland in the Duyfken in 1603 but not welcomed by aborigines and left. Dirk Hartog left a pewter plate on an island off Western Australia in 1616 that he named New Holland. Abel Tasman missed mainland Oz completely in 1642 and hit T ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

26th March 2018

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

I can recommend the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam
If you are oing to visit Amsterdam and haven't seen the Rembrandt House Museum I can recommend it. It is in his old house, everythng is very true to how it looked like when RvR lived there however nothing is original. It is still worth a visit if you are a bit interested in art and you find yourself in Amsterdam. /Ake

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

I can recommend the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam
Thanks Ake. Netherlands in Oz distances is close enough to Sweden we'd regard you as neighbours. Thanks for the local knowledge aka for the tip.

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