Amsterdam - Day 2 - Museum Day

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Two main destinations today - Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum. We had booked these previously on the internet. Glad that we did because there were many people lined up at the Van Gogh museum and by noon you couldn't get a ticket for the Rijksmuseum.

The Van Gogh Museum contains mostly works by Van Gogh but there some examples of his contemporaries. Photography is not permitted so you only see the interior pics. At 10 AM it was so packed that it was difficult to get near some of the pictures.

The Rijksmuseum is much bigger so walking around was more pleasant. We had preloaded the walking tours to our phone so we were able to get some of the background information.

The Museum has 4 levels one of which is dedicated to the special collections such as ship models and firearms. The other 3 levels are dedicated to different periods of history.

The displays reflect the art as well as scientific accomplishments. The changing influence of Dutch culture was also explored.

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Comments

[Diven Yeung]

Living the life there John! Amsterdam is so beautiful! Have a fun and safe trip!

[crw]

Back in the old days, you had to mail your money for museum tickets weeks in advance. Now, it can be done over the internet. No standing in line. No more "We are sold out!" Ain't technology great??!!