Last Sunday Alex and I decided to take advantage of the gorgeous weather and we took the train to Amsterdame for the afternoon. No plan - just pop into the city and see what we saw :)
We spent time just walking around in the sunshine, exploring and people-watching (and there are some very interesting people in Amsterdam...)
We visited the famous Rijksmuseum where restoration of the main building is underway, but the museum is displaying the crème de la crème of its permanent collection all in one place. There are a number of Rembrandts in the museum and the entire group of works we saw was just so impressive. Neither of us is a connoisseur of art - and we were pretty daunted by some of the paintings. The collection also includes works by some of Rembrandt's pupils, as well as Johannes Vermeer, Frans Hals and many others. I was particularly drawn to some works by Emmanuel de Witte, a Dutch perspective painter. I was so taken by his paintings that I'm now in search of a framed print of one of them. He painted lots of church interiors. Sounds perhaps a bit dull - but not so!
Naturally I can't describe these works and do them any justice (nor could I take photos in the museum) These are something you should see for yourself if you ever have the opportunity.
Check out some of the videos of the collections:
I want to visit Madame Tussaud's on my next trip.
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