Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam

A few of my friends from Troyes and I ventured on to Amsterdam after our program was over. I had originally planned on staying on a hostel boat in Amsterdam, and after a lot of convincing, my friends agreed to stay there too (though I loved it, it was not comfortable to fit 4 of us, especially when two of us were over 6 feet tall, in one room …

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We finally have some downtime......we are on the bus headed towards Germany. Amsterdam was very busy. Laurie went to so many museums I can't remember them all! It has been an interesting place to visit. We arrived at Schiepol …

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.
Chegando …

4 days in Amsterdam with Laura.

So glad I finally made it to Anne Frank's house. Last time I visited Holland we only made it to Amsterdam for an afternoon and spent much of it locked in an extremely dull diamond museum. I read her diary aged 9 and loved it so it was really quite special to walk in Anne's room and see the pictures she's …

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 …

We arrived at our hotel Prinsenhof on Friday after a few detours (!!)
(and getting stuck on one bus while it sat at a station for ten
minutes!) It was very nice - a beautiful canal house from the 1600's.
We headed out again (walking this time!) to the Van Gogh museum where
I (Jen) saw some of my favourite paintings and had some hot …

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 …

Als wir das erste Mal über Amsterdam nachgedacht haben, hatten wir eine versiffte Drogenstadt vor Augen und somit definitiv nicht vor, dorthin zu fahren. Nach und nach stellten wir aber fest, dass wir in unserem Freundeskreis offenbar beinahe die einzigen waren, die noch nie in Amsterdam waren und so buchten wir einmal drei Tage, um diesem " …

Amsterdam...

Well... cold and rainy for a lot of the time, how much can I say about Amsterdam?
It's super beautiful, has a lot of weed and feels almost too Liberal. I love the coffee shops and the history behind the architecture and culture. The Red Light District is always an interesting place... but not one where I would want to find …

In celebration of the end of the semester, my friend Lindsey and I headed off to Amsterdam, along with my new friend Kristin who I'd met at the Holi festival in Barcelona! We spent 4 days there and had an awesome time! Lindsey and I couchsurfed for the first time (which means staying with a host for free who offers their couch for you to stay on). …

... in the south canal belt of Amsterdam, near the city centre and not far from some of the most popular tourist sites, the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum. Once we found our beds and assumed a horizontal position, it was "lights out" for the next few ...

... the city.  I was fascinated by the architecture. I really wanted to see Anne Frank’s house and the Van Gogh Museum.  Unfortunately, most of the main attractions had already closed.  So I walked through the shopping district.  ...

... and Tuesday Kel and I wandered around the city and took in the sights - Anne Frank House, Amsterdam Historical Museum, the Rijks and Van Gogh museums, with the Van Gogh exhibit being a highlight. On Wednesday, Kel and I browsed around a few of ...

... during which we were introduced to a very fun all-night piano bar. We heard a classical saxophone quartet recital in the Van Gogh Museum. We had a very fun boat outing to the IJ Brewery (the one in the windmill) with some former colleagues. We were ...

... feel obligated to stay and see everything because there is no incremental investment. This month we've seen: At the Van Gogh Museum: L'Art Nouveau, The Bing empire. Turns out that Vincent and his brother, Theo, both really loved Japanese prints ...

... make it to Kinderdijk. Throughout the week Chris and his mom visited many museums including the usual suspects: The Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum, as well as Our Lord in the Attic. Our Lord in the Attic is interesting. It is a hidden Catholic ...

... the rest of the weekend in search of a penis fountain post card for one of her friends! We also went to the Van Gogh Museum, the Singel flower market, the Noordermarket, shopped on the Haarlemeerstraat, and took a side trip to the town of Haarlem. ...

... It was just sooo far!  I was allll the up in Barney's.  I regret it now, but it was either that or the Van Gogh Museum, and I had already purchased the museum ticket online (10 euros, same as the booth price).  I like Van Gogh, but at this ...

... I did really love Amsterdam - great café's (hmm good coffee!), lovely parks on the outskirts of the city and fantastic museums.  The Van Gogh museum was fantastic as it housed around 200 of his paintings.  What I really liked about it was that ...

... , I saw Daniel (from London) riding on a bike but I didn't have the chance to stop him. Whilst in this area, I visited the Van Gogh Museum. Even though I'm no artist, I LOVED his work and was taken aback by the fact that his career took off in only 10 ...