National Museum (Rijksmuseum) Amsterdam

Acordei cedo e resolvi pegar um taxi para Gare du Nord por conta do excesso de bagagem e o sufoco para subir e descer as escadas das estações de metrô. Cheguei super cedo e tomei um café por lá. Peguei o trem para Amsterdam e já no caminho vi o que me esperava por lá: muyito frio!! Plea janela do trem vi paisagens com neve salpicada.
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Por conta do frio e do pouco tempo que tínhamos, optamos por comprar um pacote de sightseeing de Amsetrdam com um boat tour a fim de conhecermos os principais pontos da cidade, porém as coisas não saíram bem como esperávamos.
Como não tinha o passio que compramos, nos colcaram em um ônibus Hop on - Hop off, o que nos fez perder muito tempo e nã …

Our suggested trail in Holland is along the flat, yet surprising coastal polderland, from the Hook of Holland to Haarlem. Walking in the precious and bracing dunescape, which faces the North Sea, takes in some delighful coastal resorts and nature reserves. For a city break, Amsterdam is close by, revealing some interesting sights rarely found in …

Had an early start to the day so we could be at the front of the queue for the Rijk Museum when it opened. Great museum - features Holland's 17th century Rembrandt masterpieces and artists who influenced his style, very enjoyable and not too large so that you don't get sensory overload. Learnt that one of his major attributes was his use of "light …

Of all the sites we are to see on this trip, the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum are the ones that I am most keen to see and today is the day! Exciting!

The Rijksmuseum may be in "highlight mode" while the museum is under renovation, but the display of over 400 masterpieces is an exceptional opportunity to see the very best of the …

The breakfast room this morning is decorated for the holidays and adds to the charm of the Hotel Fita. Apple pancakes, fresh croissants, and all the other breakfast goodies fill our tummies.

Harvey casually updates us on the latest news of Israel and Hamas. One of the other guests overhears us and asks about it. We meet Mark who is a …

I've been lucky to have two weeks off before classes start to get familiar with the city and settle in. The past week I've devoted to various museums, running in the park, and a mix of different errands. The weather has been very cruddy, with temperatures generally in the low 60s with light rain. We were lucky to have a few days with some sun, and …

Amsterdam was the first stop on the European leg of my trip. I haven't spent much time in Europe and am super excited to spend six weeks bouncing around different countries, riding trains, eating delicious food and experiencing spring in Europe. It randomly happened that Chelsea, a friend of mine from Smith, who lives in Northern Ireland, was also …

Well, we land and its raining. We expected it so no big deal. Actaully something different coming from Phoenix. Our Hotel is in a good location so after a short nap we decide to head over to Dam Square. Unfortuantly, that was also when it really started to rain, not just drizzle. A stop in a coffee shop, one with coffee, and it goes back to drizzle …

It's a little bit awesome to wake for a full day in a (kinda) new city. Of course, slightly less awesome when it is 6.30am but there you go.

After going all head down, bum up on the last week of blog action and then a little more "patient" waiting for sweetheart to wake up, we're off! Sadly, it is our only full day in this pretty city so …

... flickered at The Dolphin, but I tell Jaimi that we can walk over to the other museum...The Rijks Museum, which is the National Museum. On the way there we walk by a place that sold soft serve Ice cream...From real cream the lady selling it said....So we ...

... (Coster Diamonds is the maker of some of the United Kingdom's crown jewels), the Rijksmuseum (the National Museum) and the Stedelijk Museum (Municipal Museum of Amsterdam). On the way, I followed the Singelgracht (Singel Canal), which was beautiful. The ...

... . I then toured the Van Gogh Museum, which was pretty damn cool. After that, I went to the Rijks Museum, the Netherlands national museum. Unfortunately, it's in the process of being renovated, so their selection was rather small. However, they did have a ...

... Al Ain was an all tree-lined affair through a sandy desert. In Al Ain we had a look at the interesting Al Ain National Museum before exploring the large date palm oasis. After this oasis we visited the humble birthplace of the late Sheikh Zayed of Abu ...

... out of the city center to see Amsterdam's museum district, there was a lot of construction at the Rijksmuseuem,The national museum of the Netherlands, but May 16th was European museum day, where every museum in the whole of Europe was free making the ...

... ; Tomorrow, we have plans to meet up with a guy that we met in Brussels and then we'll probably visit the Rijksmuseum (national museum, where apparently many famous art works are kept).  Sunday, our last day, has been reserved for renting bikes and ...

... especially since I pretty much spent the same amount of money doing it on my own. The next day I checked out the British National Museum, free entry once again. Went to the London Tower Bridge exhibit (not free), and finally checked out the London tower ...

... the video, though...), then we each had our two free beers. Great day! A visit to the Rijksmuseum (The Netherlands National Museum). Our time in Amsterdam wasn't all drinking, we went to a museum too! I enjoyed the Rijksmuseum, it was the perfect size ...

... to the Museum Volkenkunde and will remain as a working exhibition. Museum Volkenkunde, otherwise known as the National Museum of Ethnology, raises awareness and curiosity about cultural diversity and provides insight into the differences, similarities ...

... Valdorpark or something like that named after a famous painter. Then we went and saw the Van Gogh museum and the Holland national museum as well. After that we took the tram to the train station and rode it back. We walked home and now I am waiting for ...