D147 -- Going to Van Gogh
Today we finally made it to the Van Gogh Museum, one of the highlights of Amsterdam. I have never been a huge fan of Van Gogh's work, but Elva loves many of his paintings, so it was a nice treat for her. She discovered one painting in particular that may end up on our wall some day (as a print of course). Luckily for me, there was a special exhibit of paintings by Caravaggio and Rembrandt, two of the most well known Baroque painters. I had discovered Caravaggio when we visited Galleria Borghese in Rome, and I was excited to see more of his work. His style is marked by his realistic--almost ordinary--portrayal of historical figures, at a time when only idealized versions were utilized.
The weather has not improved (still cold and dreary), and so we decided to stay in tonight and have takeaway pizza for the third time. I have been on cloud nine with all of this pizza, but I think Elva has reached her limit. In case you haven't noticed from the 3 straight nights of hanging out in our hotel, we are a bit worn out and have been enjoying this down time.
-Tom
posted by Thomas & Elva @ 6:44 PM
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4 Comments:
Get off those bums and get moving!
-Heidi
So my next trip is going to be Amsterdam . . . direct flight from Houston to AMS . . . have you been to a cheese farm? Wood shoe factory? You know all that tourist stuff? What is the name of the B&B?
-Heidi
We didn't do much in the way of tourist stuff - after nonstop sight-seeing in Rome we only had energy to hit the highlights in Amsterdam.
We stayed at Maes B&B: www.bedandbreakfastamsterdam.com. We chose it because most other places were booked but it turned out great. Yummy breakfast, no canal view, but it's in a nice, convenient part of town. Hosts are friendly, too. One of them called us all "darling" - I liked him :)
Thomas & Elva, I just logged on to see where you are now and to make myself really really jealous. So happy for you! If you haven't already, try not to miss the Rijkesmuseum in Amstedam, which has incredible Dutch realism--probably my favorite genre. Or, you could do what John & I do, and "intentionally" leave it behind to see next time...
Happy travels!
Love,
Renee
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